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Inventor of the Fire Bull Array?

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At the end of the Warring States Period in China, Tian Dan, a general of the State of Qi, relied on the isolated city of Jimo (now southeast of Pingdu, Shandong Province) to turn from defending to attacking, defeating the army of the State of Yan in one fell swoop and recovering the territory.

In the thirty-first year (284 BC), the state of Yan was defeated, connecting more than 70 cities, and then concentrated its forces to besiege the remaining Juxian County (now Juxian County, Shandong Province) and Jimo, and the state of Qi was in danger (see the battle of losing Qi). After the King of Qi was killed, his son Zhang Fa was made King of Qi, calling on the people of Qi to rebel against Yan. Le Yi besieged the city for one year, and ordered Yan Jun to retreat to nine miles outside the two cities to camp and build a base, so as to win or lose and form a stalemate.

Jimo, located in the rich Jiaodong, is a big city of Qi, with abundant materials and a large population, which has certain defensive conditions. Shortly after Jimo was besieged, the garrison commander died, and the military and civilians promoted Tian Dan as a general. Tian Dan took advantage of the stalemate between the two armies to gather more than 7,000 foot soldiers, rectify and expand them, build more barriers and strengthen defense. He shared weal and woe with the army and the people. "Sit down and weave grass, stand up and shovel." ("Zi Jian" Volume 4, 36 years), and personally inspected the Yugoslav capital; Making up wives, concubines and clansmen to join the ranks, eating and drinking for foot soldiers, won the trust of the military and civilians. While stabilizing the domestic situation, Tian Dan sent someone to cheat his most difficult opponent, Le Yi. He lied that his name was Qi, but he really wanted to be the king of Qi, deliberately slowing down the attack on Jimo. If Yan sends another commander, Jimo will point to Sun. Yan Huiwang bears a grudge against Le Yi's long-term attack on Jimo. As expected, he was caught and sent a riding robber instead of Le Yi. Defected to Zhao.

The right tactics are riding and robbing, and they are replaced by storming, but they still can't get off the stage, trying to subdue the Qi army by terrorist means. Tian Chan played along, induced the Yan army to be violent, and sent people to spread rumors, saying that they were afraid that the Yan army would cut off the noses of Qi prisoners and worried that the Yan army would dig the ancestral graves of Qi people outside the city. After hearing the rumor, the riding robbery was really done. People in Jimo were very angry when they heard that Yan's army abused prisoners like this. Seeing the Yan army digging the ancestral graves, gnashing their teeth, they pleaded with Tian Chan and vowed to fight to the death with the Yan army. Tian Chan paralyzed the Yan army and ordered the able-bodied men to hide in the city, guarding the city with the elderly, women and children. He also sent messengers to swindle and swindle, making Jimo's rich bribe Jiang Yan with heavy money, pretending that Jimo would surrender, but hoping to save his wife and children. The Yan army, which has been besieged for more than three years, is eager to stop fighting and go home. When it sees that it will be completed, it will only wait for surrender and become more slack.

In thirty-six years, Tian Dan saw that the time was ripe for counterattack, so he concentrated more than a thousand cows, tied them with sharp edges, tied oil-soaked reeds to their tails, and put on colorful robes. One night, he ordered the reed at the tail to be lit, and the cattle ran to Yan Ying from dozens of pre-dug passages under the city, followed by 5,000 lean soldiers. The soldiers and civilians in the city beat gongs and drums and cheered. Yan Jun was frightened when he saw that there were knives on countless corners in the firelight and the burning monster behind him rushed at him. The warriors of the Qi army took advantage of the situation to kill, and the soldiers and civilians in the city followed closely to help. The Yan army fled, trampled on each other and was killed in the chaos. Tian Dan led the army to pursue the victory, and the Qi people also helped each other with weapons. Soon the Yan army was deported and lost more than 70 cities. Subsequently, Zhang Fa returned to Linzi (now northeast of Zibo), officially acceded to the throne as King Qixiang, and Tian Chan was named Anpingjun.

Under the extremely unfavorable situation that the country was facing the danger of breaking the city, Tian Dan stuck to the isolated city for a long time, actively created counter-offensive conditions, and skillfully used the "fire bull array" to carry out surprise attacks at night, which became an excellent example of defeating the strong with the weak in the history of ancient war in China.

