1. The soldiers are unpredictable, and the water is unpredictable. Those who can win because of the change of the enemy are called gods.

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The Art of War: Virtual Reality

Potential: Mode. God: Extraordinary ability. The general idea of these two sentences is that there is no fixed pattern in fighting with troops, just as there is no fixed form of water, and those who can win according to the changes of the enemy's situation are called fighting with troops like gods.

Sun Tzu believes that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and we can't stick to a certain form of combat. Just as water has no fixed form, it is round in a round container and square in a square container. Only by taking countermeasures flexibly according to the number of enemies, the quality of equipment, the level of morale, the quality of commanders and the supply of military supplies can we win victory. These words can be used to explain that when using troops or doing other work, we should judge the situation and make plans flexibly, and we should not stick to dogma and stick to the rules.

2. He who knows whether he can fight or not wins.

From Sun Tzu's The Art of War

These two sentences are to the effect that if you know when you can fight and when you can't fight a general, you can win the battle. Generals who can assess the situation and know each other are good at using flexible tactics in the war. If they win, they will fight, if they don't win, they will not fight, and they will not be dominated by emotions and act blindly. This will naturally win the battle.

3. Those who are good at using soldiers should avoid their spirit and beat them to the ground.

From Sun Tzu's The Art of War

Idle return: Sun Tzu divided morale into three types: vigorous, lazy in the daytime and demoralized. Idleness refers to a teacher whose morale is exhausted and declining.

The general who is good at commanding operations should avoid the enemy's spirit and wait until the enemy's morale declines and he is tired before attacking it. The operational principle of "avoiding the enemy's spirit and beating him to the ground" is the same as that of "avoiding reality and being empty", which means that when the enemy and I are equal in strength, we can make temporary concessions to maintain our army's spirit, make the enemy tired and depressed, reduce its advantage, and then give the enemy a fatal blow when the time is ripe.

4. Soldiers are cunning, so they can show that they can't, but they don't, and they are close and far away, and far and near.

from the Art of War of Sun Tzu

deceit. Tao: knowledge, theory. Show it: show it to him.

The general idea of these words is that war is a kind of knowledge that deceives and confuses the other side with illusions. Therefore, if you are strong, you should pretend to be weak; Originally fighting, but disguised as vulnerable; Already approaching the enemy, but pretending to be far apart; It was supposed to be far away, but it was disguised as being close. In short, the enemy should be misled everywhere. As the saying goes, "All is fair in war". Between wars, camouflage must be used to make the enemy have an illusion and make a wrong judgment, and then take the opportunity to attack the enemy. It is certain to win. The tactics derived from these words, such as a diversion from the East to the West and a guide to the North, all confuse the enemy with illusions, thus achieving the expected goal.