36 Stratagems – Ixtlan Capital Inc.

36 Stratagems

January 6, 2018

2.1 Chapter 1: Winning Stratagems

1 Cross the sea without the emperor’s knowledge

2 Besiege Wèi to rescue Zhào

3 Kill with a borrowed knife

4 Wait at leisure while the enemy labors

5 Loot a burning house

6 Make a sound in the east, then strike in the west

2.2 Chapter 2: Enemy Dealing Stratagems

7 Create something from nothing

8 Openly repair the gallery roads, but sneak through the passage of Chencang

9 Watch the fires burning across the river

10 Hide a knife behind a smile

11 Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree

12 Take the opportunity to pilfer a goat

2.3 Chapter 3: Attacking Stratagems

13 Stomp the grass to scare the snake

14 Borrow a corpse to resurrect the soul

15 Lure the tiger off its mountain lair

16 In order to capture, one must let loose

17 Tossing out a brick to get a jade gem

18 Defeat the enemy by capturing their chief

2.4 Chapter 4: Chaos Stratagems

19 Remove the firewood from under the pot

20 Disturb the water and catch a fish

21 Slough off the cicada’s golden shell

22 Shut the door to catch the thief

23 Befriend a distant state and strike a neighboring one

24 Obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo

2.5 Chapter 5: Proximate Stratagems

25 Replace the beams with rotten timbers

26 Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree

27 Feign madness but keep your balance

28 Remove the ladder when the enemy has ascended to the roof

29 Deck the tree with false blossoms

30 Make the host and the guest exchange roles

2.6 Chapter 6: Desperate Stratagems

31 The beauty trap (Honeypot)

32 The empty fort strategy

33 Let the enemy’s own spy sow discord in the enemy camp

34 Inflict injury on oneself to win the enemy’s trust

35 Chain stratagems

36 If all else fails, retreat

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