Sun Tzu's Art of War Review 1 Thirteen Articles of Sun Tzu's Art of War reflect the dialectical thought that "know yourself and know yourself" can make you "invincible". For example, in the book "Preliminary Plan", when discussing whether a war can be waged, "Tao", "Heaven", "Earth", "General" and "Law" are the five basic elements that determine the outcome of the war.
"Tao" means that people and rulers are of one mind; "Heaven" refers to weather seasons such as day and night, sunny and rainy, cold and summer, as well as destiny, personnel and morality; "Land" refers to the strength, danger, level and distance of land and terrain, and the advantages and disadvantages of advancing and retreating; "General" refers to the general's wisdom, loyalty to rewards and punishments, bravery, strong will and strict military discipline; "Law" refers to the organization of the army, the division and management of the duties of generals, and the supply and management of military supplies.
Sun Tzu believes that starting from these five elements, we can predict the outcome of the war according to whether the monarch is wise, whether the generals are talented, what are the conditions of "heaven" and "land", whether laws and regulations can be implemented, whether the army is strong or weak, whether the army is well trained, and whether rewards and punishments are clear, so as to take appropriate countermeasures and corresponding actions.
Today, while many achievements have been made, there are still some unsatisfactory places. We should carefully analyze the current social environment, analyze the lessons of success and failure, seriously study and think, constantly change our concepts and adapt to the changes in the situation.
Reflections on Sun Tzu's Art of War II
"Use a soldier like a grandson, and count thirty-six." Sun Tzu's Art of War and Thirty-six Strategies are two of China's most wonderful works on art of war, which represent the level of China's ancient military theory. Today, they are not only used in the military field, but also widely used in all aspects. Such as politics, economy, diplomacy, finance, workplace, shopping malls, fertility and other fields. Politicians, militarists, diplomats, scientists and entrepreneurs all over the world regard it as a treasure, concentrate on research, draw infinite wisdom from it and create an outstanding life. The author of Sun Tzu's Art of War is Sun Wu. He was born in 535 BC, and his name is Changqing. General, strategist and politician of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. His book "The Art of War" was highly praised by military strategists of later generations, and was called "the grand ceremony of military science".
When it comes to the art of war, the most famous is fire attack. When it comes to fire attack, we can't help but talk about Battle of Red Cliffs.
In August, 208, Cao Cao led 80 Wan Shuijun to practice day and night on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and was about to cross the river in a few days. Both Liu Bei and Sun Quan felt threatened and had the intention of uniting against Cao. Liu Bei accepted Lu Su's suggestion to unite against Cao Cao and sent Zhuge Liang to Soochow to lobby.
Facing Cao Cao, Dongwu was divided into two factions. On the one hand, it is the hawk faction headed by military commanders such as Huang Gai and Gan Ning, and on the other hand, it is the capitulator faction headed by counselors such as Zhang Zhao. Sun Quan, the marquis of Wu, also doesn't know how to decide. Zhuge Liang argued with Confucianism and finally persuaded Sun Quan to make up his mind to face Cao Cao.
Later, Feng Chu Pang Shiyuan gave Cao Cao a series of stratagems to connect large and small ships with iron chains and boards. Huang Gai discovered this and put forward a plan to Zhou Yu, saying, "All the large and small ships in Cao Jun are connected by iron cables, so it is not convenient to move. We can attack Cao Jun with fire. " However, Zhou Yu was worried that the arson boat could not get close, so Huang Gai offered a bitter plan and let Zhou Yu beat him up. He was badly beaten.
After being beaten, Huang Gai wrote a letter to Cao Cao and pretended to surrender to Cao Cao. After receiving the surrender letter, Cao Cao was convinced and agreed with the messenger on the time and code of the surrender letter.
But then Zhou Yu remembered that it was winter and there was only a northwest wind. If you attack with fire, you will only shoot yourself in the foot. Zhou Yu was so angry that he vomited blood Zhuge Liang saw through his mind and gave him sixteen words: "If you want to break Cao Gong, attack him with fire, everything is ready, except the east wind." He also said that he could set up an altar and use the southeast wind to comfort Zhou Yu's heart, which made great contributions to the joint resistance against Cao.
