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stratagems 1-6: Commanding Superiority



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


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


yi yi dai lao
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 hei
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
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.

 

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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