Strategy & Tactics

三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 11

李代桃僵/Li Dai Tao Jiang – The Plum Withers instead of the Peach

原文：勢必有損，損陰以益陽。

Original Text: When harm is unavoidable then harm Yin to benefit Yang.

解析：當戰局發展到必然要受損失的時候，就要犧牲局部，去換取全局的利益。

Analysis: During Battle, when in a situation where suffering damage is inevitable, you must sacrifice a part to gain benefit for the overall situation.

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