Art of War

1. Know your enemy, know yourself, and in 100 battles you will never be in peril. 

2. Avoid what us strong, attack what us weak.

3. To win 100 battels is not the height of skill, to subdue the enemy without fighting is.

4. Chapter 1(Laying plan)

Unity and harmony

Earth have 5 differences terrains (restrictions, freedom, danger, security, distances)

Leader have 5 criteria (wisdom, sincerity, courage, dicipline, benevolenve) 

Modify plan

5. Chapter 2 (Waging war)

Cost of war is very high

Leadership create good victory

Winning the war quickly and ensure the success.

6. Chapter 3 (attack by stratagem)

Complete destruction of the enemy should be avoided, as it not benefit anyone

Winning without destruction is excellence 

Unity is determine the strength of the army not the size

We should decide to sorround and attack

The once who win the war know when to fight or when to not.

Use tactics witout strategy lead to defeated

7. Chapter 4 (tactical dispositions)

Good fighters are well prepared 

Making no mistakes win the battles

The elements of winning the war

Measurements

Extimation of quanitity

Calculations

Balance of chances

Victory

Measurement are derived from the earth

Determine the quantity

By calculations

To decide the chances

And victory by the right of choices 

8. Chapter 5 (energy)

A small force controlled same as a larger forces, it is a matter of dicipline and coordination of orders

Direct and indirect order such as

Music

Color

Creativity and timing

Weakness and strength

9. Chapter 6 (strength and weakness)

Nothing remains constant in battles

10. Chapter 7 (maneuvering)

In order to win, we should stay united.

Enough with the danger of the enemy, what matters if the presence of the general’s mind

11. Chapter 8 (variation in tactics)

There are 5 major faults that effected the generals

A. Racklessness whicb lead to destruction

B. Cowardness that lead to capture

C. Quick temper which provoke by insaoult 

D. High sensitive of honor lead to the shame

E. Over concern of his man make him worried

The positive of army is subdue by one of the above

12. Chapter 9 (the army on the march)

There are 4 types of grounds

1. Mountains

2. Rivers

3. Salt marshes

4. Plains

Each of the types have advantages and disadvantages

Whicb is need to utilize properly

Observing the enemy, the element such as birds, animals, trees, we can figure out the strength of the enemy

The general control his army by 

FAITH

HUMANITY

Controlled by IRON DISCIPLINE

13. Chapter 10 (terrain)

There is 6 types of terrain

Accessible ground

Intengilibe ground, can not be occupied when it is abandoned 

Temperaising groung which us not suitable for both

Narrow passages which need to be occupied first

Persitative ground which is need to be occupied first or not at all

Great distance from the enemy

6 clamity which is general which is general responsible

FLIGHT

INSUBORDINATION 

RUINS

COLLAPSE

DISORGANIZATION 

ROUT

14. Chapter 11 (nine situations)

Dispersive ground

Facile

Contentious

Open

Intersecting highways

Serious

Difficult 

Hemmed in

Desprate 

15. Chapter 12 (attack by fire)

Five ways to attack by fire

BURNING THE CAMP

STORE

DROPING THE FIRE

attack when the time is right

By using water, the enemy can be intersepted by not their belonging

16. Chapter 13 (The use of spies)

Information of enemy is crucial

5 types of spies

LOCAL

INWARD

CONVERTED

DOOMED

SURVIVING SPIES