strategy
19 篇When Lips Are Gone, Teeth Will Be Cold | 唇亡齿寒
The ancient fable illustrates the strategic folly of the State of Yu. Lured by treasures, its kin...
35 阅读Kind Advice Is Wise Advice | 仁慈的建议即智慧的建议
A prince, whose father was killed and mother taken, raises an army to reclaim his kingdom. His ki...
33 阅读Shooting at the Camp Gate | 辕门射戟
Lü Bu ingeniously uses an archery challenge at a banquet to force a ceasefire between Liu Bei and...
30 阅读Moving the Thill to the South Gate | 徒辕南门
Wu Qi cleverly built public trust by fulfilling small promises, then successfully mobilized civil...
35 阅读The Self-Injury Stratagem | 苦肉计
Before the Battle of Chibi, Huang Gai volunteers for a self-injury stratagem, enduring a severe f...
31 阅读Strike When Unprepared | 攻其不备
A skilled bailiff outwits a threatening robber by proposing a duel before the magistrate, then st...
27 阅读The First Test | 初出茅庐
This passage recounts how Zhuge Liang, newly appointed as Liu Bei's military adviser, earns the r...
36 阅读The Yue Man's Trap | 越人诱鼠
A Yue man cleverly lured troublesome mice to their doom by first baiting them with grain in an op...
33 阅读Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats | 草船借箭
Zhuge Liang ingeniously fulfills an impossible order for 100,000 arrows by tricking the enemy int...
29 阅读The Stolen Armor | 时迁盗甲
To counter an invincible armored cavalry, the Liangshan heroes must recruit the lancer Xu Ning by...
35 阅读Two Tigers Fight | 两虎相争
Bian Zhuangzi is advised to wait as two tigers fight over a man, allowing them to weaken each oth...
31 阅读The Big Sea Fish | 大海鱼
A Qi man dissuaded Lord Tian Ying from fortifying his fiefdom by telling a parable of a mighty se...
33 阅读Recommending Zhuge Liang on Horseback | 走马荐诸葛
Cao Cao lures Liu Bei's advisor Xu Shu away by exploiting his filial piety. Before leaving, Xu Sh...
34 阅读The Interlocking Stratagem | 连环计
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Minister Wang Yun devises an interlocking stratagem involving the...
32 阅读Carrying Faggots to Put Out a Fire | 抱薪救火
The idiom 'carrying faggots to put out a fire' originates from the Warring States period. It tell...
32 阅读Return to Jingzhou | 回荆州
Liu Bei, trapped in Wu after his marriage, uses Zhuge Liang's ruse and his wife Lady Sun's author...
33 阅读Jiang Gan's Stolen Letter | 蒋干盗书
Jiang Gan, sent by Cao Cao to persuade his old classmate Zhou Yu to surrender, falls for a ruse. ...
31 阅读Winning Over Jiang Wei | 计收姜维
Zhuge Liang ingeniously exploits Jiang Wei's filial piety and orchestrates a series of deceptions...
32 阅读The Centipede and the Earthworm | 蜈蚣与蚯蚓
A centipede lying in wait for an earthworm is outsmarted by its prey. From the safety of its narr...
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