Chapter 6 The fifth chapter

Sun Tzu said: "Governing the masses is like governing the widows, and fighting the crowd is like fighting the widows.The multitude of the three armies can make those who are bound to be defeated by the enemy without being defeated. All fighters win by rightness and wonder, so those who are good at making surprises are as endless as heaven and earth, as inexhaustible as rivers, and end and start again. The sun and the moon are also, death and resurrection, four seasons are also, the sound is no more than five, the taste But five, the change of the five flavors is invincible, the power of war is nothing but odd righteousness, and the change of odd righteousness is invincible.

The disease of rushing water, as for boulders, is the momentum; the disease of birds of prey, as for the destroyers, is the festival.That's why a good fighter has a dangerous situation and a short knot, his momentum is like a crossbow, and his knot is like an engine. They are chaotic and chaotic, but they cannot be chaotic. They are chaotic and chaotic, and they are round but invincible. From chaos to order, cowardice is born of courage, and weakness is born of strength. To control chaos, there is number; courage and cowardice are power; strength and weakness are form. Therefore, those who are good at mobilizing the enemy, form it, and the enemy will follow it; give it, the enemy will take it;

Therefore, those who are good at mobilizing the enemy, seek it from the situation, and do not blame others, so they can choose people and take advantage of the situation. Those who take advantage of the situation fight against people, just like turning wood and stone; If it stops, if it is round, it will go.Therefore, the momentum of those who are good at fighting people is like turning a round stone on a mountain of thousands of feet. Sun Tzu said: Managing a large army is like managing a small army.This is the reason why the army has an organizational structure.Commanding a large number of troops is the same as commanding a small number of troops. This is because of the use of command tools such as flags and communication signals such as drums and gold to command the three armies.Those who can fight against the enemy without failure are because they are good at making surprises and using righteousness. The power of an army is known like a hard stone dropping an egg.

Anyone who fights uses head-on confrontation and surprises to win. Therefore, those who are good at surprises, like the sun and the moon, go back and forth, just like spring, summer, autumn, and winter. There are no more than five scales. The changes of the five tones are hard to hear, the pigments are different, and the changes of the five colors can only be seen here. The pure flavors are only five, but the changes of the five flavors are hard to taste. In this way, the changes of odd and positive are endless, and the mutual changes of odd and positive are like the beginning and end of a circle. Who can find the end?

If the torrent flies down and can wash away stones, this is caused by the swift force of the water; if the bird of prey rushes and pounces and breaks a broken wing, this is because of its speed. It is precipitous, the timing of the attack is short, the posture is as powerful as that of Lamandanu, and the timing is as accurate and appropriate as triggering a crossbow. The banners are diverse, and I cannot be confused in a chaotic battle; the chariots and horses are chaotic, and the formation is well-organized, but I cannot be defeated. The team has always been neat, and can show the enemy to lure the enemy into chaos; the team has always been brave, and can seek the enemy to lure the enemy into cowardice.The team has always been strong and can show the enemy to lure the enemy to be weak.Orderliness and chaos are determined by the quality of organization and command; bravery and cowardice are determined by the favorable and unfavorable influence of the situation; strong and weak are formed by the contrast of forces.

Therefore, those who are good at mobilizing the enemy use false appearances to deceive the enemy, the enemy will definitely obey the mobilization, give the enemy some advantages, and the enemy will definitely try to take it, use small profits to mobilize the enemy, and wait for the enemy with heavy troops. Therefore, a person who is good at fighting pays attention to the situation of tactics, but not to others. Therefore, he must be able to choose the appropriate commander to take advantage of the favorable situation. A person who can take advantage of the favorable situation, he directs the battle like turning logs or stones. In that way, it will be stable on flat ground, rolling on steep slopes, square will be stable, and round will roll. Therefore, the momentum created by those who are good at commanding battles is like turning a boulder on a mountain 800 feet high. overwhelming.

This article mainly discusses the relationship between "odd" and "positive", the importance of "choosing people and taking advantage of power", emphasizing that only flexible and changeable tactics can be used to win by surprise. The so-called "positive" can be understood as positive, legitimate, normal, etc. Sun Wu emphasized that, of course, combat must have a positive confrontation and a normal and logical thinking about things, but this step alone is not enough. It is very difficult to win without odds. In the 1960s, due to the split between the two socialist countries, China and the Soviet Union, there was a major turbulence, division, and reorganization of the world political situation.

