臣事項王、官不過郎中、位不過執戟。言不聴、画不用、故倍楚而帰漢。

Han Xin

Military Strategists

Han Xin

The greatest military mind of early imperial China, whose campaigns established the Han dynasty (c. 231-196 BCE). Han Xin's tactical innovations — including the legendary 'battle with backs to the river' — demonstrated that battlefield psychology and terrain exploitation could overcome any numerical disadvantage. His reward was execution by the emperor he helped enthrone.

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Source: 史記 淮陰侯列伝Verified

Han Xin's Other Quotes

When the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is boiled.

The more troops, the better I command them.

Place them in a deadly situation and they will survive; put them on ground where death is certain and they will live.

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