According to records, it is located outside the east gate of the ancient city of Qi in Linzi, on the banks of the Zi River, and it is called "Tiandan Qiu Jie". What's going on here? Here's another story.

As early as the ancient Qi State, Tian seized Jiang's political power and established Tian Qi State. Qi Weiwang and Qi Xuanwang were two wise monarchs. They recruited talented people and made the country strong, ranking first among the "Seven Heroes" in the Warring States Period.

But when I arrived at King Qi Min, it was very different. King Qi Min was greedy, tyrannical, arrogant and cruel. He always thinks he is great, likes flattery, and doesn't listen to half the objections. With his strong national strength, he devoted himself to abolishing the emperor and destroying the princes, calling himself the emperor. To this end, he desperately increased taxes on the people, plundered people's wealth, forced forced labor, built gorgeous palaces, expanded his army, and invaded neighboring countries for no reason. Some ministers can't stand it, but they are abusive, killed by them, and degraded to pieces, which makes people panic and complain. Because of the unprovoked war against other countries, the panic and resentment of the vassal States were aroused.

In 284 BC, Yan, which had long been at odds with Qi, joined forces with Zhao, South Korea, Wei and Qin to cut Qi. The Qi army could not resist and retreated again and again. The enemy troops soon arrived in Linzi, the capital of Qi State. King Qi Min and his ministers saw that the situation was not good and fled.

At that time, Tian Dan was just a small official who managed the market. Although he was unwilling to be a conquered people, he had no job and no right, so he had to take his family to Jimo. Dr. Jimo did not listen to Tian Chan's dissuasion, went out of the city to defend the enemy, and was killed by the Yan army. Everyone elected Tian Chan as the general and held the city.

Tian Dan shared weal and woe with the soldiers and civilians in the city, and took the lead. He also left his family behind, guarding the city day and night.

In 279 BC, Tian Dan first used alienation to make the Yan army change generals, then made the people pretend to surrender and paralyze the enemy, and then cleverly deployed the fire bull array to defeat the Yan State and the armies of other countries in one fell swoop and recover the land of Qi State.

At this time, the king had been killed by an enemy, and Tian Dan found Tian, the son of the king who took refuge in the people's home, and let him inherit the throne, which was called King Qixiang in history.

After King Xiang of Qi acceded to the throne, Tian Dan was honored as Anping City (around the present imperial town) because of his meritorious service in rejuvenating the country, so Tian Dan was also called Anping Jun, which aroused the dissatisfaction and jealousy of those famous doctors who claimed to be nobles. They think that Tian Dan was just a little-known petty official, but now he is above them, and the boss is not happy. He is always trying to find fault, trying to get Tian Chan down.

Although Tian Dan became prime minister and had his own fief, he was as sympathetic to the sufferings of the people and considerate of the country everywhere as before, so he was respected and loved by people.

At that time, due to the ravages of years of war and the destruction and plunder of the enemy, the lives of ordinary people were already very difficult. And those noble doctors, for their own enjoyment, regardless of the lives of the people, still extort money, plunder the wealth of the people, build houses, spend money at will, and live a luxurious life all day. Tian Chan see in the eye, gas in the heart. If this continues, how will people get it? So, he stated his interests to King Qixiang, and King Qixiang ordered restrictions on the actions of noble doctors. This annoyed the noble doctors even more. They colluded in secret, tried every means to find fault with Tian Chan, spread rumors, and changed their ways to speak ill of Tian Chan in front of King Qixiang.

Tian Dan thought he had done the right thing and stood up straight, ignoring what famous doctors said was difficult to obey. In this way, King Qi Xiang only listened to the opinions of noble doctors. He originally trusted Tian Chan, but after a long time, he heard a lot of bad words and gradually became suspicious of Tian Chan.

