The Chu state and the hanging country fought, and the two sides were deadlocked for several months. Later, the Chu state used woodcutters and a few piles of firewood to make the hanging country raise the white flag and offer its own country with both hands.
In 700 BC, the State of Chu fought with the State of Hang (northwest of present-day Yun County, Hubei), but the terrain of the State of Hang was precarious, difficult to attack and easy to defend, and the Chu army did not take advantage of anything, but repeated attacks were returned. The two sides were deadlocked there, and neither of them had the upper hand.
After comparing the situation between the enemy and us, the grand master of the Chu state, ju flaw, went to meet the king of Chu and said that he had a plan to destroy the hanging country. Ju Feng said to the King of Chu: "The hanging country has been besieged by us for many months, and there is definitely a shortage of firewood in their city, we can let the soldiers pretend to be woodcutters to go up the mountain to cut firewood, and when they come back, the enemy will definitely come out and grab these firewood." ”
Ju Feng saw that the King of Chu nodded and continued, "In the first few days, first give them some sweetness to taste, and when they take it lightly, we will set up an ambush in advance, then if the hanging country sends most of its troops, we can use ambush troops, cut off their rear roads, and annihilate them in one fell swoop." At this time, their troops in the city were empty, and it would be much easier for us to seize the city. Ju Feng was right, and the King of Chu adopted his suggestion.
On this day, a spy came to report to the Hanging Marquis that a woodcutter had entered the mountain to cut firewood. Huang Hou hurriedly asked, "Are there any Chu troops around those woodcutters guarding them?" ”
The spies shook their heads, "No, they are all coming in and out of thinly, and there are no soldiers around, I think they are people from nearby villages." ”
Huang Hou nodded, and immediately began to deploy, at first it was just a tentative little fight, taking advantage of the "woodcutters" out of the mountain, suddenly launched an attack, successfully captured more than thirty people, and snatched a lot of firewood. Seeing that he had been like this for several days and had made a lot of profits, he began to lose his mind and sent more and more soldiers out of the city.
The king of Chu saw that the enemy had already taken the bait and decided to start closing the net. On this day, the soldiers of the Hanging Country also went out of the city as usual, saw the woodcutter out of the mountain, and screamed excitedly. After these "woodcutters" saw the soldiers of the Hanging Country, they scattered and ran away in panic, and the Soldiers of the Hanging Country thought that the woodcutters were frightened, and they chased after them, and unconsciously they were surrounded by the soldiers and generals of the Chu Army.
When they came back and tried to withdraw, they found that there were shouts of killing all around them, and the back road had long been gone. The king of Chu took the lead and commanded his generals to kill these soldiers of the hanging country, and then took advantage of the situation to attack the city. There were not many soldiers left in the hands of the Marquis of Hanghou, and he could not defeat the Chu army, so he could only raise the white flag and surrender.
@Ruyi said literature history
Qu Feng only used a few piles of firewood, and with this small interest, he took the whole country, which was really clever.
There are many reasons to make life smooth, such as don't be greedy, restrain greed, be careful in words and deeds, and so on. There are so many opportunities for choice, such as facing gossip and then confirming it; or taking it away after grabbing it a few times, and not losing it after the first few times.
Therefore, if you are not sober-minded and make a wrong judgment, it will lead to chaos and even pay a heavy price.