catch somebody unprepared

To accomplish great things, we must not only have strategy, but also have the ability to act decisively and flexibly at critical moments. In addition, we must have the strategy of unexpected and unexpected. We must be able to accomplish difficult things well.

In Chinese history, there are countless people who seize the opportunity to achieve great things. In the romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sima Yi's capture of Mengda is a brilliant strategic choice.

At that time, Kongming's soldiers went out of Qishan and won successive victories. Cao Rui, the leader of the Wei Dynasty, had to fight against the Shu army. At that time, Meng Da, the former commander-in-chief of Xincheng, wanted to take advantage of the emptiness of Cao Wei's rear area, so he raised his troops to rebel, took Luoyang and surrendered to Zhuge Liang.

If Meng Da's move is successful, he will form a strategic offensive with Zhuge Liang against Cao Wei, and put Cao Wei in a completely disadvantageous position.

Sima Yi, who was about to go to Chang'an, learned the news of Mengda's rebellion. At this critical moment, he made an immediate decision. On the one hand, he ordered the army to advance to the new town, and ordered that "one day we should go on the road of two days, such as beheading late"; on the other hand, he sent Liang Jifu, who joined the army, to go to the new town by light riding on the starry night to "teach Mengda and others to prepare for the March, so that they don't doubt", and made Sima Yi's Grand Army The army has "left Wancheng for Chang'an".

Mengda is sure to fall into the trap. As a result, a few days later, Sima Yi led the army to suddenly appear under the new town and put down the premeditated rebellion.

If we want to realize the strategy of surprise and unprepared attack, we must first try every means to conceal the combat attempt. Sima Yi did a very good job in attacking Mengda. When he got the news of Mengda's attempted rebellion, he took a series of deceptive and paralyzing measures, which made Mengda think that he had got the trick and was not on guard, thus creating conditions for the sudden fighting.

If we want to achieve the effect of attacking others unprepared, we must have the spirit of being decisive, be good at observing the dynamic, and take decisive measures. If we are hesitant, we will accomplish nothing.