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The 36 Stratagem: stratagems 1-6: When Commanding Superiority


MAN TIAN GUO HAI.
Cross the sea by fooling the sky.
Prov: A familiar sight provokes not attention.


WEI WEI JIU ZHAO.
Besiege the Kingdom of Wei to save the Kingdom of Zhao.
Sun Zi 'The Art of War': The art of the direct and the indirect approach. Such is the art of maneuvering. He who understands such will be victorious.


JEI DAO SHA REN.
Kill with a borrowed knife.
Chinese military principle: Make your opponent do it for you.


YI YI DAI LAO.
Relax while the enemy exhausts himself.
Lao Zi 'The Way of Power': The Female overcomes the male with stillness.


CHEN HUO DA JEI.
Loot a burning house.
Sun Zi 'The Art of War': An enemy with troubles at home is ripe for conquest.


SHENG DONG JI XI.
Make a feint to the East while attacking the West.
Sun Zi 'The Art of War': Make the enemy not know where to defend.

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  author: Gary Robinson

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