Strife can only bring harm. In the end, France will still be France, and Germany will still be Germany!
───Adolf Hitler (German)
We used nuclear weapons in this war, but next time we can only use sticks
─── Einstein (German/American)
The greatest success in my life is also the thing I regret most. Together with countless people, after a lifetime of hard work, we finally opened the door to hell for mankind - long-range nuclear strike.
————Von Brown (German/American)
War will create heroes and clean up all muddy water. All people are afraid of war. However, cowards are simply those who allow their fears to overcome their sense of duty. Responsibility is the essence of manliness. ——Patton
War is not only a political act, but also a real political tool. It is the continuation of political exchanges and the realization of political exchanges through another means. ——Clausewitz
●War has begun since the emergence of private property and classes. It is used to resolve conflicts between classes, nations and nations, countries and countries, and political groups. It is the highest form of struggle for contradictions at a certain stage of development (Mao Zedong)
●War is a violent act that forces the enemy to obey our will (Clausewitz)
●War starts when you want it, but it does not end when you like it (Machiavelli)
●Anyone, including cowards, can start a war, but to end the war, you will win. The consent of the author (Sallust)
●War uses gold as well as gold (Ovid)
●War seems to mean blood and iron (Quintilian) < /p>
●The prerequisites for war are: aggressiveness is the only virtue, and peace is the only shame----(Bernard Shaw)
●If there is a country, there will be war (Berner (gram)
●Building a country does not rely on dreams, it will eventually resort to blood and iron----(Historical Civilization)
●A country can only be built during times of war. will be in a state of peace (Hugh Kingsmill)
●War is the entertainment of kings (Britain)
●War is just for those who need it; War is just for those who have lost all hope (Livy)
●War is just only for those who need it (Burke)
●A just war can arouse the power of divine love in a noble country, which has been confirmed by countless touching examples (Treichik)
●There is much help for the right, but few for the unjust
●Peace without justice is tyranny (Britain)
●Gold and wealth are the main causes of war (Tacitus)
●War is the son of pride, pride Is the daughter of wealth (Jo Swift)
●The major problems of this era cannot be solved by speeches and resolutions... These problems can only be solved by iron and blood (Bismarck)
●Hobbes clearly proved that all animals live in a natural state of war----(Jo Swift)
●War is satisfied, or has been satisfied Man's aggressive instinct, but it also satisfies man's desire for plunder, destruction, and cruel discipline and autocratic power----(Cha Elliott)
●War is a human A biological law of paramount importance in life, it is an indispensable regulating factor in human society (Bernhardi)
●The important thing about war is to achieve political results, Rather than military success----(Momson)
●War is the feast of death (Europe)
●All mothers hate war (Horace) < /p>
●When war comes, truth is the first victim (Hay Johnson)
●War bleeds the blood of the many, but fattens the few (W.S. Shenstone) < /p>
●War also likes to eat exquisite food. He takes away the good people and leaves behind the bad ones----(Da Thompson)
●Where the teacher is, there are thorns.
After a large army, there must be bad years (Laozi)
●The battlefield was conquered, but no one returned (Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty)
●It is pitiful that thousands of miles of Guanshan Road, there are many autumn grasses in the bones of battles every year ( Tang·Zhang Jie)
●The bloody battle with Qiankunchi (Tang·Du Fu)
●He left with three hundred thousand and returned to Chang'an alone (Tang·Wang Changling)
●The emperor used swords and guns, and the people suffered
●As soon as the war began, hell opened up (Britain)
●Those who shouted for war were the devil’s advisers (Europe)
●The purpose of war must be peace (Aristotle) ??