Because the leaders of the Soviet Union at that time strongly promoted the hegemonic policy, it aroused the fear of another empire-the United States.If confronting the Soviet Union head-on, the two countries will adopt a normalization approach on a global scale. At this time, China is in the midst of an imminent war with the Soviet Union. "Strike", China also hopes to improve relations with the United States, so as to curb the Soviet Union's aggressive offensive. It was precisely because of this common will that China and the United States, a pair of enemies who had been feuding for more than 20 years, finally came together under the banner of the "Shanghai Joint Communiqué". Falling into a very embarrassing and embarrassing situation, they could not understand for a long time that China and the United States, two countries that have hated each other for decades, have met each other on the battlefield many times, and have a deep hatred, how could they be in the same place? The previous suspicions were cleared up overnight, and the words were reconciled?

It is precisely because of the normalization of Sino-US relations that the originally unbalanced world has stabilized again, and the possibility of a world war has dropped to the lowest point. Human beings have finally kept their homeland and maintained the land that nurtures human beings. Traveled through the cradle of the earth for many centuries. This historical feat was recorded in the accounts of Mao Zedong and Nixon respectively.Until his later years, Nixon was still extremely proud of his amazing move. War needs to be won by surprise. Usually we are in the world, ups and downs in the business world, official battles, interpersonal communication, career struggles...we also need to "use justice to win by surprise". In the topic, the secret of winning a miracle is discussed.

In this article, Sun Tzu made an incisive discussion on "potential". The reason why water can wash away stones is entirely because of potential. Many old Chinese sayings have explained the importance of potential.Like, overwhelming.Make the best use of the situation, it is imperative, it is inevitable and so on. Potential can be formed by a variety of factors, such as the momentum formed by morale, fighting spirit, bravery, and fearlessness in war, and the natural force formed by military strength, firepower, and speed. This kind of momentum is necessary to overwhelm the enemy's resistance and destroy the enemy's fighting spirit. condition.

The view on "section" is the sublime part of Sun Tzu's art of war. The eagle in the air found the prey on the ground, so it flew down quickly, but it missed the prey, but it broke its bones and wings. What is the reason?Those who do not understand the "section" will not know how to use the "section", and will not skillfully create and master the "section". The so-called "section" is actually a kind of rhythm, a kind of restraint, a kind of appropriate and appropriate action of sending and receiving according to the speed of the heart.In war, sometimes it is not effective to rely solely on fighting and rushing, and blindly fighting; on the contrary, sometimes retreating is used to advance, and it can often achieve miraculous results. "Jet" is an art, a behavior that conforms to the laws of nature, which is most obvious in the game of table tennis. Sometimes a strong smash cannot kill the opponent, but sometimes it only needs to put a short ball in a small way. You're done. "Festival" is a kind of old-fashioned life experience. A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and praises the courage, straightness, rigidity and strength of young people.However, young people hardly understand the role of festivals.Only after they have tasted all the hardships and hardships in life practice, will they understand what is called "section". In June 1815, a war that changed the course of the world took place in a small place called Waterloo in Belgium.The two sides at war, one is Napoleon, a military prodigy and status emperor of France; At the last moment, he received a fatal blow, which led to a disastrous defeat. This was the last battle commanded by Napoleon. Due to the thrilling and dramatic process of this war, it has aroused great interest of countless military critics and historians for more than 100 years. In 1814, Napoleon was forced to resign under the strong pressure of the European Anti-French Alliance due to his defeat in Moscow, and was exiled to a small island called Elba. Although he was far away from the throne and the political and economic center, However, it uses various channels to watch vigilantly the political turmoil in France and Europe. In France after Napoleon stepped down, class contradictions were very sharp. After the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty, it was strongly opposed by people from all walks of life because it restored the feudal hierarchy and many privileges of dukes and princes. Since Napoleon stepped down, the anti-French alliance established by European countries to oppose Napoleon was also split, and countries began to quarrel for their own interests. Napoleon believed that this was a good opportunity for a comeback, so on March 1, 1915, he led 1,000 troops. The rest of the soldiers landed in Juan, southern France, and marched towards the capital, Paris. Due to Napoleon's great prestige and influence when he was in power, wherever the army went, the troops defending the city surrendered