^spidee^ SG argh, kena cheated by wikipedia.. jialat le, who's going to come here when my sources are dubious..
LinYu SG according to the book. Mao was not supposed to have read the Sun Zi Art of War but he applied the strategy fully "to win without a fight" During the civil war, the enemy soldier beat a retreat. as they will have to go thru his village, they were afraid the soldiers will pillage the village. so he form a troop with few policeman with 2 or 3 rifles and the student soldiers with wooden pratice rifles and some fire crackers. They took position and when the enemies arrived, the shoot a few shot into the air and lighted the fire crackers. They shouted at the enemies and told them to surrender and down arms. The enemies thought there were alot od soldiers and surrendered. Someone asked him asked how he was sure the enemies will surrender. What if they decided not to surrender. wouldn't all the students soldiers died. He confidently said that he was sure they would surrender due to their morale otherwise the enemies would have charged in immediately.
hisoka SG he say they believe he planned it arh?? for all you know he desperate or just like to gamble