【導(dǎo)讀】故經(jīng)之以五事，校之以計，道者，令民于上同意，可與之死，者，智、信、仁、勇、嚴(yán)也；法者，曲制、官道、主用也。凡此五者，將莫不聞，知之者勝，吾以此知勝負(fù)矣。將聽吾計，用之必勝，留之；將不聽吾。計利以聽，乃為之勢，以佐其外。勢者，因利而制權(quán)也。故能而示之不能，用而示之不用，近而示之遠(yuǎn)，遠(yuǎn)而示之近。利而誘之，亂而取之，實。力屈，久暴師則國用不足。善用兵者，役不再籍，糧不三載，取用于國，因糧于敵，故軍食可足也。國之貧于師者遠(yuǎn)輸，姓之費，十去其七；公家之費，破軍罷馬，甲胄矢弓，戟盾矛櫓，丘牛大車，十去其六。故善戰(zhàn)者，求之于勢，不責(zé)于人故能擇人而任勢。

　　

【正文】 and strong. 5. In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. 6. Indirect tactics, efficiently applied, are inexhaustible as Heaven and Earth, unending as the flow of rivers and streams。 like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew。 like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more. 7. There are not more than five musical notes, yet the binations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. 8. There are not more than five primary colors (blue, yellow, red, white, and black), yet in bination they produce more hues than can ever been seen. 9. There are not more than five cardinal tastes (sour, acrid, salt, sweet, bitter), yet binations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted. 10. In battle, there are not more than two methods of attackthe direct and the indirect。 yet these two in bination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers. 11. The direct and the indirect lead on to each other in turn. It is like moving in a circleyou never e to an end. Who can exhaust the possibilities of their bination? 12. The onset of troops is like the rush of a torrent which will even roll stones along in its course. 13. The quality of decision is like the welltimed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. 14. Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision. 15. Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow。 decision, to the releasing of a trigger. 16. Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all。 amid confusion and chaos, your array may be without head or tail, yet it will be proof against defeat. 17. Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline, simulated fear postulates courage。 simulated weakness postulates strength. 18. Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision。 concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy。 masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions. 19. Thus one who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act. He sacrifices something, that the enemy may snatch at it. 20. By holding out baits, he keeps him on the march。 then with a body of picked men he lies in wait for him. 21. The clever batant looks to the effect of bined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize bined energy. 22. When he utilizes bined energy, his fighting men bee as it were like unto rolling logs or stones. For it is the nature of a log or stone to remain motionless on level ground, and to move when on a slope。 if fourcornered, to e to a standstill, but if roundshaped, to go rolling down. 23. Thus the energy developed by good fighting men is as the momentum of a round stone rolled down a mountain thousands of feet in height. So much on the subject of energy. VI. WEAK POINTS AND STRONG 1. Sun Tzu said: Whoever is first in the field and awaits the ing of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight。 whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted. 2. Therefore the clever batant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy39。s will to be imposed on him. 3. By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord。 or, by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near. 4. If the enemy is taking his ease, he can harass him。 if well supplied with food, he can starve him out。 if quietly encamped, he can force him to move. 5. Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend。 march swiftly to places where you are not expected. 6. An army may march great distances without distress, if it marches through country where the enemy is not. 7. You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. 8. Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend。 and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. 9. O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible。 and hence we can hold the enemy39。s fate in our hands. 10. You may advance and be absolutely irresistible, if you make for the enemy39。s weak points。 you may retire and be safe from pursuit if your movements are more rapid than those of the enemy. 11. If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve. 12. If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment be merely traced out on the ground. All we need do is to throw something odd and unaccountable in his way. 13. By discovering the enemy39。s dispositions and remaining invisible ourselves, we can keep our forces concentrated, while the enemy39。s must be divided. 14. We can form a single united body, while the enemy must split up into fractions. Hence there will be a whole pitted against separate parts of a whole, which means that we shall be many to the enemy39。s few. 15. And if we are able thus to attack an inferior force with a superior one, our opponents will be in dire straits. 16. The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known。 for then the enemy will have to prepare agains