Treatise on Military Preparation: Coastal Defense of Zhejiang

Company Commander for Coastal Defense at Haining Haining Beiwo Bazong

Company Commander for Coastal Defense at Songmen Songmen Beiwo Bazong

The six Company Commanders listed above carry out their duties according to the protocols and authority of a Regional Military Commissioner. original: 都指揮體統 (Duzhihui titong). This indicates that although these officers held the rank of "Company Commander," they were granted the prestige and administrative weight of a much higher-ranking general to ensure they had sufficient authority over local defense.

Company Commander for the Mobile Strike Force Tongling Youbing Bazong

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Coastal Guards and Battalions Yanhai Weisuo

In the seventeenth year of the Hongwu reign [1384], Tang He, the Duke of Xinguo, was commissioned to organize the coastal defense against Japanese pirates. All of the garrison towns, fortifications, patrol stations, and strategic passes were established by him at that time. Tang He (1326–1395) was a founding general of the Ming Dynasty. His "Wei-Suo" (Guard-Battalion) system created a permanent military presence along the coast where soldiers lived in fortified colonies.

Jinxiang Guard Jinxiang Wei

Staffed by 684 state-farm soldiers. original: 屯軍 (tunjun). These were military colonists who farmed local land to remain self-sufficient while providing a ready defense force.

Pumen Battalion Pumen Suo

Zhuangshi Battalion Zhuangshi Suo

Shayuan Battalion Shayuan Suo

Wenzhou Guard Wenzhou Wei

Staffed by 2,717 state-farm soldiers.

Hai'an Battalion Hai'an Suo

Rui'an Battalion Rui'an Suo

Pingyang Battalion Pingyang Suo