Chapter 3

謀攻 (Attack by Stratagem)

Attack by Stratagem

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Defines the source of strength as unity, not size, and discusses the five factors that are needed to succeed in any war. In order of importance, these critical factors are: Attack, Strategy, Alliances, Army and Cities.

兵

「百戰百勝，非善之善者也；不戰而屈人之兵，善之善者也。」

"Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

☯ Metaphysical Application

In Exorcism (Zhu You): The highest mastery is not dramatic, exhausting battle with entities, but redirecting the entity's own Qi so it leaves of its own accord.

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