Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 517 Descendants of the Qi Family (Two in One)

The arrival of Chongzhen brought dawn to the Institute of Technology, and the plaque inscribed by Chongzhen himself raised the folk studies to a new height.

Although it is a folk study, although there is no trace of imperial interference in it, the word "royal" is enough to make the common people crazy.

Chongzhen left Xishan with Queen Zhou and two reluctant princesses that evening.

Free system, package distribution, the emperor personally came to amnesty the world's craftsmen, the head of the mountain is the king of Anguo County who is very popular at the time...

As soon as the news spread, on the second day the gate of the engineering college was full of children from surrounding families, and on the third day the engineering college was completely surrounded.

Children of craftsmen, ordinary people who have too many children who cannot afford to be raised, landlords who have lost their land and settled down, nobles who have lost their titles and nobles have settled down...

In the end, the Ordnance Institute had to send an additional 16 craftsmen of various types to participate in the test and assessment. Although it was streamlined again and again, more than [-] students between the ages of thirteen and [-] with some basic skills were screened out within ten days.

After a toss, the work of the engineering college was just finished, but the martial arts hall was about to be completed. This day, Gu Jia, the former right servant of the military department, who had been busy with the lecture hall, came to the door.

"My lord, the lecture hall still lacks an instructor who is proficient in military formations. I have searched all over the Beijing camp and still can't find it. You are the principal, so you have to find a way." Hung-chien stepped forward and said.

This guy is also a serious person, and he lived in the Ordnance Institute the next day after submitting his resignation. The first room in the Jiangwu Hall had just been repaired, and regardless of the inconveniences there, Gu Jia was the first to move in. Because it is convenient to monitor various matters at any time.

The managers of private academies in Daming are called Shanchang, and government-run schools such as Liangjing Guozijian are called Jijiu, but Gu Jia has never heard of the title of principal.

But Liu Hongjian was the boss, and he insisted on being called the principal, and let himself be the vice-principal, so the Gu family had nothing to do.

Fortunately, he didn't care about the title, and Liu Hongjian was basically running the engineering school, but he was always the one in the martial arts hall, so he was happy to be busy.

It's just that now there are suitable teaching posts for all subjects, but the subject of military formation is still pending.

Although Lin He, the general of the Beijing Camp, volunteered and showed him the musket formation, Gu Jia was still dissatisfied.

"Are formations so important? This principal feels that any skill is futile in the face of absolute strength!" Liu Hongjian felt that this old Gu was a little too serious.

After all, he has fought a few tough battles, formation?what?never heard of that!Lao Tzu's routine is to hit a few times blindly, and just do it with an AK on his shoulders!
And they all won!

"Principal, don't underestimate formations. Among the famous generals in ancient times, who is not a master of formations? Bingxian Han Xin, Bingsheng Sun Wu, Bing Zongtian Rangju, and Bingshen Baiqi are all good at formations."

Gu Jia became anxious when she heard this, and said to herself that you are the principal, if you don't care about formations like this, wouldn't the students taught by the martial arts hall be a bunch of foolish youths who only know how to do it?
As for the so-called large square formation in the Shenji Battalion?

It’s okay to fight with less than [-] musket phalanxes, but in the final analysis, it’s only suitable for musketeer battalions. In the battle of Ming Dynasty, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, are often used. There are cavalry, infantry, musketeers, grenadiers, and musketeers...

In the event of a surprise attack, without a suitable formation, it is extremely difficult to coordinate and exert the full strength of the army.

Coordinated operations and formations are the most important things in the army. On this point, how can Lin He, who only knows how to use musketeers, be competent?

In fact, there are a few ugly words that Gu Jia didn't dare to say, Mr. Principal, you have won a few battles, but let's see who are you fighting against?

Refugees, bandits, wild Tartars... are just a group of bandits who only know how to kill and plunder.

Since the establishment of the Martial Arts Hall, the goal is not only to conquer all Tartars, but also those overseas Fanren whose firearms are no worse than Daming!

"I'm afraid of you, but my principal doesn't know where there are experts who understand formations. Gu, do you have a favorite candidate?" Seeing this old Gu chattering and swearing, Liu Hongjian looked like he wouldn't give up until he was persuaded. It looks like I have to give in.

"Yes." Gu Jia was overjoyed and said it casually.

"Since you have it, then go and invite it. If you need any money, ask Mr. Song to pay for it. Why do you still come to the principal? I don't know if the principal is very busy recently?"

Liu Hongjian was rich and powerful now. Although Chongzhen was stingy with officials, Liu Hongjian was merciless when he asked for project funds and other needs.

"Principal, not everyone in this world likes money." Gu Jia almost choked on Liu Hongjian's words.

I wondered if I followed the wrong person, why is your lord so philistine, if all the teachings of the martial arts hall come here for money, then what future does the martial arts hall have?
"Oh? If you don't like silver, then it's not easy to handle. How about you go to the Beijing camp and ask Wu Binghao to send you a soldier with a small banner to 'invite' that person to the principal."

