legendary winning of calmness: Ruse of Empty City: Zhuge was in a very embarrassing situation. SI-MA's army was reported being nearer and nearer and his support was still far away. There was only one option for Zhuge to take, the use of empty city. Zhuge assembled his manpowers in West City. He told them to open the city gates wide and send them to clean the roads. The old men were puzzled but Zhuge told them not to worry and he had secretly distributed many many solders around to fight the upcoming battle. Zhuge himself went up the city wall with two of his service boys and began to play his favorite music there.
SI-MA's army had been informed that West City was empty. But when they came to the city, they got confused and dared not to enter the city. SI-MA could not make his mind from what he had just seen: a leisure Zhuge, a widely open gate, empty roads with only a few old solders as the dustmen. Zhuge told them that the city was empty and he had prepared to welcome the enermy. SI-MA was determined that there was a trap for his army since Zhuge had never in his life taken any risking plans. He replied Zhuge that no matter whether the city was empty or not, he was not to enter. SI-MA's army camped miles away outside West City. General ZHAO Yun returned West City. The happy Zhuge sent Zhao to attack the enermy and he immediately retreated back to his State. SIMA was again informed by his spies that West City was empty. When he marched for the second time towards West City, he encountered ZHAO Yun and was defeaded. When he finally learnt what had happened, he realized about his weakness, and withdrew his army withdrawed from that area. jacob oen wrote: > > > *Poise* > > "The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his > influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the > beautiful jewels of wisdom." > ~ James Allen > > "Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an > emergency, become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to > figure your way out of it." > ~ Rudolph Giuliani > > "Calmness is the cradle of power." > ~ Josiah Gilbert Holland > > "Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain > always cool and unruffled under all circumstances." > ~ Thomas Jefferson > > >
