He analyses the current military situation(聚米為山)
There was a famous general in the Eastern
Han Dynasty of China, his name was (Ma Yuan).
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
After the fall of the New Dynasty of China,
warlords all over China relied on their own military power to divide their
respective spheres of influence. These warlords fought many wars against each
other.
He and his family were separated because of
the war, and he took refuge with one of the warlords. That warlord's name was
(Kui Xiao).
Because he was very clever and talented, he
became a very important member of (Kui Xiao)'s staff.
Later, he left (Kui Xiao's) army and went
to the camp of Liu Xiu, the founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
He tried to persuade (Kui Xiao) to join Liu
Xiu's camp, but (Kui Xiao) refused.
When he was on (Kui Xiao's) staff, he made
many good friends.
Many of these good friends are generals and
officials in (Kui Xiao's) army.
He wrote to these friends, hoping that
these friends would surrender to Liu Xiu together with (Kui Xiao), but because
these good friends of his thought that he was a traitor, none of his good
friends wrote back to him.
In 32 AD, Liu Xiu led his army to attack
Weixiao. When formulating the battle plan, Liu Xiu specifically asked for his
opinion.
At this military meeting, Ma Yuan conducted
a sand table simulation, which may be the first recorded in Chinese history.
Ma Yuan poured a large amount of rice on
the conference table. He used the rice to simulate the terrain around Wei
Xiao's army. He explained to Liu Xiu in detail how he thought they should
attack and defend.
After Liu Xiu listened to his analysis, Liu
Xiu said to him happily.
After your detailed explanation, I think we
will definitely win this war.
The outcome of the war was as Liu Xiu had
expected. The army led by Liu Xiu completely defeated the army led by (Kui
Xiao).
This idiom is used to describe a person who
analyses the current military situation.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you plan in detail before you do
something, or do you act immediately? Do you often make plans but never take
concrete action?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
聚米為山(He analyses the current military
situation)
中國的東漢王朝有一個著名的將軍，他的名字叫做(馬援)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
中國的新王朝滅亡之後，中國各地的軍閥仰仗著各自的軍事力量劃分出屬於各自的勢力範圍，這些軍閥彼此之間發生了許多戰爭。
他與他的家人因為戰亂分散，他投靠了其中一個軍閥，這個軍閥的名字叫做(隗囂)。
因為他很聰明又很有才能，所以他成為(隗囂))很重要的一個幕僚。
他後來離開(隗囂)的軍隊到了東漢王國的創始者劉秀的陣營。
他想要勸(隗囂)也一起加入劉秀的陣營，但是(隗囂)不肯答應。
他在擔任(隗囂)的幕僚時，認識了很多好朋友。
這些好朋友有很多都是(隗囂)的軍隊中的將軍與官員。
他寫信給這些朋友，希望這些朋友與(隗囂)一起臣服於劉秀，但是因為他的這些好朋友認為他是背叛者，所以他的這些好朋友都沒有回信給他。
西元32年，劉秀帶領軍隊要攻打(隗囂)，劉秀在擬定作戰計畫的時候，特別向他諮詢他的意見。
在這一場軍事會議上，馬援做了一場可能是中國歷史上第一次紀載的沙盤推演。
馬援把很多米倒在會議桌上，他用這些米模擬出(隗囂)的軍隊的周遭的地形，他詳細的對劉秀說明他認為應該如何進攻與如何防守。
劉秀聽完他的分析後，劉秀很開心地對他說。
經過你的詳細的解說，我認為我們一定會取得這場戰爭的勝利。
戰爭結果如同劉秀所期望的一樣，劉秀帶領的軍隊徹底打敗(隗囂)所領導的軍隊。
這一句成語被用來形容一個人分析當下的軍事情勢。
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。
你做事情前會先詳細計畫還是你會先直接行動呢?你是否會常常擬訂計畫但從來沒有採取具體的行動呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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