Wang Mei Zhi Ke (Quench Thirst by Watching Plums)
Qing Jun Ru Weng (Please Get Into the Vat)
Ma Ge Guo Shi (A Horsehide Shroud)
Guo Ai Beating the Princess |
One summer, Cao Cao led troops to a battle. It was extremely hot, so the marching speed slowed down. It was quite a long distance from the nearest water source. Cao Cao worried about bungling the chance of winning the battle, so he looked around in the forest and hurried to the front of the troops. He told the soldiers that there was a large plum woods. Hearing the news, the soldiers were greatly inspired as if they had already eaten the plums, hence they quickened their pace. “Quench Thirst by Watching Plums” is an expression of Cao Cao’s talent and wisdom. In the critical circumstances when the army was short of water, he mentioned the plum to quench the thirst by arousing conditioned reflex and thus boosted the morale. |
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