automatically and happily joined Napoleon's army. After hearing the news, Emperor Louis XVIII fled to England in a hurry. Napoleon hardly fired a single shot.He returned to Paris smoothly and re-ascended the throne. Originally, Napoleon wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the European countries to fight on their own, and use the tactics of defeating each to destroy those enemy countries one by one, but things were beyond Napoleon's expectations. Out of fear of the French Revolution, the monarchs of European countries, Out of hatred for Napoleon, the seventh anti-French coalition was quickly formed. They put aside their grievances for the time being, and successively assembled more than 1 million troops, and quickly went to the front to prepare for a decisive battle with France. Facing the serious situation, Napoleon recalled the soldiers he dismissed when he stepped down, and vigorously formed a new army on the other hand, but things did not go smoothly. It was not until early June that he formed a team of 125,000 people. The cloud of war was approaching, and he had no time to form a new army, so he had to lead this improvised army to fight. Before the battle, Napoleon carefully analyzed the strength and situation of the enemy and the enemy. He believed that the enemy was outnumbered and the strength of the troops was very different. On the way to the French border, if you want to break the state siege of European countries, you must shoot before the arrival of the Russian and Austrian armies; Facing the enemy, with a swift and fierce attack, the British-Prussian coalition forces were wiped out everywhere first. At this time, the 100,000 British troops led by the Duke of Wellington were stationed in Brussels, Belgium, which was facing the French border, and the 120,000 troops led by Prussian Marshal Blucher were stationed between Charleroi and Liege near the Sambre River in Belgium. During the period, their line of defense was as long as 90 kilometers. Since the Russian and Austrian armies had not yet reached the front line, they took a defensive position, trying to wait for all the anti-French alliance armies to gather before launching a decisive battle against the French army. Napoleon deeply understood that a life-and-death battle was inevitable. He correctly formulated the strategy of the French army based on the characteristics of the British-Prussian allied forces. The division of the army made it impossible to respond head to tail, and fell into a bitter struggle against each other, and then competed with the rushing army. On June 15, Napoleon crossed the Sambre River, went straight into the junction of the coalition defense lines, and quickly captured Charleroi. The right wing of the French army was commanded by Marshal Grouchy.Onslaught the Prussian army retreating in Giri, the left wing was commanded by Marshal Ney.Responsible for occupying the four-arm village, an important position on the road to Brussels, to attract and contain the actions of the British army. However, due to Marshal Ney's slow action and hesitation in command, the attack on the village of Four Arms was not completed as scheduled. The Prussian army retreating to Giri was unable to gain a foothold under the violent impact of the French army's right-wing main force, and suffered heavy losses in the first few rounds of the battle. After losing nearly 2,000 officers and soldiers, they had to retreat in the direction of Linney. He followed Lin Ni without hesitation. On the first day of the battle, the situation has become very clear. Although the village of Four Arms has not yet been captured, the connection between the British and Prussian forces has been cut off. The Prussian army under the command of Blucher is facing the fate of being surrounded by the French army. . On the morning of June 16, Napoleon decided to concentrate the right-wing army under the command of Grouchy, including the guards under his own account, and use all his strength to destroy Blücher who retreated to Linney, while only a small number of troops from the left under the command of Ney, The British army pinching the Four Arms Village, after the victory of the right-wing campaign to encircle and wipe out the Prussian army, the army quickly turned around and fought the final decisive battle with the British army led by Wellington. It should be said that Napoleon's series of decisions are very correct. In the morning, Napoleon led more than a dozen iron guard cavalry to the front line of Linni's battle. When he held up the binoculars and carefully observed the terrain and the enemy's defenses, he found with a heavy heart that although Blücher was defeated, the army was still well organized. What's more frightening was that He actually transferred his two reserve corps to Linni overnight, which made the Prussian army defending the city much stronger. The total strength reached 86,000, while the French army could directly attack only 68,000 troops. . The powerful corps of the British army is watching behind them, and the powerful wolves of the Prussian army are gathering in the front. What should we do? After carefully studying the enemy's situation, Napoleon believed that although the number of the Prussian army had greatly increased, but because of the first defeat, the morale of the army was unstable, and the morale was first depressed. Moreover, the reinforcements later had a weak foothold and insufficient coordination of command, so they