Chapter 46 The Thirty-Second Plan to Empty City

The imaginary is imaginary, and doubts arise from doubts; when rigidity is soft, strange and complex. Those without defenses should deliberately show their gaps, but there is no fixed method, and those with weak potentials should show their emptiness. This strategy has been used since Zhuge Liang.There are quite a few. For example, during Tang Xuanzong's reign (727 AD), the Tubo people captured Guazhou, and the defender died in battle at Wang Junhuan. The people of Hexi were shocked. At this time, Zhang Shougui was sent to write the history of Guazhou. He was leading the residents to repair the city wall, and just after the wooden piles and splints were buried, the Tubo people came to attack suddenly. There were no defensive facilities in the city, and everyone looked at each other in panic, without fighting spirit. It is difficult to fight with sharp arrows and rocks, but you must use strategy to defeat the enemy." So he ordered a banquet to be set up in the city, please play for the musicians, and drink and chat with the soldiers. If you dare to attack, withdraw from the siege.

Another example was in 573 A.D., when the Zu Ting of the Northern Qi Dynasty was appointed as the historian of North Xuzhou, he encountered a large-scale invasion by the Southern Chen when he first took office, and the local people also took the opportunity to riot. Defensive and banned, someone announced on the road, the whole city was silent, and the chickens and dogs did not cry. Nanchen's army could not find anything, could not figure out the situation, and suspected that it was an empty city.At that time, Zu Ting ordered the soldiers to shout suddenly, the sound was loud, and Nan Chen's army was taken aback, and they fled immediately.

When it comes to the empty city strategy, people will immediately think of Zhuge Liang. Kong Ming played the piano and retreated from Zhongda. Li Guang of the Han Dynasty also used the empty city strategy, but no one wrote it into a novel. The first one to use the empty city strategy was Uncle Zhan of Zheng Guo. Prince Yuan of Chu State wanted to curry favor with the beautiful woman Xi Gui, and sent troops to attack Zheng. If he dared to attack, he had to withdraw his troops quietly. If you want to talk about the empty city plan, it is Liu Bang. When Liu Bang marched into Baideng City in Maodun, the soldiers saw the old, weak, sick and disabled everywhere outside the city.Afraid of being caught by Maodun's empty city plan, he dared not attack.Liu Bang didn't follow this pattern, it can be said that the situation was unclear and he was bold. He refused to listen to others' persuasion, and rushed into Baideng City at once. Almost got in.

During Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, Kong Yong became the magistrate of Tianzhou. Just three days after taking office, all the troops in the state went to other places to perform tasks, leaving only an empty city. The local Tong people got the news and surrounded the state at once. city. Everyone panicked and closed the city gate, determined to defend it for a few days. But the newly appointed magistrate of Kong said: "Open the city gate and let them in!" Everyone said: "My lord, no, the Dong people are all mountain people. They don't know what an empty city plan is. As long as you open the gate, they will come in!" Killed in!"

"Open the door, I will go out and talk to them, I will use the emperor's kindness and Confucius and Mencius to persuade them." Everyone couldn't laugh or cry when they heard this, thinking that this pedantic magistrate might be dead. Some well-meaning people couldn't bear to see him go to die and tried their best to persuade him. Kong Yong made up his mind and insisted on going. The city gate opened, and Kong Yong rode out alone.A leader of the Dong tribe shouted: "Who are you, you still don't get off your horse and die!" Kong Yong said calmly: "I am the new prefect, and I want to inspect your village!"

When the Dong people heard that the prefect wanted to inspect it, they didn't know what to do for a while, because in the history, there has never been a court ordering a lawsuit to go to their cottage, so this is a big event. The leader said before liberation: "Okay, we will take you there." He took Prefect Kong and walked into the mountains. When the people in the city saw that the enemy soldiers had retreated, they were very happy, but when they saw that the enemy had also taken the prefect away, they didn't know what to do for a while. When the prefect Kong walked halfway, he saw many people tied up in the woods on both sides of the road. When they saw the prefect coming, they all cried out: "My lord, help me, my lord, help me!"

The prefect Kong understood at a glance that the passing businessmen and the students who were going out of the city to take the exam were caught by the Dong people on the way, but he kept his face and kept walking. When he arrived at Dongren's cave, Kong Taishou took his seat, and a leader came to kill him with a knife. Prefect Kong yelled: "You are impolite, don't kneel down!" The leader didn't move, but asked, "Who are you?" "I am your parents, Guan Taishou, without me, there will be no one to discipline you!" The crowd asked, "Are you a descendant of Confucius?"

