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Sun Zi's Art of War was written by Sun Wu in the final year of the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC - 476BC).
It is not only the oldest Chinese military work in existence but also the oldest book of military theory in the world, well-known for a long time in the history of the military academy in China and abroad.
Sun Zi's Art of War has altogether 13 chapters. Both concise and comprehensive, this book sum up the experience of ancient wars, bring to light the many laws of war which are of universal significance.

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Sun Zi Bing Fa - Sun Tzu on the Art of War - I .Laying Plans - ji pian di yi

鍘熸枃锛

j矛 pi膩n d矛 y墨
璁 绡 绗 涓

s奴n zi yu膿 锛 b墨n伞 zh臎 锛 伞u贸 zh墨 d脿 sh矛 銆
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s菒 sh膿n伞聽 zh墨 d矛 锛宑煤n w谩n伞 zh墨 d脿o 锛 b霉 k臎 b霉 ch谩 y臎 銆
姝宦 鐢熉犅犅 涔嬄 鍦 锛 瀛樎 浜÷犅 涔嬄 閬撀 锛屼笉聽 鍙 涓 瀵熉 涔 銆
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鏁吢 缁 聽聽涔嬄 浠 浜 浜嬄犅 锛屾牎聽聽聽 涔 浠 璁 锛 鑰 绱⒙ 鍏 鎯吢犅 锛
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s菒 sh膿n伞 y臎 锛 ji膩n伞 zh臎 锛 zh矛 銆 x矛n 銆 r茅n 銆 y菕n伞 銆 y谩n y臎 锛
姝宦 鐢熉犅 涔熉 锛 灏喡犅犅 鑰吢 锛 鏅郝 銆 淇÷ 銆 浠 銆伮 鍕嚶 銆伮 涓ヂ 涔燂紱
f菐 zh臎 锛宷菙 zh矛 銆伾膩n d脿o 銆亃h菙 y貌n伞 y臎 銆俧谩n c菒 w菙 zh臎 锛宩i脿n伞
娉 鑰吢 锛屾洸聽 鍒 銆佸畼聽聽聽聽 閬撱 涓宦 鐢犅 涔熴 鍑÷ 姝ぢ 浜 鑰咃紝 灏
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鑾 涓 闂宦犅 锛 鐭ヂ 涔嬄 鑰吢 鑳溌犅犅 锛屼笉聽 鐭ヂ 鑰吢 涓嵚 鑳溌犅 銆

伞霉 xi脿o zh墨 y菒 j矛 锛 茅r su菕 q铆 q铆n伞 銆 yu膿 锛 zh菙 sh煤 y菕u d脿o 锛
鏁 鏍÷犅 涔嬄 浠 璁 锛屄 鑰 绱⒙ 鍏 鎯吢犅 銆 鏇奥 锛 涓宦 瀛奥 鏈壜 閬撀 锛
ji脿n伞 sh煤 y菕u n茅n伞 锛 ti膩n d矛 sh煤 d茅 锛 f菐 l矛n伞 sh煤 x铆n伞 锛
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b墨n伞 zh貌n伞 sh煤 qi谩n伞 锛 sh矛 z煤 sh煤 li脿n 锛 sh菐n伞 f谩 sh煤 m铆n伞 锛
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鍚 浠 姝ぢ 鐭ヂ 鑳溌犅 璐 鐭 銆

ji脿n伞 t墨n伞 w煤 j矛 锛 y貌n伞 zh墨 b矛 sh猫n伞 锛 li煤 zh墨 锛 ji脿n伞 b霉 t墨n伞
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w煤 j矛 锛 y貌n伞 zh墨 b矛 b脿i 锛 q霉 zh墨 銆
鍚 璁 锛 鐢犅 涔嬄 蹇吢 璐 锛屄 鍘 涔 銆

j矛 l矛 y菒 t墨n伞 锛 n菐i w茅i zh墨 sh矛 锛 y菒 zu菕 q铆 w脿i 銆
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sh矛 zh臎 锛寉墨n l矛 茅r zh矛 qu谩n y臎 銆
鍔柯 鑰吢 锛屽洜聽聽 鍒 鑰 鍒堵 鏉兟 涔 銆

