On Sun, 7 Apr 1996, Yang Wenli wrote:
> At 04:54 PM 4/6/96 -0800, you wrote:
> > Hi, everyone. Once again I found something that I don't know how to
> >translate. Does anyone know a strategic genius named Yerba(or Yelba)
> >Minolta? His specialty seems to be heavy infantry staggered(diagonal)
> >formation. I am pretty sure I did not spell his name right, since I am
> >looking at the Chinese translation of his name. He is listed with Hannibal,
> >Napoleon, Sun Tzu, and Genghis Khan, so I assume he is pretty famous. Well,
> >thanks again.
> >
>
> I don't know who this Mr. Minolta is too.
Isn't it possible that he is actually a fictional character? I mean, between
WWII and the events in LoGH, some strategic/tactical genius must have
emerged. Hence, the addition of that name.
> But what u mentioned Hannibal is
> supposed to be Lau Pong (?), the founder of Han Dynasty. Is he also name
> Hannibal too?
Nope. There was only one Hannibal in history and he was the general who
ran circles around the legendary Roman army. He was the one who used
elephants in his battles against Rome.
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