Coincidences?

In Mieroop's Hammurabi, he documents the lifestyle of Hammurabi. In the first three chapters, Hammurabi is characterized as someone who manages to emerge victorious after every encounter. How is it that he able to emerge victorious even when the odds are against him? Could it be divine intervention or is his superior intellect (after all, he did come up with the Law of Codes) to overcome his enemies?
During a time where territorial conquest was frequent and widespread, Hammurabi's Babylon wasn't the strongest of city-states; instead, it was surrounded by conquering rulers who wanted to expand their empires. So when Elam and Mari combined forces to conquer land for their own self-interest. Hammurabi, although ambitious in wanting to also participate in conquest, knew he would stand no chance against the more militaristic nations of Mari and Elam. So when they join together in conquest, he waits until the two have conflicting interests in which their relationship breaks. So Hammurabi jumps at the opportunity to join with Mari in conquering Elam since they both had interests in that area. Although Hammurabi claims that it is by the will of the gods, it may be evident that his cleverness allowed him to overcome the king of Elam.
Hammurabi's ability as a tactician comes in the following conquest in annexing Larsa, the southern province of Babylon. Throughout Hammurabi's conquest of Elam, they remained neutral and provided no help even though they formally agreed to take down Elam together. So the lack of action made by Rim-Sin, the ruler of Larsa, after the agreement, Hammurabi took action against him. So immediately after the conquest, Hammurabi went to war against Rim-Sin using the still-following forces of Mari. Since there are records of Mari soldiers in the fight against Rim-Sin, it shows that Hammurabi, after victory over Elam, went immediately south to combat Rim-Sin. It shows that Hammurabi used the Mari soldiers to annex since Hammurabi knew that he wouldn't be able to take on Rim-Sin and his armies with only his Babylonian soldiers. So by using his forces combined with Mari's forces, Hammurabi was able to take down Larsa and annex it as part of Babylonia. Again, during battles, Hammurabi notes that it is through the gods that he was able to find victory.
Hammurabi shows a calm, controlled attitude in being a ruler. He is able to keep his empire intact while knowing when it was the right time to attack other cities. So using diplomatic ploy, he is able to continue working against the other cities and making use of the disagreements between the power hungry rulers against each other. Hammurabi is able to create his empire at the expense of his opponents and using his tacts. Divine intervention may have little to do without seeing that there is a logical reasoning for the downfall of Elam and Larsa. Hammurabi also is a mastermind at properly looking at the situation of his opponents and capitalizing on their weakness and vulnerability.