Attacking Stratagems (攻戰計) Stratagem 18
擒賊擒王
Qín zéi qín wáng
Defeat the enemy by capturing their chief
The Classical Strategy
If the enemy's army is strong but is allied to the commander only by money, taking aim at the leader will dissolve the army. Strike at the heart.
☯ Metaphysical Application
In Bazi reading: Identifying the 'Sickness' (Bing) of the chart — the single elemental node that is causing systemic imbalance — and resolving it directly.