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

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<v Speaker 1>The Art to War by Swindzer, Chapter twelve, The Attack

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<v Speaker 1>by Fire one. Swinser said there are five ways of

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<v Speaker 1>attacking with fire. The first is to burn soldiers in

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<v Speaker 1>the camp. The second is the burned stores. The third

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<v Speaker 1>is to burn baggage trains. The fourth is to burn

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<v Speaker 1>arsenals and magazines. The fifth is to hurl dropping fire

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<v Speaker 1>amongst the enemy. Two. In order to carry out an attack,

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<v Speaker 1>we must have means available. The material for raising fire

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<v Speaker 1>should always be kept in readiness. Three. There is a

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<v Speaker 1>proper season for making attacks with fire and special days

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<v Speaker 1>for starting a conflagration. Four. The proper season is when

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<v Speaker 1>the weather is very dry. The special days are those

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<v Speaker 1>when the moon is in the constellations of the sieve,

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<v Speaker 1>the war, the wind, or the crossbar. For these four

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<v Speaker 1>are all days of rising wind. Five. In attacking with fire,

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<v Speaker 1>one should be prepared to meet five possible developments. Six. One,

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<v Speaker 1>when fire breaks out inside to enemies camp, respond borne

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<v Speaker 1>at once with an attack from without seven. Two. If

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<v Speaker 1>there is an outbreak of fire, but the enemy's soldiers

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<v Speaker 1>remain quiet, bide your time and do not attack. Eight three.

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<v Speaker 1>When the force of the flames has reached its height,

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<v Speaker 1>follow it up with an attack if that is practicable.

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<v Speaker 1>If not, stay where you are. Nine four. If it

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<v Speaker 1>is possible to make an unsold with fire from without,

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<v Speaker 1>do not wait for it to break out within, but

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<v Speaker 1>deliver you attack at a favorable moment. Ten Five. When

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<v Speaker 1>you start a fire, be to windward of it. Do

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<v Speaker 1>not attack from the leeward. Eleven. A wind that rises

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<v Speaker 1>in the daytime lasts long, but a night breeze soon falls. Twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>In every army, the five developments connected with fire must

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<v Speaker 1>be known, the movements of the stars calculated, and a

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<v Speaker 1>watch kept for the proper days. Thirteen. Hence, those who

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<v Speaker 1>use fire as an aid to the attacks show intelligence.

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<v Speaker 1>Those who use water as an aid to the attack

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<v Speaker 1>gain an accession of strength. Fourteen. By means of water,

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<v Speaker 1>an enemy may be intercepted, but not robbed of all

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<v Speaker 1>his belongings. Fifteen. Unhappy is the fate of one who

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<v Speaker 1>tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks

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<v Speaker 1>without cultivating the spirits of enterprise, for the result is

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<v Speaker 1>waste of time in general's degnation. Sixteen. Hence the saying

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<v Speaker 1>the enlightened ruler lays its plans well ahead. The good

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<v Speaker 1>general cultivates his resources. Seventeen. Move not unless you see

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<v Speaker 1>an advantage. Use not your troops unless there is something

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<v Speaker 1>to be gained. Fight not unless the position is critical. Eighteen.

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<v Speaker 1>No ruler should put troops into the field merely to

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<v Speaker 1>gratify his own spleen. No general should fight the battle

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<v Speaker 1>simply out of peak. Nineteen. If it is to your advantage,

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<v Speaker 1>make a forward move. If not, stay where you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty Anger may in time changed to gladness. Vexation may

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<v Speaker 1>be succeeded by content twenty one. But a kingdom that

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<v Speaker 1>has once been destroyed can never come again into being,

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<v Speaker 1>nor can the dead ever be brought back to life

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two. Hence, the enlightened Ruler is heedful and a

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<v Speaker 1>good general full of caution. This is the way to

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<v Speaker 1>keep a country at peace and an army intact. End

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<v Speaker 1>of Chapter twelve.