In the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing (1560) in March, Qi Jiguang was reassigned to participate in Taizhou (now Linhai), Jinhua, Yanzhou (now northeast of Jiande) and other places, and the garrison was loosened. The Ming court sent Tang to patrol Taiwan to supervise the military affairs of coastal defense. In May, he wrote to the Zhejiang authorities, analyzed the military and political ills in Taizhou, and put forward rectification measures: first, divide the names, make the governors, thousands of households, hundreds of households, flag soldiers and so on. Perform duties, so that orders can be delivered in an orderly manner; The second is to punish corrupt officials and solve the poverty of foot soldiers; The third is to deal with Diao Jun and Diao Guan again, so that the officials of Jiankangyuan dare to perform their duties; Fourth, serious military discipline; Fifth, be generous to the fallen soldiers; Sixth, check the household registration of health centers, so that health centers can effectively support military operations. In September, Hu Zongxian on hydrophobic, request the ministry of war don't literally promote Qi Jiguang, "designed for Zhejiang straight total shortage of manpower", "in order to ask for instructions" ("Qi Shaobao Mao Chronicle" volume 1). )。 Since then, after Qi Jiguang's rectification, Taizhou has formed a relatively solid defense system, and Qi Jiajun has become the main force of Zhejiang's anti-Japanese war. "Then the soldiers in the world were recruited, and the natives began to conquer the Japanese" (Chronicle of Qi Shaobao, Volume I). )。
In the 40th year of Jiajing (156 1), in April, more than 2,000 Japanese pirates took more than 50 boats and gathered in the waters around Ningbo and Shaoxing, waiting for an opportunity to invade. Qi Jiguang, 12 personally led sailors to patrol the sea. Knowing that Taizhou was well prepared, the enemy fled at the wind and landed in Xifeng, Fenghua on the 19th. That evening, they entered the Yidu regiment in Ninghai, plundered it wantonly, tried to attract the main force of the Ming army, and then took advantage of it to invade Taizhou. Qi Jiguang saw through the enemy's tricks and made military arrangements;
He stayed in Taizhou and Haimen, and led the main force to Ninghai on the morning of 22nd. On the same day, the Japanese invaders invaded Taizhou in different ways: more than 500 people landed in Lipu, northeast Tao Zhu, and wanted to invade Tao Zhu; Before and after the Japanese ships all the way, eight ships with 500 or 600 people landed at Zhouyang Port of Xinhe Station, and they plotted to commit crimes against Xinhe. More than 2,000 Japanese pirates broke down at the jumping station on the 25th. Qi Jiguang analyzed the enemy's situation and thought that the enemy invading Xinhe was approaching the city. He decided to panic in the inside first, and he was the main enemy who led the army to attack Ninghai. On the 24th, the enemy plundered outside Xinhe City, and the defenders in the city were empty, making people panic. Mrs. Qi Jiguang introduced women's "fake soldiers' clothes and went to Brecht. With dense banners, the enemy shouted together, and the enemy was "suspicious and prepared, and dared not attack the city" (Chronicle of Qi Shaobao, Volume 2). )。 The next day, Qi Jiguang sent a department to help Xinhe, and Tang, the supervisor of the army, also led troops to help from the sea. On the 26th, reinforcements fought fiercely with the enemy at the gate of Xinhe City, and were defeated twice. The remnants of the enemy fled to Wenling. At that time, the pirates in Ninghai were far away, and only the pirates in Tao Zhu took the opportunity to flee to the south. Qi Jiguang thought the enemy was going to attack Taizhou, so he invaded Taiwan Province. At noon on the 27th, Qi Jiajun galloped to the gate of Taizhou, and the enemy also entered Huajie Street, 2 miles away from the city. The soldiers of the Qijia army drove 70 miles, and they didn't have time to eat, that is, they went into battle. The enemy fought with the word "one", the forward of Qijiajun attacked head-on with firearms, and other troops took advantage of the situation to charge. An enemy leader held a spear in his left hand and a knife in his right hand in an attempt to lead his troops back. Qi Jiguang took off his silver armor and said, "If you can catch the thief first, you can reward him with this armor as the first reward." (Compilation of Chronology of Qi Shaobao, Volume II. ) Zhu Jue, a strong man, rushed out with his arm, and soon killed the Japanese leader and even killed seven Japanese. The Ming army fought bravely, struggled to catch up, and defeated the enemy for more than forty miles. "Five wars and five wins", * * * * beheaded 308, captured Jukui II alive, and drowned countless people alive "(Chronicle of Qi Shaobao, Volume II). )? He also rescued more than 5,000 prisoners, only three of whom were killed.
At the beginning of May, more than 2,000 Japanese pirates moored in Jiantiaohatou abandoned their ships and landed in Datian Town, northeast Taizhou, in an attempt to plunder Fucheng. Qi Jiguang led the troops to meet the enemy, but the enemy did not dare to commit Taizhou and fled from the alley in an attempt to plunder Chuzhou (now Lishui). Qi Jiguang ambushed Shangfengling, outnumbered, destroyed 344 people, captured 5 people, handed over more than 490 weapons 1000, and rescued more than 0/000 prisoners. When Qi Jiajun returned home in triumph, residents in Taizhou greeted each other 20 miles across the aisle and cheered like thunder.
In mid-May, more than 3,000 Japanese pirates fled from Ninghai and landed in Changsha (now southeast of Wenling). Qi Jiguang went hand in hand with land and water, and raided the enemy on 20th. Most of the Japanese pirates were wiped out, and only 300 people fled by boat, which was wiped out by the water army sent by Qi Jiguang. In this campaign, 3,240 weapons were seized, and ships 1 1 ship were rescued, and more than 200 people/kloc-0 were rescued. After more than a month of fighting, Qi Jiajun captured and beheaded more than 400 Japanese pirates/KLOC-0, and burned and drowned more than 4,000 people. At this time, the company commander Lu Tang and the general Niu Tianxi also defeated the Japanese pirates in Ningbo and Wenzhou, and the Japanese disaster in Zhejiang temporarily subsided. Qi Jiajun's reputation spread far and wide, and the enemy fled in fear when they heard about it. Qi Jiguang was promoted to Commander-in-Chief in September, and recruited 3,000 new soldiers, increasing the number of Qi family troops to 6,000. With such an army, Zhejiang's coastal defense has been further consolidated.