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孫 子 兵 法 Sun Zi Introduction Table of content – 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

謀 攻 第 三

Attack By Stratagem

Sunzi III. 14.

3) By employing the officers of his army without discrimination,1 through ignorance of the military principle of adaptation to circumstances. This shakes the confidence of the soldiers.2

1. That is, he is not careful to use the right man in the right place.
2. I follow Mei Yao-ch`en here. The other commentators refer not to the ruler, as in SS. 13, 14, but to the officers he employs. Thus Tu Yu says: "If a general is ignorant of the principle of adaptability, he must not be entrusted with a position of authority." Tu Mu quotes: "The skillful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at seizing advantages, and the stupid man has no fear of death."

Giles III.15.

III. Confondre la rigueur nécessaire au gouvernement de État, et la flexibilité que requiert le commandement des troupes.

Amiot

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诗 Shi Jing
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论 Lun Yu
The Analects

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大 Daxue
Great Learning

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中 Zhongyong
Doctrine of the Mean

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字 San Zi Jing
Three-characters book

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易 Yi Jing
The Book of Changes

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道 Dao De Jing
The Way and its Power

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300 Tang Poems

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兵 Sun Zi
The Art of War

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计 36 Ji
Thirty-Six Strategies

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