Chapter 1 · Winning Stratagems
圍魏救趙
Wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao
圍魏救趙
besiege · Wei · rescue · Zhao
Don't fight where the enemy is strong. Threaten what they can't afford to leave undefended, and they'll come to you.
今 Today
Your loudest friend always railroads the group's plans. Instead of arguing trip-for-trip in the chat, you win over the one person everyone actually listens to. Suddenly the loud one is the one scrambling to keep the group on side.
反 When it backfires
Court the wrong person and it buys you nothing — you have spent your effort on someone the loud one was happy to lose.