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Idiom story: When a cicada turns into an adult, it sheds a layer of its shell. It is a metaphor for escaping by trickery so that no one can detect it in time.

Idiom source: The second act of Xie Tianxiang by Guan Hanqing in the Yuan Dynasty: "Even if I use all my tricks, I am filled with sorrow, but I can't find a lie to escape from the shell."

Idiom example: Even if I try to hide now, I will not be able to do so in time. I have no choice but to resort to the trick of "escaping from the shell". (Chapter 27 of Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin, Qing Dynasty)

During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang went to Qishan six times and went north to the Central Plains, but he never succeeded. Finally, during the sixth northern expedition, he died of illness in the army at Wuzhangyuan due to overwork. In order to prevent the Shu army from suffering losses on the way back to Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang secretly gave Jiang Wei a plan to retreat before his death. Jiang Wei followed Zhuge Liang's instructions and kept the funeral secret after Zhuge Liang's death, and strictly blocked the news from the outside. He led his troops to retreat secretly with the coffin. Sima Yi sent troops to track and pursue the Shu army. Jiang Wei ordered craftsmen to carve a wooden man in the image of Zhuge Liang, with a feather fan and a scarf, sitting steadily in the car. He also sent Yang Yi to lead some troops to attack the Wei army with great fanfare. The Wei army looked at the Shu army from afar, with neat military appearance and flags and drums, and saw Zhuge Liang sitting steadily in the car, commanding with confidence. I don't know what tricks the Shu army is playing, so I dare not act rashly. Sima Yi had always known that Zhuge Liang was "cunning" and suspected that this retreat was a trick to lure the enemy, so he ordered his troops to retreat and observe the movements of the Shu army. Jiang Wei took advantage of Sima Yi's retreat and took command of the main force, quickly and safely transferred them back to Hanzhong. When Sima Yi learned that Zhuge Liang was dead, it was too late to pursue him.

The cicada sheds its shell: refers to the transformation of a cicada shedding its shell. It is a metaphor for creating or using an illusion to escape so that the other party cannot detect it in time (one of the "Thirty-Six Stratagems"), or a metaphor for a fundamental change in something. From "Xie Tianxiang" by Guan Hanqing of the Yuan Dynasty.

The original meaning of the story of the cicada escaping from its shell is: when the cicada sheds its shell, its body sheds its skin and leaves, leaving only the cicada shell hanging on the branch. This strategy is used in national wars, and refers to the strategy of getting rid of the enemy through disguise, retreating or transferring, in order to achieve our strategic goals. Stabilizing the opponent, retreating or transferring is by no means panicking or passively running away, but retaining the form, removing the content, stabilizing the opponent, getting oneself out of danger, and achieving one's own strategic goals. One's side can often use the opportunity of cleverly dividing and transferring troops to attack another part of the enemy. In national wars, it is not necessary to fight hard. When you feel that you are not strong enough, timely transfer or retreat is the best way to preserve your manpower. This retreat also requires skills and methods, otherwise it will become a rout and it will be difficult to clean up. To answer the question of a circle to retreat steadily, the Taoist retreats first, and the change retreats while releasing skills. The aliens in the middle replenish their hearts and add ten thousand bones and retreat. The high armor does not need to attack, just stay behind. When retreating to an environment and terrain that is beneficial to the side, organize defense or counterattack.

During the Kaixi years of the Song Dynasty, the Jin army repeatedly invaded the Central Plains. The Song general Bi Zaiyu fought against the Jin army and won several battles. The Jin army mobilized tens of thousands of elite cavalry to fight a decisive battle with the Song army. At this time, the Song army only had a few thousand soldiers and horses. If they fought a decisive battle with the Jin army, they would definitely lose. In order to preserve his strength, Bi Zaiyu prepared to retreat temporarily. The Jin army was already at the gates of the city. If they knew that the Song army was retreating, they would definitely chase and kill them. In that case, the Song army would suffer heavy losses. Bi Zaiyu was thinking hard about how to deceive the Jin soldiers and transfer the troops. At this time, he heard the sound of horse hooves outside the tent, and Bi Zaiyu was inspired and came up with a plan.

