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Qi Jiguang

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qī jì guāng

(1528-11-12－1588-01-05) Han nationality, a famous anti-Japanese general, national hero, strategist and martial artist in the Ming Dynasty. The courtesy name is Yuanjing, his nickname is Nantang, and he is also known as Mengzhu. A native of Dengzhou, Shandong (now Penglai, Shandong). Originally from Weihui, Henan. It is said that his ancestral home is Dingyuan, Anhui, and he was born in Jining, Shandong. They fought against the invading Japanese pirates in the coastal areas of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong. After more than ten years and more than 80 major and minor battles, they finally eliminated the Japanese pirates. When I was young, I loved reading and was familiar with the classics and history. In the 23rd year of Jiajing's reign (1544), he inherited his father's position as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard. In the 32nd year, Ren Du commanded the affairs of Qian and prepared for Japan in Shandong. In the thirty-fourth year, he was transferred to the capital of Zhejiang Province. Spin into the general. They guarded three prefectures: Ningbo, Shaoxing, and Taizhou (now Linhai, Zhejiang). In the thirty-sixth year, he was dismissed from office by impeachment. He was reinstated by Ping Wang Zhigong and was transferred to guard Taizhou, Jinhua and Yanzhou (today's northeast of Jiande, Zhejiang). At that time, Zhejiang was plagued by Japanese invaders, and the old army was of poor quality. Qi Jiguang recruited farmers and miners to form a new army. Strict discipline, trust in rewards and punishments, equipped with sophisticated warships and weapons, and careful training; he also assessed the situation and created a "Mandarin Duck Formation" that was suitable for both offense and defense based on the terrain of many lakes in the south and the characteristics of Japanese pirate operations. Tactically, a team of eleven people is used as a team, equipped with long and short weapons such as shields, spears, spears, wolves, knives, etc. The formation can be changed according to the enemy and the situation, and the battle can be carried out flexibly. With many victories in every battle, the world praised him as the "Qi Family Army".