●If you want peace, you must prepare for war (Vegtius)
●To There is only one excuse for war, that is, through war we can live in a peaceful environment without destruction (Cicero)
●Winning the war is nothing more than giving peace a good start (Robert Blanc Ning)
●Only the victor can exchange war for peace (Sallust)
●Peace breeds war, and war breeds peace (Putanham) < /p>
●There has never been a good war or a bad peace (Franklin)
●War creates thieves, peace hangs them (Britain)
●War creates thieves, peace hangs them (UK)
●If you want peace, you must prepare for war (Europe)
●Do not serve war and destruction, but serve peace and understanding service (Haisei)
Yuefu Zaqu·Advocate Music and Ci·War in the Southern Tang Dynasty·Li Bai
Last year we fought Sangqianyuan, this year we fought Conghedao. The troops are washed by the waves on the sea, and the horses are released into the grass in the snow of Tianshan Mountain. After a long march of thousands of miles, the three armies were all old. The Xiongnu used killing as a means of farming. Since ancient times, only white bones and yellow sand fields have been seen. The Qin family built a city to prepare for Hu, and the Han family still had a war going on. The flames of war are endless, and there is no end to the war. Fighting to death in the field, the defeated horse howls to the sky in sorrow. The black kite pecks at the human intestines and flies up to the dead branches. The soldiers are careless and the generals are empty. But he knows that soldiers are deadly weapons, and saints must use them as a last resort.
Two Songs of Xianghe·Consulting in the Army by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
The iron clothes are shattered in hundreds of battles, and the south of the city has been heavily surrounded. Breaking out of the camp and shooting General Huyan, he led the remaining soldiers back with thousands of cavalry.
Miscellaneous Songs and Lyrics · From Jibeimenxing, Tang Dynasty·Li Bai
The captive formation is across the northern wasteland, and Hu Xingyao is shining brightly. The feather book is so fast that it shocks the lightning, and the beacon fire lights up day and night. Huzhu is in a hurry to save the border, but the army and chariots are already on their way. The master of Ming Dynasty is restless at the table, and his heart is flying when he presses the sword. A strong general emerges from his hub and takes to the battlefield with his flag. The might of the soldiers is overwhelming in the desert, and the murderous intent is in the sky. The soldiers gathered at the foot of Chishan Mountain and set up camp next to Zisai. The winter sand and wind are strong on the way, and the flags are rustling and withered. The corner of the painting is filled with sorrow over the sea and the moon, and the clothes are curled up with frost. He swung his sword to kill Lou Lan, and bent his bow to shoot the wise king. The single one is calm, and the seeds fall and perish on their own. I will repay the emperor with my merits and return to Xianyang with singing songs.
Miscellaneous Songs and Lyrics: White Horse, Tang Dynasty, Li Bai
Dragon horse with flowers and snow hair, golden saddle and five mausoleums. The jade sword is cut by autumn frost, and the pearl robe is illuminated by the setting sun. Cockfighting is a matter of great variety, and the height of the building is too high. The bow destroys the tiger in Yishan, and the hand catches the zodiac in Mount Tai. After drinking, we compete for beauty, and we have three glasses of sword. Killing people is like cutting grass, and they are traveling together with Meng Meng. He went to Hangu with great strength and joined the army towards Lintao. In the mighty battlefield, the Huns are all over the waves. When he returned, he was so drunk that he refused to worship Xiao Cao. I am ashamed to enter the original constitution room, and the desolate path hides the basil.
Li Lingyong Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
General Li of the Han family, a disciple of three generations of generals. There is a clever way to tie hair, and a young man will become a strong man. Long drive up the plug, deep into Shanyu's base. The flags are facing each other, the flutes and drums are so sad. At dusk in the desert, the sounds of war are amidst the smoke and dust. When the arrogant and captives are wiped out, how can they be called only the servants of the king? Since they lost the big military support, Yingqionglu was humiliated. How can I sit here and think about this when I am so young? Deeply wishing for retribution, I surrendered myself but could not die. Leading the way to look at Ziqing, who but the king can understand me.
Veteran General Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
At the age of fifteen or twenty, he captured Hu Maqi on foot. If you shoot a white-fronted tiger in Zhongshan, you will be willing to count the yellow-bearded children in Ye. He has fought for three thousand miles, and his sword has served as a division for millions. The soldiers of the Han Dynasty were as fast as thunderbolts, and the cavalry were fearful of the thorns. Wei Qing's undefeated victory was due to God's luck, while Li Guang's lack of success was due to luck. Since it was abandoned, it has decayed, and the world has been wasted and turned into a white head. In the past, the flying arrows had no whole eyes, but today the hanging poplars grow on the left elbow. I sell Guhou melons on the roadside, and I learn how to plant willows in front of my door. The vast ancient trees connect to the poor alleys, and the few cold mountains face empty windows. Swearing to make a flying spring come out of Shule is not like making wine in the air in Yingchuan. Under the Helan Mountain, there are formations like clouds, and you can hear feathers flying across the sky day and night. The envoy Sanhe recruited young people, and issued an edict to send generals out of Wudao. Try to brush the iron clothes like snow, and hold the sword to move the stars. I wish I could have Yan's bow to shoot at the generals in the sky, and I would be ashamed to order Yue Jia to call the Wu army. Don't be afraid of the old days of guarding in the clouds, you can still win meritorious deeds in a single battle.
