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Chapter 182 The Power of Sun Tzu's Art of War

Sun Wu, many people know that he wrote the very famous "Sun Tzu's Art of War", but many people are not clear about his deeds.

Sun Tzu has the myth of commanding [-] troops but being invincible.

Sun Wu was honored as Sun Wuzi by later generations, and his status can be called together with Confucius and Laozi.

He was originally from the state of Qi. Later, on the recommendation of his close friend Wu Zixu, he brought Sun Tzu's art of war, which had already been achieved at that time, to the king of Wu, and was appreciated by the king of Wu. The king of Wu often discussed military and even political issues with Sun Wu. , and Sun Wu can also give an answer that satisfies King Wu.

Later, Sun Wu served Wu Guo as a military force for 30 years and achieved brilliant results, especially in the annexation war.

In Sun Wu's later years, Wu Zixu was killed by the king of Wu. Sun Wu saw the fate of the powerful ministers, so he retired and returned to his hometown, handed over all his military power, and devoted himself to compiling his art of war.

He also died shortly thereafter.

Sun Wu's life is very legendary. He rarely failed in the 30 years of military service, but he was persecuted politically. He was exiled for a period of time and lived in poverty. After being reactivated, his record became more and more brilliant. He even reached the point of being the master of high meritorious service, which is why he retired bravely after Wu Zixu's death, lived in seclusion in a small village, and devoted himself to compiling "Sun Tzu's Art of War".

The book "Sun Tzu's Art of War" left by him has a very important position not only in China, but even in the world's military affairs. It is a treasure in the art of war. Politically and diplomatically, it can play a role beyond imagination.

Therefore, Sun Tzu's Art of War is not only an ancient book, but its role in later generations cannot be underestimated.

When talking about "The Art of War", no one will recall the author Sun Wu and Sun Wu's legendary life. However, Sun Wu's unique military talents all show the cultivation and influence of his family, including Sun Wu's father. Sun Bing's expectation for Sun Wu.

Sun Wu's father, named Sun Ping, was a native of Qi during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of China.

Its ancestor was Chen Hugong, the founding monarch of the Chen Kingdom.

It is said that the original surname of the Sun family was not Sun, but Tian.

Sun Wu's grandfather, Tian Shu, was named a doctor of Qi because of his outstanding talents.

Later, during Qi Jinggong's reign, Tian Shu was given the surname Sun by Qi Jinggong because he led the army to attack Ju.

Because of this, Sun Wu's grandfather Tian Shu was called Sun Shu so far.

The prominence of the Sun family in Qi can be seen.

There are few records about Sun Wu's father, Sun Bing. What can be known is that Sun Wu's father became the Minister of Qi by virtue of his talent, that is, the highest official below the monarch of Qi.

It is precisely because of this that grandfather Sun Shu chose Sun Wu as "Changqing" when he chose the character for Sun Wu, hoping that Sun Wu could serve as an official in the court and serve the country like his father.

In 510 BC, Sun Wu's father, Sun Ping, participated in a political dispute in Qi, which was the famous "event of Gao Zhaozi uniting with Luan, Bao, and Tian against Yan Ying".

Because he was worried that Sun Wu would be implicated by himself, Sun Ping first arranged for Sun Wu to flee to Wu.

Facts have also proved that Sun Ping's arrangement is correct. Sun Wu wrote "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in Wu State, and under the recommendation of others, he became the right-hand man of Wu King, and played his ingenuity for the prosperity of Wu State.

Although later generations do not have too many records about the ending of Sun Wu's father, Sun Ping, Sun Ping's contribution to history is indispensable. His training of Sun Wu has created a generation of military wizards.

Sun Wu had three sons. Among the three sons, only his second son Sun Ming's descendants produced a well-known general, Sun Bin.

Others are almost unknown.

Sun Bin, a descendant of Sun Wu, is also a representative of the military school and a famous military strategist in the early Warring States period. , Sun Bin was framed because he was tortured and tattooed, and Sun Bin's kneecap was removed, so Sun Bin got his name. There is no record of his original name in historical materials.

Sun Bin did not give up on himself because of the loss of kneecap and physical disability, but looked for opportunities to escape.

When the envoy of the State of Qi was on a mission to the State of Wei, Sun Bin met the envoy of the State of Qi in secret, and persuaded the envoy of the State of Qi with his words, and the envoy of the State of Qi secretly took him back to the State of Qi in a cart.

After arriving in the state of Qi, Sun Bin was appreciated by Tian Ji and became Tian Ji's disciple. He used the "strategy theory" in the horse race between Tian Ji and King Qi Wei and the princes, which made Tian Ji win a thousand gold bet from King Qi Wei. It is also famous for it.

Later, Tian Ji recommended Sun Bin to King Qi Wei, and Sun Bin became King Qi Wei's art of war teacher.

Sun Bin used his own military strategy to defeat Pang Juan through the two battles of Guiling and Maling, which severely injured the then overlord Wei, and sent Qi to the seat of the Eastern overlord.

