The earliest historical figure mentioned in "Making strategic plans and winning decisively thousands of miles away" is Zhang Liang, one of the founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty.

Allusions

We know that at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the second generation of Qin was debauched and immoral, and troops from all over the country rose up to rebel against Qin. After Liu Bang and Xiang Yu conquered Xianyang, they fought for another four years, which finally ended with Xiang Yu committing suicide at Wujiang River.

Liu Bang's success was inseparable from the strong support of many civil servants and generals, including counselors Xiao He and Zhang Liang, and military general Han Xin. The Western Han Dynasty had just been established, so it was natural to reward many soldiers.

Liu Bang held a celebration banquet in Luoyang that day. Liu Bang rose up and asked the soldiers what was the difference between him and Xiang Yu, and won the victory. Many soldiers had different opinions. Liu Bang drank wine and said with emotion, "My husband's planning can win the battle thousands of miles away. I am not as good as the ovary." The meaning of this sentence is that planning in a small tent is enough to defeat people thousands of miles away. The army wins the war, and I am not as good as Zifang. Among them, Zifang is Zhang Liang, the founding advisor.

One of Liu Bang's intentions in saying this was to praise Zhang Liang's strategy and wisdom, which helped him to be unbeatable in the war.

Zhang Liang, born in 250 BC, is known as the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty along with Han Xin and Xiao He. We can see his role in Liu Bang and his status in history. His main contributions include: helping Liu Bang escape from the Hongmen Banquet, secretly infiltrating Chencang, flattering Han Peng, etc., and made immortal contributions to Liu Bang.

Later generations expanded the meaning of the phrase "strategizing and winning thousands of miles away" to mean a person who is extremely strategic. People in history who can answer this sentence include Zhuge Liang, the founding father of the Shu Han Dynasty, and Liu Bowen of the Ming Dynasty.