In the Tang Dynasty, Tubo attacked the Tang Dynasty, and Zhang Shougui succeeded Wang Junhuan who died in battle. He was building the city wall when the enemy soldiers suddenly attacked. There is no defense equipment in the city, and everyone panicked. Shougui said, "We are outnumbered, and the city has just been destroyed. It is wrong to beat back the enemy with stones and bows and arrows. You have to use tactics. " He asked the soldiers to sit with him in the city, drinking and playing music as if nothing had happened. The enemy suspected that the city was prepared and had to retreat. Qi Zuling also used a similar method to retreat, which was one more trick than Zhang Shougui: when the thieves thought that the city was empty and there were no guards, they suddenly ordered the soldiers to shout loudly, which made the thieves confused and had to retreat.
Story 2- Uncle Zhan
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Yuan, the son of Yin in Chu State, wanted very much to have a beautiful sister-in-law Mrs. Wen after the death of his younger brother King Wen of Chu. He used various methods to please, but Mrs. Wen was indifferent. So he wants to build a career and show his ability to please Mrs. Wen.
In 666 BC, Qin Yuan, the grandson, led a chariot of 600 people to attack the State of Zheng. The army of Chu passed through several cities and reached the capital of Zheng. Zheng's national strength is weak, and the capital is even more empty, unable to resist the invasion of the Chu army.
Zheng's life is at stake, and his ministers are in constant fear. Some advocate paying peace, some advocate fighting to the death, and some advocate sticking to aid. None of these ideas can solve the national crisis. Uncle Zhan of Shangqing said: "It is not the best policy to make peace and fight the final battle. Insisting on waiting for help is a desirable solution. Zheng He and Qi have a covenant. Now they are in trouble, and Qi will send troops to help them. I'm afraid it's hard to persist just by talking about persistence. Childe Yuan cut Zheng, in fact, to please Mrs. Wen by taking credit for fame. He must be eager for success and particularly afraid of failure. I have a plan to retreat from the Chu army. "
According to the plan, Zheng made an arrangement in the city. Order all the soldiers to lie in ambush so that no soldier can be seen by the enemy. Let the shops open as usual, people come and go as usual, and don't show any panic. Open the city gate wide, put down the suspension bridge and pretend to be completely undefended.
When the pioneer of the Chu army arrived in Zheng's capital, he was very suspicious. Will there be an ambush in the city to lure me into a trap? Dare not move, wait for childe Yuan. Childe yuan arrived at the gate, also feel strange. He led people to the highlands outside the city and looked out. He saw that the city was really empty, but he also vaguely saw Zheng's flag flying. Childe thought there was fraud and could not attack rashly. He went to an advanced city to find the truth, so he stayed where he was.
At this time, Qi received a letter from Zheng and joined forces with Lu and Song to send troops to save Zheng. When Gongzi Yuan heard the newspaper, he knew that the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms had arrived, and the Chu army would not win. Fortunately, we have won several battles, so we should retreat quickly. He was afraid that Zheng Jun would go out of the city to pursue when he retreated, so he ordered the whole army to withdraw overnight, with medals and horses wrapped in hooves, without making a sound. All the camps will not be demolished, and the national flag will still fly.
The next morning, he went to the city to watch and said, "The Chu army has retreated." When they saw the flag of the enemy camp flying, they didn't believe that they had retreated. Uncle Zhan said, "If there are people in the camp, why are there so many birds hovering up and down?" He also deceived me with an empty plan and hurriedly withdrew. "This is the first time in the history of China to use the battle example of the empty city plan.
Story 3-Zhuge Liang
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang misused Ma Su and lost his strategic position-Jieting. Wei used Sima Yi to lead an army of1.5000.
