孫 子 兵 法 Sun Zi – The Art of War

Chinese strategy explained : know yourself and the ennemy, use deception, spies, and "win with ease". Tr. Giles (en, annotated) and Amiot (fr).

Introduction
I. Laying Plans
II. Waging War
III. Attack by Stratagem
IV. Tactical Dispositions

V. Energy
VI. Weak Points and Strong
VII. Maneuvering
VIII. Variation in Tactics
IX. The Army On The March

X. Terrain
XI. The Nine Situations
XII. The Attack By Fire
XIII. The Use of Spies

九地第十一

The Nine Situations

Sunzi XI. 7.


為重地	背城邑多者	入人之地深

When an army has penetrated into the heart of a hostile country, leaving a number of fortified cities in its rear, it is serious ground.1

1. Wang Hsi explains the name by saying that "when an army has reached such a point, its situation is serious."

Giles XI.7.

VI. Les lieux à plusieurs issues, dont je veux parler ici, sont ceux en particulier qui permettent la jonction entre les différents États qui les entourent. Ces lieux forment le nœud des différents secours que peuvent apporter les princes voisins à celle des deux parties qu'il leur plaira de favoriser.

Amiot

Sun Zi XI. 7.