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三十六计英文-Thirty-Six Stratagems 20. Fish in troubled waters 三十六计
三十六计英文
21. The cicada sheds its skin
The cicada sheds its skin intact, so that the shell looks like a real cicada.
Similarly, outnumbered generals or those who were targets for assassination
created false impersonations of themselves to escape danger.
This strategy again plays on the expectations of your opponent. If he expects
you to be in a certain place or supposes you will try a certain tactic, you can
create the illusion that you are where he expects you to be. Meanwhile, you can
put your energies into your real plans.
George Washington used this plan effectively when he pulled his men back under
the eyes of the British army. As night fell, Washington ordered all the fires
lit and he ordered the pipers to play folk songs and favorite melodies, as was
usually done in camp at night. Then in small groups his men slipped away into
the dark forest, leaving behind a few coats propped up with muskets to pose as
guards and sentries.
三十六计英文-Thirty-Six Stratagems 22. Bolt the door to catch the thief
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