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On contentious ground, I would hurry up my rear. Theother is indicated in Ts`ao
Kungs brief note: Draw closertogether--i. Thus the full fruits of victory will
be ours. Seeing thismaneuver, the whole army of Chao broke into loud
laughter.
3) less wisely says: Let advance be richlyrewarded and retreat be
heavily punished. 3) less wisely says: Let advance be richlyrewarded and
retreat be heavily punished. Wemay remember that the heroes of the Iliad were
equally childlikein showing their emotion.
Those who may think that Sun Tzu is
over-emphatic onthis point would do well to read Col.
You must deceive even
your own soldiers. Confront your soldiers with the deed itself; never letthem
know your design.
Wemay remember that the heroes of the Iliad were equally
childlikein showing their emotion.
Confront your soldiers with the deed itself;
never letthem know your design. Thisconcludes what Sun Tzu has to say about
grounds and thevariations corresponding to them. When he has penetrated into
hostile territory, but to nogreat distance, it is facile ground.
XI, we come to
the Nine Grounds par excellence, immediatelyfollowed by the variations.
Make
forays in fertile country in order to supply yourarmy with food.
On dispersive
ground, therefore, fight not. 36, where it is the enemywho is surrounded.
On
open ground, do not try to block the enemys way. 7, 5, 8 and 9 of the
subsequent list, and one that isnot included in it. And Chia Lin says: there
should be nofixity in your rules and arrangements.
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