When the previous guard of the Governor's Palace, who was in charge of delivering the news, entered the barracks under the leadership of the sergeants, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

I saw Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou standing on a high platform, commanding the soldiers under their command, practicing a new military formation.

"Gather!"

After the order was given, a team of eleven people gathered at a rapid pace.

The soldier at the front is the captain, and the two people behind are holding shields in their hands, and they are responsible for guarding the entire formation from being scattered by the enemy! In addition, there are two people armed with short knives, who are responsible for guarding and supporting, and when the enemy adopts a roundabout tactic, they rush up and slash the enemy.

In addition, in the middle, there were four pikemen armed with spears, two on each side, the captain who was responsible for guarding the front, and the two soldiers with shields.

At the end, there are two soldiers armed with firearms, and their mission is to use them to kill and injure enemies from a distance.

"Well, yes, that's all for today!"

After Qi Jiguang finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Yu Dayou on the side and spoke.

"Well, I think so too."

Seeing this, Yu Dayou on the side nodded, and then responded.

"General, there are guards from the Governor's Palace outside asking to see you, and he said that he is here to deliver news!"

At this moment, I saw Qi Jiguang's personal guard step forward and report respectfully.

"Well, General Ben knows, let him come over."

Qi Jiguang didn't seem surprised by the news, and then ordered.

"Yes, General!"

The personal guard replied and walked away quickly.

After a while, the guard of the Governor's Mansion who had come to the barracks to deliver the news, under the guidance of the two of them, came to Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou and saluted respectfully.

"I've seen two generals!"

"Well, tell me, what's the matter?"

Qi Jiguang nodded, withdrew his gaze from the visitor, and then asked.

"That's right, the Governor said, count the days, the reward of the imperial court should be coming soon!"

"Therefore, he asked you to go to the Governor's Palace."

After listening to the news brought by this guard, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou couldn't help but have a smile on their faces.

I saw Yu Dayou cough lightly twice and said slowly.

"Well, we know, and we'll be rushing to the Governor's Mansion right away."

"You go back first!"

"Thank you, two generals!"

Seeing that his task had been completed, the guard finished saluting Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, then mounted his fast horse and galloped away in the direction he came.

……

Zhejiang, Zhejiang's Governor's Palace.

After the guard told Hu Zongxian everything he had seen and heard on his trip, he left respectfully.

"A new formation?"

After listening to the guard's report, Hu Zongxian couldn't help but mutter.

At that moment, there was a sound of proclamation from outside.

"Your Excellency Governor Qiqi, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou have arrived at the Governor's Mansion and are waiting at the door right now."

"Well, let them wait in the council hall first, and the official will go over later."

Hu Zongxian didn't even raise his head, and commanded casually.

"Yes, Lord Governor."

After the comer responded, he turned around and left, for fear of disturbing Hu Zongxian's rest.

After a long time, I saw Hu Zongxian slowly get up from the recliner, and after moving his limbs a little, he walked towards the meeting hall of the Governor's Mansion with his hands behind his back and pacing at an extraordinarily leisurely pace.

When Hu Zongxian stepped into the hall of the Governor's Mansion with his hands behind his back, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, who had been waiting on the seats, suddenly got up from their seats and said in a deep voice.

"I've seen the Governor!"

"Sit, both of you."

Hu Zongxian didn't seem to care much about this, but just waved his hand and motioned for the two to sit back in their positions.

"I heard from the previous guards that you are experimenting with a new military formation, how is the progress so far?"

After Hu Zongxian got up and picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of hot tea, he turned his gaze to the two of them and asked.

"Report to the Governor, right now, this kind of military formation that is being experimented with by his subordinates will be named the Mandarin Duck Formation!"

When Qi Jiguang saw Hu Zongxian mention this, he immediately got up from his seat and responded in a deep voice.

"Oh, Mandarin Duck Formation?"

After listening to Qi Jiguang's explanation, Hu Zongxian was quite puzzled by this, and his face was full of doubts.

"Well, yes, Mandarin Duck Array!"

"Your Excellency the Governor, the last general will develop this new military formation, on the one hand, to deal with the Japanese in the coastal areas, and on the other hand, to guard against the cavalry on the Tatar side!"

After listening to Qi Jiguang's explanation, Hu Zongxian suddenly realized in his heart.

Qi Jiguang, as the chief soldier of Jizhou, in addition to exterminating the Japanese invaders, also had to beware of the Tatar cavalry on the grassland everywhere.

"These guys, from time to time, come to invade my Daming border and plunder everywhere!"

"Now, the plague in the south has been eliminated, and sooner or later this official will write to His Majesty, wave his army to the north, and wipe them out!"

After listening to Qi Jiguang's story, Hu Zongxian couldn't help but say in a deep voice.

"Yes, the current situation in the north is not optimistic, and it is all supported by Yang Bo alone."

Seeing this, Qi Jiguang on the side also followed closely with Ying Hedao.

"Yang Bo, it seems that he was appreciated by Zhai (zhai) Luan when he inspected the nine sides in the early years, and then passed through Jizhou and Baoding military affairs, if this official is not mistaken, he seems to be currently serving as the Zuo Shangshu of the Ministry of War?"

After Hu Zongxian heard the name Yang Bo, he recalled it for a long time, and then confirmed it to Qi Jiguang.

"Your Excellency, you are right, exactly."

Seeing this, Qi Jiguang immediately responded.

"Alas, in recent years, it can be regarded as suffering him!"

"All along, the strategy implemented by the imperial court has been to start with the south and then the north! In other words, after the plague in the south was lifted, the Tatars in the north were slowly reinstated. ”

"Therefore, the north has always adopted an active defensive strategy!"

"Now that the plague in the south has been eliminated, it's time to think about dealing with the Tatars in the north."

Hu Zongxian tapped the table with his fingers very regularly and said slowly.

"Your Excellency the Governor, do you want to ......?"

Yu Dayou on the side seemed to see what Hu Zongxian was thinking, and after taking a deep breath and calming down, he asked.

"Well, that's right, this official intends to send a message to His Majesty's side in a few days, asking the imperial court to make corresponding preparations, and gradually shift the center of gravity to the northern Tartary."

Hu Zongxian nodded and responded.

"Well, what the Governor said makes sense, the problem of the Southern and Northern Tartars, which had plagued the imperial court for a long time, has been half solved!"

"If we can eliminate the Tatars who are entrenched in the north and come to intrude on my Ming border from time to time, not only can we make the border stable, but also be able to drive straight in, and occupy the grassland there as my Ming horse farm."

The more Yu Dayou spoke, the more excited he became, and he was almost about to get up from his seat, his eyes full of hope.

At this moment, there was a rather flustered footsteps from outside the door, and Hu Zongxian couldn't help frowning when he saw this.

After a while, I saw that the person who came looked flustered, knelt on the ground with a 'plop', turned his eyes to Hu Zongxian, who was sitting at the top, and reported in a deep voice.

"Enlightenment...... Lord Qiyu, the reward of the imperial court has arrived, and the person who came here this time is still the father-in-law from before. ”

"Well, the official knows, you go down."

After Hu Zongxian heard the news, he drank all the tea in the cup, and then commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After the call, he left the chamber of the Governor's Palace.

(End of chapter)