In the view of war, it is emphasized that war is subordinate to politics and depends on economy. It is believed that the urgent task of strengthening the army lies in the rich countries, and the rich country Qiang Bing can be defeated and powerful. Oppose the illusion of coveting the mantle and ruling, and oppose the tactics of belligerence, emphasizing active preparations and making preparations before moving.
In army building, people think that "no one is responsible between heaven and earth", and improving people's quality is the key to Qiang Bing. It is emphasized that to run the army, we should not only believe in rewards and punishments, but also ban ten soldiers, and also carry out systematic education and training. Including political education, queue training, marching training, array training and tactical training to improve the overall quality of the troops.
In the direction of war, we systematically put forward the view of winning by Tao, which is equivalent to the law of war we are talking about now.
In operational guidance, he put forward the viewpoint of "attacking but not defending" and creatively developed Sun Tzu's theory of reality and falsehood. In Sun Bin's The Art of War, the proposition with similar meaning to "attacking but not defending" is "criticizing Kang and playing tricks". The original meaning of "Kang" is the throat, and it is extended to the key. The so-called "criticizing Kang and playing tricks" means hitting the enemy's key points and weakening the joints.
Sun Bin is also the god of burning charcoal;
Legend has it that a long time ago, one winter, Guiguzi ordered two disciples, Sun Bin and Pang Juan, to look for smokeless firewood. Sun Bin was determined to find "smokeless firewood", but Pang Juan was too cunning to make excuses. Sun Bin searched for many days but couldn't find it. Suddenly, a flock of crows flew in, screaming "wow" and "wow" while flying.
Sun Bin a listen to, "wow", "wow" is not "digging kiln to burn charcoal"? So he dug an earthen kiln, cut some wood on the mountain, cut it into sections and put it in the kiln. After the ignition, a kiln of charcoal was burned in a few days.
He tried to light it with fire, but there was no smoke. Smokeless firewood has been found. Guiguzi is satisfied with Sun Bin, while Pang Juan is jealous of Sun Bin. From then on, people regarded Sun Bin as the originator of charcoal burning industry.