13.打草惊蛇 beating the grass to frighten and replacing them with rotten timbers the snake 26.指桑骂槐 reviling/ abusing the locust 4.借尸还魂 resurrecting a dead soul by tree while pointing to the mulberry borrowing a corpse 27.假痴不癫 feigning madness without 15.调虎离山 luring the tiger out of his den becoming insane 16.欲擒故纵 letting the enemy off in order28.上屋抽梯 removing the ladder after the to catch him enemy has climbed up the roof 17.抛砖引玉 giving the enemy something|29.树上开花 putting artificial flowers on to induce him to lose more valuable trees things 30.反客为主 turning from the guest into 18.擒贼擒王 capturing the ringleader first in order to capture all the followers 31.美人计 using seductive women to 19.釜底抽薪 extracting the firewood from corrupt the enemy under the cauldron 32.空城计 presenting a bold front to 20.混水摸鱼 muddling the water to catch onceal unpreparedness the fish; fishing in troubled waters 33.反间计 sowing discord among the 21.金蝉脱壳 slipping away by casting off a enem cloak; getting away like the cicada 34.苦肉计 deceiving the enemy by sloughing its skin torturing one s own man 关门提贼 catching the thief by closing/3.连环计 coordinating one stratagem with blocking his escape route another 23.远交近攻 befriending the distant enemy36.走为上 decamping being the best while attacking a nearby enemy running away as the best choice 24.假途伐虢 attacking the enemy by passing through a common neighbor 25.偷梁换柱 stealing the beams and pillars95 13. 打草惊蛇 beating the grass to frighten the snake 14. 借尸还魂 resurrecting a dead soul by borrowing a corpse 15. 调虎离山 luring the tiger out of his den 16. 欲擒故纵 letting the enemy off in order to catch him 17. 抛砖引玉 giving the enemy something to induce him to lose more valuable things 18. 擒贼擒王 capturing the ringleader first in order to capture all the followers 19. 釜底抽薪 extracting the firewood from under the cauldron 20. 混水摸鱼 muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters 21. 金蝉脱壳slipping away by casting off a cloak; getting away like the cicada sloughing its skin 22. 关门捉贼 catching the thief by closing / blocking his escape route 23. 远交近攻 befriending the distant enemy while attacking a nearby enemy 24. 假途伐虢 attacking the enemy by passing through a common neighbor 25. 偷梁换柱 stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timbers 26. 指桑骂槐 reviling/ abusing the locust tree while pointing to the mulberry 27. 假痴不癫 feigning madness without becoming insane 28. 上屋抽梯 removing the ladder after the enemy has climbed up the roof 29. 树上开花 putting artificial flowers on trees 30. 反客为主 turning from the guest into the host 31. 美人计 using seductive women to corrupt the enemy 32. 空城计 presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness 33. 反间计 sowing discord among the enemy 34. 苦肉计 deceiving the enemy by torturing one’s own man 35. 连环计 coordinating one stratagem with another 36. 走为上 decamping being the best; running away as the best choice