Use when facing a numerically superior enemy or planning ambush warfare. Employs Sun Bin's staged retreat (reducing cooking fires from 100,000 to 30,000) to feign mass desertion, plus asymmetric resource allocation (sacrifice weak vs. strong, deploy strong vs. middle) for 2-1 victories.
Techniques for deceiving enemies by manipulating their perceptions of your strength and intentions.
Victory against numerically superior forces through strategic deception and resource optimization.