Kitabı oku: «Искусство войны. Уровень 2 / The Art of War», sayfa 10
VI. Weak points and strong
1. Sun Tzŭ said: Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hurry to battle, will arrive exhausted.
2. Therefore the clever fighterimposes5 his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy’s will to be imposed on him.
3. By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approachof his ownaccord6; or, by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to come near.
4. If the enemy is taking his ease, he can harass him; if well supplied with food, he can starve him out; if quietly encamped, he can force him to move.
5. Appear at points which the enemy must hurry to defend; go quickly to places where you are not expected.
6. An army may go great distances without stress, if it marches through country where the enemy is not.
7. You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.
8. Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
9. O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy’s fate in our hands.
10. You may move forward and be absolutely irresistible, if you make for the enemy’s weak points. You may retire and be safe from pursuit if your movements are more rapid than those of the enemy.
11. If we want to fight we can force the enemy to engage in fighting even if he is in his hidey-hole. All we need to do is attack some other place that he will be forced to defend.
