Implementing The Plum Dies in Place of the Peach - 36 Strategies

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Implementing The Plum Dies in Place of the Peach - 36 Strategies

"The Plum Dies in Place of the Peach" is a strategy to be used only when something has to be sacrificed for the greater good. The general guideline for choosing what to sacrifice is that short-term or one-time gains should be sacrificed to gain a larger gain or sustainable gains.

The successful implementation falls solely on what it is that you have sacrifice. The person executing this strategy must have great foresight and knowledge of the capability of the enemy. Implementing "The Plum Dies in Place of the Peach" can be very difficult, especially in a dynamic environment.

Why this is so is firstly, he must be able to foresee whether the sacrificed gains will allow him to achieve his ulterior motives, his greater good. It would be meaningless if the sacrificed gains does not allow one to gain the final victory.

Secondly, the person must be able to see whether the sacrificed gains, will it add to the advantage of the enemy directly. Or if the enemy has resources to turn the sacrificed gain into an advantage. This can be very disastrous if the advantage ceded is a decisive advantage. So the person must be able to consider this area carefully and having information about the enemy would help in this aspect greatly.

Only when these two areas are considered, the strategy can then be executed successfully.

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