Strategic Attacks,谋攻 - Sun Tzu Art of War Chapter 3
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Strategic Attacks,谋攻 defines the source of strength as unity, not size, and the five ingredients that you need to succeed in any competitive situation.
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Some popular Sun Tzu Quotes in this chapter are
Aim for Completeness
Original: 孙子曰: 凡用兵之法，全国为上，破国次之; 全军为上，破军次之；全旅为上，破旅次之；全卒为上，破卒次之；全伍为上，破伍次之；
English:In war, to capture the whole nation intact is the best strategy; to ruin or shatter the nation is ...
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True Win
Original: 是故百战百胜，非善之善者也；不战而屈人之兵，善之善者也。
English: Thus to fight a hundred battles and win a hundred battles, is...
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Forms of Attack and its Priority
Original: 故上兵伐谋，其次伐交，其次伐兵，攻城之法为不得已。
English: The supreme is to attack enemies’ ...
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Why Avoid Attacking Cities
Original: 修橹轒辒，具器械，三月而后成，距闉, 又三月而后已。将不胜其忿，而蚁附之，杀士三分之一，而城不拔之，此攻之灾也。
English: The preparation of shields, weapons and equipment would take at least...
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What Good Generals Aim For
Original: 故善用兵者，屈人之兵而非战也，拔人之城而非攻也，毁人之国而非久也；必以全而争天下，故兵不顿，而利可全。此谋攻之法也。
English: The general who is adept at warfare will be able to subdue his enemy’s troops without...
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Attacking Enemy's Troops Base on Own Numbers
Original: 故用兵之法，十而围之，五则攻之，倍而分之，敌而战之，少则能逃之，不若则能避之。故小敌之坚，大敌之擒也。
English: When you outnumber your enemy ten to one, surround him. When you outnumber your enemy five to one, ...
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Strength of Nation Depends on Generals
Original: 夫将者，国之辅也。辅周则国必强，辅隙则国必弱。
English: The general being an official, serve the nation. If he is thoughtful and detailed in his work,...
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How Rulers can Affect Campaign
Original: 故君之所以患于军者三；不知军之不可以进，而谓之进；不知军之不可以退，而谓之退；是谓縻军。不知三军之事，而同三军之政者，则军事之惑矣。不知三军之权，而同三军之任，则军之疑矣。三军既惑且疑，则诸侯之难矣，是谓乱军引胜。
English: There are three ways in which the ruler can adversely affect his army’s campaign...
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How to Predict Victory
Original: 故知胜有五：知可以战与不可以战者胜；识众寡之用者胜；上下同欲者胜；以虞待不虞者胜；将能而君不御者胜。此五者，知胜之道也。
English: There are five ways to predict victory...
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Know the Enemy
Original: 故曰：知彼知己，百战不殆；不知彼而知己，一胜一负；不知彼，不知己，每战必殆。
English: He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be...
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