Kitabı oku: «Искусство войны. Уровень 2 / The Art of War», sayfa 14

10. If you march thirtyli with the same object, two-thirds of your army will arrive.

11. We may take it then that an army without its baggage-train is lost; without provisions it is lost; without bases of supply it is lost.

12. We cannot enter into alliances until we learn the plans of our neighbours.

13. We can’t lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country-its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps.

14. We won’t be able to benefit from natural advantages unless we use of local guides.

15. In war, practise pretense, and you will succeed. Move only if there is a real advantage to be gained.

16. Concentrate or divide your troops depending on circumstances.

17. Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest.

18. In raiding and destroying be like fire, in immovability like a mountain.

19. Let your plans be dark and dense as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

20. When you rob a countryside, let the plunder be divided among your men; when you capture new territory, cut it up into partsfor the benefit¹⁴ of the soldiery.

21. Weigh and think before you make a move.

22. He will win who has learnt the art of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering.

23. The Book of Army Management says: On the field of battle, the spoken word are too quiet: hence the need of gongs and drums. Nor are ordinary objects seen clearly enough: hence the need of banners and flags.

24. Gongs and drums, banners and flags, are means whereby the ears and eyes of the host may be focused on one particular point.

25. The host must form a single united body so it is impossible for the brave to advance alone, or for the cowardly to retreat alone. This is the art of handling large masses of men.