It means: therefore, the victorious army has the conditions to win first and then go to war. The defeated army always goes to war with the enemy first, and then hopes to win by luck in the bitter battle.

In today's words, a winning teacher doesn't fight an unprepared battle.

Sun Tzu's Art of War, also known as Sun Wu's Art of War, Wu Sun Tzu's Art of War, Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Wu's Art of War, is the earliest existing military work in China and the earliest military work in the world, and is known as the "sacred book of military science". The philosophy of Taoism and military strategists is everywhere. * * * about six thousand words, one article * * * thirteen articles.

To sum up:

I. Strategic Operation (Articles 1 to 3):

The first chapter, the preliminary plan, talks about the temple calculation, that is, before sending troops, compare the situation of the enemy and ourselves in the temple, estimate the possibility of winning or losing the war, and make a battle plan.

The second chapter, "Battle", talks about the war mobilization after the calculation of the Temple and its application in enemy defense.

The third chapter, "Plotting for Attack", talks about skillfully attacking the city pool, that is, using various means to make the defensive enemy surrender, rather than using special forces.

Second, the operational command (fourth to sixth):

Chapter IV "Military Form": It talks about the objective, stable and obvious factors such as the strength of combat effectiveness and the material preparation for war.

Chapter V "Military Intelligence" refers to subjective, changeable and accidental factors, such as the distribution of troops, morale and courage.

Chapter VI "Virtual Reality": It is about how to disperse and assemble, surround and detour, and make us strong and weak at the scheduled battle site, so as to win more with fewer.

Three, the battlefield machine change (seventh to ninth):

The seventh article "Military Argument" is about how to "take detours as a straight line" and "take pains as benefits" to seize the combat advantage.

The eighth "nine changes": it is about the general adopting different strategies and tactics according to different situations.

The ninth article "March" is about how to camp in the March and observe the enemy's situation.

4. Military Geography (Items 10 to 11):

The tenth "terrain" is about six different operational terrains and the corresponding tactical requirements.

Chapter 11 "Nine Points": According to the situation of "subject and object" and the degree of penetration into the enemy, nine operational environments and corresponding tactical requirements are discussed.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Special Tactics (Chapters 12 to 13):

The twelfth book "Fire Attack": It talks about the idea of fire attack assistance and "cautious war".

Chapter 13 "Use Interval" is about the cooperative use of five kinds of spies.

Attached to the original military article

Sun Tzu said: Those who were good at fighting in the past were invincible first, and they won when they waited for the enemy. You can't beat yourself, but you can beat the enemy. Therefore, a good soldier can be invincible, but the enemy cannot be defeated. Therefore, it is not feasible to win.

Can't win, keep it; But the winner, attack also. Insufficient rules, more attacks. Those who are good at defending hide under nine places and those who are good at attacking move above nine days, so as to protect themselves and win all the games.

Seeing victory is not known to everyone, and bad people are also good; If you win, the world will be fine, and the good of bad people will be good. Therefore, it is not enough to look at the sun and the moon for eyesight, nor to listen to thunder for hearing. In ancient times, a good fighter was better than an easy winner. Therefore, those who are good at fighting will win, without wisdom and anonymity, without courage and without plan. Therefore, if they beat people who are not special, their measures will win, and those who have failed will win. Therefore, a good soldier is in an invincible position without losing to the enemy's failure. Therefore, the victorious soldiers win first and then fight, and the defeated soldiers win first and then fight. Those who make good use of soldiers can cultivate the law and protect it, so it can be a winning or losing strategy.

Sun Tzu's art of war: once you say degree, twice you say quantity, three times you say number, four times you say weight, and five times you say victory. The degree of birth, the degree of birth, the number of births, the number of births, and the number of births are all said to be victories. Therefore, if the victorious soldier is called Thai baht, if the defeated soldier is called Thai baht. The winner is the people, and the water will definitely accumulate in a stream of thousands of miles, so it will be shaped.

Attached is a translation of a military article.

Sun Tzu said: People who used to be good at fighting always created conditions to make themselves invincible, and then captured soldiers to defeat the enemy. If you are invincible, you will have the initiative in the war; When the enemy has a gap, we should seize the opportunity to break it. Therefore, people who are good at fighting can create conditions that will not be defeated by the enemy, and they may not be able to defeat the enemy by us. So: victory can be predicted, but it cannot be forced.

If you don't want to be defeated by the enemy, you must first make a good defense; If you can defeat the enemy, you must attack. Take defense because of insufficient conditions; Attack the enemy because the time is ripe. Therefore, people who are good at defense hide their troops like deep underground; A man who is good at attacking is like a magic weapon that falls from nine days and catches the enemy off guard. This will not only save ourselves, but also win an all-round victory.

Predicting victory is not beyond the knowledge of ordinary people, nor is it the elite of the elite. Defeating the enemy is the best in the world, not the best among the best. Just like holding autumn is not vigorous, seeing the sun and the moon is not bright, and hearing thunder is not alert. People who were good at fighting in ancient times always defeated the easily defeated enemies. Therefore, people who are good at fighting have won the battle. They have neither extraordinary wisdom nor a reputation for bravery. They won't make mistakes in the victory of the war. The reason why they won't make mistakes is because their combat measures are based on winning, and they have defeated the enemy who has failed in momentum. People who are good at fighting always make themselves invincible and never miss the opportunity to attack the enemy. Therefore, the victorious army has the conditions to win first and then fight, while the defeated army always fights the enemy first and then hopes to win by luck from the bitter struggle. Those who are good at fighting must master politics and ensure the rule of law in order to dominate the fate of war.

Sun Tzu's art of war has five principles: first, degree, second, quantity, third, number, fourth, weight, fifth and victory. The degree comes from the vastness of the land. The vastness of the land determines the amount of materials, the amount of military tax determines the number of soldiers, the number of soldiers determines the combat effectiveness of the troops, and the combat effectiveness of the troops determines the pros and cons. Therefore, the division of victory is like fighting the Thai baht, attacking the weak enemy with a strong army; The defeated army is like fighting the enemy with a small military force. A clever commander leads his troops to fight, just like a mountain stream breaking water on a cliff. This is the "shape" in military strength.