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stratagems 7-12: For Confrontation

xiao li cang dao
WU ZHONG SHENG YOU
Create something out of nothing.


li dai tao jiang
AN DU CHEN CHANG
Pretend to take one path. Sneak down another.


shun shou qian yang
GE AN GUAN HO
Watch the fires burning across the water.
Story: A clam sunbathed with its shell open. A crane came by and pecked at its flesh.
The clam snapped shut on the crane's beak. A fisherman came by and captured both


wu zhong sheng you
XIAO LI CANG DAO
Conceal a dagger with a smile.
Prov: The man with honey on his lips hides murder in his heart.


an du chen chang
LI DAI TAO JIANG
Sacrifice the plum for the peach.


ge an guan ho
SHUN SHOU QIAN YANG
Take the oppertunity to pilfer a goat.
Prov: From one grain of sand a pagoda begins.


 

strategems 1-6: Commanding Superiority
stratagems 7-12: For Confrontation
strategems 13-18: For Attack
strategems 19-24: Confused Situations
stratagems 25-30: Gaining Ground
stratagems 31-36: Desperate Straits

 

The OE definition of "inscrutable" is: 'That cannot be penetrated. "The Art of War is preparing for Peace. The Art of Peace is preparing for War". Inscrutable!

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