"Principal, that...is a descendant of the Qi family." Gu Jia was speechless and could only say clearly that you, a small flag, probably don't have enough manpower to fit someone's teeth.

"Qi's family? Qi Jiguang? Hiss—" Liu Hongjian almost subconsciously said the name that would be familiar to later generations, and then he startled himself again, and looked at Gu Jia in disbelief.

"Is there any descendants of General Qi alive?" Liu Hongjian stood up suddenly from his laziness.

Everyone who went to elementary school knows Qi Jiguang's name. He was an absolute fierce man. The coastal pirates who were beaten by four thousand Qi's troops cried for their father and mother, and finally had to go into hibernation temporarily.

The Qi family's army has strict military discipline and prohibitions, and the essence of Sun Wufeng, forest, fire, and mountain has been brought into full play. Even the Eight Banners soldiers who Huang Taiji is proud of are scared out of their wits by the Qi's army.

"Yes, principal. Although all the Qi family troops were killed in the Hunhe battle, after many investigations, I found that there are indeed descendants of the Qi family in the Qi family castle in Anding, Anhui, and they are still direct descendants."

The Qi family is good at all kinds of formations. In the battle of Hunhe, Qi Jin relied on unpredictable formations and matched firearms to beat tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers all over the place.

In the end, Nurhachi assembled tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers to fight against [-] Qi's army. They fought for a full day. The Qi's army ran out of ammunition and food, and were exhausted.

When Gu Jia first heard the news that the Qi family still had direct descendants, she was overjoyed and lamented that there is no unparalleled road. If the Qi family was invited to teach the formation, then the martial arts hall would be a real job.

However, Qi's army was completely annihilated in this battle. Not only did the court refuse to reward him with pensions, but he was also slandered by the timid generals for his greed and aggressiveness. Qi's army has since been forgotten by the world.

It was precisely because the Qi family suffered such a great injustice that Gu Jia sent people to invite him several times, but they were all rejected by the Qi family castle. That's why he wanted to ask the powerful Liu Hongjian for help.

Gu Jia was deeply surprised to hear that the headmaster knew General Qi's name, but that's easy to say.

"In that case, I'm afraid it is really necessary for the principal to go there in person. The court is ashamed of the Qi family!" Liu Hongjian sighed. Last year, when he fought the Jiannu by the Hun River, a veteran of the frontier army gave him a hand. He talked about what happened to the Qi family back then, and he was still in a state of embarrassment.

Qi Jiguang was definitely worthy of the title of God of War in the late Ming Dynasty. The Qi family army under him was no more than 20 at full count, but the number of Japanese pirates, bandits, and Tartars who died under the prestige of his Qi family army was no less than [-]. The strongest army in East Asia.

What a ratio!
More importantly, Qi Jiguang is a fierce man who attaches great importance to firearms and firearm formations. Qi's army's firearm usage rate is as high as [-]%.

This fierce man also has a unique skill, which is all kinds of firearms issued by the Ministry of Renovation, such as sky cannons, various bird guns, and even enhanced versions of Franco cannons, earth tanks and so on.

After Zhang Juzheng's death, Wanli opened his coffin to expose his body, and even the Qi family was implicated. Not only did he lose his backing, but he was often put on small shoes by traitors.

Qi Jiguang once petitioned for orders, hoping to implement rotation training for the millions of troops of the Ming Dynasty, and let him teach tactics to improve the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, but was rejected by the court.

Then he proposed to carry out rotation training for the middle and low-level generals of the armies in various places, but was rejected. He was also condemned by the imperial court for his ulterior motives and was dismissed from all positions.

God is sorry, he just loves the land under his feet and wants to protect the people of Daming from slaughter!

However, the situation is stronger than others, Qi Jiguang can't directly improve the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, so he has to save the country in a curve.

When he was old, he wrote two military classics, "Ji Xiao Xin Shu" and "Records of Military Training" according to the characteristics of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty.

He wrote down the training, marching, and combat methods in every detail. As long as they are implemented according to the book, coupled with strategy books such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War", it is not impossible for a literati to control the army.

However, the imperial court abandoned it. Later, when Liu Hongjian learned about it, he searched everywhere but couldn't find it outright.

In fact, the real history is that these two treasured books were not only discarded by the civil officials of the court, but also banned from being printed.

And it was a man named Zeng Guofan 200 years later that really made these two divine books shine.

The Taiping Rebellion broke out at the end of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing government allowed the Han officials to recruit private soldiers because the Eight Banners Army was useless. Zeng Guofan, who had no military experience, completely copied Qi Jiguang's works and trained a Hunan army that was rampant for a while, creating the myth of a scholar leading the army. , It can be regarded as the greatest irony to the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.

"Let's go out with the headmaster!" Liu Hongjian immediately got up, picked up some clothes and put them on, and was about to go out.

"My lord, why are you going?" Gu Jia said a lot, thinking it was the headmaster who didn't listen, and got mad.

"What else can you do, prepare your horse, and go to Qijiabao with the principal!"

……

Five days later.Anding, Qijiabao.

