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Chapter 1Winning StrategiesStrategy 1Deceive the sky to cross the ocean.

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Strategy 2Surround Wei to rescue Zhao.

W m c c, c m . Kw c b p. Smw p m, w c b c . Y m c v m w m pc-c.

Strategy 3Borrow ones hand to kill. (Kill with a borrowed knie.)Ac (bc c b-

c w w ). c c m, bb c , m w m.


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Strategy 4Make your enemy tire themsel out while conserving energy.I v c m pc b. I w

w w w b w pc, w m .Ec m xp q w c-v . W x c, c w pp.

Strategy 5Use the opportunity o re to rob others. (Loot a burning house.)

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Strategy 6Feign an attack in the east and attack in the west.I b m p c pv vwm v-

. Ev w c c w m, p c b mp bc w xpc . m c xpc m m .


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Chapter 2Enemy Dealing StrategiesStrategy 7Create something rom nothing.

Y m wc. Hv c c- w, m w b c . T c c, cc m w w.

Strategy 8Secretly utilize the Chen Chang passage. (Repair the highway totake the crude path.)

Ac m w w cv c. T c c, bv wc m pp . T c c, c , m xpc wcc m v c m, c .

Strategy 9Watch the res burning across the river.D b p v bcm

x m mv. T pc p pc.


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Strategy 10Knie sheathed in a smile.Cm m. W v

, mv m c.

Strategy 11Plum tree sacrices or the peach tree. (Sacrice the silver to keepthe gold.)

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m f cqc .

Strategy 12Stealing a goat along the way. (ake the opportunity to piler agoat.)

W c p b xb v pp p , wv m, v p,

wv .


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Chapter 3Attacking StrategiesStrategy 13Startle the snake by hitting the grass around it.

W c c pp p c c, b b,c bv pp c. T bv w v .

Strategy 14Borrow anothers corpse to resurrect the soul. (Raise a corpse romthe dead.)

, c, m b c ppp w pp. Rvv m m p b v w pp p b ,cm, .

Strategy 15Entice the tiger to leave its mountain lair.Nv c c pp w v v m

p. I, m w m p, p mm c .


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Strategy 16In order to capture, one must let loose.C p w m , p c. pv ,

m bv cc m. T w mp b cp. W, , m pv , m m w b w - w .

Strategy 17ossing out a brick to get a jade.

Pp p, m p b b. I w b pp . I b w, pw, x.

Strategy 18Deeat the enemy by capturing their chie.I m m , b cmm b m-

, m . I cmm m w p cm v . I, wv, , bw; m c c vc.


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Chapter 4Chaos StrategiesStrategy 19Remove the rewood under the cooking pot. (Remove the stick

rom the axe.)W c w m pw c m

w m b m c c pw.

Strategy 20Fish in disturbed waters.

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Strategy 21Slough o the cicadas shell. (False appearances mislead the enemy.)W b , cc -

cp p, c . W m -c c, c mv pp, v b c pc.


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Strategy 22Shut the door to catch the thie.I v cc cmp cp m

, b b b w qc cc. w m cp p cc. B c-c cp, b w v c.

Strategy 23Beriend a distant state while attacking a neighbor.I w b c bcm m w -

p b c bc m b . W , m c , m .

Strategy 24Obtain sae passage to conquer the Kingdom o Guo.Bw c c cmm m. Oc -

m , c m pc.


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Chapter 5Proximate StrategiesStrategy 25Replace the beams with rotten timbers.

Dp m m, w m p-, c w, c . I w mv pp p, cmm m p pp fcv c.

Strategy 26Point at the mulberry and curse the locust.

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Strategy 27Pretend to be a pig in order to eat the tiger. (Play dumb.)H b m , , mm c c

b mv. L pp -m b , vc, p . T mc.


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Strategy 28Remove the ladder when the enemy has ascended to the roo.(Cross the river and destroy the bridge.)

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Strategy 29Deck the tree with bogus blossoms. bm v .

T c m m v ppvb; pp ; pp .

Strategy 30Make the host and the guest exchange places.D m m w b m cmp

cp, , pc . I w c cv

w , w m x, c c .


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Chapter 6Defeat StrategiesStrategy 31Te beauty trap. (Te tender trap, use a woman to ensnare a man.)

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xcb .

Strategy 32Empty ort. (Mental trap; empty a ort to make the enemy thinkit is lled with traps.)

W m p mb c x-pc b v mm, p pc m pp c c. U m cc cp - bv w pc. W c w b m c.


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Strategy 33Let the enemys own spy sow discord in the enemy camp. (Useenemys own spy to spread alse inormation.)

Um m b b c c c b-w m , , v, m, cmm, , pp. W pccp p b c cmpm.

Strategy 34Infict injury on ones sel to win the enemys trust. (Fall into a

trap; become baited.)P b j w pb ppc. I , -m x c c b mm . T c w mb p j w c b m m.

Strategy 35Chain together the enemys ships. (Never rely on but a single strategy.)I mp m v pp m-

. Kp f p p v cm; m w v v bc .


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Strategy 36I All Else Fails, Retreat.I bcm bv c c c w

p. W ccm: , cmpm, cp. S cmp ,cmpm , b cp . A -, v cc.


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