The Research on the Stratagem of Corrupting the Enemy

Corrupting the enemy is a kind of stratagem which can be seen in war history. This kind of stratagem can be seen as a kind of psychological tactic, making full use of human’s greed to fool the enemy. That’s why it is difficult to defend against when facing this type of stratagem. Its process is a little like a kind of hunting. As time went by, this kind of stratagem became more and more complex, developing many different forms. However, these different forms have common elements which means we may find its basic logic through careful analysis. From its characteristics, we can easily see that this kind of stratagem is a type of non-military method. We also need to notice that as time goes by, this kind of stratagem is no longer a simple military strategy which also appears in many other situations such as political struggle and commercial warfare.

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