When he tried to command his troops to hold a hilltop, he realized the hilltop had already become an isolated island with no strategic value. The enemy wouldn't even cross from there.
When his troops went for reinforcements, they walked right into the enemy's ambush circle and were annihilated.
When his troops completed the flanking maneuver and reached the destination, they found that the enemy was no longer in the original position, and the allied troops responsible for containment had been completely decimated by the quicker maneuvering of the enemy.
Finally, when he issued an order based on battle reports, the battlefield had already changed beyond recognition.
He lost. Defeated by an enemy he'd never met.
That person was now quietly standing by the riverside shaded by green willows, smiling at him warmly, trying to present a charming appearance.
He used his most skillful method to perfectly defeat him.
