Make a Sound in the East, then Strike in the West

Make a Noise in the East, Strike in the West When the enemy’s will is in disarray, scattering and regrouping like weeds, unable to anticipate sudden developments, and presenting the chaotic and volatile posture of “Kun below and Dui above,” one should seize the moment when the enemy has lost autonomous control and attack. Allusion:In the early Eastern Han dynasty, Cen Peng, General Who Conquers the South, led thirty thousand troops against Qin Feng. For several months he stood off against Qin Feng’s subordinate Cai Hong at Deng, neither side gaining the upper hand. Cen Peng publicly announced to his soldiers that the next day they would march west to attack Shandu, and deliberately released captives so that they would carry the news back. On hearing it, Qin Feng moved his main army west to guard against the attack. Cen Peng, however, led his main force quietly east, defeated Qin Feng’s subordinate Zhang Yang, cut a road through the trees, and drove straight at Qin Feng’s base at Liqiu. Qin Feng hastily turned back to relieve it, but Cen Peng was already waiting in......