In a personal duel, you should also think about yourself in the position of the enemy. If the enemy knows in advance that his opponent is a master who is proficient in the art of war and is good at using the art of war, then he must have a sense of fear and think that he will lose. At this time, you can defeat him with his cowardice.
Conversion strategy
When you are in a stalemate with the enemy and it is difficult to make progress in a short period of time, this means changing your strategy. At this time, you must immediately adopt other offensive methods to get the first chance and win the victory.
In joint warfare, when the situation is deadlocked, there will be personnel injuries. At this time, we must immediately abandon the original strategy and adopt a method unexpected by the enemy to win the first opportunity.
The same is true in individual duels. When you find yourself in a deadlock, detect the enemy’s intentions and immediately change your tactics to win.
Tentative
When you can't perceive the enemy's intentions, temptation is very important.
In the joint warfare, when you can't understand the enemy's intentions, you can use pretending to attack to test the enemy. In this way, the enemy will definitely be defensive. Once you understand the enemy's tactics, you will immediately change your tactics and victory will be easy.
The same is true in individual duels. First move the pace, move the enemy's position to the rear or the side. At this time, the enemy will attack and his intentions will be fully exposed. Once aware of the enemy's thoughts, immediately make an accurate judgment and use appropriate methods to defeat him. In this regard, one must have a keen sense of observation. If you neglect, you will miss a good opportunity.
Bluffing
This is a tactic adopted when the enemy's offensive intent is very obvious.
In the joint warfare, the enemy decisively stops him when he first attacks. Once you show the enemy that you have taken the upper hand in the struggle, their mentality will change and they will shrink under your aura. At this point, you only need to chase again, take the initiative to attack, and win.
In individual duels, the truth is the same. When the enemy is attacking, take effective measures to stop the enemy's offensive consciousness, and take the initiative to pursue it when he is hesitant. Please take this seriously.
Infection
Everything will be influenced by the outside world. Even yawning can infect each other.
In the joint warfare, if the enemy is high-spirited and eager to attack, you must show a lazy attitude and let the opponent relax your vigilance. In this way, the enemy's emotions will be infected by you, and the offensive consciousness will become weak.
When you hold the enemy's emotions in check, launch an offensive decisively and win the victory.
The same is true in the personal art of war. First relax your mind and body, closely observe the moment when the enemy relaxes, and then take the initiative to attack. This is very important.
In battle, "wandering" is an extremely dangerous emotion. At this time, people will become restless and timid. Please understand the above.
Disturbance
Anything will "disrupt" the mind with unexpected circumstances. These situations mainly include: under great pressure, excessive fatigue and tension, or unexpected shock, etc.
In the joint warfare, it is very necessary to disturb the enemy's mind. When the enemy's mind is restless, he will be surprised, attack his unpreparedness, seize the initiative and win the victory.
The same is true in the personal art of war. At first, it disturbed the enemy's mind with calmness, and then when the enemy relaxed his vigilance, he suddenly attacked fiercely. In short, be adaptable. Adjust your own actions according to the actions of the enemy, see your chances of victory, make accurate judgments, and win victory. This must be studied carefully.
Intimidate
Anyone who suddenly encounters unexpected things will be panicked and confused.
Therefore, in the art of joint warfare, a loud noise can be used to frighten the enemy, or it can be unexpected to make the enemy unknown. In short, use all methods to intimidate the enemy. Once the enemy's panic moment was grasped, the favorable conditions for victory were obtained.
This tactic can also be used in personal art of war. You can frighten him in different poses, you can frighten him with a knife in your hand, or you can use your voice to frighten him. The most important point is that you must be surprised and attack the unprepared; then seize the moment when the enemy is panicked, take the initiative to attack and win the victory. This can only be achieved through hard work.
Entangled
When you are at close quarters with the enemy, both sides want to do their best to defeat the other side, and you find that the situation is not good for you. At this time, you can use entanglement to entangle the enemy tightly. The key to entanglement is: even in entanglement, don't forget to seize the opportunity to win.
This principle also applies whether it is a battle or a duel. When you and the enemy are fighting fiercely and the outcome is unclear, you must entangle the opponent tightly at this time. In this way, the enemy will no longer be able to get rid of your control; then, pursue the victory and win the victory. This is the essence of the art of war, please practice hard.
Attack the dead end
When you try to push a heavy object, it is difficult to achieve the goal. At this time, you have to look for its weak links and dismantle them step by step. This is the meaning of "attack the dead ends".
In the joint warfare, we must first observe the enemy's elite troops, and then start from the weak troops, try to strive for favorable conditions, as the so-called attacking them.
Once the weak link is breached, the entire team will collapse; at this time, we must not take it lightly, and we must continue to pay close attention to the movements of other "corners" of the enemy to wipe out in one fell swoop.
The same is true in the dueling art of war. Every time the enemy attacks, he strives to cause a certain amount of damage to the opponent, and his body will gradually weaken until it completely collapses. At this point, you can easily knock it down. The most important thing in this move is to deploy forces and determine the chance of victory.
Confuse the enemy
"Puzzling the enemy" refers to disturbing the enemy's mind and making them panic.
In the joint warfare, try to figure out the enemy's mind, mobilize the enemy's attention, and make it puzzled, so that the enemy's attacking rhythm will be completely disrupted, and you can accurately determine the chance of victory from it.
The same is true in the duel art of war. Depending on the situation, you can take a variety of methods to contain the enemy and confuse him so that he can't figure out your true intentions. When the enemy is confused and exhausted by you, it is the moment for you to win. Please study this basic principle carefully.
Roar
If you want to deter the enemy, you can use the roar technique. The roar technique is mainly divided into: the first roar, the middle roar, and the last roar. "Roar" not only depends on the situation, but also has to be strong, just like a howling wind or a raging fire. Only in this way can the enemy be deterred.
