The Beauty Trap
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During the An Shih Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, the government army was led by the general Li Guang Bi, and the rebel army was led by the general Shih Sih Ming. The two armies stalemated on opposite sides of He Yang River. The rebel army had more than one thousand fine horses and was in better condition than the government army.
The rebel army's horses came to the riverbank to bath everyday. Watching them by the river gave Li Guang Bi a brilliant idea. He ordered his men to assemble all the mares in their camp. There were about five hundred mares. Then he ordered all the ponies to be taken away and locked inside the city gates. That day, when the horses from the rebel army arrived at the river again for their daily bath, Li Guang Bi released all his mares to his side of the riverbank. Because the ponies had all been taken away, the mares started to whinny and call out for their youngsters. Hearing the calls and attracted by the mares, the stallions from the rebel army waded across the river. And the mares soon followed across too.
In an instant, all one thousand rebel horses became government property. The strength of the rebel army was decimated as a result. This is the famous historical story of the "Pretty Mares Trap"
Strategy 31: The Beauty Trap
Using beauty and sex as a weapon to distract the enemy and drain him of his fighting spirit. Even the bravest warrior is likely to be entrapped by beauty.