He secretly prepared for the retreat. At midnight, he ordered his soldiers to beat the war drums. When the Jin army heard the drums, they thought that the Song army had taken advantage of the night to raid the camp, so they hurriedly gathered their troops and prepared to fight. However, they only heard the rumbling of the war drums in the Song camp, but no Song soldiers left the city. The Song army kept beating the drums, disturbing the Jin soldiers all night. The leader of the Jin army seemed to have realized that the Song army used the strategy of tiring the soldiers and disturbed us with war drums. Well, you beat your drums, and I will never be fooled by you again. The drums of the Song camp sounded for two days and two nights, and the Jin soldiers ignored them. On the third day, the Jin soldiers found that the drums of the Song camp gradually weakened. The leader of the Jin army concluded that the Song Najuye army was exhausted, so he sent troops to encircle the camp in several ways and approached the Song camp cautiously, but saw that the Song camp had no reaction. At the order of the leader of the Jin army, the Jin soldiers rushed up and rushed into the Song camp, only to find that the Song army had all evacuated safely.

It turned out that Bi Zaiyu used the strategy of "escaping from the shell of a cicada". He ordered his soldiers to tie up the hind legs of dozens of sheep and tie them to trees, so that the front legs of the upside-down sheep would kick desperately. He also placed dozens of drums under the sheep's legs, and the sheep's legs kicked desperately, and the drums kept rumbling. This is the story of "escaping from the shell of a cicada". Bi Zaiyu used the strategy of "hanging sheep and beating drums" to confuse the enemy and safely transferred in two days.

The story of escaping from the enemy's shell as a means of escape is everywhere in history and literature. Bi Zaiyu, Sun Jian, Zu Mao and others all used this strategy to escape from the control or pursuit of the enemy. In the classic example of the "Empty City Strategy", when Prince Yuan retreated from Zheng State, in order to prevent pursuit, he kept the tents and flags unmoved, and slipped out of Zheng State territory at night without anyone noticing. This is also a very outstanding story of escaping from the enemy's shell.

The original meaning of "Jinchantuoluo" is: when the cicada molts, the body leaves the skin and leaves, leaving only the Jueyuan cicada molt hanging on the branch. This strategy is used in national wars, which refers to the strategy of getting rid of the enemy through disguise, retreating or transferring to achieve our strategic goals. Stabilizing the opponent, retreating or transferring is by no means panicking and passively running away, but retaining the form, extracting the content, stabilizing the opponent, getting oneself out of danger, and achieving one's own strategic goals. One's own side can often use the opportunity of clever division and transfer to attack another part of the enemy. In national wars, it is not necessary to fight hard. When you feel that you are not strong enough, timely transfer or retreat is the best way to preserve your manpower. This retreat also requires skills and methods, otherwise it will become a rout and it will be difficult to clean up. To retreat steadily, the Taoist retreats first, and the change retreats while releasing skills. The aliens in the middle replenish the heart and add ten thousand bones and retreat. The high armor does not need to attack, just stay behind. When retreating to an environment and terrain that is beneficial to our side, we can organize defense or counterattack.

During the Kaixi years of the Song Dynasty, the Jin army repeatedly invaded the Central Plains. Song general Bi Zaiyu fought against the Jin army and won several battles. The Jin army mobilized tens of thousands of elite cavalry to fight a decisive battle with the Song army. At this time, the Song army only had a few thousand soldiers and horses. If they fought a decisive battle with the Jin army, they would definitely lose. In order to preserve their strength, Bi Zaiyu prepared to retreat temporarily. The Jin army was already at the gates of the city. If they knew that the Song army was retreating, they would definitely chase and kill them. In that case, the Song army would suffer heavy losses. Bi Zaiyu thought hard about how to deceive the Jin army and transfer the troops. At this time, he heard the sound of horse hooves outside the tent, and Bi Zaiyu was inspired and came up with a plan.

He secretly made plans for retreat. At midnight, he ordered his soldiers to beat the war drums. When the Jin army heard the drums, they thought that the Song army had taken advantage of the night to raid the camp, so they hurriedly gathered their troops and prepared to fight. However, they only heard the rumbling of the war drums in the Song camp, but no Song soldiers left the city. The Song army kept beating the drums, which made the Jin soldiers unable to rest all night. The leader of the Jin army seemed to have realized that the Song army used the strategy of tiring the soldiers and used the war drums to disturb us. Well, you beat your drums, and I will never be fooled by you again. The drums of the Song camp sounded for two days and two nights, and the Jin soldiers ignored them. On the third day, the Jin soldiers found that the drums of the Song camp gradually weakened. The leader of the Jin army concluded that the Song army was exhausted, so he sent troops to encircle the Song camp in several directions and approached the Song camp cautiously. Seeing that the Song camp had no reaction, the Jin army leader gave an order, and the Jin soldiers rushed into the Song camp, only to find that the Song army had all evacuated safely.