"Who are you looking for?" Several half-grown children holding spears at the entrance of the Qijiabao asked, looking at the unfamiliar adults in front of them, but there was no fear in their eyes.

"Go and report to your Patriarch, tell him that the prince is coming, and tell him to come and see him quickly." Niu Da Bangchui said to the child riding on the horse.

Niu Dabangchui felt that his master was a little too serious, but he was just a group of villagers, so why did he come all the way here?

After listening to what Niu Dabanchui said, a child exchanged eyes with the other three, and ran towards the castle at a trot.

Not long after, an old man came from the castle. This old man looked very old, with silver hair all over his head, beard and eyebrows were also white, but his steps were still sonorous and powerful, but his left leg was a little lame.

"The King of Anguo County is here, and the old Wu Chengye has lost his way to welcome him, and I hope the prince will forgive his sin!" Wu Chengye stepped forward and bowed deeply.

"You are the Patriarch of the Qi Family Fort? No, your surname is not Qi!" Liu Hongjian met Gu Jia's eyes, but even though he sent two groups of people, he didn't even enter the door of the Qi Family. No ass.

"No, no, this old man is just the village official of this Qi's castle, and also the housekeeper of the Qi's family. The head of the family, Qi Yuangong, is unwell, and it's inconvenient to welcome guests. He specially ordered this old man to come and entertain you. Your lord, please enter the castle for a while!"

Wu Chengye prevaricated for his own patriarch with a few words, and he has been familiar with this for ten years.

Liu Hongjian entered the fort first, and Gu Jia followed immediately, while Niu Dabangchui, Liu Hu, and Liu Bao each held weapons and guarded their surroundings.

In order not to cause misunderstandings by the Qi's family, although Liu Hongjian brought five hundred personal guards with him, they all ordered him to stop a few miles away from the Qi's Fort.

And I only brought three family members to come, and there is no need to be wary of the Qi family.

There are almost all ordinary houses in Qijiabao, and the streets are neat without any clutter. When you go straight to the center of the fort, you will see a unique courtyard.

"Mr. Wu, do you know what this king is here for?" Liu Hongjian signaled Niu Dabang to relax, and he turned his head to the white-haired Wu Chengye and said.

Reminiscent of the fact that Lao Gu sent several waves of people and were turned away, he didn't believe why the Patriarch of the Qi family said that he was unwell and unable to welcome the guests, probably because he didn't want to see people from the court.

"Oh! How can I not know this old man." Wu Chengye sighed.

Since Qi's army was annihilated 25 years ago, almost every year, generals with troops from the surrounding areas came to visit Qi's Fort, but they were all turned away by the Patriarch.

Apart from visiting, these people, without exception, wanted to get a glimpse of the true story of the Qi family's formation, but after the death of the old family leader, the Qi family's hearts were dead, and they refused to talk about military affairs.

After the young master grew up, he was even more worried about the death of the old patriarch, and he didn't even want the hereditary command over his head. From now on, the more than two hundred families in Qijiabao only care about farming and mulberry, and don't care about world affairs.

And because of Naizu's prestige, people around him, no matter the government or the leading generals, dared not come to make trouble, so 25 years passed like this.

"If your lord doesn't mind, please go with me to a place." Wu Chengye knew that the person in front of him was of noble status, and he knew that a few words could not convince him at all, so he said.

Liu Hongjian had no choice but to follow Wu Chengye out of the courtyard to go east of Qijiabao.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, I walked straight to a mile away from the residence, but I saw a number of grave mounds as far as I could see, and there were hundreds of them at least.

Without saying a word, Wu Chengye walked through the graves to a thick and thin cypress tree with two people hugging each other, and knelt down to salute with his body bent.

There are only five big characters engraved on a bluestone tombstone under the cypress tree: Tomb of Qi Jiguang.

Although there are grave mounds all around, but including Niu Dabangchui, no one showed timidity.

Those buried here must be heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country!

Liu Hongjian felt a dull pain in his heart watching all this. Qi Jiguang was eventually impeached by the civil servants of the court, dismissed from his official position, withdrew his rewards, and did not receive any posthumous gifts after returning home and dying of illness.

Wu Chengye bowed three times in front of Qi Jiguang's tomb, then walked to the tomb next to Qi Jiguang and knelt down, but he couldn't afford to kneel for a long time. The inscription on the tombstone also only had four big characters: Qi Jinzhi's Tomb.

Liu Hongjian waited quietly, looking at the hopeless and sad old man, he knew that the old man must have something to say to him.

After a while, Wu Chengye got up and was already in tears. He stroked the corner of Qi Jin's tombstone and seemed to be lost in memory.

"25 years ago..."

PS: Thank you all friends for your concern, Han Han is fine, this little setback is just a drizzle.

PS: There are different opinions about the descendants of the Qi family's ancestral home. Some say Shandong, some say Henan, and some say Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Each has its own reason. However, after repeated research, the descendants of Qi and Jin in the late Ming Dynasty are indeed Lives in Anding, Anhui.

(End of this chapter)