Feigned retreat

Okay kiddo, imagine you're playing a game of tag with your friends. You're the fastest person on the playground, so you know no one can catch you. However, one of your friends is clever and has a plan to trick you.

They start chasing you like usual, but then they start pretending they're too tired to keep chasing you. They slow down and pretend to take a break, hoping you'll let your guard down and slow down too. That's called a "feigned retreat" - it's when someone pretends to run away or give up to make their opponent think they've won and let their guard down.

In some grown-up games - like war or battles - soldiers will sometimes use the same tactic. They'll pretend to be running away from their enemies, making their enemies think they won. But secretly, they're luring their enemies into a trap. When their enemies are in the right spot, they'll surprise attack and win the battle!

So, feigned retreat is a sneaky tactic where you pretend to give up, but you're really just tricking your opponent into letting their guard down so you can beat them. It's like pretending to lose so you can actually win in the end!