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Sun Tsu said: In the operations of war, where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots, as many heavy chariots, and a hundred thousand mail-clad soldiers, with provisions enough to carry them a thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of guests, small items such as glue and paint, and sums spent on chariots and armor, will reach the total of a thousand ounces of silver per day

If in training soldiers commands are habitually enforced, the army will be well-disciplined; if not, its discipline will be bad.

Sun Tsu said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on the resources of the State.

Momentum supporting factors

(army,chariots)

(army,soldiers,chariots)

(army,soldiers,silver)

(soldiers,chariots,silver)

(soldiers,day,silver)

(army,soldiers,mail-clad)

(soldiers,chariots,mail-clad)

(soldiers,day,mail-clad)

(attack,defense,topmost)

(attack,defense,superabundance)

No challenge supporting factor found

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(army,sun_tsu,encamping)

(army,soldiers,well-disciplined)

(soldiers,well-disciplined)

(army,attack,simulates)

(army,soldiers,simulates)

(army,soldiers,princes)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	0.00	16.56	83.44

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (army,spies,loss)	100.00
(2) (army,sun_tsu,loss)	98.43
(3) (army,spies,keep)	97.91
(4) (army,sun_tsu,keep)	96.34
(5) (army,sun_tsu,encamping)	95.81
(6) (army,chariots)	95.29
(7) (army,soldiers,chariots)	93.72
(8) (army,soldiers,well-disciplined)	92.67
(9) (soldiers,well-disciplined)	91.62
(10) (army,attack,simulates)	89.01
(11) (army,soldiers,simulates)	86.91
(12) (army,soldiers,silver)	86.39
(13) (soldiers,chariots,silver)	85.86
(14) (soldiers,day,silver)	85.34
(15) (army,soldiers,princes)	84.82
(16) (army,soldiers,mail-clad)	84.29
(17) (soldiers,chariots,mail-clad)	83.77
(18) (soldiers,day,mail-clad)	83.25
(19) (army,soldiers,habitually)	82.72
(20) (army,attack,unshaken--)	79.06
(21) (army,attack,soldiers)	75.92
(22) (army,attack,policy)	72.77
(23) (army,attack,occupy)	69.63
(24) (army,attack,maneuvers)	66.49
(25) (army,attack,junction)	63.35
(26) (army,garrisoned,weakly)	58.64
(27) (army,garrisoned,occupying)	57.59
(28) (army,garrisoned,occupy)	56.54
(29) (army,garrisoned,forestall)	54.97
(30) (army,garrisoned,advent)	54.45
(31) (army,food,soldiers)	51.31
(32) (army,food,poverty)	50.26
(33) (army,food,forage)	49.21
(34) (army,food,faint)	47.64
(35) (army,food,exchequer)	47.12
(36) (army,food,cooking-pots)	46.60
(37) (army,food,camp-fires)	46.07
(38) (army,succor)	45.55
(39) (army,spies,sun_tsu)	45.03
(40) (attack,soldiers,spoilt)	44.50
(41) (attack,soldiers,simulates)	43.98
(42) (soldiers,flight,simulates)	43.46
(43) (attack,soldiers,quelling)	42.93
(44) (attack,soldiers,military)	42.41
(45) (soldiers,flight,military)	41.88
(46) (attack,soldiers,kind-hearted)	41.36
(47) (attack,soldiers,hurl)	40.84
(48) (attack,soldiers,flight)	40.31
(49) (attack,soldiers,children)	39.79
(50) (attack,troops,amply)	39.27
(51) (attack,rapidity)	38.74
(52) (attack,sun_tsu,rapidity)	37.17
(53) (attack,sun_tsu,emulate)	36.65
(54) (attack,sun_tsu,coyness)	36.13
(55) (attack,possible,proportionately)	35.08
(56) (attack,possible,practicable)	34.55
(57) (attack,possible,face)	33.51
(58) (attack,military,divulged)	32.98
(59) (attack,military,axiom)	32.46
(60) (soldiers,flight,axiom)	31.94
(61) (attack,defense,undefended)	28.80
(62) (attack,defense,topmost)	26.18
(63) (attack,defense,superabundance)	23.56
(64) (attack,defense,secret)	20.94
(65) (attack,defense,safety)	18.32
(66) (attack,defense,recesses)	15.71
(67) (attack,defense,attacks)	12.57
(68) (soldiers,chariots,substituted)	12.04
(69) (soldiers,chariots,mingled)	11.52
(70) (soldiers,chariots,day)	10.99
(71) (soldiers,flight,insubordination)	9.95
(72) (soldiers,battle,weep)	9.42
(73) (soldiers,day,weep)	8.38
(74) (soldiers,weep)	7.33
(75) (soldiers,battle,garments)	6.81
(76) (soldiers,day,garments)	6.28
(77) (soldiers,battle,cheeks)	5.76
(78) (soldiers,day,cheeks)	5.24
(79) (soldiers,battle,bedewing)	4.19
(80) (soldiers,day,bedewing)	3.66
(81) (soldiers,battle,insubordinate)	2.62
(82) (soldiers,battle,day)	2.09
(83) (soldiers,battle,commander-in-chief)	1.05
(84) (soldiers,yueh)	0.52

