Treatise on Military Preparedness, Volume 14

Volume 33

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He arrived at the Chuwang Guard Post Chuwang Shu: A strategic military garrison named after the 'Prince of Chu' and ordered the outer trenches to be filled in. That night, he concealed one thousand warriors in ambush outside the city walls. At dawn,

This was a brilliant move to save the state.

Pei Shuye and his commanders arrived at the eastern side of the city, where they began positioning their generals to establish a long-term siege. Fu Yong’s hidden troops struck their rear guard and defeated them. Shuye personally led several thousand elite soldiers to their rescue. Fu Yong climbed the gate tower and watched as Shuye traveled several miles to the south; he then immediately opened the city gates and attacked Shuye’s main camp, dealing them a crushing blow. Finding himself with no ground to stand on—unable to advance or retreat—Shuye eventually fled. Those around Fu Yong wished to pursue the retreating enemy, but Fu Yong said: "Our weak troops do not even number three thousand, while their elite armored forces are still numerous. They were not defeated because their strength was spent, but because they fell into my trap. Since they cannot gauge our actual strength or weakness, this is enough to make them lose heart. Capturing this much is sufficient." The Wei Emperor Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei sent an emissary to the field to appoint Fu Yong as the Governor of Runan.

The Qi commander Chen Xianda engaged in battle with the Wei general Yuan Ying, defeating him several times. The Wei Emperor personally led the counter-offensive and ordered Guang...