All warfare is based on deception. Rapidity is the essence of war.

What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is FOREKNOWLEDGE. Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. What the ancients called a clevr defeating the enemy. Thus it is that in war th e victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory hasdefeating the ene my is provided by the enemy himself. Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impos sible, 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 victo defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. That general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defens In war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. is based on deception. Rapidity is the essence of war. What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is FOREKNOWLEDGE. Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. What the ancients called a clevr defeating the enemy. Thus it is that in war th e victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory hasdefeating the ene my is provided by the enemy himself. Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impos sible, 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 victo defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. That general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defens In war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak.

is based on deception. Rapidity is the essence of war. What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is FOREKNOWLEDGE. Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. What the ancients called a clevr defeating the enemy. Thus it is that in war th e victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory hasdefeating the ene my is provided by the enemy himself.

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