"So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak."
- Bing Fa, Sun Zi
And to expand on this point, in the very first chapter there's a list of examples of how to provoke the enemy general into making an unwise move.
"If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant."
- Bing Fa, Sun Zi
But I guess you are more au fait with the Chinese way of warfare than a long dead writer like Sun Zi. Oh, and since you wonder about my culture's way of warfare, for the last few centuries it's been to achieve victory through superior technology. Combined with excellent logistical skill (Sun Zi would have purred), the British conquered a quarter of the globe that way. Which was far more territory than the various Chinese empires ever managed to cover.