Zhang Shougui was a famous frontier general in Xuanzong period of Tang Dynasty. During my busy schedule, he has been guarding the border for a long time, fighting against the invaders of Turks, Khitan and Tubo many times and making meritorious deeds. Known as "meritorious border town, world tiger minister." It is said that in the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan (AD 727), the Tubo people attacked Guazhou (now southwest of Anxi, Gansu), and the garrison commander Wang Junhuan died, and Zhang Shougui was appointed as the secretariat of Guazhou.

As soon as he arrived, he immediately organized soldiers and people to build a wall to resist the enemy's attack. But before the wall was repaired, the Tubo people suddenly attacked and hit the city gate. Everyone turned pale with fear, but Zhang Shougui was very calm. He used his quick wits and said, "The enemy is outnumbered, so we can't fight hard with sharp arrows and stones. We must use tactics to retreat. "

So he boarded the tower, bought wine and had fun, and found musicians to play the piano and sing, and gave a big banquet to treat the soldiers. When the Tubo people saw that there was an ambush in the suspected city, they retreated without fighting. Zhang Shougui immediately led his troops in pursuit and defeated the Tubo people.

2. Sun Jian

In A.D. 190, Sun Jian was ordered to defeat General Lu and the secretariat of Yuzhou, and stationed troops in Luyang (to Lushan, Henan), ready to send troops to crusade against Dong Zhuo. One day, Sun Jian pulled up a tent outside the city to bid farewell to the grain transportation department. At that time, officials gathered on the stage and soldiers showed off the stage. Suddenly, Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of cavalry rushed to the front of the city, ready to attack Sun Jian. The situation was very critical.

In front of the enemy city, Sun Jian made a joke and continued to drink and have fun with the generals. Seeing that Dong Zhuo had more and more troops, he stood up slowly and guided the troops into the city in an orderly way. When Dong Zhuo's officers and men saw that Sun Jian's troops were orderly, as if nothing had happened, they thought there would be an ambush, did not dare to attack the city, and led the troops to retreat. Sun Jian repelled tens of thousands of enemy troops with his wisdom and courage.

3. Xiao Chengzhi

In the 7th year of Yuan Jia in Liu Song Dynasty (AD 430), the Northern Wei army attacked Jinan. At that time, Xiao Chengzhi was the prefect of Jinan, and only led hundreds of foot soldiers to bravely resist and sang an "Empty City Plan".

At that time, the Northern Wei Dynasty had assembled a huge army at the gates. Knowing that he was outnumbered, Xiao Chengzhi ordered the soldiers to hide and open the gate wide. Xiao Chengzhi's men were puzzled and asked, "The thieves are outnumbered, so why underestimate the enemy!" Xiao Chengzhi calmly replied: "It is very important to hold this poor city today. If you show weakness again, you will be slaughtered. You should only see the strong and wait for it. " It is essential to be trapped in an isolated city abandoned behind enemy lines. If you show weakness to the enemy, you will be slaughtered. You must wait for the enemy with a strong appearance. Seeing this situation, the sergeant of the Northern Wei Dynasty suspected that there was a heavy ambush in the city, so he retired.

4. Yu Xun

Duke Guo, the secretariat of Yuzhou, led tens of thousands of troops to Juancheng. There is a rumor that he colluded with Lu Bu, and people in the city are very scared. Guo Gong asked to meet Yu Xun. Yu Xun wanted to go out of the city to meet him. Xia Houdun and others dissuaded him, saying, "You are the head of a state, and it will be dangerous to go out of the city."

Yu Xun said: "The friendship between Guo Gong and Zhang Miao did not last long. Now that they have come so fast, they must not have decided their strategy. Convince him before he decides his strategy, even if he can't help us, he can remain neutral. If you doubt him first, you will make him make up his mind in a rage and throw himself at him. " Seeing that Xun was fearless, Guo Gong thought that Juancheng was not easy to break, so he led the army to leave.

5. Liu Kun

During the Western Jin Dynasty, tens of thousands of Xiongnu soldiers besieged Jinyang. Liu Kun with a genial smile that, such as recklessly with the enemy, is bound to defeat the city, so tight defense, while writing for reinforcements. Seven days have passed, reinforcements haven't arrived yet, and the city is poor in food and grass, and the war is in turmoil. Liu Kun boarded the tower, overlooking the enemy camp outside the city, thinking hard about countermeasures.

Suddenly, he remembered the story of "besieged on all sides", so he ordered all the soldiers who could play Hu Jia to report to the account, and soon formed a Hu Jia band to play "Hu Xiang" towards the enemy camp. They blew mournfully, and the Xiongnu soldiers were demoralized. This song was played again in the middle of the night, and the Xiongnu soldiers missed their hometown and came back in tears.

Extended data:

The empty city plan is a fictional story, and the thirty-second of the thirty-six plans is a psychological tactic.

In an emergency, bold and risky actions often lead to the enemy's wrong judgment and can often achieve the goal of overcoming difficulties. This strategic idea contained in the empty city plan was not only used by the ancients to defend the city, but also used in the encounter between the enemy and ourselves. As a psychological tactic, it is not to defeat the enemy with strength, but to study the psychological activities of the enemy commander in chief, so as to achieve the purpose of defeating the enemy and scaring off the enemy soldiers. When using it, you must have enough courage. Including Seo Woo, Zhao Yun, Cao Cao, Zushen and others. Zhuge Liang used it in the fictional plot of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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