36 Strategies



The Thirty Six Strategies is an ancient Chinese text.



THE THIRTY-SIX STRATAGEMS
The Secret Art of War
Holding the advantage
When in a superior position
01. Cross the sea without heaven's knowledge
02. Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao
03. Kill with a borrowed knife
04. Face the weary in a condition of ease
05. Loot a burning house
06. Make noise in the east and attack in the west
Hello Confrontation
07. Create something out of nothing
08. Advance secretly by way of Chencang
09. Watch a fire from across the river
10. Hide a dagger in a smile
11. Sacrifice a plum to save a peach
12. Lead away a goat in passing
Attacking
13. Beat the grass to startle the snake
14. Find reincarnation in another's corpse
15. Lure the tiger out of the mountain
16. Leave at large, the better to capture
17. Cast a brick to attract jade
18. To catch bandits, first catch the ringleader
At a disadvantage
Confused situations
19. Remove firewood from under the caldron
20. Fish in troubled waters
21. The cicada sheds its skin
22. Bolt the door to catch the thief
23. Befriend distant states while attacking nearby states
24. Attack Hu by a borrowed path
Hello Gaining ground
25. Steal the beams and change the pillars
26. Point at the mulberry and abuse the locust
27. Feign folly instead of madness
28. Climb up the roof and remove the ladder
29. Flowers bloom in the tree
30. Host and guest reversed
Desperate situations
31. Beauty trap
32. Empty-city scheme
33. Turn the enemy's agents against him
34. Self-torture scheme
35. Interlaced stratagems
36. When retreat is the best option