the purpose of this 'great non-battle victories' series is to illustrate some decisive victories that were gained not primarily through combatants slaughtering one another, but rather where a commander gained a great victory through cunning, treachery or some other means that caused the destruction of the enemy, with the physical battle itself not being the main reason for the defeat.
battle of guandu
a battle during the romance of the three kingdoms period in china, where a force of 20,000 under cao cao held off and defeated a force 5 times it's size mostly through anticipating the enemy's moves, and hitting at their logistical weak points.
http://china-corner.com/article_list.asp?id=984
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