Sound East While Attack West
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In 205 BC, while Siang Yu was on an expedition against Ci, Liou Bang crossed the Yellow River. Wei Bao, the king of Wei, suddenly rose in revolt against Liou Bang despite the fact that he had surrendered earlier. As a result, Liou Bang sent his general Han Sin to put down the revolt in Wei.
Wei Bao appointed Bo Jhih as the general of his army and moved his elite troops to Pu Ban, a town on the east bank of the Yellow River to keep Han Sin's army under surveillance. And Han Sin camped on the west bank of the Yellow River. He assembled hundreds of ships alongside the river in preparation for a river crossing. When night fell, torches could be seen all cross the west bank. It appeared that Han Sin's army was ready to cross the river at any moment. Seeing this, Bo Jhih ordered his troops to guard the west bank of the river and to destroy any ship that tried to cross. However, unknown to Bo Jhih, Han Sin had already sent the bulk of his forces to Sia Yang, a place which was 80 kilometers up the Yellow River. There, Han Sin's army set up a temporary bridge across the river by using empty bottles and barrels. While the Wei army stayed put at Pu Ban for days to defend against a river crossing, Han Sin's army had long crossed the Yellow River and had already launched an attack on the capital of Wei. By the time Bo Jhih heard the news, it was too late for him to rush back to the capital. And Han Sin was able to capture Wei Bao alive.
Strategy 6 : Sound East While Attack West
Create a feint to fool the enemy into believing that we are attacking the east when in fact we are attacking the west, thereby causing the enemy to make the wrong troop deployments. This is one way to create a surprise attack.
