Cardinal999
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Originally posted by sonshi
On deadly ground, I show the troops our resolve to fight to the death.
As mentioned earlier, the wise strategist must have his team psychologically and mentally united in combating the opposition in a major situation of [Life and Death].
The wise strategist must remind his team that there is no tomorrow. And that they must follow his commands implicitly in order to make the ultimate stand.
This quote reminds me of #28 of the 36 Strategems [Removing the ladder after the ascent]
In the year 204 BC, generals of Han Xin and Zhang Er led 20,000 troops to attack the fiefdom of Zhao to consolidate the Han dynasty. King Xie of Zhao and general Chen Yu gathered 200,000 soldiers to do battle with Han Xin.
First Han Xin quietly sent two cavalry divisions of 2,000 men to flank the Zhao headquarters, ordering them to charge into the campsite and plant their flags when they see the Zhao army falling back to their camp in full force.
Then he told Zhang Er to take 10,000 soldiers to form a battle formation on the eastern bank of the river with the soldier's backs to the river.
Han Xin sent out one division to make a brief show of fighting and retreated luring the enemy to the river. Han Xin met up with Zhang Er at the riverbank and said, "We're caught between the river and the pursuers. Instead of drowning, let's fight for our survival."
Although outnumbered, Han Xin's men put up a spirited fight. General Chen Yu was beheaded and King Xie was taken captive.
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{* CARDINAL999 *}
"In the Field of Observation, Fortune Favors the Prepared (and the Bold)."
"The stillness in stillness is not the true stillness; only when there is stillness in motion does the universal rhythm manifest." - Old Daoist Text
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