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  1. 09.001 Generally, on positioning the army and observing the enemy...
  2. 09.002 After crossing a river, you must stay far away from it...
  3. 09.003 If you want to do battle with the enemy...
  4. 09.004 After crossing swamps and wetlands...
  5. 09.005 On level ground, position on places that are easy...
  6. 09.006 These are the four positions advantageous to the army...
  7. 09.007 Generally, the army prefers high ground and dislikes...
  8. 09.008 Where there are hills and embankments, you must position...
  9. 09.009 Use the ground for assistance.
  10. 09.010 When the rainwater rises and descends down to where you want to cross...
  11. 09.011 Where there are ground with impassable ravines...
  12. 09.012 When we distance from them, draw the enemy to approach them...
  13. 09.013 When the army is flanked by high ground, wetlands...
  14. 09.014 If the enemy is close and remains quiet...
  15. 09.015 If the enemy is far away and challenges you to do battle...
  16. 09.016 If trees move, he is advancing; if there are obstacles placed...
  17. 09.017 If dust is high in straight columns, his chariots...
  18. 09.018 If he speaks humbly, but increases warfare readiness...
  19. 09.019 If he speaks belligerently and advances aggressively...
  20. 09.020 If he speaks apologetically, he needs a rest.
  21. 09.021 If his light chariots move first and take position on the flanks...
  22. 09.022 If he seeks peace without a treaty...
  23. 09.023 If he sets up his troops rapidly...
  24. 09.024 If half of his troops advances and half of his troops retreats...
  25. 09.025 If the troops lean on their weapons, they are hungry...
  26. 09.026 If he sees advantage but does not take...
  27. 09.027 If birds gather, he is not there.
  28. 09.028 If his troops cry at night, they are afraid.
  29. 09.029 If the army is unsettled...
  30. 09.030 If the enemy's flags and pennants move about...
  31. 09.031 If the officers are irritable...
  32. 09.032 If his horses are fed grain and his men meat, no longer hangs...
  33. 09.033 If troops constantly gather in small groups...
  34. 09.034 If he gives out rewards frequently...
  35. 09.035 If he gives out punishments frequently...
  36. 09.036 If he is brutal at first, and then fears the masses...
  37. 09.037 If he comes with offerings...
  38. 09.038 If his troops confront you with anger, but do not do battle...
  39. 09.039 In warfare, numbers may not necessarily be an advantage...
  40. 09.040 It is enough to consolidate your strength...
  41. 09.041 One who lacks strategic planning and underestimates...
  42. 09.042 If one punishes the troops before...
  43. 09.043 Therefore, if he commands them by benevolence...
  44. 09.044 If commands are consistently enforced when training men...
  45. 09.045 If commands are consistently executed...