Wonders of ancient books

Among the voluminous ancient books of China, one has to be mentioned, and that is the Art of War by Sun Tzu. These treasures forged by blood and fire have produced countless military wisdom aphorisms, which still shine with the wisdom of the ancients. Sun Tzu's famous saying that "soldiers are cunning" well embodies the core of China's ancient art of war thought, that is, "strategy": taking advantage of the superior, defeating the enemy without fighting, and so on. Under modern military conditions, these may be useless, but they are still of great reference value for us to study history, learn the thinking methods of the ancients, and in modern daily life and international exchanges. Chinese civilization originated earlier. With the birth of inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells in Shang Dynasty, written descriptions began to develop, and in the Western Zhou Dynasty, formal written documents began to appear. At this time, the representative figure of the art of war book is Lu Shang. Lu Shang is known as Jiang Ziya or Jiang Taigong. He helped Wang Wen to destroy Shangjianzhou. He is an outstanding strategist, politician and military commander. His historical position has been recognized by ancient books. Confucianism, Taoism, France and the army are all chasing him as a family figure and regarded as the "master of a hundred schools of thought". The classics of the art of war he left behind are Liu Tao, Tai Gong Tu, A Brief Introduction to the Golden Chamber of Tai Gong, Liu Tao Ji, Tai Gong Art of War and so on. His thoughts on military strategy, war strategy, tactics, army building and war preparation are incisive and profound, which has established his position as the originator of military strategist and an eternal warrior sage. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the feudal lords scuffled and a hundred schools of thought contended, and the art of war writings also entered the first glorious moment in history. The books on the art of war published one after another are incisive and profound, which is dizzying. The Art of War, written by Sun Wu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, is the earliest existing art book in China and the earliest art book in the world. The content of Sun Tzu's Art of War, including the discussion of the basic problems of war and the army, and the discussion of strategy, tactics, operational principles and methods, contains many valuable philosophical thoughts. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Wang Xu, who claimed to be Mr. Guiguzi, wrote Guiguzi. Gui Guzi is the originator of strategists, and Su Qin and Zhang Yi are their two most outstanding disciples. Strategists advocate tactics and arguments, and their guiding ideology is quite different from that of Confucianism. Therefore, there are not many admirers of Guiguzi, but Sun Tzu's art of war focuses on the overall strategy, while Guiguzi specializes in specific skills, which can be said to complement each other. Woods, written by wei ren Wuqi in the late Warring States Period, is a famous ancient Chinese art book and one of the "Military Books" promulgated in the Song Dynasty. Also known as Sun Tzu's Art of War, Sun Tzu's military thoughts are quite rich. Sun Bin, a native of Qi, wrote Sun Bin's The Art of War, which was called Qi Sunzi in ancient times. It is a famous art of war in ancient China, and another masterpiece of the "Sun Tzu School" after Sun Tzu's Art of War. In addition, Fan Li's Fan Ran and Zi are famous military books. Huang Shigong of the Han Dynasty was another master of the art of war. His "three views" are also called "Huang Shigong's three views", which adopt Confucian benevolence, righteousness and propriety; The power, skill and power of legalists; Shang Xian of Mohism; The softness of Taoism; There is even a taboo. There are more political strategies and means in the book, and less direct military. According to legend, this book was handed down to Sean by Huang Shigong, who made immortal contributions to Liu Bang's establishment of the Han Dynasty. Later generations also circulated Huang Shigong's "Seeking Books". In addition, Cao Cuo's Shuo Wen Jie Zi in the early Han Dynasty was a military countermeasure against the invasion of Xiongnu. Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties. Zhuge Liang has Jiang Yuan, Yin Fu Jing, Outline of the Art of War of Wuhou Eight Batteries, Sixteen Cheap Strategies and so on. Among them, Jiang Yuan is also known as Wuhou Jiang Yuan, Wuhou Shuxin and Xinshu. This paper focuses on Jiang Dao, covering many aspects such as choosing Jiang Dao, being Jiang Dao, using troops and winning. Cao Cao's Annotation to Sun Tzu and his first proofreading of Thirteen Chapters of Sun Tzu enriched and developed China's ancient military theory. Sima Biao's book "Strategy" in the early Jin Dynasty is the earliest origin of the word "Strategy" in Chinese. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, Ma Long, the magistrate of Xiping, had Woqi Jing, also known as Woji Jing, which was a military book of eight arrays in ancient China. The Records of Ancient and Modern Swords by Tao Hongjing in the Southern Dynasties provided valuable historical materials for studying the history of ancient swords in China. Tang and Song Dynasties. Excavate recorded "Gong Wei's Question of Emperor Taizong" and "Collection of Gong Wei's Art of War". In the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi's "Taibai Silence" discussed the success or failure of this war, which contained rich contents. On Hebei is an important military work in the Northern Song Dynasty, which discusses the major military events and figures from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. It is knowledgeable and eloquent, and has always been valued by people. The General Outline of Wu Jing, edited by Ceng Gongliang and Ding Du, is a large-scale comprehensive military book in the Northern Song Dynasty and the first official military book in China. The stereotyped writing "Guarding the City" in the Southern Song Dynasty is a monograph on urban defense in the Song Dynasty of China. Chen Fuliang's "Military System of Past Dynasties" in the Southern Song Dynasty expounds the inheritance and development of the post-world military system from the previous one. The wheel of history entered the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Liu Ji's "Hundred Wars" summarizes the past war experience, and is a famous military theory work with high reputation in ancient China. Qi Jiguang, a national hero and famous military strategist, wrote an important military work, Training Discipline in Actual Combat, which is a summary of Qi Jiguang's experience in actual combat training. At the end of Ming Dynasty, He Shoufa's "A Brief Talk on the First Pen" is an influential ancient military theory work. In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, Wang Yucheng's "Gan Kun Gang" was a strategy book. In addition, there are countless books about the art of war scattered in history. For example, "Thirty-six Plans" is a military book based on China's excellent ancient military thoughts and rich struggle experience, and it is one of the long-standing cultural heritages of the Chinese nation. There are also various non-thematic articles on military thoughts, operational strategies and tactics. Learn to think for yourself and don't always rely on external things. You're absolutely right. Sun Tzu's Art of War is a book suitable for modern people. The most fundamental principle of everything in Sun Tzu's Art of War is to change "potential". No matter how powerful the aircraft and artillery are, they lose their logistics and power. Sun Tzu's art of war teaches principles, not methods of warfare. No matter how advanced the weapon is, it will always be operated by people before it can be used. No matter how advanced the weapon is, it also changes the way of marching, not to say that marching is unnecessary. It's just that we used to March on the ground, but now we can March in the air. It's just that the marching road is different. Thirteen Articles on the Art of War by Sun Tzu discusses how to change "potential" from thirteen aspects. Thirty-six plans specifically discuss the methods of changing "potential" in thirty-six situations, which is an extension of Sun Tzu's Art of War. Shopping malls, such as battlefields, also need "potential" to achieve the goal of defeating competitors by reversing "potential". Understanding it requires knowledge of ancient Chinese, and it will naturally be useless if you don't understand it.