should seize the opportunity. Eat the Prussians in front of you. The little fish is ready to eat the big fish. In the afternoon of the same day, the Franco-Prussian armies fought a long and fierce battle in Linney. In the repeated rushing, the casualties on both sides were extremely heavy. In the evening, Blücher's army was cut off in the middle, and the Prussian army lost its command.In chaos, Marshal Blücher was squeezed off his horse and injured in the tide of retreat, and was almost captured by the chasing French army behind him. When the two sides were still fighting, in order to prevent the British army from moving closer to the Prussian army, Napoleon ordered Ney's Delon Legion to flank the Prussian side while attacking the UK. However, Delon could not understand the meaning of this order. After defeating the British army, he mistakenly drove to the rear of his own army. As a result, Napoleon's deployment of encircling and annihilating the Prussian army suffered major flaws. When Dellon couldn't understand the meaning of this order, he mistakenly drove to the rear of his own army after defeating the British army. As a result, Napoleon's deployment of encircling and annihilating the Prussian army had major flaws. When Delon knew that he had made a mistake and managed to get around behind the Prussian army, he was called back to Four Arms Village by Neyling who didn't know the situation of the battle to strengthen his attack on the British army. Delon was dazed by the series of harsh and harsh orders. At this time, Saint-Amand, the rearguard of the Prussian army, was under his guns. A bombardment, and then withdraw, then Blücher's army will be finished. It is a pity that Delon carried out Ney's order mechanically and blankly, causing the French army to fall short when they were only one step away from the complete victory of the battle. Because of Delon's mistake, Blücher escaped the fate of being completely condemned, led the remnants of the defeated general, and fled Fou Waffre in panic. The boiled duck flew away, and it was the very cause of the defeat at Waterloo, for it was the same army that was defeated in the battle that followed.In the end, it became the key force to decide victory or defeat. On the morning of June 17, Wellington, who was still struggling to fight against the French Ney troops in Four Arms Village, learned of the news of Blücher's defeat. Concentrate your forces and rush to break out of the siege in the direction of Brussels. That morning, after the French army took a brief rest, Napoleon led Grouchy's 36,000 horsemen to pursue Blücher. The order to encircle the British army on the right wing, but let the British army withdraw calmly, full of anger, immediately sent troops to attack the troops behind the British army. Seeing that a catastrophe is about to befall the British army again. It can be said that people are not as good as heaven, and at this moment, a torrential rain poured down. In a short while, the road was washed away and the fields were muddy. The cavalry of the French army was forced to stop their pursuit, and the British army escaped the fate of being wiped out. On the road leading to Brussels along the Genasin Highway, there were crowds of defeated Britons. Braving the heavy rain, leaning on crutches and stepping through muddy water, they kept running towards Brussels, as if running there would bring life to them. Same as guarantee. Although Napoleon's first two battles did not have a brilliant and complete annihilation result, the fierce artillery fire, the doubled wave impact, and the fierce and fierce slashing and killing really frightened the British and Prussians. I have no intention of fighting, I just want to live in peace. However, the Duke of Wellington is still very clear-headed. This general, who has been defeated several times by Napoleon, is very wise to realize that in this battle, the French army is only horrifying. In fact, they did not get much advantage. .They didn't achieve much results, so they should stop in front of favorable terrain, regroup the army, and deal a fatal blow to the French army, which is not in the upper hand. Finally, in the face of the Duke of Wellington's stern order, the retreating turbid "muddy water" stopped flowing on the road, and the British army stopped in front of the highland of Mount Saint-Jean in the south of Waterloo Village. A year ago, when Wellington marched from here, he had seen the terrain at this time. At that time, he thought that this was an ideal predetermined battlefield. Whoever occupied the favorable terrain here would cause fatal damage to the enemy. As a military strategist, or the commander-in-chief of an army, you should attach great importance to the setting of the predetermined battlefield. Although each battle has a certain geographical range, it is affected by the garrison situation of the enemy and us at that time, but if the situation changes , when one side turns into a pursuit and the other side has to retreat, whether they are familiar with the surrounding terrain and whether they have planned the construction of the battlefield becomes a very important issue. If you enter the predetermined battlefield in a timely manner, seize the favorable terrain, and then fight the enemy decisively, you will often turn defeat into victory and regain the initiative on the battlefield. God rewards every caring person. This time, luck came to the Duke of Wellington. Now, Wellington has a total of 69,000 