Specific introduction
An armchair strategist comes from Historical Records and Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru. During the Warring States Period, there was a general named Zhao She in the State of Zhao, who made meritorious military service and was named Ma Fujun. Zhao She's son is called Zhao Kuo. When he was a child, he studied Sun Tzu's Art of War and talked about fighting soldiers. Zhao Kuo once talked with his father Zhao She about fighting soldiers. Zhao she couldn't refute him, but he didn't say he was good either.
Zhao Kuo's mother felt very strange and asked Zhao She why. Zhao She said with great concern: "Fighting is a matter of life and death. Although my son is familiar with the art of war, he has no actual combat experience and will only talk on paper. If he leads the army to fight in the future, I am afraid he will be defeated. "
Later, on one occasion, the State of Qin sent Bai Qi as a general, leading millions of soldiers to crusade against Zhao. Zhao's general Lian Po also led 400,000 troops in Changping. Lian Po knew that Qin Jun's army was huge, and it was difficult to transport grain and grass, which was not conducive to long-term operations. He ordered the Zhao army to take risks and hold on, so that the soldiers retreated without fighting.
The armies of Qin and Zhao have been in Changping for a long time, but they still cannot make a breakthrough. They can't do anything in Tian Lei. They are so anxious that they can't get supplies. So, some soldiers offered him a plan and sent people to Zhao to spread rumors, saying that they were not afraid of Lian Po at all, but Zhao Kuo was the most afraid. The prince of Zhao didn't know what the plan was, so he immediately appointed Zhao Kuo as the general instead of Lian Po. Lin Xiangru and others strongly opposed it, but the prince of Zhao insisted.
As soon as Zhao Kuo arrived at the front, he completely changed the military law, rashly appointed officers, and confronted Qin Jun with the theory he had learned from books. As a result, due to his stubbornness, he was ambushed, and all of Zhao's more than 400,000 troops were captured and later killed by design. Zhao was badly hurt and was soon wiped out by Wang Jian, the general of Qin State.
Extended data
The idiom "an armchair strategist" is a metaphor for empty talk, which can't solve practical problems. It is also a metaphor that empty talk cannot become a reality.
1, idiom nature: derogatory.
2, synonyms: sit and talk, flashy, painting cakes to satisfy hunger, looking at plums to quench thirst, boasting, ostentatious but not real, golden jade outside, frustrated.
3, antonym: hard work, down-to-earth, conscientious.
4. Xiehouyu: Junbao; Learn to fight in Wujiang Hall.
5. Examples of idioms
People hate people who only talk on paper but can't solve practical problems. Chapter 31 of Li's Notes on the Appearance of Officialdom in Qing Dynasty: "Recently, a magistrate wrote an article, which was somewhat difficult to do. After all, the opinions of scholars are all on paper. "
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