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Nice to see this LP. I enjoyed the last one a lot. History alert ahead  Mokou's last PS (Japanese wiki link, so spoiler I guess?) is actually referring to a tactic (Japanese link) used by a Shimazu daimyo during the Battle of Sekigahara, where he periodically sent out small groups of troops on a suicide mission to slow down the enemies while he escaped. He ended up returning to his territories with only about 80 persons left. A lot less  than fighting by throwing suicidal troops at your enemies to attack I guess.Meiling's Last Stand ability, on the other hand, refers to the Battle of Jingxing where the famous general Han Xin led his troops to a bridgehead with a river to their back before fighting a superior army (which means they didn't get to escape if they lost). After their victory, the officers asked Han why he made such an odd deployment, and Han went "well, would you even bother to fight if I gave you an escape route?  "
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HGH posted:Hmm...That's funny. This is very reminiscent of something that a Berber/Ummayad General did in Gibraltar. After landing there with his troops, he suppsoedly burned down all their ships and declared: That's interesting. Another great Chinese general, Xiang Yu, did something similar in the Battle of Julu where he made his soldiers sink their ships, destroy all the cooking utensils along with all but three days' worth of supplies before fighting another superior enemy troop (and won). Desperate moves are effective I guess. Pureauthor posted:It's also a principle in the Art of War to cut off your escape route so the army fights with only victory or death in mind, Yeah - in fact, Han Xin quoted that line in that smug reply too.
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