"Observing the fire from the other side of the river"
Explanation-
When there are disorder and internal struggles amongst the enemy's forces, one should wait till the enemy's situation turns bad before attacking. Arguments and unhappiness in the enemy's camp, weaken the enemy's strength. This is when one should seize the opportunity and reap the benefits with minimal effort. The whole concept can be summarized by the phase in Yi Jing's "Yu"(or please) Theory which advocates using the smoothest method to achieve the best result.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Strategy 8
"Secret escape through chen cang"
Explanation-
The gist of this strategy is to hit the enemy at the point where he is least prepared, that is, his back, In battle, one should pretend to expose one's movement, then launch a surprise attack at the enemy's weakest point, when he is ill-prepared to depend himself. This is explained in Yi Jing's "Yi chapter which advocates that one should be alert in warfare, and if possible, turn around to make ambush the enemy from the back in what appears to be a head-on battle. Thus, he will be able to penetrate all situation like the wind.
Explanation-
The gist of this strategy is to hit the enemy at the point where he is least prepared, that is, his back, In battle, one should pretend to expose one's movement, then launch a surprise attack at the enemy's weakest point, when he is ill-prepared to depend himself. This is explained in Yi Jing's "Yi chapter which advocates that one should be alert in warfare, and if possible, turn around to make ambush the enemy from the back in what appears to be a head-on battle. Thus, he will be able to penetrate all situation like the wind.
Strategy 7
"Creating something out of nothing"
Explanation-
The strategy advocates using a false front, not to deceive the enemy totally, but is false seem real. If one can false fronts to conceal the truth, the enemy will have a misconception about a situation. That is the time to launch an attack. This align with the theory in Ling Qi Jing which expresses this in terms of changes between Ying and Yang.
Explanation-
The strategy advocates using a false front, not to deceive the enemy totally, but is false seem real. If one can false fronts to conceal the truth, the enemy will have a misconception about a situation. That is the time to launch an attack. This align with the theory in Ling Qi Jing which expresses this in terms of changes between Ying and Yang.
Strategy 6
"Making a feint to the east but hitting out in the west"
Explanation-
When the enemy is in a state of confusion, like grass growing wild, he will not be able to clearly assess a situation. Nether will he able to cope with sudden and unexpected changes in Yi Jing's "Cui". A good strategist defeats the enemy by taking advantage of him when he has lost control.
Explanation-
When the enemy is in a state of confusion, like grass growing wild, he will not be able to clearly assess a situation. Nether will he able to cope with sudden and unexpected changes in Yi Jing's "Cui". A good strategist defeats the enemy by taking advantage of him when he has lost control.
Strategy 5
"Looting a house on Fire"
Explanation-
When the enemy is in a big crisis, that is the time to destroy him. This will enable to conquer the weak as mentioned in Yi Jing's chapter on "Jue"
Explanation-
When the enemy is in a big crisis, that is the time to destroy him. This will enable to conquer the weak as mentioned in Yi Jing's chapter on "Jue"
Strategy 4
"Conserving energy while the enemy tires himself out"
Explanation-
One does not need to always make a direct attack to subdue the enemy. Sometimes, one can use the theory of "using the mild(or weak) to control the strong" to delay and exhaust the enemy and strengthen one's position.
Explanation-
One does not need to always make a direct attack to subdue the enemy. Sometimes, one can use the theory of "using the mild(or weak) to control the strong" to delay and exhaust the enemy and strengthen one's position.
Strategy 3
"Killing with a borrowed knife"
Explanation-
This strategy works on the premise that while the enemy has clarified its stand, the position of the alliance is still equivocal, In this situation, the best way is to entice the alliance to destroy the enemy on one's behalf. This is an adaptation of the logic in Yi Jing's "Harm Theory" "Harm the bottom to benefit the top".
Explanation-
This strategy works on the premise that while the enemy has clarified its stand, the position of the alliance is still equivocal, In this situation, the best way is to entice the alliance to destroy the enemy on one's behalf. This is an adaptation of the logic in Yi Jing's "Harm Theory" "Harm the bottom to benefit the top".
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