"Looking at plums to quench thirst"... Cao Cao is good at grasping people's hearts

During the Three Kingdoms period, once, Cao Cao led his troops to attack Zhang Xiu , just in time for a hot day, the sun was scorching hot, and the soldiers were thirsty, so the army moved very slowly. Cao Cao was so anxious that he was afraid of delaying the war opportunity. So he found a guide and asked him quietly, "Where is the water source in this place?" The guide shook his head and said, "The spring is on the other side of the valley, and it's still a long way to detour." Cao Cao thought for a while and said "No, it's too late." He looked at the woods in front of him, and after a thought, the solution came. He grabbed his horse's stomach and quickly rushed to the front of the team, pointed his whip to the front and said, "Soldiers, I know the front. There is a large piece of plum forest, and the plums there are big and delicious, let’s hurry up and go around this hill to get to the plum forest!” The soldiers seemed to have eaten the plums in their mouths when they heard it. Son is much faster.

When faced with difficulties, the strength of human willpower and belief can often play a decisive role. When others are in trouble, helping him build confidence and rebuild hope is often more important than providing substantial help. Cao Cao used the "sour plum grove" to boost the morale of the soldiers and successfully walked out of the desperate situation, precisely because he had a deep understanding of human nature.

Chen Jianbin version of Cao Cao

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