The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city.

This sentence comes from "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Planning and Attack". In the eyes of Sun Tzu, the highest state of war is not to be victorious or invincible, but to "conquer the enemy without fighting." How can we achieve "conquering the enemy without fighting"? Sun Tzu summed it up in 16 words: "The first is to attack the enemy with the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the second is to attack the city."

It means that the best way to "conquer an enemy's army without fighting" is to "defeat strategy", and the second best way is to "defeat friendship". And the "defeating troops" and "siege of the city" are about to start.

"Control", we can understand the strategy and idea of ??using strategy to defeat the opponent. For example, cutting down the people who give the opponent ideas, such as strategists, counselors, etc., so that the other side loses its backbone; for example, cutting down the opponent's strategy, in layman's terms, means to eliminate the enemy's ideas.

"Breaking diplomatic relations" means destroying the enemy's diplomacy and leaving him isolated and helpless. During the Warring States Period, there were two famous diplomats named Su Qin and Zhang Yi. They were engaged in the work of "cutting off diplomatic relations". From a modern business perspective, cutting ties is a very smart method. Properly utilizing external forces for your own use can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

In modern business wars, interpersonal relationships, and various competitions, the actual emphasis is on conquering the other party's heart and making the other party sincerely convinced to the core. Of course, this effect is naturally the highest level.

Other classic quotes from Sun Tzu's Art of War

1. Therefore, soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape; those who can win due to changes in the enemy are called gods.

This sentence means to always analyze the current situation calmly and scientifically. You should be fully aware of the subtle changes in the situation. The best strategy is to continuously improve the response method according to changes in the situation.

2. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you will not be in danger in a hundred battles; if you do not know the enemy but know yourself, you will win every time; if you do not know the enemy and do not know yourself, you will be in danger in every battle.

This sentence can be said to be the most familiar famous sentence to the general public. It comes from "Strike and Attack Chapter". Its core is that the strugglers must be fully aware of the situation between ourselves and the enemy.

3. Attack the unprepared and take them by surprise. The victory of this military strategist cannot be passed down first.

This is a famous line from the first "Ji Pian" in The Art of War. The way to attack the opponent is not only to find the places where the opponent is not physically prepared, but also to find the places where the opponent is not mentally prepared. If both can be found, there will be fruitful results.

4. Therefore, the purpose of being a soldier is to follow the enemy's wishes, follow the enemy's consistent direction, and kill generals from thousands of miles away. This is called a skillful person who can accomplish things.

From the eleventh chapter "Nine Places" in The Art of War. This sentence means that the purpose of using troops to fight lies in pretending to obey the enemy's intentions and concentrating the troops in one place to win the battle. This is the so-called ingenuity of winning a war.