His tactics are very peculiar and full of changes(出奇無窮)
In 284 BC, a great general of the Yan
Kingdom led an army to attack the Qi Kingdom. The general's name is (Le Yi).
(Le Yi) captured more than seventy cities
in the Qi Kingdom within half a year, and the capital of the Qi Kingdom was
also breached.
In the Qi Kingdom, only two cities, Juxian
City and (Jimo) City, have not been captured, and the Qi Kingdom is on the
verge of extinction.
The person who saved the Qi Kingdom and recovered many cities was named (Tian Dan).
At this very critical moment, he took over
as the mayor of (Jimo) city, and he also served as the war commander of (Jimo)
city at the same time.
He worked and trained with the soldiers
every day.
He put his wife and all of his family into
the logistical support of the war.
He sent a few spies to the capital of the
Kingdom of Yan to spread rumors that General (Le Yi) wanted to defect. The King
of the Kingdom of Yan believed the rumors, so the King of the Kingdom of Yan
removed General (Le Yi) from the front line.
He ordered all citizens of (Jimo) city to
make sacrifices to their ancestors every day, and to use grain instead as
offerings. These grains attract many birds to come and peck.
He sent several spies to the Yan Kingdom's
army to spread rumors. Therefore, many soldiers of the Yan Kingdom believe that
this is because the gods are helping (Jimo) city, so there are so many birds
circling over (Jimo) city every day.
He ordered an ordinary soldier to pretend
to be a great prophet.
He said to all the citizens. This great
prophet can receive the will of God, and he will help us win against our
enemies.
The spies he sent to Yan Kingdom's army
spread two new rumors, and the generals who led Yan Kingdom's army believed
both rumors.
The general of the Yan Kingdom ordered that
the noses of all Qi's captives be cut off, and that all the bodies in the
cemetery outside the city be dug up and burned.
Citizens saw the noses of their compatriots
cut off, and the citizens saw the bodies of their deceased relatives being dug
up and set on fire.
These two things aroused the anger of all
(Jimo) citizens.
All the citizens are actively fighting to
join the army, and the fighting spirit of all the citizens is very high.
After doing these things, he believed that
the time for a counter-offensive was ripe, and there was only one last thing he
had to do, and that was to let the Yan Kingdom's army completely relax its
vigilance.
There was a very famous historian in the
Han Dynasty in China, and his name was (Sima Qian).
(Sima Qian) In the history book he wrote,
he praised (Tian Dan).
In the battle between the two armies, in
addition to confronting the opponent head-on, they must also be able to use
special tactics to launch surprise attacks.
(Tian Dan) is a great general, his tactics
are very peculiar and full of changes.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you heard those rumors? Living in an
era where you can receive a lot of information every day, do you have the
ability to think and judge independently?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
出奇無窮(His tactics are very peculiar and
full of changes)
西元前284年，燕王國的一個偉大的將軍帶領軍隊攻打齊王國。這個將軍的名字叫做(樂毅)。
(樂毅)在半年內攻陷了齊王國的七十幾座城市，齊王國的首都也被攻破。
齊王國只剩(莒縣)市與(即墨)市這兩座城市尚未被攻佔，齊王國瀕臨滅亡。
挽救齊王國並且收復許多城市的人，他的名字叫做(田單)。
他在這個非常危急的時刻，他接任(即墨)市的市長，他同時也兼任(即墨)市的戰爭指揮官。
他每天都與士兵們一起工作與訓練。
他讓自己的妻子與所有的家人編入戰爭的後勤支援隊伍。
他派了幾個間諜到燕王國的首都散布(樂毅)將軍想要叛變的謠言，燕王國的國王相信了這些謠言，因此燕王國的國王把(樂毅)將軍撤離前線。
他命令(即墨)市的所有市民每天都要祭祀祖先，而且要改使用穀物當作供品。這些穀物吸引了許多飛鳥前來啄食。
他派了幾個間諜到燕王國的軍隊中散布謠言。因此很多燕王國的士兵認為這是因為天神在幫助(即墨)市，所以才會每天都有那麼多的鳥在(即墨)市的上空盤旋。
他命令一個普通的士兵假扮成一個偉大的先知。
他對所有的市民說。這個偉大的先知可以接受到神的旨意，他會幫助我們打贏敵人。
他派到燕王國的軍隊中的那些間諜又散布了兩個新的謠言，而率領燕王國的軍隊的將軍相信了這兩個謠言。
燕王國的將軍下令，把所有齊國的俘虜的鼻子都割掉，並且把位於城外的公墓中的所有屍體都挖出來並且用火焚燒。
市民們看見自己的同胞的鼻子被割掉，市民們看見自己已經離世的親人的屍體被挖出來用火焚燒。
這兩件事情激發起所有(即墨)市民的憤怒情緒。
所有市民都主動爭取要加入軍隊，所有的市民的鬥志非常的高昂。
做完這些事後，他認為反攻的時機已經成熟，他還要做的只有最後一件事，那就是讓燕王國的軍隊完全放鬆警戒。
中國漢王朝有一個非常著名的歷史學家，他的名字是(司馬遷)。
(司馬遷)在他寫的歷史書中，他讚美(田單)。
兩軍對戰，除了與對手正面交鋒外，還要能夠用特別的戰術發動突襲。
(田單)是一個偉大的將軍，他的戰術非常奇特而且又充滿了變化。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你有聽過那些謠言嗎?生活在這每天都可以接受到很多訊息的時代，你是否具備獨立思考與判斷的能力?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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