When besieged at PingCheng by 300,000 Xiongnu horsemen, Gaozu sent a painting of a Chinese princess to the Xiongnu commander's wife, with a message that he intends surrender and present the exquisitely beautiful Chinese princess as tribute to her husband.

He awoke the next day to find that the Xiongnu had decamped.

http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-most-mind-blowing-tricks-used-during-any-war

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