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36 Stratagems
Attacking Situations
Beat the grass to startle the snake
Defeat your competitor through his chief
Let your competitor have an apparent escape route
Lure the tiger from his mountain lair
Raise a corpse from the dead
Throw out a brick in order to gain a jewel
Confrontation Situations
Advance to Chen Cang by a hidden route
Conceal a dagger behind a smile
Create something out of nothing
Sacrifice the plum tree for the peach tree
Take a goat in passing
Watch the fires burning across the river
Confused Situations
Befriend a distant competitor while attacking a close competitor
Disturb the water in order to catch the fish
Negotiate a route to attack a competitor
Remove the fire from the cooking pot
Shut the door to catch the thief
The cicada sheds its skin
Desparate Situations
Beauty trap
Combine tactics to win
Empty city stratagem
If all else fails retreat
Pretend to injur yourself
Sow discord in the competitors organisation
Ground Gaining Situations
Exchange places with the host
Feign foolishness
Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree
Put false blossoms on the tree
Remove the ladder after the competitor ascends
Replace the beams with rotten timber
Winning Situations
Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao
Conserve your strength
Cross the ocean in disguise
Distract in the East then strike from the West
Kill with a borrowed knife
Loot a burning house
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