On the evening of this winter, Tian Dan ended his political affairs in North Korea and returned to Anping City by bus. At this time, the sky is full of goose feathers and heavy snow, and the whistling northwest wind blows on people. Knives cut swords, branches swayed, and screeched. A few western Western jackdaw flapped their wings in mid-air and gave out a series of wails. The weather was cold and fantastic. Tian Dan's car went out of the east gate of Linzi City and arrived at the Dezi River. A cold wind blew, and Tian Chan couldn't help shivering. He quickly wrapped his clothes. Just then, he suddenly saw a man lying in the snow on the roadside not far ahead. Tian Chan hurriedly called the driver to stop the car, got out of the car and walked to the crowd. He saw an old man hunched over in the snow. He was ragged and emaciated, his emaciated face was wrinkled, his hair was like snow, his face was yellow and his eyes were closed. Tian Chan quickly leaned forward and stretched out his hand and touched the old man. The old man's limbs were cold, his chest was only warm, and there was a slight breath in his nose. Tian Dan understands that the life of the old man is at stake and it is urgent. He looked up and looked around. There was a vast expanse of white snow, and the cold wind was as tight as a gust of wind. He didn't have time to think much, so he immediately unbuttoned his coat, unbuttoned the old man's coat, quickly picked up the old man and held him tightly in his arms. The taste can be imagined, just like holding a piece of ice, cold through the bone marrow. Tian Dan got on the bus with the old man in his arms and asked the driver to speed up and drive to Anping City.

When Tian Dan came home, he felt that the old man was a little warm, his face was faintly flushed and his tone was loud. Tian Dan was busy letting his family take good care of him, and the old man was finally saved.

The story of Tian Dan's undressing in the snow soon spread throughout the State of Qi. People praised Guo Xiang for loving his people as a son, and people respected Tian Dan even more.

The news naturally reached the ears of those noble doctors. First, stamp your feet and scold Tian Chan to buy people's hearts. Later, when they were whispering, they came up with a devious idea. A group of them ran to the palace of the state of Qi and mysteriously shouted to the king of Xiang: "Master, it's a big deal!" " King Qixiang, his queen and his concubines were drinking in the palace and watching the ladies-in-waiting singing and dancing. He was very surprised when he heard these words. He gulped it down and asked the noble doctor what had happened.

"Oh, my Lord, are you still in the dark?" An elderly aristocratic doctor pretended to be in a hurry when he saw that there were no outsiders.

"What happened, you are quick to say!" King JiXiang also some nasty.

"Didn't Tian Dan save an old man in the snow a few days ago?" A fat man said eagerly.

"I know this. Is there anything wrong? " King JiXiang asked incredulously.

"Cough!" The fat man stamped his feet and said. "Bad is bad here, Tian Chan save why! He is buying people's hearts. Master, you don't know. Now in the eyes of Qi people, only Tian Chan has no owner. "

"There are more important things!" A tall and thin man approached King Qixiang, put his mouth on his ear and said mysteriously, "Tian Dan is secretly expanding his army in Anping City and stepping up training!"

"Isn't it? Isn't Tian Dan's intention obvious? " Another noble doctor said. "He wants to usurp his master's throne when the time is right!"

"It's true, Tian Chan ..."

Noble doctors, all kinds of statements, made out of nothing, roared into a ball.

King Xiang of Qi listened. At first, he was just silent and dubious. He couldn't hold it any longer, and he believed so many noble doctors. He couldn't help getting angry. He suddenly drew his sword and said angrily, "Hum! I'm afraid it's not that easy to take my throne. I won't take care of him first! "

"Master, be careful. Tian Dan has many cronies. Maybe he has eyes and ears in the palace. "

"This matter should be completed as soon as possible. Once the news got out, Tian Dan knew it, and it was difficult for him to start reacting first. "

The noble doctor kept adding fuel to the fire with the words of the other party.

"You all go home, I have my own way." King Xiang of Qi inserted the sword into its sheath.

The noble doctor saw that the purpose was achieved and the temperature was almost the same. As long as King Qi Xiang says a word, Tian Chan will fall to the ground. The two men winked at each other, secretly pleased, bid farewell to King Jixiang, and went back to their respective offices to wait for the good news.

After the noble doctor left, King Qixiang was afraid that what they had just said would be heard by others, so he let out the wind and looked around warily. He saw a eunuch standing outside the window and his face was very different. King Xiang of Qi was a little uneasy. He angrily called the eunuch near and asked sharply, "How long have you been standing here!" " "

"I was standing here when the doctor came." The eunuch said frankly.

"So you heard what we just said!"

"Yes, I heard everything."

"Eavesdropping what you shouldn't listen to is a capital crime. You have been in the palace for many years, don't you know? " King JiXiang glared at the eunuch with the sword in his hand.

"A slave knows his sins." The eunuch said quietly. "Who call slave gave birth to two ears, a loyal to the master. I heard many things that I shouldn't have heard not only today but also a long time ago. "

"What else have you heard?" King JiXiang recognized the eunuch's meaning and asked with anger.