Zhuge Liang's western market swarmed. At that time, there were no generals around Zhuge Liang, only a group of civil servants and military commanders. Half of the 5,000 troops led by Zhuge Liang went to transport food and grass, leaving only 2,500 soldiers in the city. Everyone was shocked to hear that Sima Yi was coming with troops. After Zhuge Liang boarded the tower to watch, he said to the people, "Don't panic. I can teach Sima Yi to retreat a little. "
So Zhuge Liang ordered all the flags to be hidden, and the soldiers stayed where they were. If anyone goes out without permission or makes noise, they will be beheaded immediately. He also asked the soldiers to open four gates, and sent 20 soldiers above each gate to dress up as ordinary people and sprinkle water to sweep the street. Zhuge Liang put on a crane himself, put on a tall black silk scarf, led two extremely young children, took a piano, sat down on the railing in front of the watchtower in the city, lit incense, and then slowly played the piano.
Sima Yi's vanguard troops arrived at the gate. Seeing this momentum, they dared not enter the city easily and hurried back to report to Sima Yi. Upon hearing this, Sima Yi smiled and said, "How is this possible?" So he stopped the three armies and flew to watch. Not far from the city, he really saw Zhuge Liang sitting on the rostrum, smiling, burning incense and playing the piano. On the left is an extremely bookish man with a sword in his hand; There is also an extremely young man on the right, with a dusting in his hand. Inside and outside the city gate, more than 20 ordinary people are sweeping their heads, and no one is watching.
After seeing it, Sima Yi was puzzled and went to Zhong Jun. In the future, the army will be retired from the current army. Si Mazhao, the second son, said, "Zhuge Liang's family has no soldiers, so he did this on purpose? Father, why do you want to retire? " Sima Yi said: "Zhuge Liang was cautious all his life and never took risks. Now that the gate is wide open, there will be an ambush inside. If our army goes in, it will just fall into their trap. Or hurry back! " So all the soldiers and horses retreated. Zhuge Liang's soldiers asked, "Sima Yi is a famous soldier of Wei. Today,150,000 elite soldiers came here. When they met the Prime Minister, they quickly retreated. Why? " He said, "as the art of war says, know yourself and know yourself, and you will win every battle." You can fight a hundred battles. If it were Si Mazhao and Cao Cao, I would never dare to implement this plan. "
Story 4-Li Guang
During the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north became more and more powerful and constantly attacked the Central Plains. Li Ren, the flying general, was the satrap, resisting the Huns from going south.
One day, the eunuch sent by the emperor to Shang Jun took people out hunting and was attacked by three Xiongnu soldiers. The eunuch was injured and fled back. Li was furious and personally led hundreds of cavalry to chase after him. I have been chasing dozens of insights, and finally caught up with them. I killed two and lived one. I was about to return to the camp when I suddenly found that thousands of tarquin people were coming here. The Xiongnu team also found Li Guang, but when they saw that there were only hundreds of cavalry in Li Guang, they thought it was the striker of the large forces that lured the enemy. They didn't dare to attack rashly, so they hurried up the mountain and arrayed themselves to observe the movement. Li Guang's cavalry was in a panic. Li Guang steadied the team calmly: "We only have more than 100 riders, which is dozens of miles away from our camp. If we run away, the Huns will come after us. If we don't move, the enemy will definitely suspect that our army is big, and they will never dare to attack easily. Now, we move on. " When he arrived only two miles away from the enemy lines, Li Guang ordered, "Everyone dismount and rest." Li Guang's soldiers unloaded their saddles and laid leisurely on the grass, watching the horses eat grass with relish.
The Huns will feel very strange and send an officer out to observe the situation. Li Guang immediately mounted his horse, rushed over and shot the officer with an arrow. Then go back to the original place and continue to rest.
When the Huns saw this situation, they were even more alarmed. They knew that Li Guang had answers and there would be an ambush nearby. After dark, Li Guang's people did not move. Xiongnu will be afraid of being raided by large troops and lead the troops to escape in a panic. Hundreds of riders from Li Guang returned to the camp safely.