10.004 If the enemy is prepared, and you advance...

[sonshi]

If the enemy is prepared, and you advance and are not victorious, it will be difficult to go back; this is disadvantageous.

Originally posted by sonshi
If the enemy is prepared, and you advance and are not victorious, it will be difficult to go back; this is disadvantageous.

It is important for strategist to control his urge to combat. Know when to fight is important. It is better to find alternative options.

[gonzo]

An enemy that is prepared and waiting for you is the most dangerous one.

Gonzo

[HALBLEU]

Through his or her network of spies The Supreme Strategist (SSG)knows when the enemy is prepared. He is aware of the possibility of bait and switch tactics by the enemy. He is also aware once the army is released toward a target. It is very difficult to pull them back.

"Releasing the army towards a target" takes a lot of time and resources.

Sun Tzu said, "If the enemy is prepared, and you advance and are not victorious, it will be difficult to go back; this is disadvantageous."

The general knows that if her forces are not successful in the execution of an assault from entrapping ground then she will lose critical resources and will continue be in a dangerous position until she extracts her force from the disadvantageous ground.

[pawn12]

Only in the most dire circumstances would one launch an assult on a prepared enemy. Much of this logicy is dependant upon the opponent being ill prepared to launch a counteroffensive or mount much of a defence in the first place.

I f if ind myself in this position I would conclude that either I have swallowed my opponents bait or I have done insufficient analysis of his position strength.

To launch this in an ground where a safe retreat is difficult multiplies my losses. As far as I can tell this is poor development of my planning if these are the situations I am finding myself in. Bad for me good for my opponent.

Pawn12

[Truthseeker]

Originally posted by sonshi
If the enemy is prepared, and you advance and are not victorious, it will be difficult to go back; this is disadvantageous.

Prior to every competitive encounter we must do a deep level analysis of our enemy's strengths and weaknesses. If we find that our enemy is well prepared and that our chances of success are minimal, we should scrap our plans for attack and live to fight another day. For once we enter the fray and our resources are exhausted, it will be difficult to replenish those resources and gain back our solid ground.

[Yin]

Originally Posted by gonzo

An enemy that is prepared and waiting for you is the most dangerous one.

Gonzo

I'd say the same thing

[Yin]

Originally Posted by sonshi

If the enemy is prepared, and you advance and are not victorious, it will be difficult to go back; this is disadvantageous.

Attacking a prepared enemy is like laying siege.. The disadvantage starts there and ends at your death.

Don't expect the enemy will make a blunder.. Expect the enemy to consider everything.. Expect your enemy to be strong, fast, cunning, deceptive and deadly. Make yourself invulnerable and trust on that. Enter holes not walls.