Holy shit now that is a genius and brave move. Ancient chinese generals never disappoint us
It only worked because he was known as a master tactician. Gotta get the clout first.
It only worked because it is
F I C T I O N A L
Parts like the lute and troop count are embellished, but all three kingdom stories and their name sakes are based off of historical names and accords.
Zhuge Liang garrisoned at Yangping (陽平; around present-day Hanzhong, Shaanxi) and ordered Wei Yan to lead the troops east. He left behind only 10,000 men to defend Yangping. Sima Yi led 200,000 troops to attack Zhuge Liang and he took a shortcut, bypassing Wei Yan’s army and arriving at a place 60 li away from Zhuge Liang’s location. Upon inspection, Sima Yi realised that Zhuge Liang’s city was weakly defended. Zhuge Liang knew that Sima Yi was near, so he thought of recalling Wei Yan’s army back to counter Sima Yi, but it was too late already and his men were worried and terrified. Zhuge Liang……
It’s part of the original wiki article OP posted and I didn’t want a long winded comment, but you also aren’t wrong.
Then why not leave that last part out?
well… the enemy general is kind of a disappointment… coulda just sent his least favorite platoon forward to scout (and capture, in this case).
Or just have the bowman trainees assemble, tell them the first one to hit the general gets a promotion.
The trick is to actually lay out successful traps hundreds of times before and build up your reputation.
Now that’s a Picard Maneuver.
You absolute legend. Do you have an alert set up when somebody mentions your name or are you an actual omnipotent being?
Haha, not unless they actually @ me. I just happened to be the one who posted this history meme.
I’m gonna order me a new pair of eyes. Missed that completely. 👀
Sometimes I post so much that it’s like you’re seeing me in multiple places at once.
