Chapter 33 The Nineteenth Measure

Lost to its strength, but to eliminate its momentum, against the image of the lower and the upper If we cannot meet the enemy's powerful positive force, we must eliminate the source of the enemy's strong force for existence or generation, and eliminate the opposite of things through existence and development, so that the positive aspects of things themselves will be difficult to exist and develop. The reason why water can roll and boil is because fire makes it produce this violent force. Firewood is the source of fire, that is, the source of so-called powerful force. It is easy to be manipulated but not harmful to people, so The positive sharp force cannot be resisted, but it can eliminate the source of this force.Wei Liaozi said: "The source of power and the dependence on strengthening must find the target of venting and attacking. "Attack the heart".In the past, Wu Han was appointed as the Grand Sima, and once the enemy attacked the barracks in the dark.At that time, the barracks was in a state of panic, but Wu Han kept lying down with a calm attitude. The soldiers of the barracks heard that Wu Han was calm and calm, and after a while, they all fell silent.Therefore, Wu Ba chose the elite warriors to fight back overnight and defeated the enemy. This is the way to eliminate the root cause of the sharpness instead of directly resisting the enemy's sharpness.In the Northern Song Dynasty, Xue Changru served as the general judge of Hanzhou. The soldiers of Lian Zaiwei rebelled and opened the gate of the camp. Zhizhou and soldiers and horses were too scared to come out.At that time Xue Changru stepped out of the camp and advised the rebels: "You all have parents and wives, why are you so desperate? Anyone who did not participate in the rebellion should stand on the other side!"Only the eight chief culprits rushed out of the camp gate and fled, scattered and hid in the wild villages, and were all captured and brought to justice soon. At that time, people said that if Xue Changru hadn't been there, the whole city would have been destroyed!This disintegrates the enemy's power psychologically. It can also be said that both sides of the enemy, destroying the weakness of the strong enemy can also destroy its chances of success.

Draining from the bottom is a means to prevent an incident from breaking out or to seek a thorough solution to the problem after it breaks out. It means not directly confronting its frontal edge, but working hard from its side or behind the scenes to fundamentally weaken its combat effectiveness and use softness to overcome rigidity. Solve the problem. At all times and in all over the world, no matter in the field of love, shopping malls, battlefield or political arena, there are countless people who use the method of drawing salary from the bottom to get out of the siege and win. The Monkey King in the book is well-known to everyone, young and old, he protected Tang Monk to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures. If you can't beat it, hurry up and leave, ask the demon master to subdue the demon queen, and go to the west again.

In the business war, this trick is even more insidious and bizarre. In a big shopping mall, the home appliances are selling very well recently. The boss is very proud and domineering. With tens of thousands of dollars, more than 200 people went to the shopping mall opposite to buy home appliances. A few days later, hundreds of people crowded into the shopping mall again, queuing up to return the goods, shouting "cracking down on counterfeiting" and shouting "I've been fooled, this store is cheating people" and calling for "don't buy it." The store sells for a penny."Since then, the mall has been deserted, and no one comes to buy goods. Soon, it closed down.

There are more drawers on the battlefield.In the Song Dynasty, Jin Wushu was defeated by the Yue family army and returned to his home country. Later, he and the treacherous minister Qin Hui recalled Yue Fei with twelve gold medals and killed him in the Fengbo Pavilion. The Song Dynasty had no leader, and Jin Wushu made a comeback. During the War of Liberation, the Chinese People's Liberation Army approached the city of Jinan, and our army attacked Wu Huawen, the commander of the Kuomintang's western front, in three directions. Our troops on the western front approached the commercial port of Jinan without fighting, which played an important role in reducing the casualties of our army and quickly annihilating Wang Yaowu's 10,000 troops, liberating Jinan. Chang, when Nanjing was liberated, it was their army that first crossed the river from Pukou to occupy the presidential palace.

