19.釜底抽薪

tracting the firewood from under the cauldron

20.混水摸魚

muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters

21.金蟬脫殼

slipping away by casting off a cloak; getting away like the cicada sloughing its skin

22.關門捉賊

catching the thief by closing / blocking his escape route

23.遠交近攻

befriending the distant enemy while attacking a nearby enemy

24.假途伐虢

attacking the enemy by passing through a common neighbor

25.偷梁換柱

stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timbers

26.指桑罵槐

reviling/ abusing the locust tree while pointing to the mulberry

27.假癡不癲

feigning madness without becoming insane

28.上屋抽梯

removing the ladder after the enemy has climbed up the roof

29.樹上開花

putting artificial flowers on trees

30.反客為主

turning from the guest into the host

31.美人計

using seductive women to corrupt the enemy

32.空城計

presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness

33.反間計

sowing discord among the enemy

34.苦肉計

deceiving the enemy by torturing one’s own man

35.連環計

coordinating one stratagem with another

36.走為上

decamping being the best; running away as the best choice