That’s why being victorious in a hundred battles is not a good thing; subduing the enemy’s troops without fighting is a good thing (Sun Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period)

The weather is not as good as the favorable location, and the favorable location is not as good as the people. (Mencius of the Warring States Period)

The way to use troops is to attack the heart first, and attack the city at the bottom; fighting with the heart is the top, and fighting with soldiers is the bottom (Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms)

Winning or losing is the common practice of military strategists. Those who make good use of troops can turn defeat into success (Jin Zhang Fang)