36 STRATEGIES OF ANCIENT CHINA - SANGUO ONLINE COMMUNITY
"The Thirty-Six Strategies" is a a Chinese collection of 36 proverbs commented as militaristic tactics.
Often attributed to Sun Tzu, this is generally rejected by scholars since Sun Tzu lived during the Spring and Autumn Period of China, while most of the 36 proverbs postdate that. It is believed by many to have been written by Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms period.
This set of strategies focus on replacing, removing and exchanging- the good with bad to weaken the enemies. The guest become the host, dead tree bear fruits and using analogies and distraction to create confusion.
Chapter 5 - Proximate Strategies Gaining Grounds
• Strategy 25 "偷梁换柱" - (Tuo Liang Huan Zhu) Replace the beams with rotten timbers.
o Disrupt the enemy's formations, interfere with their methods of operations, change the rules in which they are used to following, go contrary to their standard training. In this way you remove the supporting pillar, the common link that makes a group of men an effective fighting force.
• Strategy 26 "指桑骂槐" – ( Zhi Sang Ma Huai ) Point at the mulberry and curse the locust.
o To discipline, control, or warn others whose status or position excludes them from direct confrontation; use analogy and innuendo. Without directly naming names, those accused cannot retaliate without revealing their complicity.
• Strategy 27 "假痴不癫" – ( Jia Chi Bu Dian) Pretend to be a pig in order to eat the tiger. (Play dumb.)
o Hide behind the mask of a fool, a drunk, or a madman to create confusion about your intentions and motivations. Lure your opponent into underestimating your ability until, overconfident, he drops his guard. Then you may attack.
• Strategy 28 "上屋抽梯" – ( Shang Wu Chou Ti) Remove the ladder when the enemy has ascended to the roof (Cross the river and destroy the bridge.)
o With baits and deceptions lure your enemy into treacherous terrain. Then cut off his lines of communication and avenue of escape. To save himself he must fight both your own forces and the elements of nature.
• Strategy 29 "树上开花" – ( Shu Shang Kai Hua) Deck the tree with false blossoms.
o Tying silk blossoms on a dead tree gives the illusion that the tree is healthy. Through the use of artifice and disguise make something of no value appear valuable; of no threat appear dangerous; of no use appear useful.
• Strategy 30 "反客为主" – ( Fan Ke Wei Zhu) Make the host and the guest exchange places.
o Defeat the enemy from within by infiltrating the enemy's camp under the guise of cooperation, surrender, or peace treaties. In this way you can discover his weakness and then, when the enemy's guard is relaxed, strike directly at the source of his strength.
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