There are five main military thoughts in the Art of War:
1, policy operation.
2. Operational command.
3, the battlefield machine changes.
4. Military geography.
5. Special tactics.
Sun Tzu's Art of War is also called Sun Tzu's Art of War, Sun Wu's Art of War and Wu Sun Tzu's Art of War. Is the earliest existing art of war in China and the earliest military work in the world, and is known as the "sacred book of art of war". A * * * thirteen articles, * * * about six thousand words. There are five main military ideas:
I. Strategic Operation (Articles 1 to 3):
The first "beginning":
It is about temple calculation, that is, before sending troops, we compare the situation of the enemy and ourselves in the temple, estimate the possibility of winning or losing the war, and make a battle plan.
The second "battle":
It is about the mobilization of war after the temple calculation, and using it to fight against the enemy, so as to defeat the enemy and strengthen the country.
The third article "plan to attack":
It is about attacking the city with ingenuity, that is, not using special forces, but using various means to make the defensive enemy surrender.
Second, the operational command (fourth to sixth):
The fourth "military form":
It talks about objective, stable and easy-to-see factors, such as the strength of combat effectiveness and material preparation for war.
The fifth article "The Soldier":
Refers to subjective, changeable and accidental factors, such as the distribution of troops and the courage of morale.
Article 6 "Actual situation":
It's about how to disperse and assemble, surround and detour, and make us strong and weak at the scheduled battle site, so as to win more than less.
Three, the battlefield machine change (seventh to ninth):
Article 7 "Military Argument":
It is about how to "take detour as a straight line" and "take suffering as a benefit" to seize the combat advantage.
Article 8 "Nine Changes":
It is about the general adopting different strategies and tactics according to different situations.
The ninth article "March":
It's about how to camp in the March and observe the enemy's situation.
4. Military Geography (Items 10 to 11):
Article 10 "Topography":
It is about six different operational terrains and corresponding tactical requirements.
Article 11 "Nine Places":
According to the situation of "subject and object" and the degree of going deep into enemy lines, it talked about nine operational environments and corresponding tactical requirements.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Special Tactics (Chapters 12 to 13):
Article 12 "Fire Attack":
It is about auxiliary firepower and the idea of "cautious war".
Article 13 "Same Article":
It's about the cooperation of five kinds of spies.
Extended data:
Sun Tzu's Art of War, also known as Sun Wu's Art of War, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Sun Wu's Art of War, etc. It is the earliest existing military work in China and the earliest military work in the world, and is known as the "sacred book of military science". * * * about six thousand words, one article * * * thirteen articles.
Sun Tzu's Art of War is a brilliant treasure in China's ancient military cultural heritage and an important part of excellent traditional culture. Its content is profound, its thought is profound, and its logic is rigorous, which is the concentrated embodiment of the essence of ancient military thought. The author is Sun Wu, whose ancestral home is Le 'an, Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and a general of Wu.
Sun Tzu's Art of War is regarded as a classic of military strategists. It has a history of 2500 years since its birth, and it has been studied in all dynasties. Li Shimin said, "Look at the art of war, there is no Sun Wu". Sun Tzu's art of war is a strategy, and strategy is not a trick, but a great strategy and great wisdom. Today, Sun Tzu's art of war has gone global. It has also been translated into many languages and occupies an important position in the world military history. 1972 bamboo slips of Sun Tzu's Art of War unearthed in Linyi. ?
The Spread of Sun Tzu's Art of War
Many works believe that the spread of Sun Tzu's Art of War abroad was first in Japan, followed by Korea. Because these two countries adjacent to China have frequent cultural exchanges with China in history, and Nara sent overseas students to study in China many times, which undoubtedly built a convenient bridge for the eastward spread of Sun Tzu's Art of War.
According to historical records, Kibi No Asomi Makibi, a Japanese student who studied in China for 17 years, went through hardships to return to the motherland in 734 AD, that is, in the 22nd year of Kaiyuan, the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. This well-read man, who studied civil and military affairs, left the prosperous capital of the Tang Dynasty without any silk treasures. Instead, he used the money given to him by the Tang Dynasty to buy books, bundled a large number of books recording China's military science and legal knowledge, and passed them on to Japanese literati and military commanders after returning home.
According to an ancient Japanese book called "The Continuation of Japanese History", in the 26th year (AD 760) after Jibei returned to China, Nara Dynasty sent six people, including Kasugabe, a swordsman, and Sumi, a central defender, to Taizaifu to learn the knowledge of Nine Places of Sun Tzu, Eight Arrays of Zhuge Liang and How to Camp. This shows that Sun Tzu's Art of War, regarded as a "military classic" by people, is indeed included in this batch of ancient books brought back to northern Hebei. If this record is accurate, the Art of War has been introduced to Japan for at least 1200 years.
However, Takeru Satoh II, a famous Japanese military historian, believes that it is too late to say that Kibi No Asomi Makibi introduced the Art of War into Japan. According to his inference, China's art of war was introduced to Japan as early as 663 AD.
This year, several strategists from Baekje countries on the Korean Peninsula arrived in Japan, where they led the construction of several cities and were awarded honorary titles for mastering China's art of war. Sato speculated that it was probably these Baekje strategists who introduced China's Art of War (including Sun Tzu's Art of War) into Japan.
His evidence is that in the History of Japan written 57 years later, the words "come suddenly, take it by surprise, and it will be broken" appeared, which is the same as the words "surprise" in Sun Tzu's Art of War and "surprise" in Practice. The reason for this coincidence is that the compilers of this book, Prince Scheeren and Taian Ma Lu, are already familiar with the words in Sun Tzu's Art of War, so they use these words to describe the tactics in the era of King SHEN WOO.
Sato's inference pushed forward the time when Sun Tzu's Art of War was introduced to Japan for more than 70 years, which may have rewritten the path of the book's introduction to Japan, that is, Sun Tzu's Art of War was not introduced to Japan from Chinese mainland by sea alone, but was first introduced to the Korean peninsula in the Koguryo, Silla and Baekje eras, and then introduced to Japan by Baekje strategists.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia: The Art of War by Sun Tzu