Qi Jiguang's Campaigns Against the Wokou

Timeline

1. 1561Taizhou · TaizhouQi Jiguang led the newly formed Qi Family Army to defeat the wokou nine consecutive times within Taizhou, annihilating several thousand of their main force, turning the tide in Zhejiang; his mandarin-duck formation and rigorous drilling became famous to later ages.
2. 1562–1563Hengyu, Fujian · FujianQi Jiguang was transferred to Fujian and, coordinating with Yu Dayou, burned down a wokou lair on Hengyu Island, subsequently clearing the Fujian coast of wokou one engagement at a time and reopening grain transport and trade routes.
3. 1565–1567Guangdong coast · GuangdongQi Jiguang was appointed general-in-chief of Guangdong and, with Tan Lun and others, continued pursuing the remaining wokou; by 1567 large-scale wokou raids on the southeast coast had essentially ceased and the coastal defense system was rebuilt.