The Troops and Chariots by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty
The chariots rattled, the horses rustled, and the pedestrians carried bows and arrows at their waists. Ye Niang and his wife saw each other off, but Xianyang Bridge was nowhere to be seen. He held his clothes, paused, and cried, and his cry went up to the sky. People passing by on the road asked the pedestrians, but the pedestrians were confused. Or from Fangfang River in the north of Fifteenth, to Yingtian in Xiyingtian of Fortyth. When I left, my head was still wrapped up, but when I came back, my hair was white and still guarding the border. The side pavilion bleeds into sea water, and Emperor Wu is still thinking about opening the side pavilion. Don’t you know that in the two hundred states of Han Dynasty in Shandong, Jingqi grows in thousands of villages? Even if there is a healthy woman with a hoe and a plow, there will be no crops in the long acres. Kuangfu Qin soldiers fought hard and were driven away by dogs and chickens. Although the elders have questions, the servant dares to express his hatred. And now this winter, there are still many deaths in Kansai. The county magistrate is asking for rent urgently, where will the rent and taxes come from? I know that it is evil to have a boy, but it is good to have a girl. If you give birth to a girl, you will marry your neighbor, but if you give birth to a boy, you will be buried under the grass. Don’t you see Qinghai’s head? No one has collected the bones since ancient times. The new ghosts are annoyed and the old ghosts are crying, and the sky is dark and rainy, chirping.
The Battle of Du Fu, Tang Dynasty
General Ma, who died in a bitter battle, is the descendant of Ziyun Fubo. Losing a strong man before the battle is decided makes me sigh and hurt my soul. Last year, when Jiangnan was fighting against the crazy bandits, it was hard to get a handle on Linjiang again. When I said goodbye, the lonely cloud was not flying now. When I looked at the cloud alone, I shed tears.
Danqing Yin, presented to General Cao Ba by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty
The descendants of General Wei Wu are now common people and the Qing family. Although the heroic separatist regime is over, the literary and artistic style still exists. I started learning calligraphy from Mrs. Wei, but I hated Wang Youjun. I don’t know that old age is coming, and wealth and honor are like floating clouds to me. It is often mentioned in the Kaiyuan Dynasty that Cheng'en went to Nanxun Hall. Ling Yan's heroes are less colorful, but the general's writing is more interesting. The good prime minister put a virtuous crown on his head and thrust a large feathered arrow from his waist. Bao Gong and E Gong hair are on the move, and they come to fight fiercely with heroic appearance. The late emperor's paintings are as diverse as the mountains and mountains. That day brought me under the red ridge, and the wind was growing in the open air. The edict said that the general had brushed the silk, and the craftsman was in trouble. The ninth-level true dragon appears from Si Xu, and washes away the entire world. But Yuhua was on the royal couch, facing each other in front of the court. The Supreme Being smiled and urged to bestow the gold, and all the people and servants in Yue were melancholy. Disciple Han Qian entered the house early and was also able to draw the special appearance of horses. Qian only paints the flesh but not the bones, and the forbearance makes the Hualiu Qi wither. The general is good at painting because he has a spirit, and he will also take portraits when he meets a fine scholar. Nowadays, wandering in the war, I often see ordinary passers-by. Being poor on the road is looked down upon by the common people. There is no such thing as public poverty in the world. But looking at the ancient reputation, it has been plagued by difficulties all day long.
Miscellaneous Songs and Songs: Picking Mulberries, Tang Dynasty
Since ancient times, there have been many battles, and the origin is Shangjia soldiers. Driving thousands of miles, two people were leveled with one fell swoop. Pressing the sword from the desert, singing songs filled the imperial capital. It is a message to all generals in the world that they must establish a reputation for martial arts.
