Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 487
Qi Jiguang led He Liu's family into Jizhou Town.After the imperial envoy was arranged, the two old friends would naturally have a drink.

Qi Jiguang raised his glass: "Master Liu, this glass of wine is a toast to our nearly 20 years of friendship!"

He Liu smiled and said, "Yes, we've known each other for almost 20 years. 20 years, in the blink of an eye!"

The two drank it all in one go.

He Liu asked: "By the way, Marshal Qi, when will Rubai arrive in Jizhou?"

Qi Jiguang said: "Li Rubai should have set off with [-] Liaodong cavalry. In five or six days, we will be able to reach Jizhou Town. As soon as he arrives, we will start the autumn drill."

He Liu took a sip of wine, praised Qi Jiguang, and said, "Your Marshal Qi is really the second Great Wall of our Ming Dynasty! Grassland barbarians, you can kill as many as you come. The inspector sent by the Fusi of Nanzhen to report to the grassland: Those Mongolian people Children can't sleep and cry in the middle of the night, adults only need to say 'Qi Jiguang is here', and the children's crying can be stopped abruptly."

Qi Jiguang said: "The sixth master is ridiculous. To be honest, since the early years of Longqing when the tribute market was established, there has been no major war in Jizhou Town. I Dahan's main force has not stepped into my Ming Dynasty for ten years. Territory. Those who come to Jizhou to harass are just a few small tribes on the grassland. The largest scale of harassment is only a few thousand people. If my [-] Jizhou soldiers can't deal with even a few thousand people, then I, Qi Jiguang, should go back The family has a baby."

He Liu asked: "Marshal Qi, there is something I've always wanted to ask you. Have you ever lost a battle in your life?"

Qi Jiguang smiled and said proudly: "Since I joined the army in the 29th year of Jiajing, I have fought a total of 96 battles on land and water, without a single defeat!"

He Liu put the wine cup on the table, and said in surprise: "I really don't know if you don't ask, but you will be shocked when you ask! Military generals often say that a hundred battles are always victorious. However, looking at the history books, how many people can really fight a hundred battles?" Ever victorious? You, General Qi, are truly victorious in every battle!"

Qi Jiguang said proudly: "with me, Qi Jiguang, no matter whether it is Japanese pirates or Mongolian barbarians, don't even think about occupying an inch of my land in Daming! Marshal Yu has a wise saying, which I regard as a golden rule. He said: Although the land of Daming is large, it cannot Not an inch is spare!"

He Liu was infected by Qi Jiguang's arrogance.He raised his glass: "For the most reasonable words of Marshal Yu, I have to drink three glasses with you!"

The two drank three glasses of wine.Qi Jiguang asked: "By the way, Marshal Yu is now serving as the commander of the rear army in the capital. How is he doing recently?"

He Liudao: "He comes to drink with me every now and then. Alas, to be honest, he is getting old! He is 74 years old, his drinking capacity is not as good as before, and he has to cough three or four times after eating a meal. Once we ate together, I saw him coughing up blood. By the way, his son Yu Zigao is very competitive, and now he has been promoted to the deputy general of Fujian."

Qi Jiguang sighed: "Oh, Marshal Yu has been a soldier all his life. Can't the imperial court show mercy and let him go home to take care of him?"

He Liu shook his head: "The imperial court cannot do without him. He is an expert in military training. He trained all the recruits recruited to the important towns on the Nine Frontiers. A while ago, he was told to retire and was dismissed by the cabinet. "

Qi Jiguang said: "When I return to Beijing to report on my work, I must go and see his old boss."

After the two had finished drinking, He Liu said to Qi Jiguang, "I asked Xiaoyan to prepare some paper money and ingots. After a while, you will lead me to Madam Qi's grave to worship."

Qi Jiguang was silent for a long time, then he sighed: "It would be great if Madam is still alive!"

It was late at night, and the autumn wind was bleak.

He Liu and Qi Jiguang burned some paper money and ingots in front of Mrs. Qi's grave.

Qi Jiguang's deputy Wu Weizhong hurried to the grave.

