So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
Sun TzuIt is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war
that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.
It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one,
to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous,
to divide our army into two.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the
opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory:
1 He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
2 He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
3 He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
4 He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
5 He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.
Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground
over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation
to the foe whom he is facing.
The control of a large force is the same principle
as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up
their numbers.
In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack--the
direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to
an endless series of maneuvers.
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,
to the releasing of a trigger.
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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