Miscellaneous Songs and Songs·Huihe Tang Dynasty
I once heard that it was difficult for envoys to pass through the vast sea, and a young woman in a secluded boudoir stopped working as a tailor. Thinking about the pain of fighting in the side court, who can look into the mirror to cure the sadness. A man who has been garrisoned for a long time will grow old and turn into a white-headed man in a moment.
Night on the Battlefield, Tang Dynasty·Yu Xin
The sound of pestles on the city is louder, but the sound of pestles stops below the city. The conscripts burnt down the awnings and looked at the moon in the weeping sand. The plowing oxen pulls its armor in the morning, and the war horse holds its iron in the night. The soldiers wore uniforms and turned to river water for blood. Qingqiu is a guest in both places, and I am worried about staying in the bridal chamber. What's more, leaving home far away, life and death are still unresolved.
Ancient Conquest Yu Xi of the Tang Dynasty
The peak is high in the sky, and the deep cave is thousands of feet deep. How can the emperor and the sky gain peace of mind from the valley? Qi and Lu have enough soldiers and armor, and Yan and Zhao have many pingtings. I still hear that in Lishui, gold is born every day. If the barbarians and the barbarians are united, there will be no war.
The golden sands and water beat against the clouds and the cliffs are warm, while the iron locks across the Dadu Bridge are cold.
I am even more delighted with the thousands of miles of snow in Minshan Mountain, and the three armies are all happy after the passing.
1. The defeat of the country The mountains and rivers are there, and the city has deep vegetation in spring. (Du Fu's "Spring Hope")
2. The war rages on for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold. (Du Fu's "Spring Hope")
3. The new energy spreads to the golden watch, and the cold light shines on the iron clothes. ("Poetry of Mulan")
4. Go to Quantai to recruit old troops, and kill Yama with a hundred thousand banners. (Chen Yi's "Three Chapters of Meiling")
5. The sound of the trumpet fills the autumn sky, filled with rouge and the night is purple. (Li He's "Yanmen Prefect's Journey")
6. Lying down at night, listening to the wind and rain, and dreaming of the iron horse glaciers. (Lu You's "Wind and Rain on November 4th")
7. When people are sleepless, the general's hair is white and his husband is in tears. (Fan Zhongyan's "The Proud Fisherman")
8. When you are drunk and look at the sword with the lamp on, you will dream of blowing the trumpet and joining the camp. Eight hundred miles away, the people under his command are burning, and the sound of fifty strings turning over the Great Wall. Autumn brings troops to the battlefield. (Xin Qiji's "Breaking the Array - Composing a Poem for Chen Tongfu")
9. One burst of energy will be followed by a decline, and three times it will be exhausted. ("Zuo Zhuan - Cao GUI's Debate")
10. A gentleman is in battle and does not know the end of the war. ("The Book of Songs - A Gentleman in Service")
11. Before listening to the woman's speech: Three men garrisoned Yecheng. One man arrived with a letter, and the other two men died in battle. (Du Fu's "Shi Hao Li")
12. The broken halberd sinks in the sand, but the iron is not sold. It will be washed and washed to recognize the previous dynasty. (Du Mu's "Red Cliff")
"Spring Hope"----Du Fu
The country is broken by mountains and rivers, and the city is full of spring vegetation.
I am moved to tears by the flowers, and the birds are frightened by the hatred.
The war rages on for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold.
The white-headed scratches are shorter, and the lust is overwhelming.
One man holds the pass, but ten thousand men cannot open it: It means that the mountain is high and dangerous, and if one man holds the pass, even ten thousand men cannot break in. The terrain is described as very dangerous.
Treat all the vegetation on the mountain as enemy soldiers. Describes people being suspicious when they are panicked.
Horse leather shroud: horse leather: horsehide. Wrap the body in horsehide. Refers to heroic sacrifice on the battlefield.
Go shirtless Go shirtless. It is a metaphor for going on stage in person and carrying out activities without any disguise.
Rab: Like a temporary gathering of crows. It is a metaphor for a group of people who are improvised and unorganized.
To scare the snake in the grass: To scare the snake in the grass. The original metaphor is to punish A and make B alert. Later, it is often used as a metaphor for being careless, which makes the other party wary.