It turned out that Bi Zaiyu had used the strategy of "escaping from the shell". He ordered his soldiers to tie up the hind legs of dozens of sheep and tie them to trees, so that the front legs of the sheep hanging upside down could kick desperately. He also placed dozens of drums under the sheep's legs, and the sheep's legs kicked desperately, and the drums kept rumbling. Bi Zaiyu used the strategy of "hanging sheep and beating drums" to confuse the enemy and safely transferred in two days.

Twenty-first Strategy

Keep its form, perfect its momentum①; friends do not doubt, enemies do not move. Xun and stop the poison②.

① Keep its shape and perfect its momentum, preserve the existing battle shape of the position, and further perfect the various states of continuing the battle.

Momentum.

② Xun and stop Gu: This phrase comes from the Gu hexagram in the Book of Changes. Gu is the name of a hexagram. This hexagram is composed of two different hexagrams stacked on top of each other (Xun is at the bottom and Gen is at the top).

The upper hexagram of this hexagram is Gen, which represents mountain and firmness, and is a yang hexagram; Xun represents wind and is soft, and is a yin force. Therefore, the hexagram of "Gu" is "firm on the upper hexagram".

"Soft and Downward" means that the mountains are calm and the wind blows down the mountains, so things can go smoothly. Also, Gen is the upper hexagram, which means quiet; Xun is the lower hexagram, which means

For the sake of modesty, it is said that "modest and calm", "grand and peaceful" is a sign of great order in the world.

This strategy quotes the Tuan of this hexagram: "Xun and stop, Gu." It means that I secretly and cautiously implement the main force transfer,

By keeping the enemy at bay, I can escape danger while the enemy is not suspicious, and thus safely avoid the danger of war.

Things go well.

The ancients said: "Work together with friends to attack the enemy, and then sit and watch the situation. If there is still another enemy, you must go and take the lead. Then you can escape."

The army was not just running away, but was a way to split itself into two. So the army moved, but the flags, drums, and gongs were still there, making the enemy afraid to move.

When you move, your friends will not be suspicious. When you defeat the enemy and return, your friends and enemies will know, or they may still be unaware.

When facing an enemy, the best troops are drawn to attack another formation. For example: Zhu Muliang died in the army, Sima Yi pursued him, and Jiang Wei ordered Yi to counterattack.

The limbs were ringing, and if they were directed at Yi, Yi would retreat, and then Yi would set up camp and leave (Note to Zhuge Liang in Volume 35 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms).

Dao Ji was surrounded, so he ordered his soldiers to put on armor, wear white clothes and ride slowly out of the outer circle. The Wei army feared an ambush and did not dare to attack, so they returned (Southern

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Carefully analyze the situation, make accurate judgments, get rid of the enemy, and transfer troops. It is definitely not a passive escape.

It is not a matter of finishing the job, but a kind of clone technique, which requires the elite troops to be cleverly and secretly transferred to attack the enemy elsewhere.

This kind of transfer must be done without anyone noticing, and must be extremely covert. Therefore, the illusion must be created to have a realistic effect.

When the enemy is about to retreat, the flags should still be flying and the drums should be beating, as if the original formation is still maintained. This will make the enemy

When surrounded by the enemy, Tan Daoji was able to lead the armed soldiers and wear a conspicuous

The enemy saw this and thought that Tan Daoji had set up an ambush.

The soldiers dared not approach, allowing Tan Daoji to escape safely. Tan Daoji's plan was risky but ingenious, making the enemy bewildered by the illusion.

Confused and made a wrong judgment.

The original meaning of "Jinchan Sheke" is: when the cicada sheds its skin, it leaves its shell and walks away, leaving only the cicada shell hanging on the branch.

This strategy is used in military affairs to disguise and get rid of the enemy, retreat or transfer in order to achieve our strategic goals.

Strategy. To stabilize the opponent, retreat or transfer is by no means to panic and escape passively, but to preserve the form and withdraw.

To stabilize the opponent, get yourself out of danger and achieve your strategic goals, you can often use clever division of forces.

