The Thirty-Six Strategies
of Sun Bin
Strategy 1. Cross the Sea Without Heaven's Knowledge
Strategy 2. Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao
Strategy 3. Kill with a Borrowed Knife
Strategy 4. Relax and Wait for the Adversary to Tire Himself Out
Strategy 5. Loot a Burning House
Strategy 6. Make a Feint to the East While Attacking in the West
Strategy 7. Create Something Out of Nothing
Strategy 8. Pretend to Advance Down One Path While Taking Another Hidden Path
Strategy 9. Watch the Fire Burning from Across the River
Strategy 10. Conceal a Dagger in a Smile
Strategy 11. Sacrifice the Plum for the Peach
Strategy 12. Take away a Goat in Passing
Strategy 13. Beat the Grass to Startle the Snake
Strategy 14. Raise a Corpse from the Dead
Strategy 15. Lure the Tiger out of the Mountain
Strategy 16. Let the Adversary off in order to Snare Him
Strategy 17. Cast a Brick to Attract a Jade
Strategy 18. To Catch Bandits, Nab Their Ringleader First
Strategy 19. Remove Firewood from Under the Cauldron
Strategy 20. Muddle the Waters to Seize Fish
Strategy 21. The Cicada Sheds Its Skin
Strategy 22. Fasten the Door to Catch a Thief
Strategy 23. Befriend a Distant State While Attacking a Neighbouring State
Strategy 24. Borrow a Safe Passage to Conquer the Kingdom of Guo
Strategy 25. Steal the Beams and Pillars and Replace Them with Rotten Timber
Strategy 26. Point at the Mulberry but Curse the Locust
Strategy 27. Play Dumb
Strategy 28. Remove the Ladder after Your Ascent
Strategy 29. Decorate the Tree with Fake Blossoms
Strategy 30. Turn Yourself into a Host from Being a Guest
Strategy 31. Use a Beauty to Ensnare a Man
Strategy 32. Open the Gate of an Undefended City
Strategy 33. Use Adversary's Spies to Sow Discord in Your Adversary's Camp
Strategy 34. Inflict Pain on Oneself in order to Infiltrate Adversary's Camp and Win the Confidence of the Enemy
Strategy 35. Lead Your Adversary to Chain Together Their Warships
Strategy 36. Retreat is the Best Option
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