Use when sowing discord between enemy commanders and their trusted advisors or conducting disinformation campaigns. Deploys substantial resources to spread defection rumors, stages differential envoy treatment, and exploits resulting trust breakdowns to degrade enemy decision-making.
A method for using disinformation to create distrust between enemy commanders and their advisors.
When facing a powerful enemy, victory may be achieved not through direct combat but by breaking the trust between enemy leadership.
Identify key enemy advisors
Deploy substantial resources for disinformation
Spread rumors of defection
Create visible differential treatment
Allow suspicion to fester
This strategy requires significant resources and careful execution. Poorly executed disinformation can be detected and backfire.