合縱連橫 [ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄥˊ; he2 zong4 lian2 heng2] Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家[ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ; zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC) ◄ ►