1. Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Those who can win due to changes in the enemy are called gods.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Virtual Reality Chapter"

Position: method, pattern. God: Ability beyond ordinary people. The general idea of ??these two sentences is that there is no fixed pattern for using troops in battle, just like water has no fixed form. Those who can win according to changes in the enemy's situation are called using troops like gods.

Sun Tzu believes that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and we cannot stick to a certain form of combat. Just like water has no fixed form. It will be round when placed in a round container, and it will be round when placed in a square container. It's square. Only by being able to adopt countermeasures flexibly and flexibly according to the number of enemies, the quality of their equipment, the level of their morale, the quality of their commanders, and the availability of military supplies can we win victory. These few sentences can be used to explain that when using troops or doing other work, you should assess the situation and make plans flexibly, and you should not stick to dogma or stick to rules.

2. Those who know whether they can fight or cannot fight will win.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Attack Chapter"

The general idea of ??these two sentences is: A general who knows when to fight and when not to fight can win the battle. Generals who are able to assess the situation and know themselves and their enemies are good at using flexible tactics in war. They will fight if they can win, but they will not fight if they cannot. They are not dominated by emotions and do not act blindly. In this way, they will naturally win the battle.

3. Those who are good at using soldiers should avoid their sharpness and attack them with laziness.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Military Struggle Chapter"

Lazy return: Sun Tzu divided morale into three types: vigorous energy, lazy daytime energy, and latent energy. Laigui refers to a division whose morale is exhausted and declining.

The general idea of ??these sentences is: A general who is good at commanding operations should avoid the enemy's vigor and wait until the enemy's morale declines and becomes exhausted before attacking him. The combat principles of "avoiding their vigor and attacking their laziness" are the same as "avoiding the real and returning to the weak". They both indicate that when the enemy and our forces are equal, we can make temporary concessions to maintain the vigor of our army, fatigue and depress the enemy, and reduce the enemy's fatigue. Kill its advantage, and when the time is right, deal a fatal blow to the enemy.

4. Soldiers are deceitful, so they show their inability when they are able, they show their inability when they are in use, they show how far they are when they are close, and they show how close they are when they are far.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Strategy Chapter"

Deceit: deception. Tao: knowledge, theory. Show him: do it for him to see.

The general idea of ??these sentences is: War is a science of using illusions to deceive and confuse the other party. Therefore, we should pretend to be weak when we are strong; we should pretend to be vulnerable when we are fighting; we should pretend to be far away when we are close to the enemy; we should pretend to be close when we are far away. . (In short, the enemy must be misled at all times). As the saying goes: "A war never tires of deceit." During the battle, camouflage must be used to cause the enemy to misunderstand and make wrong judgments, and then take the opportunity to attack the enemy. Will definitely win. The tactics derived from these sentences, such as claiming the east and attacking the west, guiding the enemy and attacking the north, are all used to confuse the enemy with illusions to achieve the desired goal.

5. Lure them with benefits, take them with chaos, prepare them with actual force, and avoid them with force.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Strategy Chapter"

Fact: The enemy is strong. Prepare: Be on guard.

The general idea of ??these sentences is: to lure the enemy with small profits to make him take the bait; to disturb the enemy and take advantage of the opportunity to win; when the enemy is strong, be prepared for him to attack you; when When the enemy is strong, you must avoid his edge and conserve your strength. These few sentences say that the way to use troops lies in strategy. The author believes that "in battle, you are not tired of deception" (see "Han Feizi·Nanyi"), so you can lure the enemy with small benefits, confuse the enemy, and fall into the trap; you can also disturb the morale of the army. , destroy its supplies, disrupt its deployment, and ultimately defeat the enemy. If you see that the enemy is strong, you should consider that the enemy may launch an attack on you and be prepared. When the two armies are facing each other, if you see that the enemy is strong, you must avoid it and do not fight or charge head-on. The methods of using troops discussed in these two sentences can also be used as a reference in modern military affairs.

6. Attack the unprepared and take them by surprise.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Planning Chapter"

Unprepared: No preparation. Unexpected: Unexpected.

The general idea of ??these two sentences is: attack when the enemy is unprepared and take unexpected actions. To fight against the enemy, you should attack suddenly at the enemy's weakest defense point and at a time when the enemy is not expecting it, when the opponent is unprepared, so that you can win by surprise. There are many such war examples at home and abroad in ancient and modern times, and Japan's successful attack on Pearl Harbor is one of them. Now it has been widely used in competitions and competitions in other fields. The former means launching an attack where the opponent is unprepared or when he is unprepared; the latter means taking actions that are unexpected by the opponent to win.

7. 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.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Planning and Attack"

He: The enemy's situation. Ji: The situation of our army. Almost: Danger, by extension failure.

The general idea of ??these two sentences is: if you understand the strengths and weaknesses of your enemy as well as your own, you will be victorious in every battle and remain invincible forever. This is a well-known principle of war at home and abroad.

It scientifically explains that when facing war, we must understand the comparison of the enemy's and our own strengths, use our own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses; attack when we are sure, and not attack when we are not sure, and adopt the most appropriate method and the most appropriate time according to changes in the enemy's situation. Go and attack the enemy. Therefore, it is natural to win every battle. At the same time, this principle extends far beyond war and applies to everything else.

