Six Towers, also known as Six Towers of the Taigong and The Art of War of the Taigong, was written by the Taigong King (namely Lu Shang and Jiang Ziya) in the early Zhou Dynasty. It is generally believed that it is relied on by future generations and the author is no longer available. It is generally believed that this book was written in the Warring States period. This book is compiled in the form of dialogue between Taigong and King Wen and King Wu. This book is not recorded in hundred schools of thought's military theory in History of Arts and Literature, but in Confucianism, there is a history of six countries, that is, six towers today, which is a cover story about the world and the military. Words are the same. It is clearly recorded in the Annals of Sui Shu Classics: The five volumes of Taigong Tamia Liu were written by Wang Jiang, a teacher from Zhou Wenwang. "However, since the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Tao has been suspected as a fake book, especially in the Qing Dynasty. However, in April 1972, a large number of bamboo slips were found in the Han tomb of Leucaena in Linyi, Shandong Province, including more than 50 pieces of Liu Tao, which proved that Liu Tao had been widely circulated at least in the Western Han Dynasty, and his doubts and denials were shattered.
Liu Tao is a masterpiece of pre-Qin military thoughts, which has a great influence on later military thoughts and is known as the ancestor of military tactics. Sima Qian's Shi Ji Shi Jia said: "The words of later generations are the yin merits of Zhou. They all live in Taigong. " During the Yuanfeng period in northern Song Shenzong, Liu Tao was listed as one of the Seven Martial Arts Books, which was a must-read book for martial arts. Tamia Liu was introduced to Japan in16th century, and to Europe in18th century. Now it has been translated into Japanese, French, Korean, Vietnamese, English and Russian.
Existing versions include: bamboo slips from Yinque Mountain in Linyi, Shandong 1972, bamboo slips from Bajiaolang Han Tomb in Dingxian, Hebei 1973, Dunhuang suicide note, Summary of Shu Qunzhi, Sikuquanshu, Continuation of Ancient Series 1, Seven Books of Jason Wu and 65438+.
This edition of Six Towers is divided into six volumes. Wen Tao-on the strategy of governing the country and employing people: Wu Tao-on military strategy: Long Tao-on military organization; Tiger pagoda-about the war environment, weapons and deployment; Tao Bao-on tactics; On military command training.