Wu Weizhong cupped his hands and said, "Commander, Sixth Master. The Tatar cavalry is coming! It's only a hundred miles away from Ji Town!"

Qi Jiguang asked: "Oh? How many?"

Wu Weizhong replied: "About ten thousand."

Hearing the figure of [-], Qi Jiguang frowned: "It's strange. The imperial court has a peace treaty with I Dahan. In the past ten years, the Tatars have never dispatched so many people to harass Jizhou Town."

He Liudao: "I Da Khan is over 70 years old now. Could it be because he is old and can't control the tribal leaders under him?"

Qi Jiguang shook his head: "No. Sixth Master, do you still remember Third Lady?"

He Liu thought for a while: "Sounds familiar. Oh, I remembered. At the beginning, An Da Khan robbed his grandson Khan Naji's woman, which led to the Battle of Jizhou in the first year of Longqing. That woman's name is Is it San Niangzi?"

Qi Jiguang said: "The sixth master has a good memory! This third lady is not a small character. She is a heroine on the grassland. After becoming Alta Khan's main concubine, she sent troops on behalf of Alta Khan many times to conquer those disobedient Mongols. Small tribes. Although Aldakhan is old now, there is such a female general who can recruit and fight. Those small tribes dare not easily disobey the orders of Aldakhan."

He Liu asked suspiciously, "Could it be that I Da Khan intends to renege on the peace treaty and use troops against Daming?"

Qi Jiguang said: "I will answer Khan's plan and plan. Soldiers come to block, water to cover. Ten thousand Tatar soldiers are less than a hundred miles away from Jizhou. After three or four days, they will reach the city of Jizhou. I will destroy them first. Say it again!"

After finishing speaking, Qi Jiguang turned his head and ordered Wu Weizhong: "Command the soldiers, be on alert immediately!"

He Liu smiled and said, "The Tatars came at the right time, and the autumn exercise will be impossible."

Qi Jiguang said: "Sixth Master, to put it bluntly, the exercise of soldiers is just talking on paper. Even if the soldiers perform a hundred times, they can't catch up with the real swords and guns to fight the Tatars! I have to thank those Tatars who don't know how to die. People, gave my brother Paoze the opportunity to practice in actual combat!"

When the enemy attacked, all the soldiers of Jizhen boarded the Great Wall, ready to meet the enemy.

He Liu found that Qi Jiguang didn't have any nervous expression on his face when the enemy was in front of him.Still talking and laughing.This is a kind of self-confidence formed by Qi Jiguang on the battlefield.

Four days later, the Tartars finally came.

To Qi Jiguang's surprise, the invading enemy was not ten thousand, but two thousand.

Two thousand Tatar cavalry who were like headless flies, like eggs, crashed into the hard Great Wall.

He Liu and Qi Jiguang stood on the hollow enemy platform, overlooking the battlefield.

In just three hours, two thousand Tatar soldiers were completely destroyed by the Ming army's firearms on the Great Wall.

He Liu was a little strange: "Marshal Qi, two thousand versus fifty thousand, those Tatars are sure to die. Why do they rush up the Great Wall as if they had been injected with chicken blood when they knew they were going to die?"

Qi Jiguang said: "I'm also very strange! It's as if there are some monsters chasing them behind them. If they can't break through the Great Wall, they will be eaten by monsters."

Wu Weizhong went up to the hollow enemy platform and reported: "Marshal Qi, two thousand Tatar soldiers have been wiped out by us. Do you want to send soldiers to clean up the battlefield?"

Qi Jiguang smiled and said: "It's natural. The imperial court has a system. Cutting off the head of an enemy soldier costs 30 taels of silver! Now that the treasury is full, why not let our brothers earn the 6 taels of silver from the imperial court?"

As soon as Qi Jiguang finished speaking, billows of yellow dust suddenly rose from the west side of the Great Wall!Tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry moved slowly towards the Great Wall.

Qi Jiguang's face changed: "Let the brothers prepare to meet the enemy! The 2000 people just now were just the forwards of the Tatars. These 1 people are their real main force!"

(End of this chapter)