Wei Liao Zi Art of War Chapter 24
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Wei Liao Zi Art of War Chapter 24, 兵令下
本篇论述战场纪律。它主张用严法重刑、连保连坐以及株连家族等手段,来防止士卒逃亡,迫使他们服从命令,驱使他们奋勇作战。
24.1
Original: 诸去大军,为前御之备者,边县列侯,各相去三五里。闻大军,为前御之备。战则皆禁行,所以安内也。
English: Units are dispatched from the main army to undertake...
24.2
Original: 内卒出戍,令将吏授旗鼓戈甲。发日,后将吏及出县封界者,以坐后戍法。兵戍边一岁遂亡,不候代者,法比亡军,父母妻子知之,与同罪,弗知,赦之。
English: When troops from the interior are about to set out for...
24.3
Original: 卒后将吏而至大将所一日,父母妻子尽同罪。卒逃归至家一日,父母妻子弗捕执及不言,亦同罪。
English:
24.4
Original: 诸战,而亡其将吏者,及将吏弃卒独北者,尽斩之。
English: If they should abandon their...
24.5
Original: 前吏弃其卒而北,后吏能斩之,而夺其卒者赏。
English: If a forward officer should abandon his troops and...
24.6
Original: 军无功者,戍三岁。
English: Anyone among such troops who has not...
24.7
Original: 三军大战,若大将死,而从吏五百人已上,不自死敌者斩,大将左右近卒在陈中者皆斩,余士卒有军功者一级,无军功者戍三岁。
English: If the army engage in a major battle and the commanding general...
24.8
Original: 战亡伍人,及伍人战死不得其尸,同伍尽夺其功,得其尸罪皆赦。
English: If the squad of five loses a man in...
24.9
Original: 军之利害,在国之名实。今名在官,而实在家,官不得其实,家不得其名。聚卒为军,有空名而无实,外不足以御敌,内不足以守国,此军之所以不给,将之所以夺威也。
English: The army’s advantage and disadvantage lie in the strength of...
24.10
Original: 臣以谓卒逃归者,同舍伍人及吏罚入粮为饶,名为军实,是有一军之名,而有二实之出,国内空虚,自竭民岁,曷以免奔北之祸乎?
English: In my opinion, when soldiers abandon their units and...
24.11
Original: 今以法止逃归,禁亡军,是兵之一胜也。什伍相联,及战斗则吏卒相救,是兵之二胜也。将能立威,卒能节制,号令明信,攻守皆得,是兵之三胜也。
English: Today, if the rules are able to...
24.12
Original: 臣闻古之善用兵者,能杀卒之半,其次杀其十三,其下杀其十一。能杀其半者,威加海内。杀十三者,力加诸侯。杀十一者,令行士卒。
故曰,百万之众不用命,不如万人之斗也。万人之斗不用命,不如百人之奋也。赏如日月,信如四时,令如斧钺,制如干将,士卒不用命者,未之有也。
English: I have heard that in antiquity, those who excelled in employing the army could motivate...