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This article is the tenth part of Sun Tzu "The Art of War" with a title of Terrain. Enjoy your read.
Some terrain is easily passable, in some you get hung up, some makes for a standoff, some is narrow, some is steep, some is wide open. When both sides can come and go, the terrain is said to be easily passable. When the terrain is easily passable, take up your position first, choosing the high and sunny side, convenient to supply routes, for advantage in battle. When you can go but have a hard time getting back, you are said to be hung up. On this type of terrain, if the opponent is unprepared, you will prevail if you go forth, but if the enemy is prepared, if you go forth and do not prevail you will have a hard time getting back, to your disadvantage. When it is disadvantageous for either side to go forth, it is called standoff terrain. On standoff terrain, even though the opponent offers you an advantage, you do not go for it - you withdraw, inducing the enemy half out, and then you attack, to your advantage. On narrow terrain, if you are there first, you should fill it up to await the opponent. If the opponent is there first, do not pursue if the opponent fills the narrows. Pursue if the opponent does not fill the narrows. On steep terrain, if you are there first, you should occupy the high and sunny side to await the opponent. If the opponent is there first, withdraw from there and do not pursue. On wide-open terrain, the force of momentum is equalized, and it is hard to make a challenge, disadvantageous to fight. Understanding these six kinds of terrain is the highest responsibility of the General, and it is imperative to examine them. So among military forces there are those who rush, those who tarry, those who fall, those who crumble, those who riot, and those who get beaten. These are not natural disasters, but faults of the Generals. Those who have equal momentum but strike ten with one are in a rush. Those whose soldiers are strong but whose officers are weak tarry. Those whose officers are strong but whose soldiers are weak fall. When Colonels are angry and obstreperous and fight on their own out of spite when they meet opponents, and the Generals do not know their abilities, they crumble. When the Generals are weak and lack authority, instructions are not clear, officers and soldiers lack consistency, and they form battle lines every which way, this is riot. When the Generals can not assess opponents, clash with much greater numbers or more powerful forces, and do not sort out the levels of skill among their own troops, these are the ones who get beaten. These six are ways to defeat. Understanding this is the ultimate responsibility of the Generals; they must be examined. The contour of the land is an aid to an army; sizing up opponents to determine victory, assessing dangers and distances, is the proper course of action for military leaders. Those who do battle knowing these will win, those who do battle without knowing these will lose. Therefore, when the laws of war indicate certain victory it is surely appropriate to do battle, even if the government says there is to be no battle. If the laws of war do not indicate victory, it is appropriate not to do battle, even if the government orders war. Thus one advances without seeking glory, retreats without avoiding blame, only protecting people, to the benefit of the government as well, thus rendering valuable service to the nation. Look upon your soldiers as you do infants, and they willingly go into deep valleys with you; look upon your soldiers as beloved children, and they willingly die with you. If you are so nice to them that you can not employ them, so kind to them that you can not command them, so casual with them that you can not establish order, they are like spoiled children, useless. If you know your soldiers are capable of striking, but do not know whether the enemy is invulnerable to a strike, you have half a chance of winning. If you know the enemy is vulnerable to a strike, but do not know if your soldiers are incapable of making such a strike, you have half a chance of winning. If you know the enemy is vulnerable to a strike, and know your soldiers can make the strike, but do not know if the lay of the land makes it unsuitable for battle, you have half a chance of winning. Therefore those who know martial arts do not wander when they move, and do not become exhausted when they rise up. So it is said that when you know yourself and others, victory is not in danger; when you know sky and earth, victory is inexhaustible. "I have to have a raise," the man said to his boss. "There are three other companies after me".
“Is that so?", asked the manager. "What other companies are after you?". "The electric company, the telephone company, and the gas company". This article is the ninth part of Sun Tzu "The Art of War" with a title of Maneuvering Armies. Enjoy your read.
Whenever you station an army to observe an opponent, cut off the mountains and stay by the valleys. Watch the light, stay on the heights. When fighting on a hill, do not climb. This applies to an army in the mountains. When cut off by water, always stay away from the water. Do not meet them in the water; it is advantageous to let half of them cross and then attack them. When you want to fight, do not face an enemy near water. Watch the light, stay in high places, do not face the current of the water. This applies to an army on water. I was sitting in the waiting room of the hospital after my wife had gone into labor when the nurse walked out and said to a man sitting there, "Congratulations sir, you're the new father of twins!" The man replied, "How about that! I work for the Minnesota Twins baseball team."
