بتبديل ترتيباته وتغيير خططه، يُبقي القائدُ الماهرُ العدوَّ في جهلٍ تامّ. وبتحريك معسكره وسلوك الطرق الملتوية، يمنع العدوَّ من توقّع غايته. وفي اللحظة الحاسمة، يتصرّف قائد الجيش كمن صعد إلى مرتفع ثم ركل السلّم من خلفه.

“By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes, he prevents the enemy from anticipating his purpose. At the critical moment, the leader of an army acts like one who has climbed up a height and then kicks away the ladder behind him.”Sun Tzu — The Art of War (2013)