Besieged on all sides: It is a metaphor for being in a situation of being surrounded by enemies and being isolated and helpless.
Manage your troops like a god: Manage your troops and generals like a god. Described as being good at commanding operations.
Courage but no strategy: Only courage, no strategy. It means that doing things or fighting is just rushing in and out without planning or strategy.
All the people are soldiers: It means that all the people who can participate in the battle are armed and ready to annihilate the invading enemy at any time.
Explanation of horse leather: horse skin. The body was wrapped in horsehide. Refers to the determination to fight bravely and devote oneself to the battlefield
Jianbi Qingye: Jianbi: solid barrier; Qingye: clear the countryside. A way to deal with the invasion of powerful enemies. This makes it impossible for the enemy to attack the stronghold and grab supplies.
To rise up: to lift high. Pole: Flagpole, on behalf of the flag. It originally described the situation when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang launched a peasant uprising in the late Qin Dynasty, and later referred to an armed uprising.
Shrouded in Horse Leather
Ma Yuan was the founding father of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He quelled the turmoil on the border and was so powerful in the south that he was named General Fubo.
When Ma Yuan returned to the capital, Luoyang, everyone came to congratulate him, including an official named Meng Yi. Ma Yuan said to Meng Yi, "Why don't you give me some advice instead of praising me?" Meng Yi didn't know how to respond. Ma Yuan said: "General Lu Bode of Fubo during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened up land in seven counties, and his fiefdom was only a few hundred households. My contribution is much smaller than that of General Lu, whose fiefdom is as many as 3,000 households." Reward is greater than merit, sir, why don't you give me some advice in this regard?" "Nowadays, the Huns and Wuhuan are still invading the north. I plan to ask the court to be a pioneer. A man with ambition should die in the wilderness of the border. On the battlefield, it is enough to wrap the body with horse leather (horse leather shroud), how can you lie on the bed and die next to your children?" Meng Yi was sincerely impressed after hearing this.
A month later, Ma Yuan went to the northern front again. Ma Yuan died of illness in the army at the age of 63.
"Wrapped in horse leather" describes the determination to regard death as home.
Catch the grass and alert the snake
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Wang Lu. When he was an official in the yamen, he often accepted bribes and did not abide by the laws. One day, someone handed a piece of paper to the Yamen, accusing Wang Lu's subordinates of breaking the law and accepting bribes. Wang Lu took a look and saw that the various charges written on the pleading were exactly the same as his usual illegal behavior. Wang Lu was trembling while looking at the petition paper: "This...isn't this talking about me?"
The more Wang Lu looked at it, the more frightened he became. He forgot how to approve the petition paper, and actually wrote eight words on the petition paper. A big word: "Although you are striking grass, I am already frightened by snakes." It means that you are doing this to strike grass on the ground, but I am like a snake hiding in the grass, but I was greatly frightened. Jumped!
Later, based on the eight characters written by Wang Lu, "Although you are striking grass, I have been frightened by snakes", it was extended to the idiom "beating grass and frightened snakes".
Every tree and grass are all soldiers
This idiom comes from "Book of Jin. Records of Fu Jian". Jian and Fu Rong climbed the city and looked at the king's army. They saw that the troops were in order and the soldiers were elite; they also looked north The vegetation on Bagong Mountain is all human-like.
In 383 AD, the former Qin Emperor Fu Jian, who basically unified the north, led 900,000 troops and horses to go south to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Eastern Jin Dynasty appointed Xie Shi as a general and Xie Xuan as a vanguard, leading 80,000 elite troops to fight.
After the Qin army's forward Fu Rong captured Shouyang (now Shouxian County, Anhui), Fu Shu personally led 8,000 cavalry to the city. He listened to Fu Rong's judgment and believed that the Jin soldiers were vulnerable, and as long as his follow-up army arrived, they would definitely win a complete victory. So he sent a man named Zhu Xu to persuade Xie Shi to surrender.
Zhu Xu was originally an official of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After meeting Xie Shi, he reported the Qin army's defense situation and suggested that the Jin army attack Luojian (now Dongluo River in Huainan, Anhui) before the follow-up army of the former Qin arrived. . Xie Shi followed his advice and sent troops to sneak attack the Qin camp, resulting in a great victory. The Jin soldiers took advantage of their victory and marched towards Shouyang.
