If I don't get drunk, I'm afraid I won't be able to fall asleep tonight.
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The Empty City Strategy was widely circulated in later generations.
The true version is naturally as written in history books.
Qin Emperor Ying Yuan used psychological tactics on the Chu general Wu Qi, which eventually forced the Chu army to withdraw and saved the Hangu Pass from danger.
However, as time passed, the Empty City Plan evolved into multiple versions.
Some people say that there was a rift between Wu Qi and the Emperor of Chu.
If Wu Qi had attacked Hangu Pass at that time and captured Ying Yuan alive, he would have lost his usefulness to the King of Chu and would have ended up in trouble.
Some people also say that Qin Emperor Ying Yuan really laid a tight net inside Hangu Pass, and then used false and real tactics to make Wu Qi unable to figure it out.
Ultimately, a war was avoided.
Some even said that it was Ying Yuan who displayed the supreme power of the Emperor of Man. When Wu Qi saw it, he thought it was a god descending to earth, and then he became frightened and retreated.
But no matter which statement is made, it cannot change one fact.
That is, the Empty City Strategy became one of Ying Yuan’s many classic battles.
It was also the beginning of his brilliant war history.
Because of this empty city plan, the young Ying Yuan, as an emperor, was able to join the ranks of famous generals of the time, and even ranked among the top.
As a result, Ying Yuan, who didn't even know the basics of military strategy, was recorded in history books as a rare military genius.
The empty city plan is even hailed as a stroke of genius.
Later generations deduced the strategy many times and found that no matter how the empty city plan was implemented, the final result could only be failure.
Therefore, there is another saying in the world:
【After the Qin Emperor, there are no more empty cities】
The empty city plan performed at Hangu Pass naturally became a masterpiece.
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Chu camp.
Wu Qi summoned all the soldiers to hold a meeting in the central military tent.
At this moment, he had no idea that he had fallen into Ying Yuan's "evil plan".
He said to the generals with lingering fear: "The Emperor of Qin will surely lay a tight net inside the city gate today. If our army attacks rashly, the price will be annihilation.
If we were pursued by Ying Yuan during our retreat, I'm afraid our army would suffer heavy losses. After all, what emperor in this world would want to die?"
Yang Youji was a little confused, "Marshal, if that's the case, then why didn't the enemy pursue us when we retreated?
Or have we fallen into a trap? There aren't actually that many defenders inside Hangu Pass?"
Hearing this, Wu Qi shook his head and said, "I suspect there are three reasons why the Qin army did not pursue us.
First, they have come here from thousands of miles away and are a tired army, so it is not appropriate for them to pursue our army.
Secondly, they were worried that our army was strong and would suffer heavy casualties if the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.
Third, they just wanted to hold Hangu Pass and wait for reinforcements to arrive before fighting a decisive battle with our army.
What you said makes sense, but no matter which possibility it is, we will understand everything in the next two days by observing the enemy's movements."
He secretly guessed that if the Qin army dared to go out of the city to meet the enemy in order to undermine the morale of their own soldiers, then it was very likely that a large army of reinforcements would arrive in Hangu Pass.
At the moment, he was not very clear about the situation inside the pass.
As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Until he could figure out the situation, he planned to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
Anyway, even if there were really 100,000 defenders in Hangu Pass, they would not dare to attack their own camp.
Unless you're looking for death.
Therefore, I still stand in an invincible position.
However, to prevent any unexpected events, Wu Qi still made some preparations, "There are only two main roads from Hangu Pass to our central army camp.
Qu Xia and Qu Zhong, each of you will lead 20,000 soldiers and defend the two main roads. If the enemy makes any move, report immediately!"
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