The Ming Dynasty admired literature and suppressed martial arts, and there was a tradition of civilian officials leading troops since the beginning.

The military attache charged, and the civilian officials commanded.

For example, the later Yang He, Yang Sichang, father and son, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, and Hong Chengyu, who were not born in Jinshi, were second-class officials and even entered the cabinet.

Therefore, Wu Jie, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy and an ambassador of the Qincha, naturally became the nominal commander of this army as soon as he arrived in the army. Of course, Wu Jie didn't know anything about military affairs, and this battle had to be commanded by Qi Jiguang.

All he needed to do was motivate.

The tide receded at a visible rate, and the swarthy beach stretched out at the foot of the foot, finally connecting with the small island in front of it.

The front was still hazy, not very clear, only vaguely able to see the low stone wall and wooden fence of the Wako, such a big movement on the beach could not help but alarm the enemies on the island, with the sea breeze, there was a faint noisy shout, and there were constantly small black dots running up the low wall.

Several fire points rose in the enemy's camp and were then lined up with a row of torches.

The wind began to pick up, and a puff of smoke mixed with the smell of sulfur blew, choking and fishy. Then in the skylight, Wu Jie saw the reflection of himself falling on the guard knife beside him, and he was a little haggard.

Yesterday there was such an incident, and when I remembered this big battle again, Wu Jie lost sleep.

"It's time to go!" Qi Jiguang waved his hand.

There was another shout, and countless soldiers and auxiliaries rushed towards the beach in groups of hundreds, carrying a bundle of straw on their backs without exception.

Wait until you get to the beach. He threw the straw on his back to the ground. Then he ran back neatly and gave his comrades behind him a spot.

Everything seems organized and unstoppable.

At low tide, the beach is still flat. This is a beach unique to southeast China, there is no sand, it is all black silt. As soon as so many feet stepped on it, it immediately rotted into a vegetable garden.

As the straw was spread forward step by step, the mud gradually deepened, and it was able to reach the lower legs of people.

It is usually stepped on with one foot and can only be pulled out after a long time. Walk a dozen steps inside. He was so tired that he gasped for breath.

"It's slow!" He and Qi Jiguang rode on the horse and watched for a long time, Wu Jie was a little impatient, it was almost half an hour, and the straw was only more than 100 meters out: "I can't reach the ground." I really didn't know that this battle was so difficult to fight, no wonder the imperial court sent so many troops to fight before, and they were all defeated without exception. By the way, General Qi, why didn't the Japanese make any movement, did they just watch us push all the way over? ”

Wu Jie looked curiously in the direction of the Wako.

Qi Jiguang: "It's still far away, and the range of the long-range weapons of the Japanese is not enough." It is three miles from here to Hengyu, and the real battle should take place in the last mile. There are more than 1,000 pirates on the island, as well as hundreds of pirates. In any battle, it is impossible to defend to the death. It is still necessary to attack with small forces to delay the enemy's offensive and dampen its spirit. We only have four hours, and as long as we keep four hours, this battle will be won. ”

Wu Jie was very curious about the ancient military law, and then asked: "General Qi, even if you can't attack the island today, it's okay, it's a big deal to fight another day, don't worry." ”

Qi Jiguang knew that this Lord Wu had never led soldiers. He smiled bitterly and said: "It's easy to say that we will fight again another day, but if we can't solve the battle today, our army's spirit will inevitably be greatly reduced." It will take a day or two to collect the straw again, and when it is ready, it will be attacked again. If you can't scoop it up, you don't know how many casualties you will pay. Our army is no more than 3,000 main soldiers. They are all elites who have been trained for many years and cannot withstand this kind of consumption. Moreover, there are more than 1,000 elites in the Japanese Kou, and their morale is booming, so they take the opportunity of my low morale to take the initiative to attack, and I am afraid that I will lose this battle. The so-called one is angry, and then exhausted, and three declines. According to the last general, if you can't scoop up this battle today, you won't have to fight it in the future. I can only retire and recuperate, and I can't recover in a month or two. Lord Wu, we disobeyed Governor Hu's military order and killed Luo Longwen, is there still a month or two? ”…,

Wu Jie also felt the seriousness of the problem, and suddenly realized: "I see, Wu Jie has been taught." General Qi, what can I do? ”

Qi Jiguang: "As a general, he should be the first soldier and an example of the three armies." Waiting for the straw to be spread on the island, Qi Jiguang was the first to rush to the island, and the adults watched the battle from behind. ”

Wu nodded and could only wait at the moment.

Hour by hour passed, and in the blink of an eye it was two o'clock in the afternoon, three hours before the high tide.

"Is there enough time?" Wu Jie didn't know how many times he had asked such a question.

Without the sun, there is no way to set a solar orbit, it is all a matter of guesswork.

The team still took turns, throwing bundles of straw on top of the silt.

Everywhere there was the sound of footsteps and the wheezing of soldiers and people.

All the heads were covered with sweat, and people kept shouting: "Let me let let go." ”

"The one behind catches."

"Grass, we need to add some more here."

Qi Jiguang saw the busy and chaotic beach, nodded with satisfaction, and stretched out his face that had been tense.

