1. Concealing the truth and crossing the sea
Xue Rengui, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, proposed a plan to Yuchi Gong so that the emperor could cross the sea and conquer the east. This plan was to conceal the truth and cross the sea. That is, without telling the emperor Li Shimin, they used wooden boats to look like islands and crossed the sea without Li Shimin's knowledge.
2. Claiming in the East and Attacking in the West
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Chao sent troops to the Western Regions with the purpose of uniting all the countries in the Western Regions to fight against the Xiongnu. In order to make it easier for the countries in the Western Regions to fight together against the Huns, the north-south passage must first be opened. The Shache Kingdom, located on the western edge of the desert, incited the surrounding small countries to submit to the Xiongnu and oppose the Han Dynasty.
Ban Chao decided to pacify Yarkand first. King Yarkand went north to Qiuci for help. King Qiuci personally led 50,000 troops to rescue Yarkand. Banchao united with Khotan and other countries, with only 25,000 troops. The enemy is outnumbered and we are difficult to defeat, so we must outwit them.
Ban Chao then decided to attack the east and attack the west to confuse the enemy. He sent people to spread dissatisfaction with Ban Chao among the army, making it impossible to defeat Kucha and showing signs of retreat. And especially let the Yarkand prisoners hear it clearly.
At dusk that day, Ban Chao ordered the Khotan army to retreat eastward, and he led his troops to retreat westward. On the surface, he appeared panicked and deliberately let the prisoners escape. The prisoners fled back to the Yarkand camp and hurriedly reported the news of the Han army's hasty retreat.
King Kuci was overjoyed and mistakenly believed that Ban Chao was afraid of him and fled in a hurry. He wanted to take this opportunity to hunt down Ban Chao. He immediately ordered his troops to divide into two groups to pursue the fleeing enemy. He personally led 10,000 elite troops to the west to pursue Ban Chao. Ban Chao was confident and took advantage of the darkness to cover the desert. He retreated only ten miles and his troops took cover on the spot.
King Qiuci was eager to win and led his pursuers to fly past Banchao's hiding place. Banchao immediately gathered his troops, and with the Khotan troops and horses agreed in advance, they quickly returned to attack Yarkand. Ban Chao's troops fell from the sky, and Yarkand was caught off guard and quickly disintegrated.
King Yarkand was so frightened that he could not escape, so he had to surrender. The King of Kucha was so aggressive that he chased them all night, but saw no trace of Banchao's troops. He also heard reports that Yarkand had been pacified and that the casualties of the troops and horses were slightly heavy. The situation was over, so he had to pack up the remaining troops and return to Kucha in despair.
3. Empty City Strategy
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang lost the strategic location of Jieting due to the misuse of Ma Su. Wei general Sima Yi took advantage of the situation and led an army of 150,000 to swarm towards the west city where Zhuge Liang was located. Come.
At that time, Zhuge Liang had no generals around him, only a group of civilian officials. Half of the 5,000 troops he led had gone to transport grain and grass, leaving only 2,500 soldiers in the city.
Everyone was shocked when they heard the news that Sima Yi was coming with his troops. After Zhuge Liang climbed to the tower to watch, he said to everyone: "Don't panic, everyone. I can teach Sima Yi to retreat with a little strategy." So Zhuge Liang sent an order to hide all the flags and keep the soldiers where they are. Don't move. If anyone goes out privately or makes a loud noise, he will be beheaded immediately. Soldiers were also asked to open the four city gates, and 20 soldiers were sent to pretend to be ordinary people at each gate and sprinkle water to sweep the streets.
Zhuge Liang himself put on the crane cloak and tall silk scarf, led two little book boys and a piano, went to the city and sat down on the railing in front of the enemy tower, lit incense, Then he started playing the piano slowly.
Sima Yi's vanguard troops arrived at the city. Seeing this momentum, they did not dare to enter the city easily, so they hurried back to report to Sima Yi. After hearing this, Sima Yi smiled and said: "How is this possible?"
So he ordered the three armies to stop and flew forward to watch. Not far from the city, he saw Zhuge Liang sitting on the tower with a big smile, burning incense and playing the piano. There is a book boy on the left, holding a sword in his hand; there is also a book boy on the right, holding a whisk in his hand.
Inside and outside the city gate, more than 20 people who looked like ordinary people were sweeping their heads, as if there was no one around. After seeing this, Sima Yi was confused, so he came to the middle army and ordered the rear army to act as the front army, and the front army to act as the rear army to retreat.
His second son Sima Zhao asked: "Is it because Zhuge Liang has no soldiers at home, so he deliberately made this happen? Father, why do you want to retreat?"
Sima Yi said: "Zhuge Liang I have always been cautious and never took risks. Now that the city gate is wide open, there must be an ambush inside. If our army goes in, we will fall into their trap." So all the troops retreated.
4. The Bitter Meat Strategy
During the Spring and Autumn Period, King Helu of Wu killed King Liao of Wu and won the throne. He was very afraid that King Wu's son Qingji would avenge his father. Qingji was expanding his power in Weiguo and was preparing to attack Qi and seize the throne.
Helu was worried all day long and asked minister Wu Zixu to help him get rid of Qingji. Wu Yuxu recommended a wise and brave warrior named Yaoli to Helu. Seeing that Yao Li was short and thin, Helu said, "Qing Ji is tall and powerful, how can we kill him?"
Yao Li said, "To assassinate Qing Ji, we must rely on wisdom rather than strength. . As long as we can get close to him, things will be easy to handle." Helu said, "Qingji is the most guarded against Wu. How can he get close to him?" Yaoli said, "As long as the king cuts me off." "If you kill my wife, I can gain Yu Qingji's trust." Helu refused to agree. Yaoli said: "I am willing to sacrifice my family for my country and my body for the Lord.