Qi Jiguang (1528-1587) was born into a military family in Dingyuan County of Anhui; he was a military general and national hero during the Ming Dynasty and was best remembered for his courage and leadership in the fight against Japanese pirates along the east coast of China. In 1553, Qi Jiguang was promoted to Assistant Regional Military Commissioner of defense force against Japanese pirates. The next year he was appointed the Military Commissioner, a rank similar to today¨ªs chief of staff in Zhejiang where the Japanese pirates colluded with their Chinese counterparts and expanded their forces, Qi led the Ming soldiers to a decisive victory. In the 40th year of Jiajing¡¯s Reign of the Qing Dynasty, his troops continued to deal fatal blows to the pirates at Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. The next year Qi Jiguang led his welltrained troops south into Fujian Province where pirate activities surged and had established strongholds along the coast. Ji¡¯s army eradicated major lairs of Japanese pirates, including the one at Hengyu. In 44th year of Jiajing Reign, he exterminated the Japanese pirates in Guangdong Province. In order to resist Japanese pirates, he innovated a series of military reforms, which were mainly embodies in four aspects: 74 Historic Figures upgrading machines, incorporating and training troops, strengthening defense matters and training united combat. From the experience of the maneuver he wrote Records of ¡°Military Training¡± and ¡°Military Strategy¡±, which became an invaluable reference for military leaders after him.