It should be noted he already had the reputation of being the most brilliant strategist.

This is more an example of reverse psychology, than it is of gaslighting. Also I hella wish you could do shit like this in a video game that wasn’t just human vs human. There’s no psychological warfare when your opponent has no psyche. 😮‍💨

Everything I know about Chinese history I learned from playing Dynasty Warriors. That probably means what I know is horribly inaccurate.

That’s not gaslighting

All warfare is deception. Yi then had the entire army enter the town pretending to be tourists. Then of course Liang and his men put on different disguises pretending to be tour guides. After a lengthy comedy of errors, everyone went home and told their wives that it was a brave and heroic battle. All warfare is deception.