Li Mu is a native of Zhao Guo Boren (Longlongyao County, Hebei Province), and everyone is familiar with him. He is one of the "Four Gods of War" in the Warring States Period, and his combat power is definitely not a boast. Li Mu once garrisoned Daijun (Yuxian County, Hebei Provin

Li Mu is a native of Zhao Guo Boren (Longlongyao County, Hebei Province). Everyone is familiar with him. He is one of the "Four Gods of War" in the Warring States Period . His combat power is definitely not to be boasted. from.

Li Mu once garrisoned Dai County (Yu County, Hebei Province) and Yanmen (Youyu County, Shanxi Province). In order to prevent the Huns from the north from invading from the south, Li Mu adopted the strategy of showing weakness externally, concentrating his forces internally, taking advantage of the enemy's mentality of despising our army, and then encircling and defeating the Huns in one fell swoop. Li Mu killed cattle and pigs every day, rewarded the soldiers, vigorously trained horseback riding and archery, and trained the army very well. Then he ordered the soldiers to strictly guard the pass, and no one could go out to fight without permission. At the same time, a large number of spies were sent to understand the enemy's situation. He ordered the soldiers: "If the Huns go south, the army will return to the city to defend, and the people will quickly drive the cattle and sheep back to the castle. Anyone who dares to hunt and kill the enemy will be beheaded." In this way, the Huns attacked repeatedly, and the army, people, cattle and sheep all returned. Go to the castle and don't fight the Huns. The Xiongnu returned empty-handed every time. As time went by, the Xiongnu thought that Li Mu was a coward and did not dare to fight.

This news reached the ears of the king of Zhao. He also thought that Li Mu was frightened by the Huns and did not dare to fight, so he quickly sent someone to take over his position as commander. After that, the Zhao army no longer gave in. Every time the Xiongnu invaded the south, the Zhao army would definitely go to war. As a result, they were repeatedly defeated and suffered heavy casualties. As a result, the people were unable to farm, no longer graze, and the people were in dire straits. The king of Zhao had no choice but to appoint Li Mu as commander-in-chief again. Li Mu claimed to be ill and was unwilling to take responsibility. The king of Zhao asked him to serve as commander-in-chief, but Li Mu had no choice but to say: "It's okay for me to be commander-in-chief, but I must lead the troops according to my previous strategy." After King Zhao agreed, Li Mu became commander-in-chief again.

After Li Mu became the commander-in-chief, he continued to follow the original method to strengthen the walls and clear the country. After several years, the Xiongnu gained nothing, and they all thought Li Mu was a coward. In fact, this is what Li Mu wants. He was just biding his time. At this time, the soldiers of the Zhao army were full of food and drink every day, full of energy, and had to fight to the death with the Xiongnu. Li Mu believed that the time was ripe, so he selected 1,300 chariots, 13,000 horses, no perfect warriors, and 100,000 archers. Then, shepherds, cattle and sheep were released, covering the grassland. After the Xiongnu Chanyu got the news, he personally led his army deep into the territory. Li Mu first pretended to retreat, and at the same time sent two wings of troops to bypass the Xiongnu's rear route, making the Xiongnu fall into siege. The Zhao army attacked from all sides and killed 100,000 Xiongnu soldiers. The Xiongnu Chanyu finally broke out of the siege and fled north. For more than ten years, he did not dare to approach the Zhao border.

The author said: The famous general Li Mu knew how to show weakness first, then look for the enemy's weak points, and use surprise troops to attack suddenly. This tactic is indeed brilliant. The two armies faced each other, first ensuring their own survival, then looking for the opponent's weakness, and finally making the most powerful attack to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. In fact, throughout the ages, many famous generals have adopted this combat strategy to defeat their opponents.

How many famous generals in history have always "become positive first and seek surprise later". They use normal means to show weakness and adopt surprising methods. It is best to let the opponent attack suddenly with unexpected attack methods, so as to get twice the result with half the effort. Effect. Just like two boxers, they are all probing attacks when they first come on the court, and their main energy is still on defense. Use tentative attacks to see through the opponent's weaknesses, and then take sudden attacks to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop.