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If I am able to determine my enemy's dispositions while I conceal my own, then:
I can concentrate and he must divide.
I can use my strength to attack a fraction of his strength; therefore, I will be superior.
The enemy must not know where I intend to give battle.
If he does not, he must prepare in many places.
If he prepares in many places, those I fight in any one place will be few.
One who has few must prepare against the enemy.
One who has many makes the enemy prepare against him. |
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| If one knows where and when the battle will be fought, he can marshal all of his resources to the right place. | | If one knows neither where or when the battle will be fought, his forces will be unable to aid each other. | | Victory can be created. (Even if the enemy is more numerous, we can prevent him from engaging.) | | Determine his plans and we know whether our strategy will work. | | Stir him up and determine his patterns. | | Probe to learn strengths and weaknesses. |
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| While you shape him, do not let him discern your shape. | | Strategies do not change with the times. | | Change when they become too obvious. | | Just as water rushes down and shapes its course according to the ground, avoid strengths and strike weaknesseswork out victory in relation to your foe: | | As water has no constant form, there are no constant conditions. | | Because the situation is constantly changing, you must continually modify your tactics. |
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