It can be seen that the strategy of drawing salaries from the bottom of the pot can be seen everywhere, and everyone uses it. In July of 200 AD (the fifth year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty), Cao Cao retreated to Guandu after successfully ambushing Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao did not learn a lesson from the previous serious setback, and continued to advance aggressively relying on his superiority in the number of troops and material equipment. The more than 70,000 troops in his army put all their eggs in one basket and went to Guandu to fight Cao Cao to the death. In August of this year, Yuan Jun approached the front line of Guandu, manipulated the formation, and set up a camp, which was about ten miles long from beginning to end. He ordered the soldiers to carry three feet of rope with them, and prepared to capture Cao Cao alive.

Guandu is the throat of north-south communication. If Guandu falls, Xudu will lose its barrier, so Cao Cao must try his best to protect Guandu. When Yuan Shao's military strength was still superior, Cao Cao decided to adopt a defensive strategy after researching with Xun You and other advisers, building a strong camp, digging long trenches, holding out, and waiting for an opportunity. Seeing that Cao Cao refused to fight, Yuan Shao felt as if he had been caught by a cat's paw. He sent people outside Cao Cao's camp to insult and challenge him every day, but Cao Cao's soldiers remained calm and ignored him.

In this way, the two sides stalemate for 3 months. Over time, Cao Cao's military ration supply encountered serious difficulties. Under this unfavorable situation, many soldiers and civilians in Cao Cao's ruling area had doubts about the future of the war, and some rebelled. Cao Cao was also very worried at this time. He wrote Discussed with Xun or who stayed behind in Xudu, and planned to retreat to Xudu. Two days later, Xun Yu sent someone to send a letter. He told Cao Cao: "It is an important moment to defeat Yuan Shao and win the victory. As long as we persist, the situation of the battle will change soon." He also advised Cao Cao: "We must work hard to win the final victory. , Thousands of people don't retreat, and lose the opportunity."

Cao Cao believed that Xun Yu's continued defense was correct, so he strengthened his determination to deal with Yuan Shao to the end. He ordered the troops to continue to defend Guandu while closely monitoring the enemy's movements.In order to find a favorable opportunity for the final decisive battle. Yuan Shao had a counselor named Xu You, who went to Cao Cao because of disagreement with Yuan Ling. When Cao Cao heard that Xu You had come to take refuge, he was so happy that he ran barefoot to the door of the big tent to greet him. He clapped his hands and said, "Ziyuan (Xu You's name is Ziyuan) has come from a long way. My great event will definitely be successful."

Seeing Cao Cao, Xu You asked, "Yuan Shao's army is very powerful. How do you plan to deal with him? How much food do you have left?" Cao Cao said, "It can last for a year." Xu You smiled slightly and said, "Not that many?" Cao Cao changed his words: "It's okay for half a year." Xu You said bluntly: "Don't you want to defeat Yuan Shao? Why don't you tell the truth?" Then Cao Cao said to Fang You: "Actually, the military rations are only enough for one month. What do you think should be done?" Only then did Xu You tell Cao Cao the situation of Wuchao, Yuan Shaotun's grain land, in detail, and said: "The guard Chunyu Qiong is a proud and conceited man. He drinks too much and is not careful. nest, and burnt the food stores. Yuan Jun will be destroyed without attacking."

Cao Cao took Xu You's hand and said excitedly, "The information you mentioned is too important." That night, Cao Cao arranged for Xun You and Cao Hong to stay in the camp, and he took Le Jin, Zhang Liao and 5,000 light cavalry to set off overnight. In order to deceive the enemy, Cao Cao ordered the troops to march toward Wuchao with the flag of Yuan Jun from the small road. The mouths of the horses were all tied up to prevent them from making a sound. set fire. On the way, they suddenly met Yuan Shao's sentries, and they asked, "Where did you come from?" Cao Cao's soldiers replied unequivocally: "Yuan Shao was afraid that Cao Cao would attack Wuchao Liangtun, so he sent us to reinforce it."

