It is said that Sun Wu met the Queen of Wu and gave thirteen articles of Sun Tzu's Art of War to the King of Wu for viewing. After reading it, the prince of Wu praised it and felt that it was a treasure, but just to see Sun Wu's ability to lead troops? He temporarily selected 100 ladies-in-waiting for Sun Wu to practice. Sun Wu divided the ladies-in-waiting into two teams and asked the king of Wu to choose two favorite concubines as the captains of the two teams. I drive a chariot as a commander. At the first time, the ladies-in-waiting didn't listen to orders, and they all laughed and laughed there, which led to confusion in formation. Sun Wu directly took the responsibility, which means that he didn't do well as a commander for the first time, which led to the confusion of the formation of the ladies-in-waiting.
So I came for the second time, but the second time these ladies-in-waiting still went their own way and didn't listen to the command. Sun Wu summoned the military attache to behead the two captains according to the military law! When the prince of Wu saw that Sun Wu was serious, he was scared to kill his beloved princess! He immediately said to Sun Wu, "Our king knows the general's ability, but without the services of these two beautiful women, our king would not be able to taste or feel. I hope the general will forgive them. "
Sun Wu once said a famous sentence: "Your life will not be affected if you are not here." In this way, Sun Wu, who was in a daze, cut down the beloved princess of the prince, and then appointed two teams of ladies-in-waiting as captains to continue practicing. When giving orders again, these ladies-in-waiting are distinct in advance and retreat, and do as they are told. The formation is also very neat, all in line with the rules.
He Lu lost his beloved princess and was unhappy with a straight face! Sun Wu himself said to him: "It is the usual law of military strategists to forbid orders and to clearly distinguish rewards and punishments, and it is the rule for generals to run the army. We must be strict with our foot soldiers. Only in this way will they obey orders and fight to defeat the enemy. " Hearing this, the prince He Lv got rid of his dissatisfaction. Later, Sun Wu and Wu Zixu attacked the capital of Chu together!