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sh矛 zh墨 b煤 y貌n伞 锛 j矛n 茅r sh矛 zh墨 yu菐n 锛 yu菐n 茅r sh矛 zh墨 j矛n 銆
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鍒 鑰 璇甭犅 涔嬶紝涔甭犅 鑰 鍙 涔 锛屽疄聽 鑰 澶嚶 涔嬄 锛屽己聽聽聽 鑰 閬 涔嬄 锛
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鎬 鑰 鎸犅 涔嬄 锛屽崙聽聽 鑰 楠劼犅 涔 ,聽 浣 鑰 鍔陈 涔嬄 锛屼翰聽 鑰 绂 涔嬨
伞艒n伞 q铆 w煤 b猫i 锛 ch奴 q铆 b煤 y矛 銆
鏀宦犅 鍏堵 鏃 澶 锛屄 鍑 鍏 涓 鎰 銆
c菒 b墨n伞 ji膩 zh墨 sh猫n伞 锛宐霉 k臎 xi膩n chu谩n y臎 銆
姝ぢ 鍏德犅 瀹堵 涔嬄 鑳溌 聽,聽 涓 鍙 鍏埪犅 浼犅犅 涔 銆

f奴 w猫i zh脿n 茅r mi脿o su脿n sh猫n伞 zh臎 锛 d茅 su脿n du艒 y臎 锛
澶 鏈 鎴樎犅 鑰屄 搴櫬 绠椔犅犅 鑳溌犅 鑰吢 锛屄 寰椔 绠椔 澶毬 涔 锛
w猫i zh脿n 茅r mi脿o su脿n b煤 sh猫n伞 zh臎 ,d茅 su脿n sh菐o y臎 銆
鏈 鎴樎犅 鑰屄 搴櫬犅 绠椔犅 涓嵚 鑳溌犅 鑰 锛屽緱 绠椔犅 灏懧 涔熉 銆偮犅犅
du艒 su脿n sh猫n伞 锛宻h菐o su脿n b煤 sh猫n伞 锛 茅r ku脿n伞 y煤 w煤 su脿n h奴 锛
澶毬 绠椔犅犅 鑳溌犅 锛屽皯聽聽聽 绠椔犅 涓 鑳溌犅犅犅 锛岃 鍐德犅犅 浜 鏃 绠椔犅 涔庯紒
w煤 y菒 c菒 伞u膩n zh墨 锛宻h猫n伞 f霉 xi脿n y菒 銆
鍚 浠 姝ぢ 瑙偮 涔嬄犅 锛岃儨聽聽聽 璐 瑙伮 鐭 銆

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Translation:(Translated from the Chinese By LIONEL GILES, M.A. (1910))

I. LAYING PLANS

1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.

2. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.

3. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.

4. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline. 5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.

7. Heaven signifies night and day, cold and heat, times and seasons.

8. Earth comprises distances, great and small; danger and security; open ground and narrow passes; the chances of life and death.

9. The Commander stands for the virtues of wisdom, sincerely, benevolence, courage and strictness. 10. By method and discipline are to be understood the marshaling of the army in its proper subdivisions, the graduations of rank among the officers, the maintenance of roads by which supplies may reach the army, and the control of military expenditure.

11. These five heads should be familiar to every general: he who knows them will be victorious; he who knows them not will fail.

12. Therefore, in your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise

13. (1) Which of the two sovereigns is imbued with the Moral law? (2) Which of the two generals has most ability? (3) With whom lie the advantages derived from Heaven and Earth? (4) On which side is discipline most rigorously enforced? (5) Which army is stronger? (6) On which side are officers and men more highly trained? (7) In which army is there the greater constancy both in reward and punishment?

14. By means of these seven considerations I can forecast victory or defeat.

15. The general that hearkens to my counsel and acts upon it, will conquer: let such a one be retained in command! The general that hearkens not to my counsel nor acts upon it, will suffer defeat:--let such a one be dismissed!

16. While heading the profit of my counsel, avail yourself also of any helpful circumstances over and beyond the ordinary rules.

17. According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one's plans.

18. All warfare is based on deception.

19. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.

20. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. 21. If he is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him.

22. If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.

23. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them.

24. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

25. These military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand.

26. Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose.

 

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