Exactly. Zhuge Liang once made an entire army turn back just because they freaked out that he was calmly playing his instrument at the gates of the city he was defending, even though the city was actually undefended.
If they'd gone ahead, they could have sacked the town...but because they expected him to have a trap waiting, they psyched themselves out and decided to retreat.
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If they'd gone ahead, they could have sacked the town...but because they expected him to have a trap waiting, they psyched themselves out and decided to retreat.