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孙子兵法—谋攻篇:攻城拔寨还是不攻自破?
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攻城拔寨
gōngchéngbázhài
take the cities and conquer the enemies
小敌之坚,大敌之擒也
xiǎodízhījiāndàdízhīqínyě
No matter how stubbornly a small force may fight, it must in the end succumb to greater strength and fall captive to it.
Sun Tzu said: deployment of the army is based on the country, the entire army and their smaller battalions being placed first while battle is second best choice.
Well use of the army is to defeat the enemy and take down the city without going into battle. Complete destruction of the enemy’s country is not a long term solution rather to seek a comprehensive solution.
The tactic of army use is to ensure it is not exhausted.
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