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

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Sun Tsu said: In the operations of war, where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots, as many heavy chariots, and a hundred thousand mail-clad soldiers, with provisions enough to carry them a thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of guests, small items such as glue and paint, and sums spent on chariots and armor, will reach the total of a thousand ounces of silver per day
High Level Abstractions:

(army,chariots)
(army,soldiers,chariots)
(army,soldiers,mail-clad)
(soldiers,day,mail-clad)
(soldiers,chariots,mail-clad)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(army,chariots) [inferred]
(chariots,soldiers,substituted) [inferred]
(army,chariots,soldiers) [inferred]

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Sun Tsu said: In the operations of war, where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots, as many heavy chariots, and a hundred thousand mail-clad soldiers, with provisions enough to carry them a thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of guests, small items such as glue and paint, and sums spent on chariots and armor, will reach the total of a thousand ounces of silver per day.
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,chariots,silver)
(soldiers,day,silver)
(soldiers,chariots,day)
(army,soldiers,silver)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(day,soldiers,weep) [inferred]

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The general who is skilled in defense hides in the most secret recesses of the earth; he who is skilled in attack flashes forth from the topmost heights of heaven.
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,defense,topmost)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(attack,defense,safety) [inferred]
(attack,defense,superabundance) [inferred]
(attack,defense,secret) [inferred]
(attack,defense,undefended) [inferred]
(attack,defense,recesses) [inferred]

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Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength. The general who is skilled in defense hides in the most secret recesses of the earth; he who is skilled in attack flashes forth from the topmost heights of heaven
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,defense,recesses)
(attack,defense,superabundance)
(attack,defense,secret)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(attack,defense,safety) [inferred]
(attack,defense,superabundance) [inferred]
(attack,defense,secret) [inferred]
(attack,defense,topmost) [inferred]
(attack,defense,undefended) [inferred]
(attack,defense,recesses) [inferred]

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Sun Tsu said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on the resources of the State.
High Level Abstractions:

(army,sun_tsu,loss)
(army,spies,loss)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(army,loss,sun_tsu) [inferred]
(army,loss,spies) [inferred]

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This is the way to keep a country at peace and an army intact. . . Xiii. The Use of Spies. . 1
High Level Abstractions:

(army,spies,keep)
(army,sun_tsu,keep)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(army,keep,sun_tsu) [inferred]
(army,keep,spies) [inferred]

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IX. The Army on the March. . 1. Sun Tsu said: We come now to the question of encamping the army, and observing signs of the enemy.
High Level Abstractions:

(army,sun_tsu,encamping)

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If in training soldiers commands are habitually enforced, the army will be well-disciplined; if not, its discipline will be bad.
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,well-disciplined)
(army,soldiers,well-disciplined)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(soldiers,well-disciplined) [inferred]

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Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight; do not attack soldiers whose temper is keen. Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy
High Level Abstractions:

(army,attack,simulates)
(army,soldiers,simulates)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(army,attack,policy) [inferred]
(army,attack,soldiers) [inferred]
(army,attack,junction) [inferred]
(attack,simulates,soldiers) [inferred]
(army,attack,maneuvers) [inferred]
(army,attack,occupy) [inferred]
(army,attack,unshaken--) [inferred]

