Don't go into the den, don't go into the den.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. This idiom is also called nothing ventured, nothing gained. Metaphor means that you can't succeed without going through difficulties and obstacles.
This idiom comes from the biography of Ban Chao in the later Han Dynasty, surpassing Sun: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
In 73 AD, Dou Gu, a senior attendant of Emperor Han Ming of the East, was ordered to conquer the Huns, and Ban Chao, 40, was appointed as a fake Sima. The expedition, Ban Chao made the meritorious military service, won the appreciation of Dou Gu. Soon, Dou Gu sent him to the Western Regions with Guo Xun, a senior military staff officer.
Ban Chao took thirty-six warriors and came to Shanshan first. At first, the king was very respectful and polite to them, but after a few days, he suddenly became cold. Ban Chao and his men judged that this must be because the messenger of Xiongnu in the north came, and the king's attitude was vacillating, and he was not sure which side to obey. So they called the conference semifinals who received them, bluffed and cheated, and said, The Xiongnu emissary has been here for a few days. Where is it now? Frightened, the conference semifinals confessed to the actual situation, which proved that Ban Chao's judgment was correct. Ban Chao confined the conference semifinals, and then gathered all 36 warriors to drink. While drinking to the fullest, Ban Chao thundered at everyone and said, You and I are in this extremely far place, and we should make contributions and achieve wealth. Now only a few days after the Hun emissary came, the king's courtesy and respect for us stopped. If he catches us and gives us to the Huns, we will be eaten by wolves. Look, what should we do?
His subordinates also expressed the same wish: now is the critical moment, regardless of life and death will obey your orders. Ban Chao made up his mind to say, well, if you don't go into the lion's den, you can't catch the tiger. At present, there is only one way, that is, to attack the Huns with fire in the dark. If they don't know how many people we have, they must be very shocked, so that they can all be wiped out. Destroy these enemies, and the king will go to the tourist trap. We are finished and our business has been established.
Everyone agrees with Ban Chao's action plan, but also suggests that this matter should be discussed with Guo Yao. Ban Chao said angrily: It depends on today. Guo Yao is a cowardly and vulgar official. When he hears this, he will be afraid, will reveal our strategy, and let us die in vain and become heroes.
Everyone agrees with Ban Chao. It was windy that night, and Ban Chao led the warriors to the residence of Xiongnu emissary quietly. He arranged for ten warriors with drums to hide behind the Huns' emissary's house, and made an agreement with them to beat drums and shout in case of fire. The rest of the soldiers were armed to the teeth and ambushed on both sides of the gate. After a while, Ban Chao followed the wind and set fire to it. Suddenly, drums and ShaSheng. The Huns panicked and were in a mess. Ban Chao personally killed three people, and the warriors killed more than 30 Huns' messengers and followers, and more than 100 people were burned to death.