Chinese army vs Japanese pirates in 1557 [Eng Sub] 戚继光岑港战倭寇

Qi Jiguang was a Chinese military general of the Ming dynasty during 16th century. He’s known for defending China’s east coastal regions against “wokou”: organised armies of raiders that consisted of Japanese ronins and local Chinese pirates. Qi was a military genius who invented effective infantry weapons (such as langxian or “wolf pike”) and tactics (most notably the 12-man “mandarin duck” squad formation). He also incorporated a volunteer-based recruitment (as opposed to the traditional conscription) tha