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But when the army is restless and distrustful, trouble is sure to come from the other feudal princes.
High Level Abstractions:

(army,soldiers,princes)

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This is a certain road to victory. If in training soldiers commands are habitually enforced, the army will be well-disciplined; if not, its discipline will be bad
High Level Abstractions:

(army,soldiers,habitually)

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To ensure that your whole host may withstand the brunt of the enemy's attack and remain unshaken-- this is effected by maneuvers direct and indirect.
High Level Abstractions:

(army,attack,unshaken--)
(army,attack,maneuvers)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(army,attack,policy) [inferred]
(army,attack,simulates) [inferred]
(army,attack,soldiers) [inferred]
(army,attack,junction) [inferred]
(army,attack,maneuvers) [inferred]
(army,attack,occupy) [inferred]
(army,attack,unshaken--) [inferred]

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Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight; do not attack soldiers whose temper is keen. Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy.
High Level Abstractions:

(army,attack,soldiers)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(army,attack,policy) [inferred]
(army,attack,simulates) [inferred]
(attack,soldiers,spoilt) [inferred]
(army,attack,junction) [inferred]
(army,attack,maneuvers) [inferred]
(army,attack,occupy) [inferred]
(army,attack,unshaken--) [inferred]

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Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans; the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces; the next in order is to attack the enemy's army in the field; and the worst policy of all is to besiege walled cities.
High Level Abstractions:

(army,attack,policy)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(army,attack,simulates) [inferred]
(army,attack,soldiers) [inferred]
(army,attack,junction) [inferred]
(army,attack,maneuvers) [inferred]
(army,attack,occupy) [inferred]
(army,attack,unshaken--) [inferred]

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In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn; then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage. With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy
High Level Abstractions:

(army,attack,occupy)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(army,attack,policy) [inferred]
(army,attack,simulates) [inferred]
(army,attack,soldiers) [inferred]
(army,attack,junction) [inferred]
(army,attack,maneuvers) [inferred]
(army,attack,unshaken--) [inferred]

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Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans; the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces; the next in order is to attack the enemy's army in the field; and the worst policy of all is to besiege walled cities
High Level Abstractions:

(army,attack,junction)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(army,attack,policy) [inferred]
(army,attack,simulates) [inferred]
(army,attack,soldiers) [inferred]
(army,attack,maneuvers) [inferred]
(army,attack,occupy) [inferred]
(army,attack,unshaken--) [inferred]

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Should the army forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned.
High Level Abstractions:

(army,garrisoned,weakly)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(army,garrisoned,occupying) [inferred]
(army,garrisoned,occupy) [inferred]

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Should the army forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned
High Level Abstractions:

(army,garrisoned,occupying)
(army,garrisoned,forestall)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(army,garrisoned,occupy) [inferred]
(army,garrisoned,weakly) [inferred]

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With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy
High Level Abstractions:

(army,garrisoned,occupy)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(army,garrisoned,occupying) [inferred]
(army,garrisoned,weakly) [inferred]

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With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy.
High Level Abstractions:

(army,garrisoned,advent)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(army,garrisoned,occupying) [inferred]
(army,garrisoned,occupy) [inferred]
(army,garrisoned,weakly) [inferred]

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When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food. If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst
High Level Abstractions:

(army,food,soldiers)
(army,food,faint)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(army,food,poverty) [inferred]
(army,food,forage) [inferred]

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Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy. Thus the army will have food enough for its needs. Poverty of the State exchequer causes an army to be maintained by contributions from a distance
High Level Abstractions:

(army,food,poverty)
(army,food,exchequer)
(army,food,forage)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(army,food,soldiers) [inferred]
(army,food,poverty) [inferred]
(army,food,forage) [inferred]

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When an army feeds its horses with grain and kills its cattle for food, and when the men do not hang their cooking-pots over the camp-fires, showing that they will not return to their tents, you may know that they are determined to fight to the death
High Level Abstractions:

(army,food,cooking-pots)
(army,food,camp-fires)

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But if neither time nor place be known, then the left wing will be impotent to succor the right, the right equally impotent to succor the left, the van unable to relieve the rear, or the rear to support the van
High Level Abstractions:

(army,succor)

