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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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道家 - Daoism

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文子 - Wenzi

[Eastern Han - Jin] 212-231
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[Also known as: 《通玄真经》]

下德

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15 下德:
老子曰:地广民众,不足以为强,甲坚兵利,不可以恃胜,城高池深,不足以为固,严刑峻罚,不足以为威。为存政者,虽小必存焉,为亡政者,虽大必亡焉。故善守者无与御,善战者无与斗,乘时势,因民欲,而天下服。故善为政者,积其德,善用兵者,畜其怒,德积而民可用也,怒畜而威可立也。故文之所加者,深则权之所服者大,德之所施者博,则威之所制者广,广即我强而适弱。善用兵者,先弱敌而后战,故费不半而功十倍。故千乘之国行文德者王,万乘之国好用兵者亡,王兵先胜而后战,败兵先战而后求胜,此不明于道也。

兵家 - School of the Military

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孙子兵法 - The Art of War

[Spring and Autumn] 515 BC-512 BC Sun Wu
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军形 - Tactical Dispositions

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[Also known as: 《形》]

3 军形:
见胜,不过众人之所知,非善之善者也。战胜,而天下曰善,非善之善者也。故举秋毫,不为多力;见日月,不为明目;闻雷霆,不为聪耳。古之善战者,胜于易胜者;故善战者之胜也,无智名,无勇功。故其战胜不忒,不忒者,其措必胜,胜已败者也。故善战者,立于不败之地,而不失敌之败也。是故胜兵先胜,而后求战;败兵先战,而后求胜。
Tactical Dispositions:...:
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence. Neither is it the acme of excellence if you fight and conquer and the whole Empire says, "Well done!" To lift an autumn hair is no sign of great strength; to see the sun and moon is no sign of sharp sight; to hear the noise of thunder is no sign of a quick ear. What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease. Hence his victories bring him neither reputation for wisdom nor credit for courage. He wins his battles by making no mistakes. Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated. Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy. Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

杂家 - Miscellaneous Schools

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淮南子 - Huainanzi

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)]
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[Also known as: 《淮南》, 《鸿烈》]

兵略训

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11 兵略训:
是故善守者无与御,而善战者无与斗,明于禁舍开塞之道,乘时势,因民欲,而取天下。故善为政者积其德,善用兵者畜其怒;德积而民可用,怒畜而威可立也。故文之所以加者浅,则势之所胜者小;德之所施者博,而威之所制者广;威之所制者广,则我强而敌弱矣。故善用兵者,先弱敌而后战者也,故费不半而功自倍也。汤之地方七十里而王者,修德也;智伯有千里之地而亡者,穷武也。故千乘之国,行文德者王;万乘之国,好用兵者亡。故全兵先胜而后战,败兵先战而后求胜。德均则众者胜寡,力敌则智者胜愚,智侔则有数者禽无数。凡用兵者,必先自庙战。主孰贤?将孰能?民孰附?国孰治?蓄积孰多?士卒孰精?甲兵孰利?器备孰便?故运筹于庙堂之上,而决胜乎千里之外矣。

汉代之后 - Post-Han

隋唐 - Sui-Tang

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卷三十五

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文子

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下德

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6 下德:
地广民衆,不足以为强也。甲坚兵利,不足以恃胜也。高城深池,不足以为固也。严刑利杀利杀作峻罚不足以为威也。为存政者,无小必存,为亡政者,无大必亡,故善守者无与御,善战者无与斗,乘时势,因民欲,而取天下也。故善为政者积其德,善用兵者蓄其怒,德积而民可用也。怒蓄而威可立也。故材材作文之所加者浅浅作深,即权之所服者大,德之所施者博,即威之所制者广,广即我强而敌弱矣。善用兵者,先弱敌而后战,费不半而功十倍,故千乘之国,行文德者王,万乘之国,好用兵者亡,王兵先胜而后战,败兵先战而后求胜,此不明于兵道也。

