36. When fleeing is the best option
The last stratagem is where fleeing is the best option when all else fails. When all options have been exhausted, then fleeing is your best option. Flee to fight another day. When the timing is right you’ll be able to rise again.
When things fail, it is best to retreat [...]
35. Chain Stratagems
Sometimes, one stratagem is not enough to beat the enemy; you may need multiple stratagems that are to be carried out simultaneously in order to win. Chain stratagems create multiple backup strategies in an effort to wear out the enemy. There is a higher success rate of winning through chain stratagems as there [...]
34. Inflict injury on oneself to win the enemy’s trust
This phrase means to win the enemy’s trust by injuring oneself. This stratagem is a great way to deceive your enemy in order to win the enemy’s confidence through sympathy or revenge against ex allies. One would injure him or herself as a way to trick [...]
33. Sowing seeds of discord
This phrase means to create internal conflict within the enemy. Secretly sow discord on the enemy’s friends, families, allies, advisors, employees, officers and neighbors. Doing so will weaken the enemy’s power and abilities. With so much internal discord, the enemy will be preoccupied and weaken from within. This will make the [...]
32. Empty Fort Strategy
This stratagem means to appear empty in order to ambush the enemy. This could also mean the opposite where you suspiciously appear empty in order to arouse suspicion from the enemy. This stratagem is used in order to deceive the enemy. When full appear empty, when empty appear full.
The empty fort strategy [...]
