Excerpts

1.

Water is controlled by the ground, and soldiers are controlled by the enemy

——"The Art of War by Sun Tzu" Chapter》

It means that when water flows, it will choose the direction of flow according to the terrain. It will retreat when it encounters high places, and it will go around when it encounters obstacles. The same principle applies to using troops. There is no fixed routine, but you have to choose your own tactics according to the changes in the terrain.

2.

Every fighter must use the right combination to win by surprise

——"The Art of War by Sun Tzu"

In general, when fighting with troops, we should always fight the enemy with regular troops and win with surprise troops. This tells us that before going to war, we must first divide the troops into two parts: one part is the regular troops; the other part is the surprise troops, which are reserved for critical moments. Those who have already entered the battle are the regular soldiers; those who have not faced the battle head-on are the reserve troops.

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

"Strike", we can understand the strategy and idea of ??using strategy to defeat the opponent. For example, cutting down the people who give the other side advice, 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

4.

Winning is more expensive than long-term

——"Sun Tzu's Art of War and Combat"

Sun Tzu always advocated war with caution, and did not fight if it was possible. But if you have to fight, the sooner the better.

Because, first of all, it is very expensive to fight for too long; secondly, as the saying goes, "a strong effort will weaken again, and then it will be exhausted", which will dampen the morale of the soldiers over time; secondly, if the speed is slow, It's easy to miss the best opportunity. Therefore, when fighting, you must react quickly, be agile, sharp, high-speed, and flexible.

5.

If you know your enemy and yourself, you will be in danger in a hundred battles; if you don’t know your enemy and yourself, you will win and lose once; if you don’t know your enemy and yourself, you will be in danger in every battle

——" Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"

This is a well-known principle of warfare at home and abroad, and it applies to competition in all fields. If you only know yourself and not the enemy, your probability of victory is 50%. If you neither understand yourself nor your enemy, your winning rate is zero. And if you know your enemy and yourself, you will not encounter danger every time you fight. ?

6.

The victorious soldier wins first and then goes to war, the defeated soldier fights first and then goes to win

——"Sun Tzu's Art of War and Military Form"

The idea of ??"win first and then fight" is stated in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu: "Therefore, those who are good at fighting can stand in an invincible position without losing the enemy. Therefore, the victorious soldier wins first and then To seek a battle, a defeated soldier fights first and then seeks victory. ”

It means that those who are good at using troops to fight first put themselves in an invincible position and do not let go of any loopholes that may lead to their defeat. Achieve victory. Therefore, the side that wins the war will first achieve an invincible position before engaging the enemy. An army that launches a reckless attack is often more likely to lose the battle.

7.

The general is wise, trustworthy, benevolent, courageous and strict.

——"Sun Tzu's Art of War: The First Plan"

It means that as an excellent general, he must have the comprehensive qualities of wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage and strictness. , also known as the "Five Virtues for Generals" by later generations, is also the standard for our modern enterprises to recruit outstanding talents.

8.

Show what you can’t do when you can, show when you don’t use it, show how far you are when you are close, show how close you are when you are far

——"Sun Tzu" "The Art of War: The First Plan"

Being good at confusing the enemy has the meaning of never being tired of deceit. This is an important principle of truth and falsehood in "The Art of War".

9.

When returning to the army, do not contain it; if you surround the enemy's remains, do not press against the poor enemy

——"Sun Tzu's Art of War and Military Struggle"

When the enemy is defeated and retreats to their own country, you should not stop them, otherwise they will fight you desperately if you block their retreat.

When surrounding the enemy, you must leave a gap to let the enemy know that there is a way to escape and lose the will to resist desperately, otherwise "rabbits will bite when they are anxious."

10.

No action unless it is advantageous, no use unless it is necessary, no war unless there is danger

——"Sun Tzu's Art of War: Fire Attack"

Don’t take military action if it’s unprofitable, don’t use troops easily if you’re not sure of victory, and don’t start a war easily unless it’s critical.