Fu Jian was shocked when he learned that Luojian was defeated and that Jin soldiers were coming towards Shouyang. He immediately climbed to the top of Shouyang City with Fu Rong and personally observed the movements of Jin troops on the other side of Fei River. It was the middle of winter and it was cloudy. Looking from a distance, the sky above Feishui was gray. If you look carefully, you will see that there are many masts and warships there, and the Jin soldiers are very neatly armed with swords and halberds. He couldn't help but secretly praise the Jin troops for their orderly deployment and well-trained troops.
Then, Fu Jian looked north again. There lies the Bagong Mountain, which has eight rolling peaks and the terrain is very dangerous. The base camp of the Jin soldiers was stationed at the foot of Bagong Mountain. As a gust of northwest wind roared by, the swaying vegetation on the mountain looked like countless soldiers in motion. Fu Jian's face suddenly turned pale, and he turned around in horror and said to Fu Rong: "The Jin army is a powerful enemy, how can we say it is a weak army?"
Soon, Fu Jian fell into Xie Xuan's plan and He ordered the army to retreat slightly and let the Jin soldiers cross the Feishui River for a decisive battle. As a result, the Qin soldiers trampled on each other when they retreated, were defeated, and returned to the north defeated.
This battle is the famous Battle of Feishui in history. It is a famous example in history of using less to defeat more and weak to defeat strong.
The idiom "Strong walls and clear fields" comes from "The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei·The Biography of Xun Jue (yù)".
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Cao Cao suppressed the Yellow Turban Army and occupied the Yanzhou area, he ambitiously prepared to capture the important area of ??Xuzhou.
At that time, there was a man named Xun Jue in Yingyang, Yingchuan (now Xuchang, Henan). He was a very talented man. He moved to Jizhou to avoid Dong Zhuo's rebellion, and was treated as an honored guest by Yuan Shao. He saw that Yuan Shao could not achieve great things, so he defected to Cao Cao's sect. Cao Cao was overjoyed and appointed him Sima. From then on, he followed Cao Cao in his southern and northern campaigns, making suggestions and winning Cao Cao's trust.
In 194 AD, Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian died of illness and gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei before his death. When the news came, Cao Cao could no longer hold back his desire to seize Xuzhou, and was busy sending troops to Xuzhou. Xun Jue understood Cao Cao's thoughts and said: "Back then, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty secured Guanzhong and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu occupied Hanoi. They both had a solid base. They could advance enough to defeat the enemy and retreat enough to defend it, so it became a great cause. Now the general regardless of If we leave Yanzhou to attack Xuzhou, if we leave too many troops in Yanzhou, it will not be enough to capture Xuzhou; if we leave too few, if Lu Bu takes advantage of this opportunity, it will not be enough to defend Yanzhou. In the end, Yanzhou will be lost. Xuzhou has not taken it." He also pointed out, "It is the wheat harvest season now. I heard that Xuzhou has organized manpower to harvest the wheat outside the city and transport it into the city. This shows that they are ready. If the news comes, they will. The fortifications will be strengthened, all supplies will be transferred, and everything will be ready to attack us (the original text is: 'Now the east is harvesting wheat, the walls will be fortified and the fields will be cleared to wait for the general'). In this way, your troops and horses are really gone, and the city cannot be attacked. , Nothing can be obtained, and within ten days, your army will collapse without a fight."
Cao Cao was very impressed by Xun Jue's words, and concentrated his troops from then on, and quickly defeated Lu Bu. . Later, he defeated Liu Bei and occupied Xuzhou.
"Strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness": Strengthening the wall means strengthening city walls and fortresses; clearing the wilderness means collecting food and property in the wild. Strengthen the fortifications and move all the residents and supplies from the surrounding areas so that the enemy can neither attack in nor grab anything, making it untenable. This is a method of combat against a superior enemy.
The idiom "rising up" comes from "On the Passage of Qin" written by Jia Yi of the Western Han Dynasty. It talks about the peasant uprising led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in the late Qin Dynasty.