宋明 - Song-Ming

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兵部四十四

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决战下

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11 决战下:
《孙子》曰:兵以诈立,以利动,以分合,变者也。兵一分合,以敌为变。兵法诡诈,以利动敌心或合离,为变化之术也。故其疾如风,言进退应机。其徐如林,不见利不前也。如风吹林木,小动而其大不够。侵掠如火,疾也,抄掠财物,如炎火之猛烈。不动如山,守也,不信敌之诳惑,安固如山。难知如阴,莫测如天之阴云,不见列宿之象。动如雷霆。盛猛速疾,不及应也。故太公曰:疾电不及瞋目也。指向分众,因敌而制胜也。旌旗之所指向则往分离其师众也。先知迂直之计者胜,此军争之法也。
又曰:我专而敌分。我专一而敌分散也。我专为一,敌分为十,是以十共其一也,我料见敌形,审其虚实,故所备者少,专为屯以我之专击彼之散卒,为十击其一也。则我众而敌寡。我专为一,故众;敌分为十,故寡。能以众敌寡者,则吾所与战者约矣。言约少而易胜。吾所与战之地不可知也,言举动微密,情不可使彼知吾所举,知吾所集也。不可知则敌所备者多,敌所备者多则吾所与战者寡矣。形藏,故疑则分离其众备我也,言少而易击故也。故备前则后寡,备后则前寡,备左则右寡,备右则左寡,无不备者无不寡。言敌之所备者多,则士卒无不分散而少。寡者备人者也,敌分散而少,皆先备人也。众者使人备己者也。敌所以备多己者,由我分其众散故也。故知战之地,知战之日,则千里而会战;以度量知空虚,先知战地之形又必战日,则可千里期会,先往以待之。若敌以先至,不往可以劳之。不知战地,不知战日,则左不能救右,右不能救左,前不能救后,后不能救前,而况远者数十里,近者数里乎?敌以先居形势之地,已方趋利欲战,则左右前后,惑疑进退,不能相救,况数十里之间也。故善用兵者,譬如帅然。帅然者,常山之蛇也,击其首则尾至,击其尾则首至,击其中则首尾俱至。夫善战也必知战之日,知战之地,度道假期,分军离卒,远者先进,近者后发。千里之会,同时而合。若会都市,其会地之日,无令敌知,知之则所备处少,不知所备处多,备寡则专,备多则分,分则力散,专则力并也。
又曰:夜战多火鼓,昼战多旌旗,所以变民之耳目也。故三军可夺气,将军可夺心。《左氏传》言:一鼓堕作气,再而衰,三而竭也。是故朝气锐,昼气惰,暮气归。善用兵者,避其锐气,击其堕归也。
又曰:胜者之兵先胜而后求战;败者之兵先战而后求胜。
又曰:围地则谋,死地则战。疾战则存、不疾战则亡者,为死地。

兵部五十三

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1 胜:
《孙子》曰:夫未战而庙算胜者,得算多也;未战而庙算不胜者,得算少也。多算胜,少算不胜,而况无算乎?吾以此观之,胜势见也。吾以此道观之,是兵无成势,无常形,临时变化,不可预传,故曰:料敌在心,察机在目也。
又曰:昔之善战者,先为不可胜,以待敌之可胜。不可胜在已,守备也。可胜在敌。自循理以备敌之虚懈。故战者能为不可胜,不能使敌之必可胜也。
又曰:见胜不过众人之所知,非善之善也。战胜而天下曰善,非善之善也。交争胜也。太公曰:争胜白刃之中,非良将也。故举秋毫不为多力,见日月不为明目,闻雷霆不为聪耳。见易闻也。古之所谓善战者,胜胜易胜者也。原微易胜,攻其可胜,不攻其不可胜也。故善战者之胜也,无智名,无勇攻。敌兵形未成,胜之无赫赫之功也。
又曰:善战者立于不败之地,而不失敌之败也。故胜兵先胜而后求战,败兵先战而后求胜。善用兵者修道而保法,故能为胜败之攻。善胜兵者,先自修理,为可胜之道,保法度,不失敌之乱败也。
又曰:胜可知而不可为也。敌虽众可使无斗,故策之而知得失之计,候之而知动静之理,形之而知死生之地,角之而知有馀不足之处。角,量之也。故兵形之极至于无形,无形则深渊不能窥也,而智者不能谋也。因形而作胜于众,众不能知也。因地形而立胜。人皆知我所以胜之形,而莫知吾所以制胜之形也。人皆知吾所以胜,莫知吾因敌形制此胜也。故兵战胜不复,不量重复。而应形无穷。动而应也。
又曰:故知胜有五:知可战与不可以战者胜;能料知敌情,审其虚实者胜。知众寡之用者胜;言兵之形,有众而不可击寡,或可以弱制强而能变之者胜也。《春秋传》曰:师克在和不在众。上下同欲者胜;言君臣和同、勇而欲战者,胜也。故孟子曰:天时不如地利,地利不如人和。以虞待不虞者胜;虞,度也。以我有法度之师,击彼无法度之兵。故《春秋传》曰:不备不虞,不可以出师。将能而君不御者胜。《司马法》曰:进退惟时,无曰寡人。将既精能,晓练兵势,君能专任,事不从中御也。此五者,知胜之道。故曰:知己知彼,百战不殆。审知彼己强弱之势,虽不至百战,实无危殆也。不知彼而知己,一胜一负;虽不知敌之形势,恃己能克之者,胜负各半也。不知彼,不知己,每战必殆。外不料敌,内不知己,用战必危也。知地知天,胜乃可全。知地形之便,知天时孤虚向背晦暝风云之谲诡也。

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