When the Chu and Han Dynasties were fighting each other, Liu Bang ordered his general Han Xin to lead an attack on the state of Zhao. The king of Zhao brought an army of 200,000 men to meet the attack at the Defile Pass in the Taihang Mountains.
At that time, Han Xin had only 12,000 men with him. In order to defeat the Zhao army, he stationed 10,000 men by the river in a backwater formation. In addition, he sent two thousand light cavalry to lurk around the Zhao camp. After the engagement, the Zhao camp's 200,000 men came to kill the 10,000 Han troops by the river. The Han army faced a big enemy and had no way to retreat, so they could only fight to the death. The two thousand soldiers who were lurking in the camp took advantage of the situation and attacked the Zhao camp. The Zhao army was attacked from the front and the rear, and was quickly defeated by Han Xin. After the battle, Han Xin was asked, "It is a taboo for soldiers to line up with the water behind their backs, why did you do it knowingly?" Han Xin smiled and said, "It is also written in the book of war."
Backwater Battle: To set up a formation with the water at your back for a final battle to the death. It refers to a final battle to the death.
Breaking the kettle and sinking the boat
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin general Zhang Han attacked the state of Zhao. The Zhao army retreated to Julu (now southwest of Pingxiang, Hebei) and was heavily surrounded by the Qin army. King Huai of Chu then appointed Song Yi as the general and Xiang Yu as the vice general to lead the army to rescue Zhao. After Song Yi led his troops to Anyang (southeast of present-day Caoxian County, Shandong Province), he remained motionless for 46 days in a row, which Xiang Yu was very unhappy about and asked for a decisive battle to relieve Zhao. However, Song Yi hoped that the Qin and Zhao armies would attack only after the Qin army was exhausted. Xiang Yu couldn't stand it any longer and went into his tent to kill Song Yi, claiming that he had betrayed his country and rebelled against Chu. Xiang Yu's generals, however, supported him as the general of Chu. Xiang Yu's killing of Song Yi shook Chu and made him famous among the vassals. After that, he crossed the Yellow River with all his troops to rescue Zhao to relieve the siege of Julu. After crossing the Yellow River, Xiang Yu ordered all the ships to be sunk, broke the cooking pots, burnt down his own barracks, and brought only three days of dry food with him, so as to show that he was determined to fight to the death, and had no intention of retreating. It was in this way that the army, which had no way to retreat, reached the outskirts of Julu, surrounded the Qin army and cut off the Qin army's outreach channel. The soldiers of Chu army fought one by one, and the killing sound was shocking to the earth. After nine fierce battles, the Chu army finally broke the Qin army. The other lords who came to reinforce the Qin army were too timid to come closer. The bravery of Chu army greatly enhanced Xiang Yu's prestige. After the victory, when Xiang Yu met all the lords at the Yuanmen Gate, all the lords did not dare to look at Xiang Yu squarely.
Later, the phrase "all sunken ships, broken cauldrons and cauldrons" evolved into the idiom of "broken cauldrons and sunken boats", which is a metaphor for fighting to the death with great determination.
The Siege of Wei to Save Zhao
During the Warring States period, Pang Juan, a general of Wei, led an army to besiege Handan, the capital of Zhao. Zhao asked for help from Qi, and the King of Qi ordered Tian Ji and Sun Bin to lead their troops to the rescue. Sun Bin, the main force of the Wei army in Zhao, internal emptiness, led an attack on the Wei capital city of Daliang, thus, the Wei army had to withdraw from Handan, back to save their own country, passing through the Guiling pass, and was intercepted by the Qi soldiers, almost wiped out. This allusion refers to the tactic of outflanking the enemy's rear to force it to withdraw.
In 354 BC, Wei's army besieged Handan, the capital of Zhao, and the two sides fought and defended for more than a year, with Zhao weakened and Wei exhausted. At this time, Qi responded to Zhao's plea for help and sent Tian Ji as general and Sun Bin as military advisor, leading 80,000 troops to save Zhao. Where to attack? At first, Tian Ji was ready to go straight to Handan. Sun Bin thought, to untangle the messy threads, you can't pull it by hand, to arrange others to fight, you can't directly participate in the fight. To send troops to relieve the siege, we should avoid the truth and hit the key points. He suggested to Tian Ji that, now Wei's elite troops are concentrated in Zhao, internal emptiness, we such as with troops to Wei fold capital city of Daliang fierce inserted, occupy its major transportation routes, attack its empty place, it is bound to put down Zhao to return to the division to save themselves, the Qi army to take advantage of its fatigue, in the pre-selected combat area Guiling to meet the enemy on the way back, the Wei army was defeated, and the siege of Zhao was then relieved. Sun Bin used the method of besieging Wei to save Zhao's distress, which is a very famous example in our history and was listed as one of the important plans in the 36 Plans by later militarists. This is a very famous example in the history of China, and it was listed as one of the most important plans by the later militarists.
Siege of Wei to Save Zhao: It is a famous battle in which Sun Bin commanded the Qi army to defeat the Wei army led by Pang Juan and save Zhao. Since then, Sun Bin has been famous all over the world.
When he heard the cock dance
Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty was an open-minded person with great ambitions. But when he was a child, he was a naughty boy who didn't like to read. Into youth, he realized that his own knowledge of the poor, deep sense of not reading in order to serve the country, and then read up. He widely read books, serious study of history, from which he drew a wealth of knowledge, learning has grown greatly. He went in and out of Luoyang, the capital several times, and those who came in contact with him said that Zu Ti was a talented person who could assist the emperor in governing the country. When Zu Ti was 24 years old, he was recommended to become an official, but he did not agree to do so, and continued to study tirelessly.
Afterward, Zu Ti and his childhood friend Liu Kun were appointed as the head of the state of Si. He and Liu Kun had a deep affection, not only often lie in the same bed, sleep with the same quilt, but also have the **** the same lofty ideals: to build a career, revitalize the state of Jin, and become a pillar of the country.
Once, in the middle of the night, Zu Ti heard the rooster's crowing in his sleep, he kicked Liu Kun awake and said to him: "Other people think that hearing the rooster in the middle of the night is unlucky, and I don't think so, so we can simply hear the rooster get up and practice the sword later?" Liu Kun readily agreed. So they got up every day after the cock crowed to practice sword, sword light flying, sword sound clanging. Spring and winter, cold and hot, never stop. After a long period of hard study and training, they finally became all-rounders who could write and fight, and could lead soldiers to win battles. Zu Ti was made General of the West, realizing his desire to serve his country; Liu Kun became the General of the North, and was in charge of the military of the three states of Jin, Ji, and You, also giving full play to his literary talent and martial arts
Winking at the rooster: when he heard the rooster crowing, he got up and danced with his sword. Later, it is a metaphor for those who have the will to serve the country to rise up in time.