Cryptocurrency Exchange - "The Art of War" Detailed Explanation - The Strategy of Attack Chapter

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Sun Tzu said:

The method of military use is the best in the whole country, followed by the broken country; The whole army is the best, and the broken army is second; The whole brigade is the best, and the broken brigade is second; The whole soldier is the best, and the broken soldier is second; The whole team is the best, and the breaking team is second.

Therefore, winning a hundred battles is not the goodness of goodness; Defeating the enemy’s army without fighting is the best of the best. Therefore, the upper army is the strategy, the second is the one to cross the road, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city. The method of siege is unavoidable. repair the oars and wheels, prepare the equipment, and it will be completed in three months; It took another three months to complete. If the general, unable to contain his anger, clings to the city, killing one-third of the soldiers, and the city cannot be captured, this is the disaster of the attack. Therefore, a skilled warman does not engage in battle by subduing the enemy’s army, capturing the enemy’s city without attacking, and destroying the enemy’s state without prolonging it. They must strive for the safety of the world, so that the benefits can be preserved without stopping. This is the method of planning for an attack.

Therefore, the principles of warfare are: to encircle the enemy ten times, to attack five times, to divide the enemy when the enemy is doubled, to engage the enemy at all, to flee when the enemy is small, and to avoid the enemy when it is not as good. Therefore, the strength of a small enemy is like capturing a large enemy.

Generals are the assistants of the state. If one assists the Zhou Dynasty, the state will surely be strong; if there are gaps, the state will inevitably weaken. Therefore, there are three reasons why the ruler is worried about the army: not knowing that the army cannot advance is called advancing; not knowing that the army cannot retreat but calling it retreating is called restraint; this is called restraining the army; If you do not know the affairs of the three armies and are the same as the politics of the three armies, then the soldiers will be confused; If one does not understand the authority of the three armies and equalizes the responsibilities of the three armies, then the soldiers will be suspicious. If the entire army is confused and suspicious, then the calamity of the feudal lords will come. This is called the chaotic army leading to victory.

Therefore, there are five ways to know how to win: knowing what can be done and what cannot be used to win a battle leads to victory; understanding the effectiveness of the number of troops leads to victory; using the same desires from top to bottom leads to victory; waiting for unforeseen events with caution leads to victory; and capable generals but the ruler does not resist the enemy leads to victory. These five aspects are the methods of knowing how to win. Therefore, it is said: knowing oneself and knowing the enemy, a hundred battles will not be lost; I don’t know the other but know myself, one win and one lose; If you don’t know the other side or yourself, you will lose every battle.

Translation

Sun Tzu said: The principle of using troops is to make the enemy submit, surrender without a fight is the best policy, and defeating the enemy country is secondary; It is the best policy to subdue the entire enemy’s army, and defeating the enemy’s army is secondary; It is the best policy to subdue the enemy’s “brigade”, and defeating the enemy’s “brigade” is secondary; It is the best policy to make the enemy all “pawns” submit, and the “team” that defeats the enemy by one “pawn” is second-class; It is the best policy to make the enemy’s entire “army” surrender, and defeating the enemy’s “army” is secondary. Therefore, winning a hundred battles is not the best military strategy, and only subduing the enemy without fighting can be regarded as the most brilliant of the brilliant.

Therefore, the best strategy is to win by plotting, followed by defeating the enemy by diplomatic means, and then by sending troops to attack the enemy to win, and the worst strategy is to attack the city. It is only used when the siege is a last resort. It took three months to make siege shields and rollers, and prepare various siege equipment. It will take another three months to build the siege mound. The general could not control his anger and drove the soldiers to climb the ladder like ants to attack the city, so that one-third of the soldiers could not be conquered, which was the harm caused by the siege.

Therefore, those who are good at using troops can make the enemy submit instead of relying on war, capture the enemy’s cities instead of relying on hard attacks, destroy enemy countries instead of relying on long-term wars, and use perfect strategies to win the world.

The principle of using troops is: encircle the enemy with ten times the strength, attack the enemy with five times the force, divide and destroy the enemy with twice the force, fight with troops equivalent to the enemy, avoid direct contact with the enemy if the force is less than the enemy, and retreat far away if the force is weak. Therefore, if a weak army fights stubbornly, it will become a prisoner of a powerful enemy army.

Generals are the assistance of the country, and the country will be strong if the assistance is meticulous; If the assistants are negligent and do not perform their duties, the country will inevitably weaken.

There are three situations of harm caused by the monarch to the army: not knowing under what conditions the army can fight and making it attack, and not knowing under what circumstances the army can retreat and causing it to retreat, which binds the hands and feet of the army. If you are not familiar with the internal affairs of the three armies and meddle in the political affairs of the three armies, you will make the soldiers of the troops not know where to go. Participating in the command of the army without understanding the contingency in the army will make the soldiers suspicious. The army was both confused and suspicious, and the army of the vassal states took the opportunity to attack, and disaster befell them, which was to confuse their own army and lose victory.

There are five factors for predicting victory: knowing under what conditions can be fought or not being able to win; those who know how to use different methods with more soldiers and fewer soldiers can win; If the whole army is united, it can win; treat the unprepared army with a prepared army, and you can win; Generals who are talented and the monarch does not intervene can win. These five are the truth of predicting victory.

Therefore, if you understand the other party and yourself, you will be undefeated; those who do not understand the enemy but are familiar with themselves win and lose; If you don’t understand the enemy or yourself, you will inevitably lose every battle. **$FLOCK **$BIO **$HIVE **