In joint warfare, a roar at the beginning of a battle must be loud and shocking; a roar in a fierce battle needs to be as low as a lion roar; and a roar after victory must resound through the sky. It is the so-called "three roars".
In the duel warfare, the roar is mainly to disturb the mind of the enemy. After roaring, immediately attack the enemy; after knocking down the enemy, you also need to roar to show victory. This is called "the first roar and the next roar".
It should be noted that while swinging the knife, you must not make a roar, as this will only weaken the strength of the knife. The purpose of roaring in battle is to match the attacking rhythm, so the voice must be steady and strong.
Mixed tactics
When the two armies are in confrontation, if the enemy’s strength is very strong, they should concentrate on attacking the enemy’s side. At this time, the two armies are tightly attached, as if our army is mixed in with the enemy; when the enemy’s side is defeated, Turn to attack the other side of the enemy. This kind of mixed tactics is like surrounding the offense in a zigzag pattern.
This principle is very important when you face many enemies single-handedly. First chase and defeat an enemy, then attack the strongest enemy again, and so on. Judge the enemy's rhythm, attack with a zigzag pattern from left to right.
After you have figured out the layout of the enemy, prepare for the attack. You must not hesitate at this time. You must attack quickly and fiercely to win victory. When confronting a strong enemy, this move is also applicable.
The so-called "mixed tactics" means to penetrate the enemy without hesitation. This must be kept in mind.
All in one go
In the course of combat, if you want to defeat the enemy, you must have the heart to win. Once you find the enemy's weakness, you will strengthen your aura and crush the enemy first.
In the joint warfare, if there are few enemy troops, or the number of enemy troops is low and morale is low, the military will be distracted; at this time, first contempt for the momentum, and then concentrate on the strength to wipe it out in the shortest time.
At this time, if your offense is slightly weak, you will lose all your previous efforts. Therefore, when you try to defeat the enemy, you must control your mentality and not leave any chance for the enemy to counterattack.
In the personal art of war, when the enemy is inferior to you, or is in chaos, or begins to retreat, the key to victory is not to give him any breathing space. This point must be carefully understood.
By surprise
In battle, don't repeat the same way. In unavoidable circumstances, a method can appear twice at most, and there can never be a third time.
When you try to deal with the enemy by some means, you do not succeed the first time, and you will not succeed if you do the same again. At this time, we must give up this move and completely change the strategy. If the same does not work, try other tactics.
There is an important principle in the art of war: keep changing your mind. When the enemy thinks it is a mountain, it is actually the sea; when the enemy thinks it is the sea, it is actually a mountain. This is called surprise.
Break the will
In a battle, when you are about to win, the enemy will resist. Although the failure has already appeared, he is unwilling to admit failure. In this case, it is necessary to completely defeat the enemy's will and convince him.
At this point, you can suddenly change your posture and show a strong momentum to overwhelm the enemy and make the enemy feel that you have been completely defeated.
Of course, you can also use weapons, your body, or your will to knock down the enemy.
When the enemy completely loses confidence, he no longer needs to care about him; otherwise, he must be more vigilant. As long as the enemy has a trace of ambition, he will not be truly defeated, and you must not relax.
Even in individual duels, this principle also applies.
Another way
During the battle, if you are in a stalemate with the enemy, you must find another way and attack with a new strategy. Once you have mastered this principle, you will also master the method of winning.
At any time, this principle is effective. When the authorities become tense, quickly change your mind and start another struggle, and you will seize the first opportunity and you will surely win.
This principle is very important in joint battles or in individual duels, and must be seriously considered.
Take care of the overall situation
In the battle, it is inevitable to get caught up in the minutiae. At this time, you must keep this principle in mind: once you get caught up in the details, you must jump out of it and move to the overall situation.
One of the strategies of the art of war is to change from small to large. Even in daily life, the overall situation must be considered. This spirit is indispensable in battles or individual duels. This point must be paid more attention.
Manipulate the enemy
At any stage of the battle, the wise master should play the enemy in his hand. This is a very important principle of warfare.
If you can use the art of war flexibly, then you will manipulate the enemy as you like and treat them as your soldiers. This is difficult to achieve, and you must practice hard.
War without swords
This tactic has multiple implications. It means that you can't win with a knife, and you can win without a knife. For this principle, words cannot express it perfectly, and can only be slowly experienced in normal training.
Body of rock
"Rock body" refers to the rock-solid, unshakable heart of victory possessed by the wise master of war. No force can change his will, let alone crush him. By accomplishing this, you have reached the highest level of cultivation. There is a secret in the art of war: "You must have an unshakable great heart."
Concluding remarks
This volume records some of the experience of this school in the practice of the art of war. This is my first attempt to write down the principles of the art of war, so the order is a bit messy. Of course, I am also unable to describe each principle clearly. However, for those who are interested in learning the art of war, it still has a great effect.
I studied the art of war since I was a child, worked hard, and after all the hardships, I finally understood all the conditions that the master of art of war had to go through. Many so-called military strategists have nothing but fancy moves, and some are even pretentious empty talkers. Therefore, even if they talked endlessly about the art of war, they did not really understand the mystery of the art of war.
The purpose of practicing warfare is to exercise their "body" and "mind"; however, some people paranoidly pursue warfare skills, so they are "ill" and "fascinated" by this way. This is exactly how many people in the world today. The reason for deviating from the right way of war.
To make swordsmanship a science, and to achieve victory in battle, you must keep in mind the principles of warfare described in this volume. Under no circumstances can it be changed. As long as you understand my art of war and apply it flexibly in practice, you will surely win.