Kong Taishou said: "It is the descendants of Confucius!" When everyone heard this, they all knelt on the ground. The prefect Kong said: "I knew that you were good citizens, and you were plundered in the city because of hunger. Now I will be your parents' official and distribute food and cloth to you. If you don't listen to me, I will send officers and soldiers to Xingshi to punish you." !" Everyone kowtowed and said, "You must listen to your lord, you must listen to your lord!" "Bring me food, I'm already hungry!" The Dong people immediately slaughtered cattle and sheep, and cooked a good meal for Kong Taishou. After eating, Kong Taishou said: "Prepare the bed, I am going to rest," and then fell asleep calmly.

Early the next morning, he said to the leader of Dongshan: "Come with me to the city to get food and cloth." So the people followed him to the city, and when they were halfway there, they saw those people who were tying up trees. Kong Taishou said: "You are already good citizens, these people should be released, and you are not allowed to arrest them randomly again." people!" As soon as the Dongshan people heard the prefect's order, they followed suit and released all the captured people. When it was dark, the prefect Kong led the Dong people to the city. The officials in the sky saw it and were frightened again. They said: "The prefect must have surrendered the Dong people and brought them to attack the city again!"

Prefect Kong shouted: "Open the door, open the door!" But the gates in the city were not opened. Only then did Kong Taishou understand, and he told the Dong people to retreat to the side of the road, and walked to the gate of the city by himself. Happy. Everyone threw grain and cloth from the top of the city. The Dong people were very grateful for the grain and silk, and they lived honestly from then on. In 1941, the "Southern Anhui Incident" that shocked China and the world occurred. 9,000 members of the New Fourth Army were surrounded by the Kuomintang reactionaries, and only more than 1,000 people broke out of the encirclement. For the political commissar.

