[Cao Cao said: The two armies compete for victory. 〕
Sun Tzu said: All methods of military use: you will be ordered to the emperor, unite the army and gather the crowd, [Cao Cao said: gather the people of the country, join the ranks, select the trilogy, and start the camp Chen Ye. 〔Cao Cao said: The army gate is the peace gate, the left and right gates are the flag gates, the car is the camp called the gate gate, the man is the camp called the human gate, and the two armies are facing each other as the reconciliation. 〕It's not difficult to fight in the military.
〔Cao Cao said: He was ordered from the beginning. As for making peace, military struggles are also embarrassing. 〕For those who are difficult to fight in the military, they will be straightforward, and suffering will be profitable.
[Cao Cao said: Show the distance, in the way, the enemy will come first. 〕
Therefore, it is a detour, and it is tempted to profit; later generations will develop, and the first will come: those who know the detour and straightforward plan.
〔Cao Cao said: Those who take a detour, show the distance. Later generations, the first to come, know in the degree, the prophet's plan is also far and near. 〕Military struggle is profit, military struggle is dangerous.
〔Cao Cao said: The good ones take advantage, and the bad ones take danger. 〕
It's not as good as the army is striving for profit;
[Cao Cao said: It's too late. 〕
To commit to the army and strive for profit, then make a heavy donation.
〔Cao Cao said: If you set up your luggage, you are afraid to donate it. 〕
For this reason, the sienna is for profit, but day and night is not there.
[Cao Cao said: No rest. 〕
Double the way. If you struggle for profit, you will catch the general; those who are strong will come first, and those who are tired will be eleven or even later.
[Cao Cao said: It's not a good thing to fight for profit in a hundred miles; the three generals all think that they are captured. 〕Fifty li to fight for profit, then the admiral will be defeated, and the law will be half-reaching.
〔Cao Cao said: Fuck, still frustrated. 〕
Struggle for profit within thirty miles, then two-thirds to.
[Cao Cao said: There are many people who are close to the road, so there is no death or defeat. 〕
Therefore, the army will die if it has nothing to do with it, it will die if it has no food, and it will die if it is not accumulated.
[Cao Cao said: Without these three, there is also the way to perish. 〕
Therefore, those who do not know the plan of the princes cannot pay in advance;
[Cao Cao said: Those who don't know the enemy's love can't make friends. 〕
Those who don’t know the mountains, forests, obstacles, or the shape of depression cannot march;
〔Cao Cao said: Those who are lofty and cherished are mountains, those who gather in trees are forests, those who are in pits are dangerous, those who are higher and lower are hindrances, those who gradually fade away are judging, and those who do not flow are zeal. Those who do not rely on the prophet's army and the shape of mountains and rivers cannot follow suit. 〕Those who don’t use the township guide can’t benefit from the land.
Therefore, soldiers stand by fraud, move with profit, and those who divide and change.
[Cao Cao said: The soldiers are divided into one, and the enemy is the change. 〕
So it's as fast as the wind,
〔Cao Cao said: Hit the emptiness. 〕
Its Xu Rulin;
〔Cao Cao said: There is no profit. 〕
Looting like fire,
[Cao Cao said: Disease is also. 〕
Immobile
[Cao Cao said: Shou Ye. 〕
Hard to know as yin,
Moving like thunder
Point to focus,
[Cao Cao said: Win because of the enemy. 〕
Geographical distribution of benefits;
[Cao Cao said: The wide area divides the enemy and the profit. 〕
Hang on power,
[Cao Cao said: Measure the enemy and move. 〕
The prophet wins with the straightforward way: this is also the law of military struggle.
That's why, "Military and Political" says: "If you don't hear each other, so it's gold; if you don't see each other, it's a flag." That's why, there are more flags in daytime battles, and more gold in night battles.
Those who drum gold banners are the eyes and ears of the people.
Since the people are already dedicated, the brave must not advance alone, and the timid must not retreat alone: this is also the law of the crowd.
The three armies can be defensive,
〔Cao Cao said: Zuo's words go out of style, and then decline, and exhaust after three. 〕The general can take heart.
Therefore, the vigor is vigorous, the day is lazy, and the evening is weak. Therefore, those who make good use of soldiers avoid their sharp energy and defeat their laziness.
