One or seven martial arts books
1 The Art of War is the earliest art book in the world. It is regarded as a classic of China's military strategists, and most military books in later generations are influenced by it, which has a far-reaching impact on the development of China's military science. It has also been translated into many languages and occupies an important position in the world military history. This book has a great influence on China's ancient military science and is regarded as a classic of military strategists. It is a must-read book for ancient soldiers in China, and many famous military strategists have annotations. Since around 600 AD, The Art of War has been translated into many different languages and spread to all countries in the world. At first, the version of the book was brought to Japan, then to Southeast Asia, and then to western countries.
Cao Cao once wrote in the preface to A Brief Explanation of Sun Tzu's Art of War: "I have read many art books, but Sun Tzu wrote them in depth.
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, commented: "Without Sun Wu, I couldn't finish reading all the art books."
Woods mainly summed up the actual combat experience during the Warring States period, and called it "Sun Wu's Art of War" with Sun Tzu. It has been highly valued by military strategists in past dynasties. Although the book Woods is only about 5,000 words, it is very rich in content. It is another military science treatise with complete system, profound thought and great theoretical value after Sun Zi, and occupies an extremely important position in the history of ancient military science in China. Later generations called Sun Wu said that it was undoubtedly fair to include Woods in Jason Wu's Seven Books in the Song Dynasty.
There are disputes about the author, the time of completion and the nature of the book "Unfinished Son". On the one hand, the author of Wei Liaozi was a hermit in Liang Dynasty, and on the other hand, he was a great man in Qin Shihuang's time. The general signature is Wei Liaozi. It was first seen in Hanshu Yiwenzhi. There is still a time limit for this book. The book says, "Those who were good at using soldiers in ancient times could kill half of them. It was a bloody massacre, which was outrageous."
Sima Fa is also called Sima Art of War and Si Mazhao Art of War. According to legend, it was written by Jiang Ziya. According to Records of Historical Records and Biography of Sima Yi, at the beginning of the Warring States Period, Qi Weiwang ordered his ministers to recall Sima Yi's ancient art of war, and at the same time included the art of war of Qi Jinggong's general Sima Yi at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. Sima Fa was first seen in Han Shu Yi Wen Zhi. Sima Fa mainly records the ancient military etiquette in China, and the study of etiquette is very important, which has been valued by military strategists and historians in past dynasties.
Liu Tao is a masterpiece of pre-Qin military thoughts, which has a great influence on later military thoughts and is known as the ancestor of military tactics. Sima Qian's Historical Records? 6? Our family said, "The words of future generations are related to Zhou's Yin Gong. They all live in Taigong. " During the Yuanfeng period in northern Song Shenzong, Liu Tao was listed as one of the Seven Martial Arts Books, which was a must-read book for martial arts. . It is said that Tamia Liu was introduced to Japan in the 7th century and to Europe in the18th century. Now it has been translated into Japanese, French, Korean, Vietnamese, English, Russian and other languages.
6 "Three Views", also known as "Three Views of Huang Shigong", focuses on expounding the truth of governing the country and using troops from the political strategy, which is different from other military books. It is a military book that integrates some ideas of various schools and specializes in studying strategy. Chao Wu of the Southern Song Dynasty nominally said: "On the ingenious and strict tactics of using troops, the army is easy to die and the country is easy to survive."
7 Li Jingwen of Emperor Taizong, also known as Li Wen, is a traditional question-and-answer style with 98 questions and answers. Although this genre has a loose structure, it covers a wide range and is often quoted by others, boldly commenting on the military thoughts of predecessors. Although it is right to ask, there is no right to ask. Gai Taizong was originally a horse monarch who was good at riding and shooting and experienced in battlefield combat, while Li Jing was a strategist with clear strategy. The correct questions between them often trigger each other and stimulate military thinking. For example, Li Jing's unique view on the "strangeness" of using troops was produced in the collision with Tang Taizong's thought.
