"Den Pflaumenbaum anstelle des Pfirsichbaums verdorren lassen"
"Let the plume tree wither in place of the peach" (20)

aus Wikipedia:
Sun Bin war ein zu der Zeit der Streitenden Reiche (475-221 v.Chr.) lebender chinesische und Verfasser des Werkes "Qi Sun Zi",

The Lord of Qi and General Tian Ji held a horse race every year. They selected three horses each that ran in pairs for three races. The owner of two out of three of the winners got a trophy. The Lord of Qi would consistently win as each of his horses ran a little faster than the General's. One year, shortly before the race, General Tian Ji was at a loss as to how he might win the trophy from his Lord. Well-known strategist Sun Bin called to see him at this time, and on the General telling him about the race, his advice was to alter the racing sequence of his horses. The General accordingly pitted his third horse against the Lord's first -- a race he was bound to lose. He then raced his first horse against the Lord's second, and won, and paired his second horse with the Lord's third, winning again. He thus won two of the three races and collected the trophy for the first time.