Sun Tzu's Art of War

In the midst of strategizing, the victory can be won thousands of miles away.

The author Sun Wu, also known as Changqing, was a native of Qi in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He is honored as the Military Saint or Sun Tzu (Sun Wuzi), also known as the "Sage of Military Strategies". He is known as the "Master of Military Strategies for a Century" and "The Originator of Oriental Military Science". Therefore, the art of war written by Sun Tzu is called "The Art of War".

"The Art of War" is regarded as a classic of military strategists. It has a history of 2,500 years and has been studied in every dynasty. Li Shimin said, "Looking at all the military books, there is no one like Sun Wu." The art of war is a strategy, and a strategy is not a small trick, but a grand strategy and great wisdom. Today, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has gone global. It has also been translated into many languages ??and plays an important role in world military history. The bamboo slips of the Han Dynasty version of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" were unearthed in 1972 from a Han tomb in Yinqueshan, Linyi, Shandong.

At that time, Sun Wu traveled to the state of Wu. After being introduced by Wu Zixu, he brought 13 articles on the art of war to meet King Helu of Wu. The king of Wu was impressed by the art of war, so Sun Wu was reused. There is also a story about Sun Wu's army management in front of the King of Wu.

In 735, the Japanese envoy Jibei Zhenbei sent to the Tang Dynasty brought "Sun Tzu's Art of War" back to Japan. Since then, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has gone through several stages in Japan, from secret collection to gradual disclosure and dissemination to research and development. .

In 1772, French priest Joseph Amio translated "Sun Tzu's Art of War" into French and published it in Paris, thus pioneering the use of Western texts to spread "Sun Tzu's Art of War".

There are many versions of Sun Tzu's Art of War, as shown in the figure below:

Generally speaking, Sun Tzu's Art of War includes thirteen chapters, which are:

The Beginning Plan Chapter

Combat Chapter

Planning Chapter

Military Form Chapter

Military Strength Chapter

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Military Chapter

Nine Changes Chapter

March Chapter

Terrain Chapter