The news immediately spread to the ears of the Japanese. The Japanese army suddenly mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to surround Yancheng, and mobilized thousands of traitors and spies. reward. Under such circumstances, Comrades Chen Yi and Shaoqi decided that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and we should not fight head-on with the enemy, but should find a way to escape from the encirclement of the enemy. Therefore, Chen Yi and Liu Shaoqi decided to split up. In the middle of the night on May 28, under the pursuit of the Japanese army, Liu Shaoqi and a messenger came to Majia Village, a village with only about 20 households. At this time, the enemy also caught up.The correspondent said: "Political Commissar, there is a reed field at the entrance of the village, shall we hide in it?" Liu Shaoqi said: "There is no way to hide. The important thing is to rely on the masses to figure out a way. Let's go to the village and have a look." The correspondent said: "Political commissar, this village is so small, as long as there are one or two strangers, the traitors will recognize them immediately." "It doesn't matter, as long as we are with the masses, we can find a way," said the two of them and entered the village. There was a house at the entrance of the village with lights on. Liu Shaoqi went to knock on the door, and someone inside asked, "Who is it? It's so late, and you still knock on the door?" Liu Shaoqi said to the crack of the door: "Old Ying, we are the New Fourth Army!" As soon as the fellow heard that it was the New Fourth Army, he immediately opened the door. "My fellow, we are the New Fourth Army, and the devils have surrounded us. Please find a way to send us out," Liu Shaoqi said. The fellow's name was Ma Yufu. He thought for a while and said, "Why don't I hide you at home." Liu Shaoqi waved his hand and said, "You can't hide it at home, so we have to find another way." He walked around the house, saw a coffin in the main room, and said: "There is a way, we can pretend to be a funeral and rush out of Yancheng." Several people said: "This is a good way." At dawn the next day, several fellow villagers carried the coffin onto the boat, and Liu Shaoqi also pretended to be a funeral fellow. Before the boat had gone far on the river, two patrol teams of the Japanese devils surrounded it. "What kind of work? Stop the boat and come down!" A Japanese officer shouted from the shore. Ma Yufu said: "If someone dies in the family, it is for the funeral." At this time, there was a lot of crying on the boat. The Japanese military officer said: "No, the dead are also checked, and the dead and the living cannot be spared." The Japanese interpreter led three Japanese soldiers and walked towards the boat. The situation was very critical. If they were allowed to board the boat, as long as there were no dead people in the coffin, they would definitely arrest all the "funeral bearers". Ma Yufu was sweating from anxiety. At this moment, Comrade Shaoqi walked up to him and said in a low voice, "Tell the devil that your father got cholera!" He also told those on board to throw up together. "Sir, sir, please tell the majesty that my father has cholera, which is contagious and very dangerous!" Ma Yufu vomited himself as he spoke. The Japanese interpreter had just walked halfway along the ship plank, when he heard Ma Yufu's words and saw that everyone on board was vomiting, his mouth couldn't help feeling sick, and he also vomited with a wow, then slipped and fell to the ground In the river, several Japanese soldiers who followed also fell into the river. The Japanese officer hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" The interpreter poked his head out of the water and said, "Taijun, it's cholera, the cholera that killed a lot of people on board." As soon as the Japanese officer heard about the cholera, he immediately ordered: "Boat, drive away immediately, the sooner the better! Don't stop, drive out!" Ma Yufu said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, drive away immediately." Everyone immediately joined forces to row the boat, and the boat rushed out of the devil's encirclement like flying. In this way, Comrade Shaoqi rushed out of the devil's encirclement, went all the way to Dahebei, and found the guerrillas. It was Liu Shaoqi's resourcefulness that was able to turn the crisis into safety. If he didn't have a strategy and only knew how to do things according to the routine, it would be impossible to win by surprise. Many large companies in Japan were the first to use China's Thirty-Six Strategies in commercial warfare, and they have repeatedly created new records, which is impressive. Panasonic Corporation is a large-scale electrical appliance kingdom founded by Konosuke Matsushita. However, in the history of more than 70 years since its founding, Panasonic has encountered survival crises many times, but it has been able to tide over the difficulties. It all depends on Panasonic's strategy. In the 1950s, Japan experienced a major economic downturn, and many companies were already struggling to support it. For this reason, Panasonic held a meeting of the board of directors to study countermeasures. At the meeting, many people pointed out that the company’s new products could not be sold and there was no money to pay wages. The only way was to reduce the number of employees by half. After the news came out, the whole company was panic-stricken. There is no way out. Some other large companies in Japan are also laying off employees in order to reduce expenses. For a while, the society is full of unemployed people. Because of fear of losing their jobs, many labor unions have organized strikes. As a result, the labor-management relationship is even more tense. up. Some companies that do business with Panasonic are also looking at how Panasonic will act and see how Panasonic will tide over the difficulties. However, at this time, Konosuke Matsushita was sick and lying in the hospital. Therefore, there were many rumors in the business circle that Matsushita had fallen ill, and Matsushita had nothing to do to tide over the difficulties. The two senior presidents of the company, Takehisa and Izhi, went to the hospital to visit Panasonic. "Mr. Matsushita, we are in a difficult situation now, and we can't come up with any solution." Takehisa said. Matsushita asked: "Is there really no other way?" Jing Zhi said: "Mr. Matsushita still has a solution, that is, first reduce the company's staff by half." Panasonic lay on the bed and didn't speak, but it could be seen that he already had a plan in his heart. "I have decided that no one will be reduced!" When Wu Jiu and Jing Zhi heard this, they were taken aback. Panasonic saw their doubts and said: "If we reduce the number of people, others will see our difficulties, and they will take the opportunity to negotiate with us. If we don't reduce the number of people, it will show to the outside world that we are capable. , is also very confident. Others dare not underestimate us and dare not compete with us.” "Of course Mr. Matsushita does not reduce the number of people, but there must be a way!" "I've already figured out the solution, that is to change to work half a day, and the salary will be paid for the whole day as before." "I'm afraid this method won't work. It won't take long for the company to go on like this, and it will become an empty shelf." "Ha...ha..." Matsushita smiled: "Let's do it this way, don't worry, it will definitely not be what you think!" Wu Jiu and Jingzhi left in doubt. The two returned to the headquarters, gathered all the staff, and conveyed the sir's decision level by level. The staff cheered loudly when they heard the decision. Almost all of them vowed to do their best to fight for the company. , the whole company appeared to be united as one to tide over the difficulties together. When the outside world heard that Panasonic did not reduce one person, and only worked half a day, and paid full-day wages, they immediately felt that Panasonic was indeed the largest company in Japan, and it must have a panacea and the power to recover. More importantly, this decision stabilized the morale of the army. Everyone went to the battle and worked hard. It took only two months for Panasonic's products to be sold. Order dry out. Panasonic is worthy of being the god of management. When the dark clouds were pressing down on the city, it was able to take it easy. When it was already difficult, it boldly adopted the method of emptying the city in the business war.With the spirit of being empty-handed, others no longer doubt it, and internally work together more wholeheartedly. Therefore, disadvantages turn into advantages, and opportunities are everywhere. Seize the opportunities and get out of the predicament. This is where Panasonic excels.