1. Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival.

From Sun Wu's "The Art of War: The First Plan"?

The main idea is: "War is a national event, a crucial point in the rise and fall of a country, and the key to the survival of millions of people. It must be carefully investigated and studied." This sentence emphasizes the importance of military construction in the process of national development. importance.

2. Therefore, being victorious in a hundred battles is not a good thing; subduing the enemy's troops without fighting is a good thing.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War" Planning for Attack

Translation: Therefore, winning every battle is not the best way; making the enemy surrender without resorting to war is the best of the best. method. Good is good, and the good of good is the best of good.

3. Know yourself and the enemy, and you will not be in danger in a hundred battles

As the saying goes from "Sun Tzu: Planning and Attack Chapter": "Know the enemy and yourself, and you will not be in danger in a hundred battles; if you don't know the enemy but know yourself, you will win every time; if you don't know the enemy, you will not be in danger." If you know your enemy well, you will be destroyed in every battle."

Translation: In military disputes, if you know both the enemy and yourself, there will be no danger in a hundred battles; if you don't know the enemy but only know yourself, you will be likely to win or lose. Half and half; neither understanding the enemy nor oneself, then every battle is dangerous.

4. Conquering the enemy without fighting

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Attack"

The original intention is to make the enemy's army lose its fighting ability, thereby making the enemy's army incapable of fighting. One's own side achieves the goal of complete victory. Nowadays, it mostly refers to being able to make the enemy surrender without using the weapons of both armies.

5. The method of using troops is to encircle it if it is ten, attack it if it is five, divide it if it is doubled, fight it if the enemy is small, run away if it is small, and avoid it if it is not strong.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Attack Chapter"

The principle of using troops is to surround the enemy when you have ten times the enemy's strength; attack the enemy when you have five times the enemy's strength. If you have twice as many troops as the enemy, you should try to disperse the enemy. If you have equal troops, you should try to defeat the enemy. If you have fewer troops than the enemy, you should retreat. If you are inferior to the enemy in strength, you should avoid a decisive battle.