Classical Text 古典文獻 · Attacking Stratagems (攻戰計)
Stratagem 18 — Defeat the enemy by capturing their chief
擒賊擒王
Qín zéi qín wáng
Attacking Stratagems攻戰計Qín zéi qín wáng
The Stratagem
計策說明
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.
Original Title
原文名稱
擒賊擒王
Qín zéi qín wáng
Defeat the enemy by capturing their chief
Application in the Five Arts
五術應用
In Bazi reading: Identifying the 'Sickness' (Bing) of the chart — the single elemental node that is causing systemic imbalance — and resolving it directly.
Citation 引典
Source: San Shi Liu Ji (三十六計), Stratagem 18