孙膑
Here's the translation of "The Strategist Born from Tragedy" into English: **The Strategist Born from Tragedy**
He was the greatest student of military strategy of his generation — until his rival cut off his kneecaps. He rose again as the strategist who destroyed the same kingdom that had humiliated him.
Sun Bin was a student of the military philosopher Guiguzi. His classmate Pang Juan, jealous of his talent, had Sun Bin's kneecaps cut off—a punishment that marked him for life and gave him his name: Sun Bin, the Scarred. He fled to Qi and served the King of Qi as a military strategist. At the Battle of Maling, he used a deceptive tactic—ordering his soldiers to reduce the number of cooking fires to feign weakness, then launched a night counterattack that annihilated the Wei army. Pang Juan died in the chaos, and Sun Bin attained his revenge. He continued to advise Qi, never forgetting what was taken from him.