Chapter 211: The New Book of Discipline
Li You took the silver that Qi Jiguang had worked so hard to raise, and went with an extremely serious attitude... Bribe, well, this mood is indeed a bit inconsistent, but it is also a true portrayal of Li You's mood; There is no way, I have been tossed by Yan Song's party in the early morning, if you want to maintain the existence of the Qi family's army, you must use this means to protect the peace of the sea and frontier. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Therefore, Qi Jiguang's bribery not only did not make Li You look at him differently, but became more and more respectful, and in order to protect the safety of the party, he was willing to do these things that he was very reluctant to do, which would not reduce Qi Jiguang's brilliance in the slightest.
So in order to better complete the task, Li You did not use Qi Jiguang's silver to buy gifts, but after inquiring about the preferences of this Hu Gongzi, he selected a few gifts from Helan Jinming's treasures and sent them, and successfully completed the task, and then quickly returned to Taizhou, in the days of Qi's army, he felt that he benefited a lot, he refused to waste a trace of time, it was about to be the forty years of Jiajing, this year the battle of Taizhou was about to begin, and the days when he could stay in Daming were really numbered, and he must cherish it.
"Late life is fortunate not to be dishonored, Hu Gongzi is very happy to receive the gift, it seems that in the next few months, we can train with peace of mind and wait for the arrival of the Japanese Kou." Back in the Qi family army camp, Li You reported to Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang patiently asked what gift Li You had given, what kind of expression Hu Gongzi had when he received the gift, etc., and then said with emotion, "The value of these gifts is far higher than the silver I gave you, didn't Wenyang pay for it himself?" ”
"No, it's just that the late student happened to know that these things could be bought cheaply there, and it didn't exceed the expenses given by General Qi." In fact, it didn't cost a penny at all.
"If it weren't for Wenyang, I'm afraid other people wouldn't be able to do this anyway." Qi Jiguang was still very satisfied with the outcome of this matter, but his family was poor for a while, but he couldn't find anything suitable to reward Li You, and after thinking for a long time, he got up and took out a stack of manuscripts and handed it to Li You, "This is the military book that Qi is writing, if Wenyang is interested, you might as well take it and take a look." ”
"Book of War?" Li You suddenly became interested, Qi Jiguang's attainments in the art of war are extraordinary, and he can even be said to be the last master of the classical art of war in China, and the book of war he wrote must be excellent.
There is such a legend about Qi Jiguang's attainments in the art of war, it is said that Qi Jiguang was transferred to Jimen for three years after taking the martial arts examination, during which he studied "Sun Tzu's Art of War" all day long, and made a critical analysis of this sacred book of the Chinese art of war, from which he summed up his own art of war.
For example, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: Don't hit the dignified array, but Qi Jiguang thinks: When tens of thousands of people are upright, they come and go, and they are close to each other; "Sun Tzu's Art of War" also said: Don't follow the north), Qi Jiguang continued to criticize: collect the whole army, keep people to search, and chase with drums; It is precisely this spirit of not blindly obeying authority that has created Qi Jiguang's profound strategy of war.
Could this be the famous "New Book of Ji Xiao" in later generations? Li You turned the page of the book with excitement, a qualified general cannot only rely on "The Art of War" to lead troops to fight, because "The Art of War" talks about the big aspects of war, and lacks details, if you only read this book, the general will encounter many problems that make him overwhelmed; However, the "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness" is different, this book summarizes the management and training of troops in great detail, if someone can fully do what is written in the book, he can definitely bring out a strong army in the era of cold weapons.
Sure enough, when he saw the big words of "Ji Xiao New Book" at the top of the manuscript, Li You almost screamed excitedly, this is the first draft of Qi Jiguang's "Ji Xiao New Book"! It was a national treasure-level cultural relic in the later generations, and at the moment, he ignored the big tent in Qi Jiguang, and immediately browsed it seriously.
"When the husband says 'discipline effect,' it is clear that it is not empty words, and it is said that it is a 'new book,' so it is clear that it is out of the law and not in the mud of the law, and it is appropriate to take measures in accordance with the time." At the beginning, the purpose of writing this book is explained, Qi Jiguang wants to write a military book that is different from "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wei Xuanzi", and "Li Weigong's Questions and Answers", which have been passed down for a long time, this is a very practical and untrue military book.
"In the past few years, Yu Cheng has lacked Zhedong, but he knows Sun Wu's law, and the program is subtle. The first is to start with the detailed program, and none of them are enough. The so-called superior teachings of the Judah Zen family are also, and the scholars are not able to take measures. Therefore, it is a collection of training soldiers, self-selection of acres of people, as well as orders, tactics, camps, martial arts, guards, water warfare, and in-between the practical and effective ones, respectively, respectively, the first order, each for a volume, to the three armies of the sea to practice. This is Qi Jiguang's preface, which explains the origin of this book and the general structure of this book.
Li You continued to read, this military masterpiece is divided into eighteen volumes, namely: the first chapter of the army, the second chapter of the drill order, the third chapter of the battle order, the fourth chapter of the soldiers, the fifth chapter of the law prohibition, the sixth chapter of comparison, the seventh chapter of the camp, the eighth chapter of the drill chapter, the ninth chapter of the expedition, the tenth chapter of the long soldier, the eleventh chapter of the card flute, the twelfth chapter of the short soldier, the thirteenth chapter of the archery, the fourteenth chapter of the fist scripture, the fifteenth chapter of the weapons chapter, the sixteenth chapter of the banner chapter, the seventeenth chapter of the guard chapter, and the eighteenth chapter of the sailor.
This book made a detailed analysis of the topography of Zhejiang's coastal areas and the specific situation of the Ming army and the Japanese invaders, explained the necessity and importance of organizing and training the new army according to the current situation, and put forward a relatively complete set of training theories and plans. However, the truth contained in it can not only be used in the coastal areas of Zhejiang, or to deal with the Japanese pirates; It's a one-size-fits-all guideline.
Li You was fascinated for a while, and from time to time compared and analyzed the ideas expounded by Qi Jiguang in the book with what he saw in the Three Kingdoms, the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and the Great Wei Dynasty, and consciously gained a lot; Li Guang can also love soldiers like sons in training, but he loses his rigor; Cheng Buzhi is rigorous, but it seems too stiff; Zhang Xun is compassionate to his subordinates and has strict discipline, but after all, he is a literati and does not know enough about equipment coordination and battle formations......
Looking at the generals Li You has seen, there may be those who surpass Qi Jiguang in commanding operations or personal bravery, but none of them can compete with him in the matter of military training, Li Guang is not good, Cheng is not knowledgeable, and Zhang Xun is not good; Expanding the scope to the entire annals of Chinese history, I am afraid that only a few people such as Yue Fei can be compared with Qi Jiguang.
If you don't say anything else, just with this military book, you won't come to Daming in vain! Li You couldn't help but sigh, and buried himself in reading hard again, until night was approaching, and was awakened by Qi Jiguang from his addiction. (To be continued.) )