400 years apart, how similar are these two wars between the East and the West?

In ancient times, fighting wars was physical strength. Therefore, if your own soldiers can rest well, and the other side is running from a long distance, it is generally possible to see from above. It is for this reason that many outstanding generals try to keep their soldiers as few as possible and wait for the enemy to penetrate the encirclement on their own. The key point is that the East and the West are surprisingly similar, and there are many classic examples of warfare in ancient China, and there are also many in the West.

Ancient warfare was fought for physical strength

First, let's talk about the classic example of China waiting for work. Around 10 BC, that is, in the last year of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was already called emperor at that time, but it should be noted that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, many people called emperors, and Liu Xiu was by no means the only one. For example, in Sichuan, Gongsun Shu also proclaimed himself emperor, and there were many people who defected to this self-proclaimed emperor. The Longgan warlord Kui Hu was one of them, and the key was that Kui Hu was originally under Liu Xiu.com. In addition, this area occupied by Kui Huan was still a strategic place, how could Liu Xiu give up? Liu Xiu'er didn't say a word and immediately sent troops to attack Kui Huan, but he was defeated!

The more Liu Xiu thought about it, the more angry he was, and immediately sent troops again, and the general Feng Yi went out on a crusade against Kui Huan. Kui Huan also showed no weakness, and sent his troops to patrol to meet the battle. The focus of contention between the two sides is the strategic location of Liyi. Feng Yi came from afar, of course, it was impossible to have an advantage in energy, but Feng Yi used his superb military ability to fight against customers and gain an advantage. Before Feng Yi went to capture Liyi, the patrol had received the news early, but because it was obvious that his garrison was far away, he was not in such a hurry. However, Feng Yi on the other side was not, ordering the army to advance at full speed and desperately rush to Liyi, only to take it down before the patrol reached Liyi, and cleaned up the battlefield as if nothing had happened.

When the patrol army arrived at Liyi, Feng Yi immediately showed his own banner, opened the city gate in an instant, and rushed to the patrol army, the result can be imagined, the patrol army that wanted to wait for work was suddenly confused, abandoned its troops, and fled in a hurry. Feng Yi's large army was victorious, taking advantage of the victory to pursue, and defeating the Longgan warlord Kui Huan. It is precisely because of this historical allusion that there is the idiom of waiting for work.

However, what few people know is that in the West, such classic battles have also occurred. The point is that the situation in the East and the West is surprisingly similar. In 405 BC, the Peloponnesian War had lasted for more than 20 years, and both sides of the war, Athens and Sparta, were exhausted, but they could not distinguish between them. At this time, a famous military figure Lüsand appeared in Sparta. After Lüsander took office, he first took a comprehensive look at the situation on the battlefield, and he was surprised to find that athens only sent a small number of soldiers to guard the coastal area of the strategic Dardanelles!

Without further ado, Lusand did not say a word and immediately sent troops to occupy the Dardanelles. The news of the control of the Dardanelles came back to Athens and caused a panic. Athens quickly fought back, sending a large fleet of 180 warships to attack Lussand's garrison. The Athenian fleet was menacing, rushing directly in front of the Lüsand garrison, shouting that it was going to war. However, Lü Shande ordered the army to rest in an all-round way, recuperate, and not allow one person to fight! On the first day, on the second day, on the third day, the strength of the Athenian army had been almost sharpened.

By the fifth day, the Athenian fleet had also come to the front and shouted for war, but still did not get a response. However, when the Athenian army withdrew, the Spartan army's reconnaissance boats quietly followed until the Athenian fleet had entered the anchorage. Then the Spartans showed a shining shield and sent a message to their fleet, and the Spartan fleet rushed over with a drum, and the Athenian fleet was already exhausted after a few days of tossing, plus many warships had no one on it, and the position was suddenly in chaos. The outcome of the war can be imagined, almost all 180 warships of the Athenian combined fleet were destroyed, and since then, it has been in a slump, and the Spartan era has begun!