Get ahead

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Definition: To show off your momentum first, to overwhelm the other party. It is also a metaphor for doing things one step ahead.

Allusions: Sima Hua Feizhu of Song had three sons: Hua Qu, Hua Duo, and Hua Deng. Hua Duo was trusted by the king, Duke Song and Yuan, so he often talked about the bad work of the two brothers in front of Duke Yuan.

After Walden was forced to flee abroad, he framed Hua Qu in front of Duke Yuan, saying that he intended to accept the fugitives.

The Duke of Song Yuan couldn't stand the repeated provocation of Hua Duo's colleagues, so he sent someone to notify Hua Feizhu and ask him to expel Hua Xu.

Hua Feizhu knew that this matter was done by Hua Duo and wanted to kill him, but he had to carry out Duke Yuan's order and prepare to ask Hua Qu to go hunting, and then send him away.

Hua Qu learned that this was a bad thing done by Hua Duo. He wanted to kill him, but his uncle was sad and decided to flee. Before leaving, Hua Qu planned to say goodbye to his father.

Unexpectedly, he met Hua Duo at the Imperial Court. He and his attendants killed Hua Duo at once, and gathered the fugitives to rebel against Song.

Duke Yuan asked Wu Zhiming of Qi to help guard the city. This winter Walden, who was on the run, led an army of Wu to support Hua Qu's attack on Song.

Seeing that Walden's team was about to arrive, a doctor named Zi said to Wu Zhiming: "The military book' Military Records 'says this: Attacking the enemy first can destroy the enemy's soil; attacking the enemy later will wait for their morale to fail.

Why not take advantage of the fact that Walden's army is tired and not yet stable and attacked? If the enemy has arrived and stabilized, there will be more of them, and then we will regret it too much." "Wu Zhiming followed Pu's advice.

As a result, the coalition of Song and Qi defeated the Wu army and captured two generals. However, Walden led the rest of the army to defeat the Song army again.

Song Yuangong wanted to escape, but Zi stopped him and said, "I'm a villain. I can fight for the king, but I can't escort you to escape. Please wait a while." After saying this, Zi marched and shouted to the soldiers: "It's the warriors of the king, so wave the flag:" The soldiers waved the flag according to his words.

The Duke of Song Yuan also had the courage to go down to the city to patrol, and said to the sergeants: "The defeat of the country and the death of the monarch is a shame for everyone, not just my own sin, let's fight to the death!" Wu Zhiming ordered the sergeants to fight the rebels with swords. The Qi army and the Song army attacked Walden together, but Walden could not support it and was losing ground.

Zi rushed to the front and stabbed Walden to death, cut off his head, wrapped it in his robe, and shouted as he ran: "I killed Walden! I killed Walden!"