36 strategies of the Chinese

1. "Deceiving the heavens to cross the sea"

2. "Besieging Wei to save Zhao"

3. "Killing with a borrowed knife"

4. "Conserving energy while the enemy tires himself out"

5. "Looting a house on fire"

6. "Making a feint to the east but hitting out in the west"

7. "Creating something out of nothing"

8. "Secret escape through Chen Cang"

9. "Observing the fire from the other side of the river"

10. "A dagger sheathed in a smile"

11. "The plum dies in place of the peach"

12. "Stealing a goat along the way"

13. "Hitting the grass to startle the snake"

14. "Borrowing a corpse to resurrect a soul"

15. "Luring a tiger from its lair in the mountain"

16. "Releasing the enemy to recapture him later"

17. "Tossing out a brick to get a jade"

18. "Disband the bandits by arresting their leader"

19. "Pulling out the firewood from beneath the cauldron"

20. "Catching a fish in troubled waters"

21. "Making an unnoticed escape like a golden cicada shedding its skin"

22. "Shutting the doors to catch the thief"

23. "Befriend the far and attack the near"

24. "Borrow a passage to attack Guo"

25. "Replace superior beams and pillars with inferior ones"

26. "Pointing at the mulberry but scolding the locust tree"

27. "Pretending to be insane but remaining smart"

28. "Remove the ladder after the enemy ascends to the roof"

29. "Deck the tree with flowers"

20. "The guest takes over as host"

31. "Beauty Scheme"

32. "Empty City Scheme"

33. "Double Agent Ploy"

34. "Self-injury scheme"

35. "A series of interconnected ploys"

36. "Escape - the best scheme"