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