Fast as the wind: the army should act quickly, just like a gust of wind passing by, defeating the enemy in lightning speed.
Quiet as a forest: when the army moves slowly, it is like a still forest, solemn and tidy, and does not disturb the enemy or disturb him.
Invasion is like fire: when attacking the enemy, it is like a fire that started a prairie fire, ending the battle with an unstoppable offensive and achieving complete victory.
Don't move like a mountain: when the army is stationed, it should be like a mountain, ready to fight at any time.
Difficult to know, such as yin: when the army is hidden, it should be like a dark cloud covering the sky and not seeing the sun, the moon and the stars.
Move like Lei Zhen: When the army moves, it is like a thunderbolt, brave and quick, making it impossible for the enemy to retreat.
As the basis of China's military science, Sun Tzu's thought has been integrated into all aspects of China's military theory, so it is rarely publicized as a guide in China. Because Japan's military was far behind that of China, Takeda Shingen, a famous Warring States soldier, grasped the essentials earlier and put forward the slogan of "Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain", which opened a new era of Japan's Warring States period with poor military theory.
According to historical records, The Art of War was introduced to Japan in 735 AD, that is, in the 23rd year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, Kibi No Asomi Makibi, a Japanese student studying in China, brought back China art books such as The Art of War to Japan. Sun Tzu's Art of War, as a secret book, did not spread rapidly after it was introduced to Japan, and it was not publicly used until the Warring States Period.
After Sun Tzu's Art of War was introduced into Japan, it has been kept secret for the imperial court and military strategists as a "secret". For a long time, China's art of war has been shrouded in a mysterious color in Japan. At that time, only China's (1) Art of War was circulated, and its Japanese translation was called Xun Yue Ji *** 120. Sun Tzu's Art of War, Liu Tao and San lve, which were launched together, are confidential books. At the same time, the superstitious elements of soldiers' yin and yang families also hinder the inheritance and application of Sun Tzu's Art of War. Cheng Zi, a legalist who sent troops to Jiazhou, pointed out in Wutian's military description manuscript: "After the Great River Wei family (probably a pseudonym) returned to the DPRK, civil and military officials assisted the court. Therefore, if you are a strategist, please learn their methods (refer to Sun Tzu's Art of War, Six Towers and Three Views). Dajiang Wei concealed this method from others. Don't treat soldiers' books of Yin and Yang as Japanese characters, but make 120 training and reading collections and spread them all over the world. Therefore, I want to confuse people and not know the facts of the art of war. " It is said that The Art of War was stored in a noble family in Dajiang, then spread to Kuangfang in Dajiang (1041~11), and then spread from Kuangfang to Yuan Yi's home, and then rolled to Genji Takeda in History. Sun Tzu's Art of War has been circulated, passed down and applied in the history school since then, and his descendant Takeda Shingen, as the heir of his family's Art of War, made full use of Sun Tzu's Art of War in the Warring States Period.
The Warring States Period in Japan refers to the century after the Ren Ying Uprising (1467 ~ 1477) at the end of the Muromachi shogunate. During the Warring States Period, which lasted for 100 years, the country was divided and the smoke was filled with smoke. During this period, Takeda Shingen (152 1 ~ 1573) became famous for his long-term struggle with Sugiyama Kenshin, especially when 154 1 Shinhyun became the leader of Takeda family and competed with Kenshin for the hegemony of Kanto. Finally, in the process of conquering Nobunaga, Nobunaga died in the army. Takeda Shingen can make full use of Sun Tzu's Art of War in battle, the most famous of which is his Charge Flag, which quotes the Chinese character 14 from Sun Tzu's Art of War: "As fast as the wind, as fierce as Xu Rulin, as motionless as a mountain". Today, this original flag is still preserved in Yunfeng Temple, Yanshan City, perhaps because Takeda Shingen became a monk here in 155 1. Scholars believe that Takeda Shingen's "LAM Raymond Volcano" strategy shows the characteristics of Sun Tzu's Art of War, that is, it is always integrated, combining static and dynamic. Takeda Shingen's The Art of War is * * similar to Sun Tzu's Art of War in the aspects of cautious war, total victory, defeating the enemy without fighting, etc.