General Guo Huaruo worked as a staff officer during the revolutionary war in China and educated the Red Army. His translation of Sun Tzu's Art of War was rigorous and relatively academic. Combined with the background of Sun Tzu's time, this paper analyzes the development level of agriculture, economy and military at that time, which is objective and of great value to our understanding of Sun Tzu's thought.
This book not only emphasizes Sun Tzu's many simple materialistic thoughts that respect objective facts, but also requires us to maintain awe and cherish the pursuit of peace.
When I first read Chairman Mao's statement that "the purpose of war is to destroy war" in "On protracted war", I was very emotional and thought how lucky we are to have such a great man in China.
Sun Tzu pursues national peace and security, and Sun Tzu's Art of War also pursues "no war".
General Guo Huaruo pointed out that people all over the world are awakening today. Sooner or later, people will eliminate nuclear weapons and any other killing weapons until the war is finally eliminated. This is the inevitable law of the development of historical dialectics.
The fallen Kaiser Wilhelm II once said that if you had read the Art of War 20 years earlier, you wouldn't have suffered the pain of national subjugation.
Teacher Huashan emphasized that life should be unbeaten. Sun Tzu's Art of War is still a classic of learning strategy today. What we want to learn is the overall view, the sense of awe and the rigorous and scientific attitude towards things. Be careful to do things by subjective imagination, don't go against your original plan, and don't be disturbed by emotions. You can't force victory, you must pursue unbeaten, remain unbeaten, and the rest is victory.