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This is the way to keep a country at peace and an army intact. . . Xiii. The Use of Spies. . 1. Sun Tsu said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on the resources of the State
High Level Abstractions:

(army,spies,sun_tsu)

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If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose.
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,soldiers,spoilt)
(attack,soldiers,children)

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It is a military axiom not to advance uphill against the enemy, nor to oppose him when he comes downhill. Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight; do not attack soldiers whose temper is keen. Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,flight,simulates)
(attack,soldiers,flight)
(attack,soldiers,simulates)

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If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,soldiers,kind-hearted)
(attack,soldiers,quelling)

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It is a military axiom not to advance uphill against the enemy, nor to oppose him when he comes downhill
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,flight,axiom)
(attack,soldiers,military)
(soldiers,flight,military)
(attack,military,axiom)

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The first is to burn soldiers in their camp; the second is to burn stores; the third is to burn baggage trains; the fourth is to burn arsenals and magazines; the fifth is to hurl dropping fire amongst the enemy.
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,soldiers,hurl)

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If our troops are no more in number than the enemy, that is amply sufficient; it only means that no direct attack can be made.
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,troops,amply)

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At first, then, exhibit the coyness of a maiden, until the enemy gives you an opening; afterwards emulate the rapidity of a running hare, and it will be too late for the enemy to oppose you
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,sun_tsu,rapidity)
(attack,sun_tsu,coyness)
(attack,rapidity)
(attack,sun_tsu,emulate)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(attack,rapidity,sun_tsu) [inferred]
(attack,rapidity) [inferred]

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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points; and his forces being thus distributed in many directions, the numbers we shall have to face at any given point will be proportionately few.
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,possible,face)
(attack,possible,proportionately)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(attack,possible,practicable) [inferred]

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(3) When the force of the flames has reached its height, follow it up with an attack, if that is practicable; if not, stay where you are. (4) If it is possible to make an assault with fire from without, do not wait for it to break out within, but deliver your attack at a favorable moment
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,possible,practicable)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(attack,possible,proportionately) [inferred]

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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. These military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand.
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,military,divulged)

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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,defense,undefended)
(attack,defense,attacks)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(attack,defense,safety) [inferred]
(attack,defense,superabundance) [inferred]
(attack,defense,secret) [inferred]
(attack,defense,topmost) [inferred]
(attack,defense,recesses) [inferred]

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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.
High Level Abstractions:

(attack,defense,safety)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(attack,defense,superabundance) [inferred]
(attack,defense,secret) [inferred]
(attack,defense,topmost) [inferred]
(attack,defense,undefended) [inferred]
(attack,defense,recesses) [inferred]

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Our own flags should be substituted for those of the enemy, and the chariots mingled and used in conjunction with ours
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,chariots,substituted)

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Our own flags should be substituted for those of the enemy, and the chariots mingled and used in conjunction with ours. The captured soldiers should be kindly treated and kept
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,chariots,mingled)

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When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is insubordination.
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,flight,insubordination)

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On the day they are ordered out to battle, your soldiers may weep, those sitting up bedewing their garments, and those lying down letting the tears run down their cheeks
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,battle,day)
(soldiers,battle,bedewing)
(soldiers,day,bedewing)
(soldiers,weep)
(soldiers,day,weep)
(soldiers,battle,weep)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(day,soldiers,weep) [inferred]
(soldiers,weep) [inferred]

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On the day they are ordered out to battle, your soldiers may weep, those sitting up bedewing their garments, and those lying down letting the tears run down their cheeks.
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,battle,garments)
(soldiers,battle,cheeks)
(soldiers,day,garments)
(soldiers,day,cheeks)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(day,soldiers,weep) [inferred]

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When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment, before the commander-in-chief can tell whether or no he is in a position to fight, the result is ruin
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,battle,commander-in-chief)
(soldiers,battle,insubordinate)

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How much more so if the furthest portions of the army are anything under a hundred LI apart, and even the nearest are separated by several LI!. . 21. Though according to my estimate the soldiers of Yueh exceed our own in number, that shall advantage them nothing in the matter of victory
High Level Abstractions:

(soldiers,yueh)

Semantics Relevance

The Art of War .By Sun_Tsu .Translated by Lionel Giles.I. Laying Plans 1. ...