A hunter seizes a deer's antlers and feet
simultaneously.(犄角之勢)
During the Tang Dynasty in China, there was
a famous general named Li Jing whose story is recorded in historical books.
In 623 AD, a warlord named Fu Gongshi
launched a rebellion. His base was located in present-day Nanjing in the
Jiangsu Province of China.
The Tang dynasty emperor was Li Yuan. He
appointed Li Xiaogong, a member of the royal family, as commander-in-chief, and
Li Jing as his deputy. Together, they led an elite army from the capital to
Nanjing to suppress the rebellion.
Having received intelligence that Li
Xiaogong was leading an army to attack him, Fu Gongshi made preparations in
advance. First, he ordered a general named Feng Huiliang to garrison a naval
force of 30,000 men in present-day Dangtu City, Anhui Province. He also
deployed numerous warships along the Yangtze River near He County in Anhui
Province and arranged for an army to guard and control several kilometres of
the river.
Having completed these preparations, Fu
Gongshi was pleased with himself, believing that his three armies had formed
the perfect battle formation.
When the enemy charged into his battle
formation like a deer, his three armies would be like three hunters, with one
grabbing the antlers and the other two grabbing the legs.
A hunter seizes a deer's antlers and feet
simultaneously , he believed his army could easily subdue and defeat the enemy.
Upon receiving this tactical intelligence,
Li Xiaogong immediately convened a military conference with his generals.
Several generals proposed to Li Xiaogong:
'We should find a way to bypass the enemy's
trap. We should send an elite force to attack Fu Gongtu's base in Nanjing
directly.'
Li Xiaogong thought this proposal was
excellent and intended to adopt it.
At that moment, Li Jing offered his opinion.
He said:
Fu Gongtu and his generals are all highly
intelligent and experienced military leaders. However, if we bypass Anhui
Province in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and attack Nanjing City in
the lower reaches, it is likely that we will be attacked from both sides.
Therefore, I disagree with this suggestion.
Instead, I believe we should adopt the
strategy that the enemy thinks we are least likely to choose: a full-scale
attack on Feng Huiliang's naval force of 30,000. This army has the clearest
advantages in terms of combat strength and terrain. Defeating this army and
capturing Dangtu City in Anhui Province, which they currently control, would
crush their will to fight in one fell swoop.
Because Li Jing's views have always been
accurate, she eventually persuaded all the generals and commanders. Following
he plan, they quelled the rebellion launched by Fu Gongtu in just a few weeks.
This idiom translates directly to a
situation where a hunter simultaneously grasps both the antlers and legs of a
deer.
It is used to describe two people
coordinating to attack the enemy from both sides.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you gain from this story?
If you were commander-in-chief, would you
accept Li Jing's advice? When formulating an action plan, have you considered
whether your capabilities and resources can support it?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
犄角之勢(A hunter seizes a deer's antlers and
feet simultaneously.)
中國的唐王朝有一個著名的將軍，他的名字叫做李靖，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
西元623年，有一個名字叫做輔公祏的軍閥發動叛變，輔公袥的根據地在現在中國的江蘇省的南京市。
唐王朝的國王的名字是李淵，他下令一個名叫李孝恭的皇室成員擔任主帥，並李靖擔任副帥，他們兩個人從首都帶領著一支精銳軍隊前往南京進行討伐。
輔公袥收到情報，知道李孝恭帶領著軍隊前來攻打自己，所以他提早做出了準備。他先命令一個名叫馮惠亮的將領帶著一支三萬人的水軍駐紮在現在中國的安徽省的當塗市，他又在靠近現在中國的安徽省的和縣境內，沿著長江安排了許多的戰船，他安排著一支軍隊嚴密的管控與看守著長達好幾公里長江航道。
輔公袥做完這些預備行動後，他的心中感到很得意，他認為現在自己的這三支軍隊已經形成一個非常完美的戰鬥陣形。
當敵人像一隻鹿闖入自己所設計的這個戰鬥隊形中，自己的三隻軍隊就好像是三個獵人，有一個獵人抓住鹿頭上的角，另外兩個獵人抓住鹿的兩雙腿。
在這種獵人同時抓住鹿的角與鹿的腳的一種情勢下，輔公袥認為自已的軍隊可以很輕鬆地制服並戰勝敵人的軍隊。
當李孝恭收到這著有關於輔公袥的戰術情報之後，他立刻召集眾將領舉辦了一場軍事會議。
有幾個將領向李孝恭提議。
我們應該想辦法繞過敵人的圈套，我們應該派出一支精銳部隊去直接攻擊輔公袥位於南京市的根據地。
李孝恭覺得這個提案很棒，他打算採納這個建議。
在這個時候，李靖提出了他的意見。他說。
輔公袥的與他手下的將領們都是非常聰明且有著很多經驗的軍事人才，如果我們繞過長江中游的安徽省直接去攻擊位於長江下游的南京市，那麼我們很可能會遭受到敵人從前後夾擊的情況，因此我不認同這個建議。
我認為我們現在應該採取敵人認為我們最不可能選的那種作戰方式，我們應該針對馮惠亮所帶著一支三萬人的水軍發動全面進攻，它們這支軍隊的戰力與地形優勢最明顯，如果我們打敗這支軍隊並佔領他們所控制的安徽省的當塗市，那麼我們就能夠一舉擊潰他們的戰鬥意志。
由於李靖的看法一直以來都是相當的準確，所以最後所有的將領與主帥都被他說服，他們依照李靖的計畫，只花了幾個禮拜就平定了這場由輔公袥所發動的叛亂。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思獵人同時抓住鹿的角與鹿的腳的一種情勢。
這句成語被用來形容一種兩個人在兩邊彼此呼應，共同夾擊敵人的一種狀態。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你如果是主帥，你會願意接受李靖的意見嗎?當你訂出一套行動計畫時，你有考慮過自己的能力與資源能夠支撐這套行動計畫嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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