Treat the chaos with the treatment, and wait for the wrath with calmness.
To be near, to be far away, to be lost for work, to be full of hunger, this is also the power of governance.
Without an invitation to rectify the flag, without a dignified formation, this is also the case for the change.
〔Cao Cao said: Upright and tidy; dignified and big. 〕
Therefore, use soldiers: do not go to the high hills, do not eat bait soldiers, do not push against the poor, do not attack the sharp soldiers; do not welcome the hills, do not follow the north, encircle the teacher’s legacy, [Cao Cao said: "Sima Law" said: "Encircle its three sides , There is only one side of it, so the way to show life is also."] Don’t stop when you return to your teacher, this is also the method of the public.
[Translation]
Sun Tzu said: The rule of using troops lies in the generals receiving the monarch's orders, and organizing the people to assemble into an army to fight on the front lines. In this process, the most difficult thing is to compete with the enemy for the initiative and win the victory. This is the most difficult because it is necessary to choose a tortuous path at the right time, or to take a straight line attack. Deliberately detour and lure the enemy with small profits, so as to be able to start later, but achieve the goal first. This is the most ingenious battle to win the initiative.
Therefore, striving for the initiative has become a very complicated and extremely dangerous behavior. If one party desperately fails to achieve the ultimate goal, it will be counterproductive. In order to fight for the initiative, the whole army will not only discard materials, but also heavy weapons. In this way, the physical strength will be exhausted, causing the physically strong soldiers to arrive first, and the weak and weary soldiers will be left behind; and the shortage of weapons will also be reduced. The firepower of the battle. Using this method to gain the initiative, a rush for fifty miles will only allow one-tenth of the force to reach the combat site, so the leading generals of the army must be frustrated; for thirty miles, only two-thirds of the troops will be reached. Therefore, an army without supplies will fail, and an army without food will not survive. If the physical strength of soldiers cannot be replenished, more people will be left behind, and the war will be doomed to fail.
Therefore, if you don't understand the strategic policies of other countries, you can't easily fight against them; if you don't know the landscape, you can't march at will; if you don't have a guide, you won't be able to get geographical advantage. Therefore, the army has turned its deceitfulness into its roots, acted according to the drive of interests, and used dispersion or concentration as the criterion for the use of force. In short, it depends on the situation.
The march must be drifting like the wind; when it moves slowly, it must be like a tight forest; when launching an attack, it must be as swift as a fire; when garrisoned, it must be as stable as a mountain; when it is hidden, it must be like a cloud. The sun, the moon and the stars are not visible; to conquer the city, it is necessary to divide the troops, weigh the situation, and wait for the opportunity to move. Know how to be circuitous and direct, and you will surely be able to win. This is the supreme principle of striving for initiative.
"Military Administration" said: "The use of language to command is not loud enough, so use the sound of the golden drum; the command with actions is not clear enough, so use the form of banners." Golden drums and banners are used to unify the military operations; once the military operations are unified , Then the brave soldiers will be more courageous, and the cowardly soldiers will boost morale. This is the way to command the army. Therefore, fire and drums must be used for night operations, and banners must be used for day operations. The purpose of changing the signal is to make the soldiers' viewing and hearing clearer.
During the daytime, morale is very strong; once it is noon, morale will gradually get tired; at sunset, the soldiers no longer have the intention to fight. Therefore, generals who are good at using soldiers will always avoid the enemy's spirit and attack only when they are slack and exhausted. This is the main way to control the morale of the army. Dealing with the chaos of the enemy army with a strict army and dealing with the enemy's noise with calmness is the way to master the mind of the army. Treating the enemy from a long distance by being close to the battlefield, treating the enemy's running fatigue with ease and rest, and treating the enemy's food with abundance of food and grass to kill people are the way to master military power. Don't attack enemies with neatly organized flags and well-deployed ones, and don't attack enemies with strong strength. This is the method of mastering changes according to the situation. Therefore, do not try to attack the enemy who is on the high ground; do not attack the enemy who is back on the high ground from the front; do not pursue the enemy who pretends to be defeated by victory; do not attack the powerful enemy; do not greedy the enemy's bait; do not stop the retreating Enemies; to surround the enemy, there must be a gap; the enemy who is in a desperate situation should not be threatened. These are all methods that should be mastered when using soldiers.