people and 184 cannons. He arranged the team in a horizontal line along Mount Saint-Jean , the right wing and the center took the Fort of Umon and the farm of St. Lahe as strong barriers; although the left wing made contact with Marshal Blücher. In the early morning of the 18th, the Duke of Wellington was awakened by the guards in his sound sleep. A letter sealed with wax was placed in front of him. The army is being rectified and must arrive at Waterloo as soon as possible to participate in the decisive battle there. The Duke of Wellington jumped up and ate a turkey with great interest. On the one hand, who dares not to shake his determination to fight Napoleon to the death here. In the early morning of the 18th, when Wellington was eating turkey, Napoleon wore a black cloak and rode his beloved horse, standing in the torrential rain for a long time. The terrain in front of them was obviously very unfavorable to the French army. The highlands near Mount Saint-Jean were all occupied by the British army. If they wanted to capture these highlands and defeat the British defense, they would have to pay a very heavy price. The French army has been fighting for three consecutive days. The officers and soldiers are restless at night, their clothes are not removed, their wounds have not been healed, their armor and blood have not been washed, and their men and horses are exhausted. Compared with when they first raised their troops, their morale and combat effectiveness are no longer as good as before. , but can we stop there? If you fail to win the battle in front of you and withdraw your troops, the British and Prussian armies will definitely follow and pursue them. Not only will the whole army not be able to rest, but it will also shake the morale of the entire army and make the entire Fazi country lose the courage to resist , If the Russian and Austrian reinforcements arrive later, then the demise of France is beyond doubt. This battle must be won, the French Empire needs it. The greatest possibility of immediate victory is to launch a powerful attack while the enemy is not firmly established, but the heavy rain and muddy roads make it impossible for artillery and cavalry to enter the attacking area. , that way, the infantry bled too much. Near noon, the artillery and elite armored cavalry rushed to the front with difficulty. At 11:30, with the sound of three cannons, the curtain of the bloody Battle of Waterloo suddenly opened. According to Napoleon's planned plan, the French left wing first launched a violent feint attack on Fort Hougoumont, the purpose of which was to draw Wellington's defense back to the left wing in order to cope with the French army's offensive against the British left wing Papelot. , the French army's attempt is: to break through from Papelotte, thereby dividing the British army's position, cutting off the Prussian reinforcements and the British army's retreat to Brussels, occupying the Saint-Jean Mountain, and annihilating the British army. At the foot of Saint-Jean Mountain. However, Napoleon underestimated the defeated opponent on the opposite side. It was through many failures that Wellington learned Napoleon's combat style and unique ideas. Wellington immediately saw through the French army's attempt to attack the left flank. He only sent a small number of guards to reinforce Fort Hougoumont to improve the half-heartedness there, while the real army remained motionless.Waiting for the arrival of the French army. As a result, the attack by the French army turned into a long and fierce struggle. The two sides came and went, and were at a stalemate. Due to the long-term attack on Fort Hougoumont, the attack on the right wing failed. But very huge. Napoleon had to change his order and let the main force attack the Saint-Laye farm in the defense line. At 1:30 p.m., 80 cannons of the French army fired together, and with the support of the cavalry, they began to attack the village of Saint-Lahe. Soon, the vanguard troops captured the orchard in front of the village.But when they attacked the village next, they encountered stubborn resistance from the British army.The attack in the middle was blocked again. In the middle of the offensive battle to a critical moment.Napoleon suddenly discovered through the telescope that there was an army moving on the edge of the Saint-Mermbé forest 6 kilometers to the northeast. To reinforce the highlands of the British army, the previous attack of the French army was tantamount to abandoning all previous efforts. Napoleon decisively ordered Marshal Grouchy to stop attacking Wavre and immediately expel the Prussian army.Drive them as far away as possible to avoid a meeting between the Prussians and the British. Obviously, this order caused the defeat of the entire battle. Grouchy was a marshal who was extremely loyal to Napoleon, but his fatal weakness was that he was accustomed to obeying orders blindly and mechanically, and he was not good at grasping orders from the original meaning and basic points of orders and commanding the army flexibly.After he led the upper part of the army to chase the scattered Prussians, he never returned to the main battlefield. Before the war, Napoleon did have some hesitation about appointing him as the marshal in charge of the army, but those brave generals were tired of the war, and they did not want to march and fight anymore. In the absence of better candidates, Napoleon The power can only be delegated to Grouchy. Finally, the