Openly repair the road, secretly cross at Chencang

Name: Openly repair the road, secretly cross at Chencang

Other English Names / Aliases: 暗渡陳倉; Set 2. Enemy Dealing Stratagems

Category: Military / Strategy / Classical Texts

Domains / Fields: Strategy, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict

* Name: Openly repair the road, secretly cross at Chencang
* Other English Names / Aliases: 暗渡陳倉; Set 2. Enemy Dealing Stratagems
* Category: Military / Strategy / Classical Texts
* Domains / Fields: Strategy, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict
* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems
* Collection Order: 8

* Name: Openly repair the road, secretly cross at Chencang * Other English Names / Aliases: 暗渡陳倉; Set 2. Enemy Dealing Stratagems * Category: Military / Strategy / Classical Texts * Domains / Fields: Strategy, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict * Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems * Collection Order: 8

Basic Information

Chinese maxim: 示之以動，利其靜而有主，益動而巽。

Plain-English rendering: Show one visible line of movement so the real movement can happen elsewhere.

* Chinese title: `暗渡陳倉`
* Chinese maxim: `示之以動，利其靜而有主，益動而巽。`
* Plain-English rendering: Show one visible line of movement so the real movement can happen elsewhere.

* Chinese title: 暗渡陳倉 * Chinese maxim: 示之以動，利其靜而有主，益動而巽。 * Plain-English rendering: Show one visible line of movement so the real movement can happen elsewhere.

Chinese Maxim

Simple definition: Use an obvious decoy to hide the true route.

Simple explanation: Visible preparation can become camouflage for the real operation.

* Simple definition: Use an obvious decoy to hide the true route.
* Simple explanation: Visible preparation can become camouflage for the real operation.

* Simple definition: Use an obvious decoy to hide the true route. * Simple explanation: Visible preparation can become camouflage for the real operation.

How It Works

Let competitors watch the public roadmap while the important back-end advantage is built out of sight.

* Let competitors watch the public roadmap while the important back-end advantage is built out of sight.

Usage Example

Strategic move: Use an obvious decoy to hide the true route.

* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems
* Set: Set 2. Enemy Dealing Stratagems
* Strategic move: Use an obvious decoy to hide the true route.

* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems * Set: Set 2. Enemy Dealing Stratagems * Strategic move: Use an obvious decoy to hide the true route.

Collection Context

Show one visible line of movement so the real movement can happen elsewhere.