05 Days: Military Meteorology

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Heaven is the yin and yang, cold and heat, and the time system.

Cao Cao's note: "The order of execution is due to the system of Yin and Yang in the four seasons. Therefore, Sima Fa said: 'We do not raise armies in winter and summer, so we love the people at the same time.'"

Cao Cao himself Did he abide by the "yin and yang, cold and summer time system" he said he followed the sky, and did not set off troops in winter and summer?

No.

And he also lost a famous battle here, the Battle of Chibi. Just like the SWOT analysis done by Zhou Yu and Sun Quan when they were in the temple, they analyzed Cao Cao's disadvantages: "It is very cold today, and the horses are not using grass to drive the Chinese scholars to travel far across the rivers and lakes. If they are not accustomed to the soil and water, they will inevitably get sick. This is the reason for using troops." The taboo is also. "In the cold winter weather, the horses had no fodder to eat. Cao Cao led the northern soldiers to travel far into the rivers and lakes. They were not accustomed to the climate and soil, and were prone to influenza, which was a taboo in military use.

"Yin and Yang", "cold and heat" and "time", It is a progressive relationship. The two qi of yin and yang interact with each other to form the four parts of cold and heat, which form spring, summer, autumn and winter, which is the time system.

Military strategists talk about heaven.

First, it is the general trend of the world, following the direction of nature and people; second, it is the so-called stargazing at night, looking at the clouds, looking at the air, and doing divination; third, it is the weather forecast in the four seasons of cold and heat, and using meteorological conditions to fight .

The first level is the general situation and strategy, which have been decided before raising the troops.

The third level is like the strong wind, severe cold, midsummer, and hot weather mentioned in Wu Qi's Art of War. It depends on the advantages and disadvantages, and the weather is used as a weapon to fight. For example, fire attacks rely on wind, which depends on the sky.

The second level talks the most, but they are all propagated to others. "Fools under confusion", I never believed it, as Jiang Taigong said: "The wise are against the law, but the fools are restrained." ”

King Wu of Zhou defeated Zhou and set up a formation on the top of the Si River. On that day, there was a violent storm and thunder. The flags and drums were all broken and destroyed. The guards on King Wu’s chariot were frightened. To die. Jiang Taigong said: "When you use troops, it may not be good for you to follow the way of heaven, and it may not be bad for you to go against it. If you lose personnel, the three armies will be defeated. Moreover, the gods and ghosts of the way of heaven cannot see it and cannot hear it. Therefore, the wise are lawless and the fools are restrained. Today He who loves talents and appoints capable people will do things at the right time. This means that things will be beneficial regardless of the time. He will do things well without relying on divination, and he will be blessed without waiting for prayers at the temple. " Then he ordered the troops to advance.

Duke Zhou objected and said: "Today is contrary to Tai Sui, turtles are burning, predictions are unlucky, divination is unlucky, and stars are bad for disasters. Please return to the teacher."

Jiang Taigong was furious and said: "Now Zhou has dissected Bigan, imprisoned Jizi, and appointed Fei Lian as the government. Why not cut them down? Withered grass and rotten wood, how can we know how safe it is?"

Jiang Taigong called the fortune-telling fortune-telling fortune-telling fortune-telling fortune-telling fortune-telling fortune-telling withered grass. Ji's turtle back was scolded as a rotten bone, and ordered to be burned. He led his troops first, and King Wu followed and destroyed Zhou.

Liu Yu surrounded Murong Chao in Guanggu and was about to attack the city. The generals looked up the almanac and found that it was an unlucky day for "death", so they all warned: "You can't go!" Liu Yu said: " If you go and die, I will go and die, and you will be lucky." So he captured Guanggu.

So the Chinese talk about the right time, favorable location, and harmony among the people. The main thing in the natural time is also the harmony. People's harmony is the harmony of one's own people. The time of heaven is the harmony of the people in the world.

The heaven of military strategists is military meteorology. As for stargazing, cloud watching, fortune telling, divination, and burning turtle backs, that is propaganda work, and those in charge of politics have never been superstitious.