final moment came. The four divisions of Merlon on the right wing of the French army rushed down the valley, lined up in a dense formation with 200 people in row, and rushed up the valley one after another.They shouted "victory", lined up, and made the final charge. At this time, Wellington was commanding the British Royal Dragoons, the Scottish Gray Dragons and the Ineskilling Dragons, and suddenly rushed from the hillside. The horses of the two armies neighed and howled. It was surging, and the rain of blood burst into the sound of killing. Just as the French army was gradually exhausted and was driven down the hillside, Napoleon sent out the Lancers and Dragoons around him to repel the British attack with a thunderous force, but still failed to break through the British defense line. In this battle, both sides suffered more than 5,000 casualties each, almost all of whom were the most elite cavalry in the army. At 3:30 p.m., the battle curtain opened again. Marshal Ney was reprimanded by Napoleon for his disadvantage in attacking the Four Arms Village the day before yesterday. Under the bombardment of the British army's fierce artillery fire, Marshal Ney's horse was shot to death three times. Without fear, he continued to lead his troops to attack the enemy's position. He was indeed a brave general who did not fear death. Under the influence of Marshal Ney, the French army went forward one after another, and finally rushed into the village of St. Ella, and fought hand-to-hand with the British army. At 5:30 in the afternoon, the corpses of tens of thousands of soldiers were left on the hillside, and the French army finally captured the village. Now, just one more charge from Ney can completely crush Wellington's central defense. However, due to the fierce fighting, the French army suffered heavy losses. Ney counted the army.Feeling that he was powerless to launch another attack and expand the results of the battle, he urgently asked Napoleon to send more troops to give necessary assistance. But Napoleon was annoyed by the unknown whereabouts of Grouchy's army. He said violently: "Where do you want me to get you troops? Do you want me to make some right away?" So far, Britain and France have been fighting fiercely at Waterloo for nearly 8 hours, and they have reached the end of their battles. When they are dying, the generals of both sides are staring at the timer, and their respective fates will be decided by the reinforcements. Wellington had a better idea. He already knew that Marshal Blücher had led the reinforcements not far from here. As long as he managed to hold on for another hour, maybe they could arrive. However, Napoleon's heart sank, and he couldn't help cursing secretly: Grouchy, you idiot, where are you now? At this time, our loyal marshal is still attacking the Prussian army in Wavre. He doesn't know that Waterloo, which determines the fate of the French army, is not Wavre. He also doesn't know that Blücher's army has already left. Wav, take a detour to help the Duke of Welling. Only a small group of Prussians are stationed at Wav. At 8 o'clock in the evening, Blücher's army finally arrived at the battlefield, and the north and south pierced into the French army's ribs from the right. At this moment, the French army was immediately in a critical situation and was on the verge of collapse. Seeing that the general situation was not good, Napoleon ordered Ney to lead his troops to intercept it. Ney counterattacked the sub-organization, but he had no choice but to stop the advance of the Prussian army. At this time, the Duke of Wellington saw Luchel's army approaching on the mountain, took off his military cap happily, and waved again and again: "Soldiers, our reinforcements have arrived, go!" When the exhausted British soldiers heard the news of the arrival of the reinforcements, their morale was lifted, and they immediately jumped out of the trenches and rushed down the mountain. At this time, Napoleon was attacked by the enemy, and could no longer hold his ground, so he had to retreat in a hurry. Because the road was muddy, Napoleon had to abandon his car and replace his horse, and ran wildly. Along the way, Napoleon wanted to take advantage of the favorable terrain to set up camp and hold the line of defense, but he was defeated like a mountain. The French army forcibly camped 7 times, but was broken by the British-Prussian coalition forces 7 times, and finally had to abandon the camp and flee. The Battle of Waterloo consisted of a series of battles, and each battle seemed to exemplify how incisive the principles of warfare put forward in Sun Tzu's Art of War are, "those who are good fighters are dangerous, short in length, like a crossbow, and fast like a hair." Opportunities." Opportunities are equal and fleeting. Whoever can seize the victory at the moment of success or failure, and deal a fatal blow to the enemy like a crossbow arrow, then the victory will be none other than him. In the Battle of Waterloo, the French army lost 40,000 people. This was also the last defeat in Napoleon's life. After that, he was once again exiled to St. Helena Island in the Atlantic Ocean, where he ended his legendary life. The Jewish businessman is recognized by the world as "the world's number one businessman" There is no second nation in the world like the Jewish nation. As a small nation with a population of 14 million, it has such a great influence in today's financial and industrial circles.Its