"I have heard many people praise Guo Xiang for a long time."

"What else?"

"I also heard that Guo Xiang recruited and trained troops in Anping City."

"What else?"

"Guo Xiang wants to rebel."

"Are you telling the truth?"

"I dare not have half an empty word."

"Then why didn't you tell this king earlier?"

"The slave said he was afraid of making his master angry."

"You are quick to elaborate."

"Yes, master, but a slave may misunderstand the master's intentions. The slave asks the master to allow me to finish my sentence, even if the slave is sentenced to death, the slave is willing. " The eunuch said very sincerely.

"Well, it's up to you. Go ahead. " King JiXiang saw that the eunuch's words were sincere and harmless, and his anger subsided a lot first.

The eunuch looked at King Xiang with emotion and said, "Although Guo Xiang is in a high position and does not rely on official positions, he still thinks of the people everywhere and asks them about their sufferings. He saw that after several years of war, the lives of civilians were very difficult, just like civilians, living a frugal life and saving money to help the poor. He loves civilians very much and treats the elderly and children like his own relatives. Not long ago, he saw an old man freeze to death in the snow. He unbuttoned his clothes and tried to warm the old man with his body temperature. Because he cares so much about civilians, how can civilians not pay tribute? " King JiXiang listened, but gently nodded his head. The eunuch went on to say, "The army led by Jimo City defeated Yan and other countries' troops and recovered the territory. Although we won, the army suffered great losses. Some noble doctors only care about the enjoyment of their families, plunder the wealth of the people and squander it at will, making the people miserable and complaining. They don't care about the country's peril. If the enemy invades us again, how can we get it? The consequences are really unimaginable! " The eunuch said, tears welled up in his eyes. "Civilians under the jurisdiction of some cities, because they can't stand the exploitation of noble doctors and can't live any longer, fled to Anping City. The Prime Minister tried his best to arrange their lives, and recruited young and middle-aged people into the army for training to prevent foreign aggression and safeguard national security. He did this for the country and the people! "

"So didn't you also hear that Guo Xiang was going to rebel and seize the king's country?" King JiXiang still don't trust to ask.

"This is what I just heard from those noble doctors." The eunuch wiped the tears on her face and said. "Master, why don't you think about it? Guo Xiang really wants to be the King of Qi. Do we have to wait until now? At first, he retreated from the enemy to restore the country. What a great contribution he has made. At that time, my late king was dead and my master was not in Linzi. He was unanimously elected as the monarch. He just nodded and didn't even speak. But he still persuaded everyone to welcome his master back from Cheng Ju and become a monarch. From this point of view, does the Prime Minister have the heart to usurp the throne? " Hearing this, King JiXiang suddenly realized. He nodded again and again and said, "Yes, yes, you have a point. I almost overheard the slanderers of noble doctors, but why did they ... "King JiXiang sighed with regret and slammed his sword on the ground.

Seeing that King Qi Xiang had changed his mind, the eunuch took the opportunity to say, "I dare say more."

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"Just because Guo Xiang is for the country and the people, restricting those famous doctors to run amok at will aroused their dissatisfaction, and changed their ways to speak ill of Guo Xiang in front of the master, framing Guo Xiang and wanting the master to get rid of Guo Xiang. They are too arbitrary. If their plot succeeds, we will face real danger in Qi! "

"What do you think I should do now?"

The eunuch thought for a moment and said, "It is not difficult for people to be loyal to their masters and know their benefits."

"Tell me about it." King JiXiang said eagerly.

"Master, think about it. Guo Xiang is a vassal of his master. If Guo Xiang does something beneficial to the people, the host will give him a great reward. If so, the people will know that the master is a saint who teaches ministers and loves the people. Who doesn't support him? "

King JiXiang nodded and smiled.

Early the next morning, just as the famous doctors were gloating and waiting for King Qi Xiang to dispose of Tian Chan, King Qi Xiang punished the famous doctors who framed Tian Chan, made Tian Chan an adopted son, and handed over all the military power in the country to Tian Chan.

Since then, Tian Dan has taken more care of the people, stepped up training and consolidation of the army, and Qi became stronger and stronger.

In order to commemorate the story of Tian Dan undressing to save the elderly, people called the bank of He Zi River in the east of Linzi as "Tian Dan Qiu Jie Land".