Take the opportunity to attack another part of the enemy.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang went to Qishan six times to attack the Central Plains, but he never succeeded. Finally, on the sixth northern expedition,

At that time, he became ill due to overwork and died in the army at Wuzhangyuan. In order to prevent the Shu army from suffering losses on the way back to Hanzhong,

Before his death, Zhuge Liang secretly gave Jiang Wei a plan to withdraw the troops. Jiang Wei followed Zhuge Liang's instructions and secretly

He did not announce the death and kept the news strictly secret. He led his troops to retreat secretly with the coffin. Sima Yi sent troops to follow and pursue.

Shu army. Jiang Wei ordered craftsmen to carve a wooden man in the image of Zhuge Liang, with a feather fan and a scarf, sitting firmly in the carriage.

He led a part of his troops to launch an attack on the Wei army. The Wei army saw the Shu army in a neat formation with flags and drums raised.

Seeing Zhuge Liang sitting in the carriage, commanding with confidence, he did not know what tricks the Shu army would play, and did not dare to act rashly. Sima Yi

Knowing that Zhuge Liang was full of tricks, he suspected that this retreat was a trick to lure the enemy, so he ordered his troops to retreat.

Observe the Shu army's movements. Jiang Wei took advantage of Sima Yi's retreat and immediately commanded the main force to move quickly and safely.

Withdraw to Hanzhong. When Sima Yi learned that Zhuge Liang was dead, it was too late to pursue him.

During the Kaixi period of the Song Dynasty, the Jin army repeatedly invaded the Central Plains. The Song general Bi Zaiyu fought against the Jin army and won several battles.

He also mobilized tens of thousands of elite cavalry to fight a decisive battle with the Song army. At this time, the Song army only had a few thousand men and horses. If they fought a decisive battle with the Jin army,

In order to preserve his strength, Bi Zaiyu prepared to retreat temporarily. The Jin army was already at the gates of the city. If they knew that the Song

If the army retreats, they will definitely chase and kill them. In that case, the Song army will suffer heavy losses. Bi Zaiyu was thinking hard about how to deceive the Jin soldiers.

Transfer the troops. As the couple heard the sound of horse hooves outside the tent, Bi Zaiyu was inspired and came up with a plan.

He secretly made arrangements for the retreat, and at midnight that day, he ordered his soldiers to beat the war drums. When the Jin army heard the drums, they retreated.

The Song army raided the camp at night, so they hurriedly gathered their troops and prepared to fight. However, they only heard the rumbling of the Song army's war drums, but no sound of the enemy's attack.

A Song soldier was seen leaving the city. The Song soldiers kept beating drums, which kept the Jin soldiers awake all night.

What I realized: It turns out that the Song army used the strategy of tiring out the soldiers and disturbing our peace with the drums of war. All right, you beat your drums, and I

I will never be fooled by you again. The drums of the Song camp sounded for two days and two nights, but the Jin soldiers ignored them.

One day, the Jin soldiers discovered that the drumbeats from the Song camp were gradually weakening. The Jin army leader concluded that the Song army was exhausted, so he sent his troops to different directions.

They carefully approached the Song camp and saw that the Song camp did not respond. At the command of the Jin army leader, the Jin soldiers rushed forward.

When they rushed into the Song camp, they found that all the Song troops had evacuated safely.

It turned out that Bi Zaiyu had used the trick of "escaping from the shell". He ordered his soldiers to tie up the hind legs of dozens of sheep and tie them to the tree.

The sheep was hung upside down, and the front legs of the sheep were made to kick desperately. Dozens of drums were placed under the sheep's legs, and the sheep's legs kicked desperately, and the drums sounded.

The rumbling continued. Bi Zaiyu used the strategy of "hanging sheep and beating drums" to confuse the enemy and used two days to safely transfer

The 21st stratagem of the Art of War by Sun Tzu is a metaphor, which says that when a cicada sheds its shell, its remaining body leaves the shell and flies away, leaving only a cicada shell swaying on the branch.

"Cicada" is golden yellow when it is just unearthed, that is, "cicada pupa", some places call it "cicada monkey" or "cicada monkey", belonging to the class Insecta, order Homoptera, family Cicadidae. Cicada is rich in protein, and cicada molt is very effective in treating stomach problems. Traditional Chinese medicine Chen believes that cicada molt tastes salty and sweet, is cold in nature, can clear away heat, extinguish wind, and calm nerves. Cicada can be used in cooking, and can be eaten after being fried, and it is fresh and crispy.

According to the "Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell" strategy, the cicada is first cleaned, fried in oil until cooked and tasty, coated with a layer of batter, and then fried again. The outer layer of batter forms an empty shell. When eating, bite off one end and the cicada falls out of the shell, hence the name.