Attack the opponent's vitals(批亢擣虛)
During the Warring States Period of China,
there was a famous military strategist whose name was (Sun Bin).
There is a story about him in the history
books.
He was framed by his classmates, he lost
his legs, and his face was tattooed to represent him as a prisoner.
But because he was a very knowledgeable and
wise man, after he absconded to the Qi Kingdom, he became an important advisor
to a famous general of the Qi Kingdom.
The general's name is (Tian Ji).
In 354 BC, the Kingdom of Wei dispatched an
army to attack the Kingdom of Zhao. The Kingdom of Zhao was in critical
condition, so he sent envoys to the Kingdom of Qi for help.
The king of Qi State appointed Tian Ji to
lead the army to assist the Kingdom of Zhao against the attack of the Kingdom
of Wei.
At the military meeting before departure,
Tian Ji said to Sun Bin.
Due to the critical situation in the
Kingdom of Zhao now, we will immediately march to the Kingdom of Zhao tomorrow
to jointly resist the attack of the Kingdom of Wei. Do you think there are any
omissions in my decision?
He answered Tian Ji with a smile.
If we were trying to unravel a tangled ball
of silk, we must not pull hard.
We want to stop two people who are fighting
and we must not join the fight too.
We were supposed to attack these two people
who were fighting, and the two would naturally let go and stop attacking each
other.
The Wei Kingdom sent this army to attack
the Zhao Kingdom, and this action also indicated that the domestic military
defense of the Wei Kingdom was reduced.
So I make my proposal.
We are indeed going to march in a hurry
tomorrow, but we are not going to Zhao Kingdom, our army is going to the
capital of Wei Kingdom.
When the army of the Wei Kingdom attacking
the Zhao Kingdom heard the news that we were going to attack their capital,
they would definitely return to the defense.
We don't have to actually attack the
capital of the Wei Kingdom, we just surround their capital and wait quietly and
set up an ambush.
We can win this war with the least losses.
Tian Ji laughed after listening to his
suggestion.
Tian Ji said. Your suggestion is so good,
totally beyond my imagination.
We do just that.
The result of this war was that the Qi
Kingdom defeated the Wei Kingdom's army and won a nice victory.
The direct translation of this idiom means
that when we attack the Kingdom of Wei, we are assisting the Kingdom of Zhao.
This idiom is used to describe a person
attacking an enemy's weakness and forcing him to abandon his present action.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
When you see two people fighting, how do
you stop the fight? Does this story remind you of that event in your life?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
批亢擣虛(Attack the opponent's vitals)
中國的戰國時代，有一個著名的軍事家，他的名字叫做(孫臏)。
歷史書上記載了一個關於他的故事。
他被他的同學陷害，他失去了雙腿，他的臉上被刺上代表他是一個犯人的刺青。
但是由於他是一個很有知識與智慧的人，因此他潛逃到齊王國後，他成了齊王國的一個著名將軍的重要參謀。
這個將軍的名字叫做(田忌)。
西元前354年，魏王國出動軍隊攻打趙王國，趙王國形勢危急因此派遣使者向齊王國求救。
齊國的國王任命田忌率領軍隊去協助趙王國對抗魏王國的攻擊。
在出發前的軍事會議上，田忌對孫臏說。
由於現在趙王國的情勢危急，我們明天要立刻急行軍，前往趙王國共同抵擋魏王國的進攻。你認為我的決策是否有疏漏之處呢?
他微笑地對回答田忌。
我們如過要解開一團混亂的絲球，我們絕對不能用力拉扯。
我們想要阻止兩個正在打架的人，我們絕對不能也加入這場戰鬥。
我們應該要攻擊這兩個正在打架的人的，這兩個人自然就會放手並且停止攻擊對方。
魏王國派出這支軍隊攻打趙王國，這行動也表示了魏王國的國內的軍事防禦力降低。
因此我提出我的建議。
我們明天的確要急行軍，但是我們不是要前往趙王國，我們的軍隊要往魏王國的首都前進。
魏王國正在攻打趙王國的軍隊聽到我們要攻打他們的首都的消息後，一定會趕緊回防。
我們不用真的攻打魏王國的首都，我們只要包圍他們的首都並且安靜的等待並且設下埋伏。
我們可以用最少的損失去贏得這場戰爭。
田忌聽完他的建議大笑。
田忌說。你的建議太好了，完全超出我的想像。
我們就這樣做。
這一場戰爭的結果是齊王國打敗魏王國的軍隊並贏得了一次漂亮的勝利。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思我們攻擊魏王國就是協助趙王國。
這句成語被用來形容一個人攻擊敵人的弱點並迫使對方放棄現在的行動。
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。
你看見兩個人在打鬥時，你會怎樣制止這場打鬥呢?這個故事會讓你想到你的人生中的那件事情呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-孫子吳起列傳