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<v Speaker 1>Chapter seven of the Art of War. This is a

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<v Speaker 1>Dog The Art of War by Swinzer, Chapter seven. Maneuvering One.

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<v Speaker 1>Swinzer said, in war, the general receives his commands from

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<v Speaker 1>the sovereign. Two, having collected an army and concentrated his forces,

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<v Speaker 1>he must blend and harmonize the different elements thereof before

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<v Speaker 1>pitching his camp. Three. After that comes tactical maneuvering, than

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<v Speaker 1>which there is nothing more difficult. The difficulty of tactical

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<v Speaker 1>maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct and

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<v Speaker 1>misfortune into game. Four. Thus, to take a long and

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<v Speaker 1>secuitour's root after enticing the enemy out of the way,

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<v Speaker 1>and though starting after him, to strive to reach the

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<v Speaker 1>gold before him, shows knowledge of the artifice of deviation. Five.

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<v Speaker 1>Maneuvering with an army is advantageous with an undisciplined multitude

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<v Speaker 1>most dangerous. Six. If you set the fully equipped army

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<v Speaker 1>in march in order to snatch an advantage, the changes

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<v Speaker 1>are that you will be too late on the other hand,

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<v Speaker 1>to detach a flying column for the purpose in involves

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<v Speaker 1>the sacrifice of its baggage and stores. Seven. Thus, if

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<v Speaker 1>you order your men to roll up their buff coats

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<v Speaker 1>and make forced marches without halting day or night, covering

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<v Speaker 1>double the usual distance at a stretch, doing a hundred

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<v Speaker 1>lie in order to rest an advantage, the leaders of

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<v Speaker 1>all your three divisions will fall into the hands of

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<v Speaker 1>the enemy. Eight. The stronger men will be in front,

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<v Speaker 1>the jaded ones will fall behind, And on this plan

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<v Speaker 1>only one tenth of your army will reach its destination. Nine.

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<v Speaker 1>If you march fifty lie in order to out maneuver

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<v Speaker 1>the enemy, you will lose the leader of your first division,

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<v Speaker 1>and only half your force will reach the goal. Ten.

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<v Speaker 1>If you march thirtyles with the same object, two thirds

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<v Speaker 1>of your army will arrive Eleven. We may take it then,

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<v Speaker 1>that an army without its baggage train is lost. Without provisions,

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<v Speaker 1>it is lost, without basis of supply, it is lost. Twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with

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<v Speaker 1>the designs of our neighbors. Thirteen we are not fit

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<v Speaker 1>to lead an army on the march unless we are

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with the face of the country, its mountains and forests,

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<v Speaker 1>its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps. Fourteen. We

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<v Speaker 1>shall be unable to turn natural and advantage to a

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<v Speaker 1>count unless we make use of local guides. Fifteen. In war,

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<v Speaker 1>practice dissimulation, and you will succeed. Sixteen. Whether to concentrate

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<v Speaker 1>or to divide your troops must be decided by circumstances. Seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness

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<v Speaker 1>that of the forest. Eighteen. In railing and plundering, be

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<v Speaker 1>like fire, is immovability like a mountain. Nineteen. Let your

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<v Speaker 1>plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move,

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<v Speaker 1>fall like a thunderbolt. Twenty When you plunder a countryside,

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<v Speaker 1>let the spoil be divided amongst your men. When you

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<v Speaker 1>capture new territory, cut it up into allotments for the

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<v Speaker 1>benefit of the soldiery. Twenty One. Ponder and deliberate before

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<v Speaker 1>you make a move. Twenty two. He will conquer who

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<v Speaker 1>has learned the artifice of deviation, Such is the art

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<v Speaker 1>of maneuvering. Twenty three. The Book of Army Management says,

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<v Speaker 1>on the field of battle, the spoken word does not

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<v Speaker 1>carry far enough, hence the institution of gongs and drums.

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<v Speaker 1>Nor can ordinary objects be seen clearly enough, hence the

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<v Speaker 1>institution of banners and flags twenty four. Gongs and drums.

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<v Speaker 1>Banners and flags a means whereby the ears and eyes

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<v Speaker 1>of the host may be focused on one particular point

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five the host, thus forming a single united body.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it impossible either for the brave to advance alone

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<v Speaker 1>or for the cowardly to retreat alone. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>art of handling large masses of men twenty six. In

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<v Speaker 1>night fighting, then make much use of signal, fires and drums,

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<v Speaker 1>and in fighting by day of flags and banners as

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<v Speaker 1>a means of influencing the ears and eyes of your

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<v Speaker 1>army twenty seven. A whole army may be robbed of

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<v Speaker 1>its spirit. A commander in chief may be robbed of

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<v Speaker 1>his presence of mind twenty eight. Now a soldier's spirit

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<v Speaker 1>is keenest in the morning, by noonday it has begun

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<v Speaker 1>to flag, and in the evening his mind is bent

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<v Speaker 1>only on returning to camp. Twenty nine. A clever general

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<v Speaker 1>therefore avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but

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<v Speaker 1>attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the art of studying moods. Thirty disciplined and

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<v Speaker 1>come to await the appearance of disorder and hubbub amongst

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<v Speaker 1>the enemy. This is the art of retaining self possession

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one. To be near the goal while the enemy

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<v Speaker 1>is too far from it. To wait at ease while

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<v Speaker 1>the enemy is toiling and struggling. To be well fed

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<v Speaker 1>while the enemy is famished. This is the art of

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<v Speaker 1>husbanding one's strength. Thirty two. To refrain from intercepting an

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<v Speaker 1>enemy whose banners are in perfect order. To refrain from

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<v Speaker 1>attacking an army drawn up in calm and confident array.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the art of studying circumstances. Thirty three. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a military axiom not to advance uphill against the enemy,

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<v Speaker 1>nor to oppose him when he comes downhill. Thirty four.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight. Do not

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<v Speaker 1>attack soldiers whose temper is keen. Thirty five. Do not

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<v Speaker 1>swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with

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<v Speaker 1>an army that is returning home. Thirty six. When you

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<v Speaker 1>surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press

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<v Speaker 1>a desperate foe too hard thirty seven. Such is the

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<v Speaker 1>art of warfare. End of Chapter seven