When Qi Jiguang, dressed in the marshal's uniform, got off the carriage, the soldiers of the First Army in Panjin Port immediately burst into thunderous cheers!
Qi Jiguang’s joining means so much to this army!
It is just like when the people of the Shang Dynasty saw the appearance of the black bird, and their soldiers saw the totem they worshipped coming to lead them in battle, they naturally piled up all kinds of clothes.
Moreover, my thoughts are completely self-consistent, and no one will suspect that I am a rebel anymore...
The generals of the First Army came forward one after another to warmly welcome Marshal Qi!
Qi Jiguang saw many familiar faces, all of whom had been from Qi’s army in the past!
He even discovered Wu Weizhong, the general of Shandong.
When Qi Jiguang was ostracized and resigned from his post, he returned to his hometown and handed over the southern troops under his command...that is, the Qi Family Army, to Wu Weizhong.
This general who had just revolted is now the deputy commander of the First Army and the commander of the independent regiment.
The First Army Independent Regiment was none other than the 5,000 Qi Family Troops left behind by Qi Jiguang!
The earliest generation included Wang Rulong, Jin Ke, Zhu Jue, Tong Ziming, Wu Weizhong, and Hu Shouren.
Even the current senior generals of the People's Liberation Army, such as Wu Da, Pan Jinlian, and Ma Yinglong, can only be considered as the second or third generation.
I don't know how many generations of Qi's army this is. But Qi Jiguang's training methods were scientific, and he paid great attention to systematization and theoretical construction, so Qi's army would not decay quickly like other armies as the main generals faded out. The generals he left behind can still use his training methods to pass on the military spirit from generation to generation, so that this army will always be strong and never fade!
In another time and space, Wu Weizhong also led the Southern Soldiers to fight against Japan and aid Korea twice. The Southern Soldiers were the Ming Dynasty troops that left the best impression on the Korean military and civilians.
In addition to being brave in battle, they also did not disturb the people and had excellent military discipline. The Koreans praised the southern soldiers led by Wu Weizhong unanimously, believing that they were completely different from other heavenly armies.
This is a meritorious unit with the best reputation and outstanding military achievements among the Ming troops entering Korea.
If this army could have continued until the 46th year of the Wanli reign, perhaps everything would have been different.
It's a pity that the enemy could not destroy them, but Emperor Wanli and his ministers could.
It is recorded that: "The soldiers of the Ji Sanxie Nanying were recruited by Qi Jiguang. They were transferred to attack Korea and then retreated. On the way to Shimen, they made a noise and threatened to increase their monthly salary. The general Wang Bao lured them to the martial arts field and attacked them, killing hundreds of people and reporting the rebellion." This is known in history as the "Jizhou Mutiny."
The reason why the southern soldiers were making a fuss was that before the troops were dispatched, the imperial court promised to increase the annual salary from 18 taels to 47 taels in order to motivate them. But after the war, the imperial court wanted to go back on its word...
There is also a saying that "more than 3,300 southern soldiers were killed." No matter how many were slaughtered by Wang Bao, Qi's army was labeled as a rebel. From then on, there was no Qi's army in the world, and it was impossible to train soldiers according to his method...
Afterwards, the inspector Ma Wenqing protected him and said that there were ten major rebellions by the southern soldiers. The minister Shi Xing added to his story and promoted him to a higher rank for his meritorious service in rebellion.
That is to say, Wanli not only did not blame Wang Bao, but promoted him to a higher position...
What else is there to say?
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This time, Qi's army will not be let down again!
They have put on the beautiful red military uniforms of the soldiers. They no longer serve the corrupt monarchs, but are now the people's army defending their country!
Looking at the soldiers' vigorous and tears of joy faces, Qi Jiguang felt that his old body was instantly filled with strength. He finally realized strongly that he belonged to them, belonged here, and belonged to the soldiers!
After a simple military parade, Qi Jiguang immediately got into the role and held the first pre-war meeting at the Anti-Japanese Army Headquarters in Panjin Port.
The most eye-catching thing in the war room is always the large-scale military map hanging on the wall. Qi Jiguang can not only understand the different colors, contour lines, and terrain symbols on it, but also the detailed marking of North Korea's terrain, coastline, roads, and river hydrology.
