One day in 756 A.D., the Tang Dynasty general Li Guangbi's subordinates happily reported: "The Meima plan has been a great success!"In one fell swoop, he captured more than 1,000 good horses of the rebels, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted!When Li Guangbi heard this, the tightness on his face relaxed for a moment. He laughed: "Look at what arrogance Shi Siming has, and then take these good horses out to bathe, I want to see how he fights me again!."It turned out that since the "Anshi Rebellion", Shi Siming relied on thousands of tall and mighty horses brought from Saibei to sweep through several cities and approach Heyang City. Li Guangbi led the Tang army to bravely meet the attack and confronted outside Heyang City. The Tang army was not only inferior in equipment to the rebels, it suffered repeated defeats, and the morale of the soldiers was low. Only the encouragement of General Li Guangbi made everyone grit their teeth and persevere.
Most of the stallions brought by Shi Siming this time were not only tall and mighty, but also like a fish in water on the battlefield, helping him win many battles. Shi Siming was very proud of these stallions, and often showed off in front of the enemy. When the two armies confronted each other, he deliberately brought these good horses to the river and carefully cared for them, which caused pressure on Li Guangbi's men on the other bank. Lee knew that if he didn't win another victory, his morale would gradually decline. Therefore, he carefully studied and judged the enemy's situation, read military books, and looked for a breakthrough.
One day, he saw the story of Zhuge Liang's grass boat borrowing arrows, and he had a flash of inspiration: "Why don't you borrow the beautiful horse trick and take their good horses from the enemy?"So he ordered the soldiers in the city to hand over all the mares and ponies, and to buy them at the market. Within a few days, they had amassed more than 500 pairs of mother and son. Li Guangbi stroked one of the beautiful mares with satisfaction and said, "This time, we will use the beautiful horse trick to 'lure the horse into the city'." The next day, Shi Siming's men led a large number of good horses to the river to groom and graze. Seeing that the other party did not move for a moment, he untied the reins and let the horses drink water and graze, and he left happily by himself. Waiting for the time to come, Li Guangbi ordered the soldiers to tie all the ponies to the stables, lead the mares to the city gates, open the gates, untie the mares, and let them rush out of the city to ......
This plan caused heavy losses to the rebels, and more than 1,000 war horses easily fell into the possession of the Tang army. Li Guangbi cleverly and skillfully used the "beautiful horse strategy" to achieve a great victory without spending a single soldier. This not only boosted morale, but also made Lee's wisdom and courage famous. Since then, there has been a dramatic reversal of military power between the two sides. In the face of the crisis, Li Guangbi was good at analyzing the situation, skillfully applying the principle of "opposites attracting", and easily seized the enemy's thousands of good horses with the "beautiful horse strategy", achieving a surprising victory.