1 1 month, Huang Gai prepared ten big ships, filled them with easy materials, poured oil on them, disguised them with cloth, inserted the agreed code, and hung ten clippers behind the big ships for transfer. Late at night, the southeast wind started, and Huang Gai ordered the departure. When the ship approached the water town of Cao Jun, Huang Gai asked the soldiers to light a bonfire and retreat by boat. The fire spread with the wind, but the ships were reconnected, and the water village in Cao Jun immediately became a sea of fire. In the panic, soldiers in Cao Jun were burned to death, drowned and trampled on each other to death.
Although the encirclement was laid by the allied forces of Sun and Liu, Guan Yu, who was affectionate and righteous, released Cao Cao in Huarong Road and gave him a chance to escape.
In fact, Sun Tzu's Thirty-six Tactics is not only an art of war, but also an extracurricular reading, from which we can learn a lot. I decided to read the book carefully. What about you?
I read Sun Tzu's Art of War and liked the Romance of the Three Kingdoms very much. I've seen it twice and I really want to see it for the third time. Because I like the romance of the Three Kingdoms, I want to see the art of war. I want to know more about the wisdom of ancient people. After reading the Art of War, I really felt amazing. The wisdom of our predecessors cannot be ignored. Sun Tzu's Art of War is really a classic of military strategists. It was written in the late Spring and Autumn Period, but it has important practical significance. There are 13 clauses in it, including planning, fighting, planning, form, military intelligence, truth and falsehood. Fighting between soldiers, nine changes, marching, terrain, nine places, fire attack, use. Sun Tzu's Art of War is a brilliant treasure in China's classical military cultural heritage. At the same time, the general laws of strategy and tactics are summarized. Its strategic thinking and philosophical thinking are widely used in military, political, economic and other fields. This paper mainly discusses the main problems of military science and reveals some military laws with universal significance.
Sun Tzu put forward five important factors to win at the beginning. "One says Tao, the other says Heaven, the third says Earth, the fourth says General, and the fifth says Dharma." Because my knowledge of classical Chinese is not very good, I have to look at translation to understand the profound meaning. "Tao" means a good reason to send troops, which makes people tend to be on your side. Tao is to win people's hearts and achieve the same desire. However, it is obvious to all that the war is going on now, and which side is just must be the will of the people. Take "heaven" and "earth" to emphasize the weather and geographical conditions of combat. "General" refers to the leader's strategy and leadership ability. "Law" emphasizes laws and regulations. The general can win as long as he is familiar with the above five operations.
What impressed me the most is that Sun Tzu's Art of War discusses the opposition and transformation of a series of war-related contradictions, such as enemy and ourselves, subject and object, being outnumbered, strength, attack and defense, victory and defeat, advantages and disadvantages. It is on the basis of studying these contradictions and their transformation conditions that Sun Tzu's Art of War puts forward its war strategy and tactics. Sun Tzu believes that the key to winning the war lies in a correct understanding of the war situation. Some principles and methods of correctly understanding the war situation are put forward.
1, "Know yourself and know yourself, and fight every battle". It is emphasized that in order to win in the fierce confrontation between opposing sides, operational guidance must be based on a comprehensive understanding of the situation of both sides.
2. "Practice ink and fight the enemy." That is, he is good at using appropriate tactics according to the changes of the enemy's situation on the battlefield. To this end, we must be prepared for the battle and "be in an invincible position first", but we must never stick to the rules and everything must be based on changes in the enemy's situation.
3. "The concerns of smart people will be mixed with interests." "The Art of War" says: "Soldiers fight for profit, while soldiers fight for danger." The struggle between the two armies has advantages and disadvantages. Smart war commanders should consider both advantages and disadvantages, not just advantages and disadvantages.
On the whole, this book is worth reading and deserves to be a classic.