In July 209 BC, the local official of Yangcheng (now southeast of Dengfeng, Henan Province) sent two officers to escort 900 poor and strong men to Yuyang (now Miyun County, Beijing City) Defend the frontier. The two officers then selected two strong men from among the strong men to serve as village chiefs and let them manage the rest of the strong men. One of the two village chiefs was named Chen Sheng (zi She), a farmhand; the other was named Wu Guang, a poor peasant. The two of them didn't know each other before, but now they met and their common fate soon made them good friends.
Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and his party rushed north without daring to delay at all. Because according to the decree of the Qin Dynasty, if you miss the date, you will be beheaded. However, they had just walked for a few days before arriving at Daze Township (now southwest of Su County, Anhui Province). It was raining heavily, so they had to camp and wait for the weather to clear before leaving. The rain kept falling again, and seeing that the date was delayed, Chen Sheng discussed with Wu Guang and said: "Even if we leave and miss the date, we will die; if we escape and are caught by the government, we will die. Anyway, it is death, so it is better for everyone They rebelled together, overthrew Qin II, and eliminated harm to the people."
Wu Guang is also a wise man. He agreed with Chen Sheng's opinion and agreed to use the names of Prince Fusu, who was killed by Qin II, and Xiang Yan (Xiang Yu's grandfather), the former general of Chu who was deeply supported by the masses, to call on the world to attack Qin II. World.
So Chen Sheng and Wu Guang took a few of their henchmen and hacked the two officers to death, then held up their heads and explained to everyone that those who rebelled without justice would die in vain. All of these hundreds of people suddenly expressed their willingness to risk their lives to work with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. Everyone cut down trees as weapons, held high bamboo poles as flags, swore an oath to heaven, and worked together to overthrow Qin II and avenge Chu general Xiang Yan. Everyone also publicly recommended Chen Sheng and Wu Guang as leaders, and Daze Township was immediately occupied. As soon as the farmers in Daze Township heard that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had risen to resist the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, young people came to the camp one after another with hoes, rakes, poles, and wooden sticks to join the army.
People simplify "cutting down trees to become soldiers, raising poles to become flags" into the idiom "raising poles to rise", which is a metaphor for holding high the flag of righteousness and rising up to resist. Mostly refers to people's uprising.
One Man Guards the Pass
Story: "Historical Records" records: Liu Bang entered Xianyang in 207 BC and "guarded Hangu Pass. When Xiang Yu arrived, he was not allowed to enter." Hangu Pass "one man" This can be seen from the situation of "when the barrier is closed, no one can open it". In ancient times, there were several idiom stories related to Hangu Pass.
Besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao In 353 BC, the State of Wei besieged the State of Zhao, and the State of Qi sent Tian Ji to lead an army to rescue Zhao. Tian Ji took advantage of Wei's emptiness and led troops to attack Wei. Wei's army returned to save his country. Qi's army took advantage of its exhaustion and defeated Wei's army, and Zhao's siege was relieved.
Surprise victory During the Warring States Period, Qi general Tian Dan used the fire ox formation to attack the Yan army, causing the Yan army to be defeated. This is what Sun Tzu said in the chapter on The Art of War: "Any warrior wins by surprise."
Besieged on all sides
Xiang Yu and Liu Bang originally agreed to use the east and west sides of the divide (in the Jialu River in today's Rong County, Henan Province) as the Boundaries, non-infringement. Later, Liu Bang followed the advice of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping and felt that Xiang Yu should be eliminated while he was weak, so he joined forces with Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Liu Jia to pursue Xiang Yu's troops heading east to Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu). Finally, several layers of troops were deployed and Xiang Yu was tightly surrounded by Gaixia (in the southeast of today's Lingbi County, Anhui). At this time, Xiang Yu had very few soldiers and no food.
At night, he heard the troops surrounding him singing the folk songs of Chu. He couldn't help but be very surprised and said: "Has Liu Bang already obtained Chu? Why are there so many Chu people in his army?" As he said this, he felt lost in his heart. After losing his fighting spirit, he got up from bed, drank wine in the tent, and sang with his favorite concubine Yu Ji. After singing, I burst into tears. The people nearby were also very sad and felt unable to lift their heads. After a while, Xiang Yu mounted his horse, took the remaining 800 cavalry, and broke out from the south to escape. He fought and fled, and then committed suicide by killing himself by the Wujiang River.