Wu Jie also saw that because of the training, the military discipline of the ancient army has always been bad. A team of tens of thousands of people like this, tightly packed on a small beach, has to be well organized, busy but not chaotic, but not everyone can do it. On weekdays, I don't know how much effort it takes to train.

It can be seen from this that the combat effectiveness of the Qi family's army is not one or two points higher than that of ordinary armies.

Speaking of rushing to the island with straw paving, the previous army should not have imagined it, probably not being able to do it.

Soon, two golden paths about five meters wide and about two miles long appeared in front of me.

Pots and pots of rice were pushed onto the beach, and the soldiers and men did not stop, grabbing handfuls of rice, and running forward while eating.

"Lord Wu, Dashuai, it's time for lunch." One of the guards cautioned.

Qi Jiguang and Wu Jie did not speak, nor did they mean to get off the horse.

At this time, "Boom! With a bang, a few cannons roared from distant ships, and the mist that had been misty on the island before was also shaken away.

A spirit. Wu Jie looked up. There were two fires in the Japanese village on the opposite side, and they were extinguished in a flash.

This is the enemy firing artillery, and sure enough, it is the main force of the Japanese invaders, and they actually bring firearms.

"It's not going to be an easy battle." Qi Jiguang said.

In front, Hengyu is like a long ham, which is clearly visible.

"Wow!" There was a commotion in front, and there were people running backwards with their feet scattered.

Helplessly, the two-mile-long straw road was so soft that it couldn't be forced, and people kept being squeezed to fall off the road, falling into the mud, and couldn't get up for half a day.

Enemy artillery is still firing. There were about two gates, and I don't know what they were, but after a small spark, two stone bullets whistled through the sky. Falling into the mud, splashing out a little muddy wave.

The artillery of this era has no lethality at all, and is more of a deterrent.

Four rounds of artillery were fired, but not a single person was injured, but the people were shocked into confusion.

"It's already within range of the artillery." Qi Jiguang glanced at the guards: "Go and ask, how long is the distance." ”

After a while, someone came to report: "Lord Wu, marshal, our army is one mile away from the enemy." ”

At a distance of 500 meters, you can see the appearance of the Japanese Kou.

Already within the range of enemy artillery and bows. Battles can happen at any time.

Qi Jiguang immediately shouted: "The striker is ready, go." ”

Wu Jie turned his head to look, and there were about 300 soldiers and more than 300 auxiliaries sitting on the beach behind him. These people had been sitting on the beach all morning, and they had been waiting impatiently.

Hearing Qi Jiguang's order, the Wu chiefs shouted one after another: "Stand up, wear armor, wear armor!" So, the auxiliaries lifted the iron armor piled up around them and put them on for the soldiers.

The Qi family army is well-equipped, each armor weighs about forty catties, and the defense is extremely strong. If you wear it early in the morning. Standing for a long time, I'm afraid that I will be tired long ago.

The scale of this battle was unprecedented, and the so-called mandarin duck array was not needed, and these well-armed warriors had to rely on these well-equipped warriors to push through like bulldozers until there was no longer a living enemy in front of them.

Wu Jie looked at Shui Sheng and Lian Laosan who were eager to try beside him. nodded: "Liansheng, aquatic, you guys are also armored." ”

According to real historical records. In this battle, the Ming army won an unprecedented victory, beheading more than 1,000 people, and its own casualties were only a few dozen. With the skills of these two people, no matter how you look at it, there will be no danger.

Wu Jie somewhat promoted these two loyal subordinates, and had the intention of letting them make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, so he simply let them join the forward troops.

Yesterday, the two of them fought for a long time about who would go to the front line, and they were angry, and when they heard Wu Jie asking them to prepare, they both showed ecstasy, and jumped off the horse at the same time: "Thank you, master." ”

The Song eunuch beside Wu Jie was shocked: "My lord, they all went up, and there are no guards by your side." Besides, they are not Taizhou troops, so they don't need to go to the battlefield. ”

As soon as he said this, Shui Sheng didn't follow it, and shouted: "Gonggong Song, this is all the Qi family, and adults don't need guards." Instead of waiting here to watch the other people fight in a hurry, it is better to go up and kill them. Husband, when I make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, so that in the next world, everyone will go to war, and if others ask me about how many Japanese people I have killed in the water, I will reply that there is no one, how can I see people. ”

Lian Sheng was calm, and said slowly: "Father-in-law, when he didn't enter the big man's door, Lian Sheng was also the Yan'an border army. I am a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, and it is my duty to go into battle to kill the enemy and defend the country. ”

So, the two helped each other and put on the armor.

Hundreds of forward daredevils were covered in shining armor, or carrying spears or shields, and walked forward unhurriedly, like a leisurely stroll.

Three miles, if you charge at the beginning, I am afraid that you will run out of strength before you reach the ground.

At their side, each with an auxiliary soldier, most of whom were newly recruited exiles, all of them pale-faced, in stark contrast to the main combative soldiers.

Lian Laosan and Shui Sheng ran into the team, followed by a brand player, and soon disappeared into the sea of people.

"Lord Wu, I'm going to move forward." Qi Jiguang said to Wu Jie.

The enemy's long-range fire range was only one mile, and since the troops had already begun to charge, it was natural for the command post to move forward.

Wu Jie: "I'll go too." ”

So he rode up the straw-paved path. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )