783: The fourth set of "Thirty-six Strategies" melee strategy

The nineteenth plan is to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle

Invincible to its strength, and eliminate its momentum, to the image of the dry.

The meaning of this is that when two armies confront each other, they will not directly resist their edge, but weaken their momentum, fundamentally reduce their combat effectiveness, and subdue them by means of overcoming rigidity with softness.

The phrase "drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle" is based on the Liang Dynasty text written by Wei Mu, the 'Three Talents of the Northern Dynasty' who wrote the Book of Wei in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and is used as a metaphor for the meaning that a matter should be fundamentally solved. 'Draw wages from the bottom of the kettle' and 'raise the soup to stop boiling' are synonymous, but the meanings are different. 'Raising the soup to stop the boiling' is to find a way to ease it after the incident and prevent it from continuing to deteriorate, which is a temporary symptomatic solution. "Drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle" refers to the removal of firewood from the bottom of the pot, which is a means to prevent the outbreak of an incident or to seek a thorough rectification after the outbreak, and it is a way to cure the root cause. Used in struggle, 'drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle' is a 'bottom-up tactic'. When facing each other and fighting each other, avoid making a frontal main attack, and work from behind the other side's back, plot from the side, pull its hind legs, and dismantle its backstage, so that it unconsciously becomes a deflated ball. The clever use of the 'bottom-up tactic' lies in listening to it silently, seeing it invisible, infinite as heaven and earth, and difficult as yin and yang.

Sun Tzu's Art of War is said to be 'very small, as for silence, so he can be the commander of the enemy.' 'Commander, that is, able to control the life and death of the enemy, like the god of heaven. That is to say, having mastered the initiative in battle, can confuse the enemy's will, and influence the enemy's actions, this is a kind of attack with cold arrows, combined with a set of rumors to make trouble, causing trouble, and can not only surrender without a fight, but also surrender people's weapons in a battle, which can be described as a brilliant and clever attack. Whether it is in the love field, the shopping mall, the battlefield or the political stage of life, this 'salary from the bottom of the kettle' is really the most vicious conspiracy, which has great effects and small effects. On the battlefield, this tactic is used the most.

During the Warring States Period, King Yan Zhao worshiped Le Yi as a general, raised troops for revenge, and even went down more than 70 cities of Qi State, only Mo and Jucheng did not fall. Le Yi wanted to win the hearts of the people, not to force it too much, and only to besiege the two cities. As for the king of Yanzhao, King Hui ascended the throne. The new king and Le Yi have always had contradictions, and when Qi Jiangtian saw this situation, he used a plan of 'drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle' to get Le Yi away. So he sent people to Yan to spread rumors, saying, 'Le Yi can join the city of Qi in June and establish himself as the king of Qi. When King Hui heard that, he immediately changed his commander before the battle and sent cavalry robbers to replace Le Yi's military power, and Le Yi was afraid of the crime and fled to Zhao. As soon as he took office, he changed the old law, ordered the siege of the city, and was used several times by Tian Dan to drive the fire ox to break the Yan army, kill the cavalry, and regain the lost territory.

Fan Sui of the Qin State also used this strategy to break the Zhao State. The king of Qin attacked Zhao, and Zhao's general Lian was firmly defended, and the Qin army could not take a step beyond Lei Chi. King Zhao did not know Lian Po's tactics and repeatedly ordered an attack, but Lian Po did not listen. Seeing this opportunity, Qin Xiang Fan Sui made the spies spread rumors, saying, 'Qin is most afraid of General Zhao Kuo, Lian Po is a mediocre talent, afraid that he will not be able to die, and sooner or later he will be captured.' King Zhao believed that it was true, but made Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po, Fan Sui knew that King Zhao was in the plan, so he secretly sent General Bai Qi to increase his troops, booby-trapped Zhao Kuo, and killed Zhao Guo to kill 200,000 soldiers.

When Chu and Han were fighting, Xiang Yu used this trick on Liu Bang, but he couldn't hide it from Zhang Liang, and he wasted a lot of scheming. When the battle of Guangwu was held, Xiang Yu wanted to force Liu Bang to withdraw from the army, so he took out Liu Bang's father, put it in front of the oil pot, and said to Liu Bang: "If you don't withdraw the army, your father will be killed." At this time, if Liu Bang's heart is soft, he may withdraw his troops and surrender, and Xiang Yu can sit on the throne, and history will be rewritten! But Zhang Liang had already taught Lao Liu, and Lao Liu laughed and said: 'I am a brother with you, and my father is also your father, I don't care what I do, if you want to cook and kill, it is better to give me a piece of the pie.' In this way, Xiang Yu simply has no way to take this Laipi Liu Bang Liu Daxia, Lao Liu is so thick-skinned that there is no rule of law.

The reason why Zhuge Liang died before he left the Three Kingdoms was not because the later lord Liu Chan fell for Sima Yi's plan and recalled Zhuge Liang on the front line?

The above examples belong to the military, and the most outstanding one in politics is Mozi's non-offensive skills. During the Warring States Period, Lu Ban built a new set of weapons for the king of Chu to attack the Song State, Mozi knew the news, and traveled thousands of miles to stop him, and in front of the king of Chu, he improvised and performed nine offensive and defensive drills, gritted his teeth, and fought until he deterred the militants, so as to avoid a cruel war.

In addition, our sage Confucius was also planted under this 'salary from the bottom of the kettle', and he wanted to live a wandering life in exile, which shows that the embodiment of benevolence, righteousness and morality cannot withstand the twists of the six, and it also proves that the most effective objects of the trick are those Taoist gentlemen. Confucius was such a person. Otherwise, why could Qi Jinggong be angry with Confucius?

There is also one of the most wonderful stories, as a thief to make a great cause of stability and stability, it is nothing more than the use of this 'bottom of the kettle' strategy. The story happens like this: During the Warring States Period, the State of Qi sent troops to fight the State of Chu, and the order of the State of Chu Yin (发yi

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ot yi one, yi) Zifa led the troops to resist. After three battles and three defeats, he was about to raise a white flag and surrender. After exhausting many strategies, there was no way, and the Qi army was never affected, but became stronger and stronger. When Zifa was at a loss for what to do, when he had no way out, and his face was sad, a thief asked to see the commander and said, 'I will steal, and at this time, I am willing to go to the enemy camp and try it, believing that it will turn the situation around.' When Zifa was helpless, he sent him to do some activities. So, the thief sneaked into the enemy camp, stole Qi and handed the tent to Zifa, who made it back to General Qi. The next night, the thief stole back Qi Jiang's pillow and returned it. On the third night, the thief stole the hair plug on Qi Jiang's head again, and Zifa Fu made it back. General Qi couldn't help but be shocked, thinking to himself that if this continued, wouldn't it be that even his head would be stolen? So he hurriedly ordered the class to return to the court, so the state of Chu turned the corner. It's a super international joke! Wonderful! Incisive (fart)! ”

Twentieth plan to fish in mixed waters

Take advantage of its chaos, benefit its weakness and have no owner. Follow, in order to feast on obscurity.

"The meaning of this passage is to take advantage of the internal chaos of the enemy, to take advantage of its weakness and lack of opinion, to make it obedient to me, as accustomed and natural as a man goes about his life and rest according to the heavens."

The twenty-first plan is that the golden cicada sheds its shell

Preserve its form, complete its potential, friends do not doubt, and enemies do not move. Xun and stop Gu.

The meaning of this phrase is to preserve the original form of the position, so that the momentum of defending the position is still in place, so that the friendly forces will not suspect it, and the enemy will not dare to attack rashly. When the enemy is confused, discreetly divert the main forces.

'Golden cicada shedding its shell' is a metaphor, which means that when the cicada transforms, it flies away from its shell, leaving only one cicada to moult and sway on the branch. Resorting to strategy, that is, when at a critical juncture, try to disguise an image, hide from the other party's surveillance, and secretly escape by yourself. This is a way of 'going for the plan', it is a way to get out of danger when it is critical, it is a chance to escape from death, and if you do it well, you can get out of the tiger's mouth, and you can only admit that you are unlucky. Because of the use of this time, the situation has been extremely critical, and it is in an extremely disadvantageous position, unable to fight, unable to retreat, unable to take risks, planning to get out of the encirclement, and then find a chance to make a comeback. When making plans, the only purpose is to seek one's own safety, whether it is to protect oneself or sacrifice others to cover oneself, but there is no need to care, but still to make a decision immediately, put all the benevolence and compassion later, Cao Cao has clearly said 'I would rather bear others, Mo people bear me', the so-called heroes and heroes in history, who is willing to sacrifice himself to fulfill others? Who didn't start out with the blood and tears of others? The so-called 'the violent is not benevolent, and the merciful is difficult', when they use cold arrows at each other, who doesn't want to lower the other party's head?

The words of the book of war, "The final victory is decided in the last five minutes", is quite subtle. To be specific, it should be changed to 'The final victory, determined by the cruelty of the last five minutes.' 'For the sake of the way, it has been so, it is now, and it will be the same in the future, and hardening one's heart is the main condition, and a little compassion and the kindness of a woman will fail.

The scope of the 'Golden Cicada Husk' scheme is very wide, and it can be used by anyone and any environment. For example, if a boss wants to avoid debts and asks an assistant to take charge of the situation, but he goes to the port by himself, this is the 'golden cicada shedding its shell'; in the course of negotiations, being pestered by others, deliberately leaving things behind, asking Xuan to go to the bathroom, and practicing 'urinating' walking, this is also a plan to get out of the shell. Liu Bang was able to get out at the Hongmen banquet, wasn't it just 'urinating' and leaving?

There are several typical examples in history, all of which are the clever use of the 'golden cicada out of its shell'. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qi and Jin Dynasty fought, the Qi army was defeated, and the soldiers fled in a hurry, leaving Qi Jinggong alone to sit in the car in a daze. When he was panicked, the coachman Tian's father saw the opportunity to act, and hurriedly asked Jing Gong to change his clothes with himself, he pretended to be the king of Qi and captured the Jin soldiers, but Jing Gong, the king of real Qi, disguised himself and made a detour to get out of the encirclement and returned to China.

In the third year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, that is, in 204 BC, Liu Bang was trapped in Xingyang by Xiang Yu, there was a lack of relay food, no reinforcements outside, and the situation was extremely critical. Xiang Yu was angry and burned Ji Xin. Later generations built a temple for Ji Xin's tomb in the southwest of Xingyang. Speaking of this Jigong Temple, in Jigongmiao Village, more than 50 miles northwest of Zhengzhou, more than 300 meters southwest of Xingyang City, Hanxing. Ji Gong refers to Ji Xin, a general under Liu Bang. But the temple is no longer preserved, and there are more than 30 inscriptions on the original site that rebuilt the temple and praised Ji Xin after the Tang Dynasty. Among them, the stone tablet written by the calligrapher Lu Zang in the second year of Chang'an of Tang Wu and Zhou (702 AD) is the most precious.

There is a more exciting, that is, Chen Ping's design of 'the puppet beauty under the city lamp deceived the Hun King Maodun and relieved Liu Bang's siege of Baideng'. It can also be seen from this example that the root of war lies in a desire and an attraction between a woman, or between a man and a woman, and that war or peace often uses women! Otherwise, how can there be a 'beauty plan'? How can there be such a thing as 'harmony'? Even if you are married, has the war between men and women been interrupted? ”

The twenty-second plan is to close the door and catch the thief

The small enemy is trapped. Peeling, the disadvantage is at stake.

The meaning of this is to say: For the weak enemy, surround and annihilate. Scattered and small groups of enemies, although they are weak in strength, are free to move, and it is difficult to guard against deceit, so it is not conducive to rushing to catch up.

The strategy of 'closing the door and catching the thief' is the ultimate goal and a strong method, and we must not be merciful and let the thief escape. This is mutually reinforcing, and must be used in conjunction with each other to be effective. If we just open the door to bring in the enemy without closing the door to arrest them, it is tantamount to wasting our efforts and causing endless trouble. Xiang Yu was merciful and let go of Liu Bang, the king of Han, at the Hongmen banquet, and did not use 'closing the door to catch thieves', didn't he reap the consequences in the end? Therefore, if these two measures are used just right, and the switch is used together, it is the real 'please enter the urn'. ”

The twenty-third plan is to attack from afar

The form is forbidden and the situation is strong, the benefit is taken from the near, and the harm is separated from the distance. Fire up and down Ze.

This means that when a military objective is limited by geographical conditions, it is advantageous to attack the nearest enemy first, and it is not conducive to crossing the close enemy to take the distant enemy country. For distant enemies, even if they have opposing political views with us, we can also obtain a temporary alliance to facilitate the defeat of each one.

To give a simple example, the battle of Qin and Jinkun violated the military principle of long-distance friendship and close attack, and caused Qin Mugong to be disadvantaged. This battle took place in the winter of the thirty-second year of the reign of Duke Lu Xu, and Duke Wen of Jin, who was supported by Duke Mu of Qin, was heavily eared. Qin Mugong did not listen to Uncle Jian's advice, and the labor division attacked far away, and the Jin Dynasty attacked Zheng. As a result, Jin Guoyuan complained: 'Qin does not mourn and kills me with the same surname, Qin is rude, what can he do?' Then he sent his life and rejuvenated Jiang Rong. In the summer and April, the Qin division was defeated in Kun. Won Baili Meng Mingshi, Xi Qishu, Bai Yi Bing to return. But these three marshals were later rescued by Wen Yingyan, the wife of Duke Wen of Jin, the daughter of Duke Mu of Qin, and the mother of Duke Xiang of Jin.

Looking at this defeat, just as Uncle Jian said before the Qin army left the army: 'It is unheard of to work hard to attack far. The teacher is exhausted, and the master is far away, so what is it impossible to do? Therefore, Jin Yuan said: 'Qin disobeys Uncle Jian, and is greedy and diligent to the people, and God serves me.' You can't lose it, and you can't indulge the enemy. If the enemy is in trouble, it is ominous against the sky, and the Qin division will be defeated. The so-called 'distant and close attack, the advantage is taken from the near, and the harm is separated from the distance', which can be known one or two. ”

Twenty-fourth Trick False Journey (gúo)

Between the two majors, the enemy is coerced, and I am pretending to be powerful. Sleepy, there is no word to believe.

The meaning of this is that when the enemy coerces a small country between the two great powers of the enemy and ours to submit, we must immediately send troops to the rescue and take the opportunity to extend our military power. To talk about support without taking concrete action on such a difficult country is tantamount to not gaining its trust. ”