The main contents of ancient Chinese military thought are as follows:

⒈The thought of heavy warfare. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" begins with a clear and loud statement: "Soldiers are a major event for the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must not ignore them." It is believed that war is a top priority matter related to the life and death of the country's people and must be studied and treated seriously.

⒉Be careful with your thoughts. That is to say, treat war with caution and do not talk about war easily. Sun Tzu wrote in "The Art of War": "A country that has been destroyed cannot be restored, and the dead cannot be resurrected. Therefore, a wise ruler should be careful and a good general can warn him."

⒊Preparation thoughts. The idea is to prepare for a rainy day. Influenced by the situation at that time and influenced by his thoughts, Sun Tzu put forward the idea that we must pay attention to war preparations, and warned people not to forget war preparations in their minds at all times. If you rely on it not to attack, you will rely on me to have something that cannot be attacked."

⒋Be good at fighting. It means being able to fight with soldiers.

In ancient China, a benevolence-based view of war was formed, which mainly includes two meanings:

1. The pillar of war - benevolence-based. "Sima Fa·Renben No. 1" has a clear meaning at the beginning: "In ancient times, benevolence was the basis, and justice was the rule. Righteousness is power if it is not obtained by intention." The benevolent makes people love each other, and the righteous makes people happy. These two are the core of combat effectiveness and the basis for winning the war.

⒉Principle of war - the division is famous. "Book of Rites·Tan ??Gong Xia" advocates that "the teacher must be famous" and believes that if a teacher is unknown, he will be opposed by everyone and will be successful or defeated.

Extended information:

The formation process of ancient Chinese military thought can be divided into four stages, expressed in four sentences:

The first stage: First sight of Beilei, Xia, Shang and Zhou (formation stage)

1. Time: From about the 21st century BC to the 8th century BC, China was a slave society.

2. The main characteristics of war are: weapons are mainly composed of wood and stone tools, and the combat method is basically dense formations for group fights. After the Shang Dynasty, chariot soldiers gradually took the dominant position, forming a phalanx with chariot soldiers as the core, and some budding military ideas emerged.

The second stage: the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period gradually matured (mature stage)

1 Time: from about the 8th century BC to the end of the 3rd century BC, it was a society that evolved from slavery to The transitional period of feudal society.

2 Characteristics of war: During this period, the changes and development of war were very obvious. First, from the perspective of war patterns, wars for hegemony and annexation are very fierce and frequent; second, from the perspective of military technology, the manufacturing of iron weapons has reached a very high level, and military defense technology has also made great progress. Improved, offensive and defensive equipment also began to increase.

The third stage: Development coincided with the Qin and Five Dynasties (development stage)

1' Time: From about the 3rd century BC to the middle of the 10th century AD, our country experienced the Qin Dynasty. The Han, Jin, Sui, and Tang dynasties were the rising stages of the development of feudal society.

2. Characteristics of war: After the Qin Dynasty unified the world, it entered an era dominated by iron weapons. The cavalry became the protagonist of the war force, and a new military branch appeared - the boat division and navy.

The fourth stage: self-contained system Song Jiayou (system stage)

1. Time: from about 960 AD to 1840 AD, our country experienced the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (early period), this is The late period of feudal society was also an important period for the formation of ancient Chinese military thought system.

2. Characteristics of war: Firearms gradually became widely used, and war entered the era of hot and cold weapons.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Ancient Chinese Military Thought