Troops Administration-Sima Rangju
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Troops Administration-Sima Rangju
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English
Writing letters to families should be forbidden, this is to break all troubles of life. Select the best and equipping them with weapons, this is to increase the strength of troops. Abandoning armor and carrying minimal rations, this is to motivate the troops. From antiquity, this have been the administration of troops.
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Modern
禁绝士卒和亲人通信，以断绝他们思家的念头。选拔优秀人才，授予兵器，以提高军队的战斗力。舍弃笨重装备，少带粮食，以激发士卒死战的决心。这些，都是从古以来治军作战的方法。
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Original
书亲绝，是谓绝顾之虑。选良次兵，是谓益人之强。弃任节食，是谓开人之意。自古之政也。
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Applications
From: Sima Rangju Art of War Chapter 5