[Cao Cao said: Those who count, choose generals, measure the enemy, save the land, and count the soldiers in the temple. 〕Grandson said:
Soldiers, the country's major events; the land of death and life, the way of survival, must not be observed.
Therefore, the number of classics is five, and the number of schools is calculated to ask for their love.
[Cao Cao said: The next five things and seven tricks, please be my love. 〕
One said Dao, [Cao Cao said: The instruction is to teach. 〕
The second is the sky, the third is the earth, the fourth is the general, and the fifth is the law. Taoist: The people who agree with the people; therefore, they can die and live with them, and the people are treacherous.
〔Cao Cao said: Those who are in danger are also in doubt. 〕
Heaven: Yin and Yang, cold and heat, the time system is also; good and bad, the soldier wins.
〔Cao Cao said: Shuntian punishes, because of the four-time system of yin and yang. Therefore, the "Sima Law" says: "We don't revitalize our teachers in winter and summer, so I love my people at the same time."] The people of the land: high and low, wide and narrow, far and near, dangerous and easy, death and life.
〔Cao Cao said: The situation in the nine places is different, and the profit depends on the time. Discuss in the "Nine Places" chapter. 〕 General: wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage, strictness.
[Cao Cao said: The five virtues should be prepared. 〕
Dharma: music system, official doctrine, main purpose.
[Cao Cao said: The producer of the song, the producer of the trilogy, the flag, and the golden drum. Officials are divided into five senses. Taoist, Liang Lu also. The main user, the main army expenses also. 〕All these five will be unheard of; the one who knows wins, the one who doesn't know wins.
Therefore, the school uses calculations to ask for its love.
〔Cao Cao said: If you hear the five together, if you know it will change its extreme, you will win. Those who ask for their love, the feeling of victory or defeat. ] Said: Who is the master? What will you do
[Cao Cao said: morality, intelligence. 〕
Who is the world
〔Cao Cao said: the right time and the right place. 〕
Who is the law
[Cao Cao said: If you do not commit a crime, you must punish you when you commit a crime. 〕
Who is the best soldier? Who are the soldiers? What is the reward and punishment? I know the outcome by this.
[Cao Cao said: According to the seven things, you can know the outcome. 〕
Will listen to my plan, use it to win, keep it; will not listen to my plan, use it to defeat, go.
[Cao Cao said: If you can't make a final plan, then go back. 〕
Calculating profit to listen is for the momentum, to supplement others;
〔Cao Cao said: Outside the common law. 〕
Powerful people control power because of profit.
[Cao Cao said: System is governed by power, and power is governed by affairs. 〕
Soldiers who, deception also.
[Cao Cao said: Soldiers are impermanent, and deceitful is their way. 〕
Therefore, it is possible to show that it cannot, and it is used to show that it is not used;
The near shows the far, and the far shows the near.
[Cao Cao said: If you want to rule the way, if Han Xin strikes Anyi, Chen Zhou will come to Xiayang before the Jin Dynasty. ] To induce it for profit, take it for chaos, and prepare it for reality, [Cao Cao said: The enemy's control of reality requires preparation. 〕
Strong and avoid it,
[Cao Cao said: Avoid his director. 〕
Angrily scratch it
[Cao Cao said: Wait for it to decay. 〕
(Humble and proud)
(I lost it)
[Cao Cao said: Yili Laozhi. 〕
(Knowing and leaving)
〔Cao Cao said: In order to separate it. 〕
Attack their unpreparedness and surprise.
〔Cao Cao said: Strike its slack, out of its emptiness. 〕
The victory of this strategist cannot be predicted.
〔Cao Cao said: Biography, still venting. Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and change in the face of the enemy. Therefore, the enemy is in the heart, and the plane is in the eye. 〕If the husband has not fought and the temple is considered victor, it must be counted as more; if the temple has not been fought, it must be counted as less. More wins, less loses, the situation is nothing! From this perspective, I can see the outcome.
〔Cao Cao said: Take my Taoist view. 〕
[Translation]
Sun Tzu said: War is related to the lives of soldiers and the survival of the country. Therefore, war is a major issue of the country and must be treated with caution and carefully studied.
Therefore, I studied and analyzed it in detail from five aspects, compared the conditions of the enemy and ourselves in seven aspects, and sought out the reasons for the outcome of the war. One is the Tao, the second is the sky, the third is the earth, the fourth is the general, and the fifth is the law.
"Tao" means obedience, so that the common people and the monarch have the same goals and ideas, so in the war, the common people will not hesitate to risk their lives together with the monarch. "Heaven" means the time of the day, the law of the universe, and the changing weather of nature, so we must adapt to the time of the day. "Land" refers to the terrain, the distance between the roads encountered in the war, whether the geographical conditions on the battlefield are bumpy or flat, whether it is wide or narrow, and whether the terrain can help us effectively defend or attack in a war. The "general" is the military commander in command. The commander must have the ability to reward and punish clearly, be trustworthy, cherish the soldiers, be brave and decisive, and keep the army disciplined at all times. The "law" is the system. The ranks of the army are clear, the generals and soldiers must have a clear division of responsibilities, and the distribution of military materials must also follow strict system regulations.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, you should clearly understand the above five aspects; only when you truly understand the connotations can you be sure of victory; otherwise, you will inevitably fail.
Therefore, there are seven aspects to remind the commanders whether they noticed the situation of the war before the battle, namely, the monarch’s wiseness, the talents of the generals, the conditions of the time and place, the degree of implementation of the laws and regulations, the strength of the army, and the strength of the soldiers. Training quality, the implementation of the military’s reward and punishment system. If the audit can be conducted on the basis of these seven aspects, it is easy to see which side the scale of victory in the war favors. If you follow these strategies to lead the army, you will surely win the battle, so I will stay; if you don't act according to my strategy, the war will definitely fail, and then I will leave.
Adopting strategies that are conducive to warfare, we must also find ways to build "power" in a way that aids operations. "Positiveness" is to adapt to changes in a war. The use of soldiers in war is an act of confusing people. Therefore, if you can attack the opponent, you have to pretend to be unable to attack. If you want to use a person, you must pretend that you don’t want to use him. If you want to move closer, you must pretend to be far away Those who act everywhere must pretend to be active nearby, use small profits to lure greedy enemies, take the opportunity to attack enemies in chaos, double guard against powerful enemies, temporarily avoid powerful enemies, and provoke them by provocative methods. Enemies who are prone to irritability should make the enemies who despise us more proud, and try to make the rested enemies tired. Try to separate the enemy of internal harmony. Take the opportunity to attack the enemy in an unprepared state, and suddenly attack the enemy without any expectations. These mysteries of military victory cannot be predetermined.
Before the war, those who were confident enough to predict that they would be able to defeat the enemy must have carried out thorough research in accordance with the above rules before the war, obtained most of the certainty, and obtained many conditions conducive to victory; before the war, anticipate oneself The inability to defeat the enemy is due to insufficient consideration, and only less than half of the certainty is obtained, and there are few favorable conditions conducive to victory in war. Considering well, there are many conditions conducive to victory to defeat the enemy. On the contrary, the consequences are unimaginable! Using all the conditions we have mentioned above to examine the pre-war situation of the enemy and ourselves, the degree of confidence in the war and the outcome of the war can be revealed.