The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 242: Showing weakness to others and making them arrogant

Sima De smiled upon hearing this and explained:
"Xingba, don't be anxious, just listen to De's words slowly!"

"I have heard that Xingba is familiar with military books, but I wonder if he has ever heard of the Battle of Gaixia?"

Gan Ning nodded repeatedly upon hearing this:
"Gan Ning naturally knows about this."

"In the past, Emperor Gaozu felt the brutality of the Qin Dynasty and wanted to spread justice to the world!"

"So I killed the snake and started an uprising, and made an appointment with heroes from all over the world to fight against the tyranny of Qin!"

"After destroying Qin, I will fight for the world with King Xiang Yu of Chu!"

"Then King Xiang's bravery is unparalleled throughout the ages!"

"No one in the world can compete with him!"

"Emperor Gaozu fought for supremacy with him, but he lost every battle!"

"Pengcheng surrounded it with an army of 560,000, thinking it was a sure win!"

"Yet King Xiang defeated them with only 30,000 men!"

"Someone was even chased away, leaving his wife and children behind and fleeing in a panic!"

Sima De smiled and said:

"Yes, Emperor Gaozu was weak, and he fought against the Overlord and luckily managed to save his life."

"It looks like there's no hope of winning!"

"However, although Xiang Yu is brave, he is stubborn and will not listen to others!"

"Although Gaozu was weak, he was good at listening to good advice!"

"Literature has Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, who are in charge of planning and strategizing!"

"Martial arts has the likes of Fan Kuai and Guan Ying fighting in battle!"

"So, even if you fail many times, you still have the strength to fight again and again!"

“Finally, I became the world’s military immortal, and then I gradually reversed the decline!!”

"Start with a thousand plans, and finally decide the world with one battle!"

Gan Ning seemed a little confused, nodded, and asked doubtfully:

"According to what you said, it's about the Chu-Han contention."

"The lesson is still fresh in our memory. Gan Ning has also heard of it!"

"But I don't know why you suddenly mentioned this matter, sir?"

"What does this have to do with our current battle situation?"

Sima De laughed and nodded, then continued:

"This military genius Han Xin was originally a lieutenant under Xiang Yu!"

"Although he is a man of extraordinary talent, King Xiang is stubborn and self-willed."

"I was unwilling to use you, so I turned to the King of Han!"

"The King of Han knew of his great talent and immediately appointed him as a general, entrusting him with full authority to command the entire army!"

"Han Xin also knows that Xiang Yu is brave and invincible!"

"After ascending the altar and worshipping the general, he was not in a hurry to compete with him!"

"Instead, they adopt the strategy of keeping a low profile!"

"Build the plank road openly, and spend time secretly in Chencang!"

"Secretly accumulating military strength, but not seeking to compete with them!"

"Although I have been defeated time and time again, I will continue to fight!"

"It makes the dictator's heart more arrogant day by day!"

"Finally, we have carefully planned our battle! We will defeat Gaixia in one battle!"

"In the end, he helped Emperor Gaozu achieve his imperial career!"

When Gan Ning heard this, he seemed to understand something!
I felt like I understood a little bit, so I quickly said:
“I think I understand a little bit!”

"Is this what you mean by 'accumulating small defeats to achieve a great victory'?"

Sima De smiled slightly, nodded, and said:

"Ruzi can be taught!"

"The King of Han at that time was similar to the Prime Minister today!"

"We are eager to recruit talented people and we know how to appoint the right people to the right positions!"

"There are so many talented people under my command!"

"It can be said that counselors are like clouds and generals are like rain!"

"But he recognized Han Xin's talent and entrusted him with an important task!"

"After Han Xin became the general, he secretly trained his troops and did not dare to be careless!"

"Besides, Han Xin has outstanding talents and is diligent in honing his skills!"

"It didn't take long for the military to reach its peak!"

"According to the current situation, we already have the strength to compete with the Chu army!"

"As the head coach, he certainly knows this!"

"But there is no rush to arrange a strategic counterattack!"

"On the contrary, we still keep losing every time we fight!"

"It's no different from before!" Gan Ning understood everything after hearing this!

He quickly took over the topic and said hurriedly:
"He is just being arrogant!"

"Deliberately hide your own strength, take advantage of the opponent's pride, and paralyze the enemy!"

"In order to achieve the effect of surprise!"

"This is the victory of the Battle of Gaixia!"

"It was Han Xin who took advantage of Xiang Yu's weakness."

“Only then can we succeed in the battle in the end!”

Sima De nodded with a smile and explained seriously:

"exactly!"

"The reason I mentioned this today is because I felt the situation was similar back then!"

"It is quite similar to the situation we are in now!"

"Now we are fighting on the river!"

"Directly facing the world's best navy of Wu, he was very similar to the King of Han at that time!"

"And Zhou Yu himself is a rare talent in the world. He has always been very self-important and arrogant!"

"Especially he is extremely confident in the navy under his command!"

"The only ones who are concerned are probably the Prime Minister's land cavalry!"

"With this mentality, they will naturally look down on our navy!"

"I've even been looking for an opportunity to annihilate them all in one battle!"

"With our complete victory on the river, we can stop the cavalry on land for a little while!"

"In order to ensure their advantage on the water! And to guard the gateway to Dongwu!"

Gan Ning couldn't help but praise him again and again. He was very impressed:
"Sir, you are truly a man of talent! I'm sure these words touched Zhou Yu's heart!"

"Even a crude warrior like Gan Ning felt that it was so accurate and natural!"

"It's like it was taken directly from Zhou Yu's chest!"

Sima De nodded and smiled slightly:
"Xingba, you are too serious! It's not that mysterious!"

"I'm just putting myself in their shoes and trying to understand them from my own perspective!"

"Xingba, think about it again!"

"Zhou Yu at this moment was extremely proud!"

"He is also self-confident about his military prowess, comparable to Xiang Yu back then!"

"Who should Gan Ning and Gan Xingba be compared to now?"

When Gan Ning heard this, he suddenly felt embarrassed!
I couldn't help scratching my scalp, and said with a silly smile:

"According to your meaning, sir, are you comparing Gan to Han Xin?"

"How can this be!"

"Han Xin is a military genius of his time, rarely seen again in the ages!"

"How can a small person like me compare to him!"

"Sir, please don't joke around!"

Sima De shook his head disapprovingly:

"Xingba, there's no need to be so modest!"

"With your talent, if we talk about training the navy, you are no less than Zhou Yu!"

"Now he is highly valued by the Prime Minister and holds great power! He is in charge of the Jiangxia navy!"

"Although he has less experience, his position in our army is not much lower than Zhou Yu's!"

"Now we can compare Zhou Yu to King Xiang Yu of Chu!"

"Then our General Gan Ning must be Han Xin without a doubt!"

"But it doesn't matter who you are compared to!"

"For now, I'm afraid this is the thing we should pay most attention to!"

"Just as Xingba said!"

"Now, compared with the Eastern Wu navy, our army is still slightly inferior!"

"But it's because of Xingba's efforts, after all, everyone can see it!"

“It’s clearly improving.”

"We even have the ability to compete with the Dongwu navy!"

"Just like the Han army before the Battle of Gaixia!"

"So in my humble opinion, if you want to become a hegemon, you might as well follow the example of your predecessors and show your weakness to others!"

"Take advantage of the arrogance of the Wu navy and Zhou Yu to make the soldiers arrogant!"

"If it's used properly."

“I’m afraid it won’t be long before we can achieve great results!”

"It is the accumulation of small defeats that leads to a big victory!"

(End of this chapter)