economic strength has become one of the few most powerful economic forces in the world today. Perhaps readers will think that Jewish business is not related to the wars mentioned in Sun Tzu’s Art of War, and they are completely in two fields. However, after reading the following stories about Jewish businessmen, you may change a little. From my point of view, many of the guiding principles mentioned in Sun Tzu’s Art of War were actually regarded as the golden rule in Shang and Shu. For thousands of years, the actions of Jewish merchants seemed to be consciously applying the art of war to commercial trade, thus making the Business activities have a legendary color, with the special charm of fighting wits and courage, plotting and planning. A businessman who can catch "thieves" This is a joke circulated among the Jews. However, it has nurtured the thinking and wisdom of the Jews from generation to generation, making them understand a truth from an early age-a truly capable person does not subdue others with strength, but overcomes others with wisdom. . In ancient times, a Jewish merchant came to a town to do business. He inquired that there would be a particularly cheap commodity for sale in a few days, so he stayed there and waited for the big discount day. However, he brought a lot of gold coins with him. Without a bank, you have to take it wherever you go, which is heavy, inconvenient, and unsafe. So, he quietly came to a secluded place alone, and seeing no one around, he dug a hole in the ground, buried all the gold coins in it, disguised it with sundries, and then went about his business easily. However, when he came here the next day and wanted to take the gold coins away, he was surprised that the gold coins were gone. These gold coins are all his belongings, and now they have been taken away, how should he live in the future? As if struck by lightning, these businessmen wanted to cry but had no tears, and their hearts were extremely painful. He stood there blankly for a long time, recalling over and over again, when the gold coins were buried yesterday, no one around saw them, how could the gold coins disappear? At this moment, he looked up inadvertently, and found a small house in the distance, with a hole in the wall of the house, facing the place where he buried the gold coins. Could it be that the people who lived in this house saw their money buried in the hole in the wall, and then dug it away? The answer is uncertain, it can only be possible, in this case, it is absolutely impossible for him to come to the door to ask for it, otherwise, not only will he not return the gold coins, but he will be beaten up by others. The businessman thought a lot, and finally came up with a clever plan. He came to the small room with a sad face, knocked on the door, and saw the owner who lived there, a man with a face that could not be contemptuous. "Hey, Hebrew, what do you want to do?" The owner of the house asked first with a prepared mind.This question arises because the ancestors of the Jews were Hebrews. The businessman said respectfully, "I'm sorry, sir. I'm a country bumpkin who has never been to the city. You are a city native, so you must be very flexible. Now I have something to ask. Is it okay?" When the man heard that he didn't come to chase gold coins, and he was a countryman who didn't know anything, he was relieved and said generously, "If you want to ask anything, just ask!" "I'm a foreigner, and I'm here to handle goods. I've put two wallets, one with 500 gold coins and one with 800 gold coins. I've buried the small bag in a place that no one knows. Now the problem is, this Is it safer to bury a larger wallet, or is it safer to keep it with someone you can trust?" When the businessman asked this question, he deliberately pretended to be extremely pious and serious. The owner of the house frowned. He heard from the merchant's voice that he hadn't found out that his wallet had been lost so far, so he didn't seem to think much about it, so he replied, "It's very easy. If I'm in your If I don’t trust anyone, I’d rather bury the two wallets together.” "Very good, I will do as you say." After the businessman bid farewell, he purposely glanced at the address where the gold coins were buried from a distance, and left quietly. The occupant of the room saw all this clearly from the small hole, and waited for the merchant to go away.He immediately ran out of the room and buried the wallet full of 500 gold coins back. He wanted to wait for the merchant to come to hide the gold coins again, and take all the two packs of gold coins as his own. The strange thing is, the merchant never came again. The owner of the house couldn't hold back anymore. He took advantage of the dark night to go to the place where the gold coins were hidden. He dug all the big and small pits on the ground, but there was not a single gold coin. The owner of the house did not realize until now that the Hebrew took the money as soon as he put it back in. The brilliance of the Jewish businessman lies in his ability to instigate people's hearts. Sun Tzu's Art of War says: Therefore, those who are good at moving, form it, and the enemy will follow it; give it, the enemy will take it; move it with advantage, and treat it with pawns. The owner of the house obediently gave back the 500 gold coins he had already obtained in order to steal the 800 gold coins after being moved by the merchant Eli. 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