Another feature of the book is that it gives detailed examples to study the methods of war and concretizes the abstract military theory. For example, the book quotes the example of Malone's crusade against Liangzhou Tree Merit in the Western Jin Dynasty, and draws the conclusion that "soldiers are more important than the ancients"; Or give a theory first, and then explain it according to war examples, such as Li Jing's explanation of the principle of separation and integration. This book is the first book that combines historical theory with military research, and usually features detailed war examples.
The book attaches great importance to the military education and management of the army. Emphasize that generals should have a deep understanding of the art of war. "If you teach well, you will be happy to use it; If you can't teach the law, it's useless to blame. "It is proposed that training should be from less to more, from simple to complex, step by step, and should be treated differently according to the different characteristics of the troops.
Second, other works
1. Sun Bin's The Art of War first appeared in History of Han, Art and Literature, but it was lost after the Eastern Han Dynasty. So later generations speculated that Sun Bin was Sun Wu and Sun Bin's art of war was Sun Tzu's art of war. 1972 The bamboo slips of Sun Bin's Art of War and Sun Tzu's Art of War unearthed from the Han Tomb in Yinque Mountain, Linyi, Shandong Province have changed the academic understanding, but some people still hold different opinions. Bamboo slips were originally copied in the early Han Dynasty, in which Sun Bin did not appear in the first person, so it is generally believed that this book was written by a disciple of Sun Bin. Now it is divided into two parts, * * * thirty. .
Sun Bin's The Art of War further developed the military thoughts of Sun Tzu and Woods, and it is a book with rich military thoughts.
2 "Guiguzi"
Guiguzi, surnamed Wang, was born in the Spring and Autumn Period. He often goes to Yunmeng Mountain to collect herbs and cultivate monasteries. Because he lives in seclusion in Qingxi Ghost Valley, he calls himself Mr. Ghost Valley.
Gui Guzi is the originator of strategists, and Su Qin and Zhang Yi are his two most outstanding disciples (see The Warring States Policy). In addition, Sun Bin and Pang Juan are also disciples (see The Romance of Sun Pang).
Ji Xiao Shu Xin is a military book written by Qi Jiguang, a strategist of Ming Dynasty in China. It was first written in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing (1560), and the volume *** 18 was added with the first volume. Later, Qi Jiguang edited it by hand in his later years and revised it to 14. The language of this book is simple and popular, involving the selection and training of soldiers, weapons, array, laws and regulations, commercial operation, art of war and many other aspects. Is Qi Jiguang's life experience.
4 The book "Gangwon" was called "Gangwon" in the Song Dynasty and "Heart Book" in the Ming Dynasty, also called "New Book". The old topic was written by Zhuge Liang. Scholars generally believe that most of the contents of this book are taken from other military books and history books, not written by Zhuge Liang, but some of its ideas are consistent with Zhuge Liang's military thoughts, so it is considered that it was mistakenly entrusted by future generations who are familiar with Zhuge Liang's military thoughts.
The book Dr. He Bei Lun comments on the success or failure of famous military strategists since the Warring States Period from a military perspective, with unique views. Of the original 28 articles, two have been lost, and the existing manuscripts of Ming Xue Yan Zhai and Si Ku Quan Shu. Su Shi said: "His theory about the success or failure of the ups and downs of past dynasties is unexpected and supplemented by the world."
6. Miracle Classic is also called Miracle Classic after the Wind, Miracle Classic and Miracle Classic. Ancient Classics was written by Hou Feng, the minister of the Yellow Emperor, cited by Jiang Taigong in Zhou Dynasty and noted by Gongsun Hong in Han Dynasty. Generally speaking, the book is accompanied by The Continuation of Lingyin Classic by Anonymous and An Overview of Eight Arrays Map described by Ma Long in Jin Dynasty. It is difficult to make a detailed textual research on the real author and the date of completion of this book, and opinions have always been different. At the beginning of the book, it says, "The Confucian classics say: Eight arrays, Four Righteousness, Four Odds, and the rest Odds. Still collective. " This is the origin of the name of this book.