Yuan Bing squinted his eyes and saw that it was indeed the banner with the word "Yuan", so he believed it and stepped aside to let Cao Jun pass smoothly. Yuan Shao's garrison in Wuchao was exhausted from rushing to transport food and traveling long distances a few days ago, and after several nights of defense, there was no movement at all, so they were too lazy to patrol tonight, and they all fell asleep, even Chun Ziqiong. Full of wine, drill in bed and have a good dream. Cao Cao and his soldiers had already sneaked into Wuchao before the first crowing. The 5,000 men and horses scattered around, some took hold of Xiudao, some surrounded Liangtun, and set fire to them. The six gods have no master, calling for father and mother. After this day, Chunyu Qiong managed to gather his soldiers to attack Cao's army. As a result, he was defeated and had to retreat to the camp. At this time, Yuan Shao heard that Cao Cao was attacking Wuchao Liangtun. Instead, he thought that this was the best time to capture Guandu and wipe out the main force of Cao's army. He only sent a few cavalry to rescue Wuchao, and led his own army to attack Guandu. Under Cao Cao's resolute and decisive command, Cao Jun not only defeated Yuan Jun's reinforcements, but also captured Yuan Jun's camp, killed Chun Yuqiong, and burned more than 10,000 carts of Yuan Jun's grain and grass. After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's reinforcements in the south, he quickly returned to Guandu, and cooperated with Cao Hong and Xun You who stayed at Guandu to attack Yuan Shao back and forth. General Yuan Jun saw that the situation was over.Losing his fighting spirit, he and his deputy Gao Lan burned all the siege equipment, and went to Cao Ying to surrender together. Yuan Jun's food store was burned.The morale of the army has been shaken. Cao Cao took advantage of the momentum and led the attack. Yuan Jun was defeated. Yuan Shao only led 800 soldiers and fled back to the north of the Yellow River. In the first battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's main force was wiped out. He was so angry and anxious that he fell seriously ill and died of illness in 202 AD. In the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao successfully used the strategy of "drawing salary from the bottom of the pot" to defeat the invincible Yuan Shao in one fell swoop, and achieved a decisive victory in the key battle. In 1941, shortly after the start of World War II, a new type of weapon made in Germany—dozens of submarines was built and ready to be used by the German Navy. But the most troublesome thing for the German Navy is that there are no personnel to operate these new boats with advanced technology, sophisticated instruments, and complex operations. For this reason, the German Navy Department wrote a report to the Supreme Head of State and petitioned for it. After reading the report, Hitler wrote: "The Admiralty can recruit young people from all over the country. I believe that this is not a problem." The next day, news of the Admiralty's recruitment of young divers was published in major newspapers across the country, and the benefits of joining the submarine force were also widely publicized. Hitler's trick really worked. From the next day, the Imperial Navy was full of young people who came to recruit the submarine force.At the registration office, young people are stating their motivations for joining the army: "I am very happy to apply for the submarine force. I think divers are a noble profession and a very romantic job. I plan to serve as the commander of the submarine force Deng Under the command of Admiral Nitz, and serve the Führer with allegiance." The British Navy, in the intelligence department code-named OP-16W, is designing an action plan to draw fire from the bottom. One morning, when the Germans walked out of their homes, they saw leaflets depicting submarines as "Steel Coffin Village" all over the place. Next to the beautifully printed cartoons, there were frightening words written: "Young people must remember, Being a diver is very dangerous, not only has a short life span, but also may be buried in the belly of the fish at any time..." It also wrote, "The death rate of divers is 15 times that of the army, 8 times that of the air force, 7 times that of tanks, and 9 times that of the navy times..." In the high-frequency British radio broadcast to Germany, he told German youths how to pretend to be slow in reaction, how to pretend to be emotionally unstable, how to pretend to suffer from a certain disease, how to avoid being a diver...etc. A few months later, the German Admiralty admitted that due to the influence of British propaganda, German youths had widespread and profound phobias. Approved to join the submarine force, so the enlistment plan fell through. Hitler was furious and signed again: "Forcibly recruited!" Even so, the recruitment of German divers was delayed for several months. This kind of "salary" that the United Kingdom pumped out the ideas of German youths not only directly delayed the construction of the German submarine force, but also had an impact that cannot be underestimated on the combat strength of the German navy. Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation made huge profits from transporting military supplies in the Southwest War. By 1877, Mitsubishi Corporation had owned 61 ships, accounting for 75% of the total number of ships in Japan at that time.Become the overlord of Japanese shipping. In the spring of 1880, Yataro, president of Mitsubishi Corporation, convened the company's government affairs meeting. At the meeting, Yataro explained the increase in freight rates: "According to the current shipping volume and market situation, in order to earn higher profits, I think it is necessary to take a very necessary new measures." He stopped.Then he said: "This new measure is that from now on, all goods shipped by Benling Company must be traded in silver coins, and banknotes must not be paid, because banknotes are depreciating sharply. If you trade with silver coins, it will increase the shipping fee virtually." The Kojima executive stood up and expressed his opinion: "What the president said is very true. At present, our aviation industry in Japan is very developed, and we can only rely on sea transportation for external and internal transportation. Therefore, although our company's conditions seem harsh, but the sea transportation Those who want to survive can only accept it, otherwise, they will face the danger of bankruptcy and bankruptcy!" At this time, the company's job experts also put forward arguments in support of this measure, and this measure was released. Inside the manager's room of Mitsubishi Corporation. General Manager Masuda Takashi stood in front of the window, looking at the busy harbor wharf, took a puff of a cigarette, and gradually fell into deep thought: Our Mitsui company is mainly engaged in export business, and sea transportation is too important to our company No, but the company has only three ships.It is far from enough for the transportation of goods, so we have to turn to Mitsubishi for help. The freight we pay for Mitsubishi is 700,000 yuan a year, and now Mitsubishi has thrown out a new measure of only accepting coins... The whistle of the ship outside the window interrupted Takashi Masuda's contemplation. Specialist Inoue walked into the office and presented the bill for this month's freight. .Our business is not doing well, we have to find a way, right?" Masuda Takashi went to the desk, sat on the sofa chair and said: "I have thought about it for a long time, this unreasonable phenomenon can no longer continue, I decided to go to my boss Shibusawa Sakae when I was working in the Ministry of Finance. Discuss with you and find a proper way to change our current situation." First Bank of Japan. The chubby bank president Eiichi Shibusawa leaned back on the comfortable couch. As the behind-the-scenes manipulator of the stock exchange established by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, he sat up straight after listening to Takashi Masuda's statement. Said: "I think the Tokyo Sailing Club can be established. As for other ship owners, it's up to you to contact them." "Thank you, President!" Takashi Masuda bowed gratefully to Eiichi Shibusawa. After the president of Mitsubishi Corporation learned of Takashi Masuda's plan, he immediately called his advisers to discuss countermeasures. Mr. Matsuda said: "Eiichi Shibusawa is Masutaka's backer. If you want to defeat Masuda, you must first overthrow Shibusawa, but Shibusawa is still an authority in today's Japan. Therefore, we must not confront him head-on. Defeat your opponent by drawing from the bottom of the pot." Yataro agreed with Matsuda's idea very much, and then discussed the action countermeasures with the counselors, Okuma and Yataro have a very good relationship in the newspaper industry. Yataro used Okuma to attack Shibusawa Eiichi's financial policies and private affairs through the newspaper from the initial insinuation.And at the same time wantonly slander Masuda Takashi, this trick really worked.Shibusawa Eiichi's reputation and prestige plummeted, shaking the businessmen who originally wanted to join the new company organized by Masuda Takashi. Immediately afterwards, Yataro convened a government affairs meeting.Deploy the second-step plan, that is, use heavy money, low profits, and low freight to lure local ship owners and cargo owners who support Takashi Masuda, so that they will leave and dislike Takashi Masuda. In the end, Yataro made the last move and privately bought out the shareholders of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, thereby cutting off the source of funds for the "Tokyo Sailing Club". Yataro smiled sinisterly as he looked at the situation letters sent from various places. Although the "Tokyo Sailing Club" was established later, it was very reluctant, because too many people quit midway, and there were problems with funds, and only half of the planned amount was raised. Lost opportunity to ship.As a result, the business of "Tokyo Sailing Club" could not be carried out smoothly, so Masuda Takashi had to use his own three ships to transport goods. Mitsubishi's bottom-line plan finally won the competition.