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1、Chapter1:WinningStratagemsDeceivetheheavenstocrosstheocean (瞒天过海,Mántiānguòhǎi)Preparetoomuchandyoulosesightofthebigpicture;whatyouseeoftenyoudonotdoubt.Yin(theartofdeception)isinYang(actinginopen).ToomuchYang(transparency)hidesYin(trueruses).Thisstratagemre
2、ferencesanepisodein643AD,when EmperorTaizongofTang,baulkedfromcrossingtheseatoacampaignagainst Koguryo.Hisgeneral XueRengui thoughtofastratagemtogettheemperoracrossandallayhisfearofseasickness:onaclearday,theemperorwasinvitedtomeetawiseman.Theyenteredthrough
3、adarktunnelintoahallwheretheyfeasted.Afterfeastingseveraldays,theEmperorheardthesoundofwavesandrealisedthathehadbeenluredontoaship!GeneralXuedrewasidethecurtainstorevealtheoceanandconfessedthattheyhadalreadycrossedthesea:Upondiscoveringthis,theemperordecided
4、tocarryonandlatercompletedthesuccessfulcampaign.Thisstratagemmeansthatyoucanmaskyourrealgoals,byusingtheruseofafakegoalthateveryonetakesforgranted,untiltherealgoalisachieved.Tactically,thisisknownasan'openfeint';infrontofeveryone,youpointwest,whenyourgoalisa
5、ctuallyintheeast.Bythetimeeveryonerealisedit,youhavealreadyachievedyourgoal.HarrovonSengernotesintheGerman-Language"DieListe"thattograspthefullmeaning,itwouldbesomethinglike"todeceivetheholyvirginMary"intheWest.Thisstratagemmakesuseofthehumanfailingtobecomeu
6、nawareofcommoneverydayactivities,oreventsthatappearnormal.Thebestsecretsarecarriedoutinbroaddaylight.Thebesthoaxistorepeatitsooftenthatpeopleareconvincedthatthenextmoveisalsoahoax.Whenthishappens,itisthebestmomenttocarryoutone'spreviouslyhiddentrueobjective.
7、Besiege Wèi torescue Zhào (围魏救赵,WéiWèijiùZhào)Whentheenemyistoostrongtobeattackeddirectly,thenattacksomethingheholdsdear.Knowthathecannotbesuperiorinallthings.Somewherethereisagapinthearmour,aweaknessthatcanbeattackedinstead.Theoriginofthisproverbisfromthe W
8、arringStatesPeriod.Thestateof Wèi attacked Zhao andlaidsiegetoitscapital Handan.Zhàoturnedto Qí forhelp,buttheQígeneral SunBin determineditwouldbeunwisetomeetthearmyofWèiheadon,soheinsteadattack