And at that time, I pointed out a place where the marking was wrong -
"There is something wrong with the depth marking of the Taedong River. This should have been surveyed a few years ago, right? There has been a severe drought in recent years, and the river level has dropped significantly. Ships of more than 2,000 tons can no longer reach Pyongyang directly. The best they can do is sail from the river mouth to Songlin."
The young staff officers were secretly surprised. They thought the old marshal was just a mascot. They didn't expect that he was not only up-to-date, but also knew more about North Korea than those of them who only read pictures!
Jin Ke and others smiled faintly, obviously not surprised.
Qi Jiguang was extremely modest and studious, and he focused on integrating theory with practice. Whenever he learned that the Coast Guard had a new gadget, he would try every possible means to find out. And he not only knew the facts, but also the reasons behind them.
What does it mean that 'no one knows a son better than his father'...tactical retreat.
As for why he knew so much about the Taedong River, as the general of Liaodong, it was nothing to be surprised about just rowing a boat to the other side to go fishing, right?
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The staff officers completely put aside their arrogance and reported the latest enemy situation to the marshal in a serious manner.
"Currently, the First and Second Japanese Armies are stationed in Pyongyang. Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa have sent small groups of troops to plunder everywhere, and they have no intention of attacking Yizhou."
While listening to the report, Qi Jiguang looked at the small flags representing the two armies on the sand table.
The entire Korea was filled with Japanese plaster flags, except for Yizhou, where the Yalu River meets the sea, where there was a lone flag representing Korea.
It's so miserable...
"But we judge that Japan is not afraid of us, but wants to eliminate as many of our vassal slaves as possible before a decisive battle with us. Their other three armies are crossing Hamgyong Province to attack the Haixi Jurchens, and have already captured more than 20 of their camps."
"All the Jurchen tribes in Haixi have asked us for help." Hao Jie interrupted softly.
Qi Jiguang nodded. After listening to the report, he said to Hao Jie, "How about I agree to let all the ministers of the Li Dynasty cross the river first?"
"It's all up to the Marshal's orders." Hao Jie always had a positive attitude. The Marshal was equivalent to the second level of administration. After expressing his position, he smiled and said, "Li Sun's envoys begged at the governor's office every day to let their king cross the river and submit."
"Come here, these guys are not good people, they are stupid and evil." Qi Jiguang said coldly: "In order to let the Celestial Empire send troops as soon as possible, they deliberately concealed the enemy situation and said that only a few thousand Japanese pirates entered Korea!"
"Yes, a full 150,000, and they dared to say a few thousand!" Hao Jie was also furious, and said in fear: "I almost got fooled. If the group hadn't notified me in time, I would have sent several thousand cavalry to help them drive away the Japanese pirates..."
"Alas, I am also eager to make achievements." After saying this, he quickly reflected on himself: "But from now on, military affairs will no longer be under the jurisdiction of our management committee."
"I suggest that we place them farther away." Wu Da said in a deep voice, "We have a special Korean battalion in the First Army. The soldiers are all from the Joseon Dynasty who grew up and were educated in the city of Xingang. Many of them are descendants of official slaves. It is enough to communicate with the local people, and there is no need to let those idiots get involved and cause trouble."
"Okay." Qi Jiguang's expression brightened up. He was worried about how to contact the Korean people without the help of the Joseon emperor and his ministers.
As the discussion was in full swing, a loud noise suddenly broke out outside.
Wu Da's face changed. Whether it was the Qi family army or the soldiers of the Qi family, they all took strict military discipline as their foundation. It was only the first day that the marshal came, and someone was making a fuss in the camp. It was really embarrassing.
The patrol officer went out to take a look and quickly came back to report that it was not the First Army but the Liaodong generals who were clamoring to see the Zhongcheng and the Marshal.
Now the words of the Zhongcheng don’t count, so we have to follow the Marshal’s lead.
Qi Jiguang frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Go out and meet him."
He was extremely meticulous and the operations room was full of military secrets, so they met outside.
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The people who came were a group of Liaodong generals including Li Ning, Li Xing, Qin Deyi, Sun Shoulian, and Zu Chengxun.
