defeat one 's opponent by a surprise move

defeat one 's opponent by a surprise move

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ū Q í zh ì sh è ng), a surprise to defeat the enemy. It's a metaphor for winning in unexpected ways. From Sun Tzu Shi pian.

The origin of Idioms

Sun Tzu · Shi Pian: "all those who fight will win by coincidence and surprise. Therefore, those who are good at extraordinary things are infinite as heaven and earth, and inexhaustible as rivers. "

Idioms and allusions

In the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, Leyi and Tiandan were very famous generals. Both of them are good at fighting and are proficient in the art of war. Once, they happened to meet each other on the battlefield. Tian Dan led the army of Qi and Le Yi led the army of Yan. The two armies fought in Jimo. Leyi surrounded Tiandan's army. Tiandan and his army were trapped in the city. In order to reduce the casualties of soldiers, Leyi did not continue to attack. Tian Dan didn't relax a bit in the city. In order to boost the morale of the soldiers and not let them panic, he ate and slept with them to let them know that the general was with him. However, three years later, the army supply of Tiandan has become a big problem, and they still can't hold on. At this time, the monarch of Yan state died, and the new monarch ascended the throne immediately. Tian Dan had an idea and came up with a good way to break through. He first sent people to Yan to spread rumors, saying all kinds of bad things about Leyi, threatening that Leyi would fight against Yan or surrender to other countries. The new king of Yan didn't know about the situation. In addition to the fact that Yue Yi was in command of military power, he repeatedly made war achievements and was envied by the ministers of the state of Yan. Knowing that he had offended the powerful in the field of war, Yue Yi was afraid of more or less misfortune, so he directly fled to the state of Zhao for refuge. Tian Dan successfully achieved the first goal. So he sent people to the Yan army to spread rumors: "Jimo people are most afraid of being dug up by others. As soon as the ancestral graves are dug, they will panic, and the morale of the army will be in great disorder. " After Le Yi left, the general of Yan army was an incompetent villain who could only flatter him. When he heard such rumors, he really believed them and asked people to dig the ancestral graves of Jimo people. As a result, the army and people of Jimo were very angry and vowed to avenge themselves. They fought hard with Yan army, and the morale of fighting was improved. Tian Dan saw that the enemy leader was fatuous and incompetent, Qi's morale was surging, and the time was ripe to fight, so he pretended to surrender to Yan's army. The general of the state of Yan thought that he had asked someone to dig a grave to lead the Qi army to surrender. He was very happy. At this time, Tian Dan ordered the soldiers in the city to tie knives to the horns of the cattle, firecrackers to the tail of the cattle, and wrap the whole body of the cattle with colored silk. When Qi army walked near Yan army, Shan Tian ordered to light firecrackers. Niu was shocked when he heard the sound of firecrackers. He rushed to Yan Jun madly and scared Yan Jun to run away. In this way, the Yan army was defeated. Sima Qian later commented on the war when he wrote history books and said "surprise victory".

Idiom usage

It is used in military or other operations, such as commanding the headquarters, winning by surprise, and quickly recovering the cities in Vietnam occupied by legal persons. Gao Yang's the second volume of Qing palace history

Analysis of Idioms

The opposite is to stand still and wait to die