Classical Text 古典文獻 · Winning Stratagems (勝戰計)
Stratagem 5 — Loot a burning house
趁火打劫
Chèn huǒ dǎ jié
Winning Stratagems勝戰計Chèn huǒ dǎ jié
The Stratagem
計策說明
When a country is beset by internal conflicts, when disease and famine ravage the population, when corruption and crime are rampant, then it will be unable to deal with an outside threat. Benefit from others' troubles.
Original Title
原文名稱
趁火打劫
Chèn huǒ dǎ jié
Loot a burning house
Application in the Five Arts
五術應用
In ZWDS: When the opponent's decade palace enters Hua Ji (transformation to cloud/obstacle), it is the optimal time to seize market share.
Citation 引典
Source: San Shi Liu Ji (三十六計), Stratagem 5