About an hour later, the same nurse entered the waiting room and announced that Mrs. Smith had just had triplets. Mr. Smith stood up and said, "Well, how do you like that, I work for 3M!" When the nurse appeared next, she told the third man that his wife had given birth to quadruplets. "That's amazing! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!" At this point the gentleman sitting next to me let out a little strangled gasp and hurriedly got up, obviously distraught. When I asked him if he was okay, he explained, "I think I need a breath of fresh air." The man continued, "I'm the casting director for 101 Dalmatians." This article is the eighth part of Sun Tzu "The Art of War" with a title of Adaptations. Enjoy your read.
The general rule for military operations is that the military leadership receives the order from the civilian leadership to gather armies. Let there be no encampment on difficult terrain. Let diplomatic relations be established at borders. Do not stay in barren or isolated territory. When on surrounded ground, plot. When on deadly ground, fight. There are routes not to be followed, armies not to be attacked, citadels not to be besieged, territory not to be fought over, orders of civilian governments not to be obeyed. Therefore Generals who know all possible adaptations to take advantages of the ground know how to use military forces. If Generals do not know how to adapt advantageously, even if they know the lay of the land they can not take advantage of it. If they rule armies without knowing the arts of complete adaptivity, even if they know what there is to gain, they can not get people to work for them. Therefore the considerations of the intelligent always include both benefit and harm. As they consider benefit, their work can expand; as they consider harm, their troubles can be resolved. Therefore what to restrains competitors is harm, what keeps competitors busy is work, what motivates competitors is profit. So the rule of military operations is not to count on opponents not coming, but to rely on having ways of dealing with them; not to count on opponents not attacking, but to rely on having what can not be attacked. Therefore, there are five traits that are dangerous in Generals. Those who are ready to die can be killed; those who are intent on living can be captured; those who are quick to anger can be shamed; those who are puritanical can be disgraced; those who love people can be troubled. These five things are faults in Generals, disasters for military operations. To impress his date, the young man took her to a very chic Italian restaurant. After sipping some fine wine, he picked up the menu and studied it with an appraising eye.
"We'll have the Giuseppe Spomdalucci," he said finally. "Sorry, sir," said the waiter. "That's the owner." This article is the seventh part of Sun Tzu "The Art of War" with a title of Armed Struggle. Enjoy your read.
The ordinary rule for use of military force is for the military command to receive the orders from the civilian authorities, then to gather and mass the troops, quartering them together. Nothing is harder than armed struggle. The difficulty of armed struggle is to make long distances near and make problems into advantages. Therefore you make their route a long one, luring them on in hopes of gain. When you set out after others and arrive before them, you know the strategy of making the distant near. Therefore armed struggle is considered profitable, and armed struggle is considered dangerous. Jose and Carlos are both beggars. They beg in different areas of town. Carlos begs for the same amount of time as Jose, but only collects about eight or nine dollars a day. Jose brings home a suitcase full of ten dollar bills every day. He drives a Mercedes, lives in a mortgage free house, and has a lot of money to spend.
"Hey, amigo," Carlos says to Jose, “I work just as long and hard as you do, so how come you bring home a suitcase full of ten dollar bills every day?” Jose says, "Look at your sign, what does it say?" Carlo's sign reads; "I have no work, a wife and six kids to support." "What's wrong with that?" Carlos asks him. "No wonder you only get eight or nine dollars a day!" Carlo's says, "All right, what does your sign say?" It reads, "I only need ten dollars to get back to Mexico!!!!.” This article is the sixth part of Sun Tzu "The Art of War" with a title of Emptiness and Fullness. Enjoy your read.
Those who are first on the battle-field and await the opponents are at ease; those who are last on the battle-field and head into battle get worn out. Therefore good warriors cause others come to them, and do not go to others. What causes opponents to come of their own accord is the prospect of gain. What discourages opponents from coming is the prospect of harm. |
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