8. The method of using troops is to surround it with ten, attack it with five, divide it with twice the enemy. If the enemy is small, you can fight it, if it is small, you can escape from it, if it is weak, you can avoid it.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Attack Chapter"

The general idea of ??these sentences is: The principle of using troops is to surround the enemy with ten times the enemy's strength, and to surround the enemy with five times the enemy's strength. If you have more troops than the enemy, you should attack the enemy. If you have twice the enemy's troops, you should try to disperse the enemy. If you have equal troops, you should try to defeat the enemy. If you have fewer troops than the enemy, you should retreat. If you are inferior to the enemy in strength, you should avoid decisive battles. The basic rule of using troops is to adopt different policies according to the different strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and ourselves. When we are strong and the enemy is weak, we should concentrate our superior forces to surround, attack, and destroy the enemy; when the enemy is close to us, we should try to disperse the enemy's forces, attack the enemy decisively, and defeat the enemy; when the enemy is strong and we are weak, we should try to disperse the enemy's forces. If you are down, you will avoid fighting with the enemy, move wherever you can, and adopt mobile and flexible tactics. Otherwise, you will either miss the opportunity, or you will take the risk of fighting, leading to the failure of the war. As principles of military warfare, these sentences still have reference significance today.

9. Throw yourself into death and then survive; be trapped in death and then live.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Nine Places"

The general idea of ??these two sentences is: putting the army in a desperate situation can turn danger into safety. Save and emerge victorious. This is also a way to win by surprise. When the situation is critical and there is no way out, the army can be thrown to the death line. Soldiers are like pawns crossing a river. They can only advance but not retreat. In order to survive, they must fight to the death and fight to the death. This will actually help them survive. Turn defeat into victory.

10. To be victorious in a hundred battles is not a good thing; to surrender the enemy's troops without fighting is a good thing.

From "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Attack"

The general idea of ??these sentences is: Victory in a hundred battles is good, but it is not the best of the best; only by making the enemy surrender without going through a war can It can be called the best of the best. This passage reflects an important content of Sun Wu's view of war. Sun Wu believed that the purpose of war is to "preserve oneself and win completely." It is difficult to achieve a hundred battles. Even if you win completely, if you kill ten thousand enemies and lose three thousand, your own side will also suffer great losses. If you use strategy and The best strategy is to achieve victory through diplomatic means, that is, "conquering the enemy without fighting". So he said: "The first step is to attack the enemy with troops, then the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the third is to attack the city." This means that when two countries compete, the first step is to fight with strategy to make the other party surrender, the second step is to win through diplomatic struggle, and the third step is to win the battle through diplomacy. They win by fighting, and the lowest one wins by siege. This strategic thought of Sun Tzu is worth learning.

1. Sun Tzu said: Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must observe them. ——"The First Plan"

2. Therefore, it is more important to win than to last. Therefore, we know that the general of the army is the commander of the people and the master of the country's security. ——"Combat Chapter"

3. Therefore, the first step is to attack the enemy, then the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and then the third is to attack the city. ——"Strategic Attack Chapter"

4. Therefore, those who are good at using soldiers will subjugate the enemy's soldiers instead of fighting, pull out the enemy's city instead of attacking, and destroy the enemy's country instead of lasting. It is necessary to fight for the whole world with the whole country, so the soldiers are not blunt but can be used to attack. This is the way to plan an attack. ——"Planning and Attack"

5. Therefore it is said: 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 and lose in one battle; if you do not know the enemy and yourself, you will be in danger in every battle. ——"Strategy for Attack"

6. Therefore, the victorious army wins first and then goes to war, while the defeated army fights first and then goes for victory. Those who are good at using military force cultivate the Tao and protect the law, so they can achieve victory or defeat. ——"Military Form"

7. Go where you don't want to go, go where you don't expect. ——"Virtual and Real Chapter"

8. Therefore, those who are good at fighting will cause others but not harm others. ——"Virtual Reality Chapter"

9. Therefore, it is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as fire, as motionless as a mountain, as unpredictable as the dark, and as moving as thunder. ——"Military Struggle"

10. Therefore, the three armies can seize the spirit, and the general can seize the heart. Therefore, the morning energy is sharp, the day energy is lazy, and the evening energy returns. Therefore, those who are good at using soldiers should avoid their sharp energy and attack their laziness. This is how to control the energy. Treat chaos with order, wait for chaos with tranquility, this is how to heal the mind. Treating the near with the far, the empty with the tired, the full with the hungry, this is the way to control strength. There is no flag to invite righteousness, no formation to attack the hall, this is the only way to control change. ——"Military Struggle"

11. Tu can't help himself, his army can't attack, his city can't attack, his territory can't be fought, his orders can't be obeyed. ——"Nine Changes"

12. Throw yourself into death and then survive; fall into death and then live. ——"Nine Places"

13. The image of a soldier is water. The shape of water avoids heights and tends to go down. The shape of soldiers avoids reality and attacks weakness. Water is controlled by the ground, and soldiers are controlled by the enemy. 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. Therefore, the five elements have no permanent victory, the four seasons have no permanent position, the sun has short and long days, and the moon has life and death. ——"Virtual and Real Chapter"

14. All warriors rely on the right combination to win by surprise. Therefore, those who are good at surprising things are as endless as heaven and earth, and as endless as rivers. ——"Military Position"

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

——"The Beginning of Planning"

16. Don't move unless it's profitable, don't use it unless you have to, and don't fight unless it's dangerous. The Lord cannot raise an army in anger, nor can a general use war out of anger; use them if they are beneficial, and stop if they are not. ——"Fire Attack"

17. Those who were good at fighting in the past were first invincible and waited for the enemy to become victorious. The invincible lies with oneself, but the victorious lies with the enemy. Therefore, those who are good at fighting can be invincible and cannot make the enemy victorious. Therefore, it is said: Victory can be known, but cannot be done. ——"Military Form"

18. 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 person who can accomplish things by cleverness.

——"Nine Places"