Except for Li Pinghu and a few others who accompanied Li Chengliang to Xibo Li, most of them stayed.
Qi Jiguang had been in office for more than a year and had almost dealt with them, but I didn't expect them to get angry again today.
"What is the crime for making noise in the camp?" he asked with a dark face.
"Replying to the commander-in-chief, the lighter punishment will be twenty strokes of the cane, and the heavier punishment will be beheaded!" Li Ning and his companions said fearlessly, "We are willing to accept the punishment. After the punishment, please take us with you, commander-in-chief!"
"That's right. To fight the Japanese pirates, we can't do without our Liaodong cavalry!" The generals were excited and asked to fight. "We are willing to be the vanguard and lead the way for the army!"
Apart from their simple patriotic sentiments, these Liaodong generals are not fools. Why don't they seek war now and wait to be laid off after the war?
Moreover, they had heard that the treatment of the soldiers was several times that of the frontier troops, and their status was also high. Although there were many rules, they had all worked under Qi Jiguang for more than a year, so there shouldn't be any big problems. How difficult could it be?
The Japanese expeditionary army does need cavalry. Besides, they are the most elite cavalry of the Ming Dynasty. If we don't keep them, will it be a waste for others?
Qi Jiguang then made three rules with them with a stern face: they must not harm anyone and must obey orders. Anyone who disobeyed orders and disturbed the people would be punished by military law!
Naturally, all the generals agreed readily, signed a military order, and then each of them received twenty military sticks and limped away happily.
I feel that this is the most worthwhile beating I have ever received in my life...
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After obtaining the consent of the General Headquarters, Qi Jiguang streamlined the 40,000 Liaodong cavalry, selected 16,000 elite soldiers, and organized them into the First and Second Cavalry Divisions of the Expedition Army against Japanese Aggression.
He personally served as the commander of the First Division, while Wu Da served as the commander of the Second Division. Li Ning, Li Xing and others served as deputy commanders.
The first thing done after the reorganization was to set up branches in the companies - company instructors, battalion political instructors, regiment military affairs committee members, and military affairs cadres at each level were sent down to begin to take charge of the ideological work of the soldiers.
Another thing is changing clothes!
Since the First Army entered Liaodong, various materials have been transported to Panjin. Tang Hulu had to urgently build fifty warehouses, but he didn't know if they would be enough.
Not to mention the Liaodong officers and soldiers, even Qi Jiguang and Hao Jie were stunned. They had both seen and eaten it before, and when Qi Jiguang was under Zhang Juzheng, he enjoyed first-class supplies.
But where have you ever seen such seemingly endless supplies?
I can only sigh again and again that Jiangnan Group is so damn rich that they can crush the imperial court with their money... The emperor should just go to bed early.
In fact, the reason why they had this impression was mainly because since Jiangnan Group entered the first level of combat readiness last winter, all its production capacity has been shifted to military production.
Although it has been gradually downgraded to the second and third levels of combat readiness, the materials produced before are piled up like mountains and would be wasted if not used, and are just right for supplying the Korean battlefield.
In fact, this was the original plan of the General Logistics Department.
The General Armament Department also equipped the two cavalry divisions with tall Eurasian hybrid horses, brand new riding boots, new carbines and pure steel sabers!
Even the saddles and horseshoes were issued brand new ones, what a complete upgrade!
However, Li Ning and other former Liaodong generals could not help but feel sad because the Liaodong cavalry was their private army and did not listen to the orders of the court, but only to their orders.
But now, it's completely different.
Soon, the military cadres made these liberation fighters... oh no, the old cavalrymen complete their identity transformation.
It depends on superb ideological and political work, and more importantly, on the monthly salary of four taels, which is never in arrears! As well as sufficient meat, eggs and milk every day, and a complete pension system!
Moreover, the pay was paid directly into the soldiers' bank accounts, but not in the hands of officers.
Food supplies are also handled by a special logistics department, which is also under the control of officers.
So that they can't take advantage of it...
"We can't go back, we can never go back..." Li Ning and the others secretly sighed, knowing that they could no longer suck the blood of the soldiers and the soldiers would no longer listen to them.