After King Xuan of Qi ascended the throne, Sun Bin returned to Qi State, resigned from office and retired, and began to write books and teach, sorting out "Sixteen Art of War by Sun Bin" and handing it down to the world.

"Sun Bin's Art of War" embodies Sun Bin's main military thoughts, and has also become an important military theory book for later generations, and later generations have extremely high evaluations of it.

What Sun Tzu left behind is not only his legendary stories, but also his "Sun Tzu's Art of War", which is used as one of the military research textbooks for later generations, and it still has its special meaning today.

From Sun Wu's training of court ladies, Zhuge Liang once commented on Sun Wudao during the Three Kingdoms period, "The reason why Sun Wu can conquer the world is because of his method."

It means that the reason why Sun Wu can convince the world is because of the strict military law.

Zhuge Liang also took this as a lesson. After Ma Di violated his order, the street pavilion fell, and Zhuge Liang beheaded Ma Di with tears in his eyes.

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Datang.

Tai Chi Palace.

Tang Taizong Li Shimin saw Sun Wu's related deeds.

I can't help admiring this military genius in Chinese history.

Li Shimin looked at the sky, shook his head after a while and said: "I look at all the military books, there is no Sun Wu, Sun Wu's thirteen chapters, there is no truth, if you use soldiers to understand the truth, you will be invincible."

"Sun Wu is really a treasure in China's military history."

"It turns out that he was so highly rated in the distant future."

"It's a pity, it's a pity..."

"If that husband had been smarter, Wu's fate would not have been so depressing, and Sun Wu might have fulfilled his dream."

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"Sun Wu, in my eyes, he is also a god-man."

"I have been marching and fighting for so many years. It is unrealistic to say that I did not borrow Sun Tzu's military thinking."

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin also admired Sun Wu very much.

"This person is indeed a jewel in China's military history."

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In the military history of China, Sun Tzu has the supreme status, known as "Sage of Soldiers", "Master of a Hundred Generations of Military Strategists", and "The Originator of Oriental Military Science".

Sun Wu is most famous for Sun Tzu's Art of War.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a total of thirteen chapters, and its influence in the military history of China and even the world is immeasurable.

Moreover, this book of war not only influenced the military affairs of later generations, but also had far-reaching influence in the fields of politics, economy, culture, philosophy, etc.

Moreover, the most important thing to note is that before the appearance of "Sun Tzu's Art of War", there were also military writings in ancient China, such as "Cao GUI's Controversy" and so on.

However, these military writings did not discuss the military in a specific and systematic way, but "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is the first time it has its own system.

Therefore, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" should be the first systematic military book in Chinese military history.

In later modern times, there was a great man and a great military strategist who led the people to break through the darkness and stand up again.

This great man also admired "Sun Tzu's Art of War" very much.

When chatting with the staff once, the great man said: "Thousands of years ago, China had such an art of war. It is really a remarkable thing."

In fact, the great man's evaluation and understanding of Sun Wu are mostly reflected in his evaluation of "The Art of War".

As early as [-], when the great man was studying at the Fourth Normal School in Lake Province, when the Chinese teacher Mr. Yuan gave a lecture on "Preface to the Collection of Sun Tzu", the great man made such study notes: To kill unreasonably and to be ashamed of your outstanding achievements is not to talk about the ancestors of soldiers, but to say that you are a gentleman.

It can be seen that the great man highly respected Sun Tzu's military thought of "stopping the war".

Later, just after an important operation was over, the great man wrote to others, saying: Most of the military books I bought are not suitable for use, and most of them are about tactics and technology. What we want is campaign command and strategy. Please choose how many according to this standard. , Buy a copy of "The Art of War by Sun Tzu".

So, why did the great man rush to buy "The Art of War"?

It turned out that after the success of the operation, the army arrived in northern Shaanxi, and the great man had some relatively stable time, so he wanted to sum up Huaxia's revolutionary experience.

It is necessary not only to summarize the Agrarian Revolutionary War, but also to study the strategy and tactics of the Chinese Revolution.

To complete these studies, some reference materials must be used for reference.

Therefore, works such as Clausewitz's "On War", Engels' "Anti-Dühring" and "Sun Tzu's Art of War" have become materials that great men often read.

As we all know, the military thought of the great man is extensive and profound, and there are many very practical strategies and tactics. In fact, many things come from the inspiration and development of "Sun Tzu's Art of War".

First of all, it is the point of view of "know yourself and know the enemy".

Sun Wu said in "Sun Tzu's Art of War": "Know your enemy and know yourself, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles, if you don't know your enemy but know yourself, you will win and lose once, if you don't know your enemy, you will be imperiled in every battle."

Great men have quoted this point of view in "On Practice" and "On Contradiction".

In "On Protracted War", it is also emphasized: "We admit that the phenomenon of war is more elusive and less certain than any other social phenomenon, that is, it is more so-called probabilistic, but war is not a god, it is still a part of the world. Therefore, Sun Tzu's law, 'Know the enemy and know yourself, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles', is still a scientific truth."

The great man made such an assertion, which is a deep grasp of the essence of the war that "know the enemy and know yourself, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles".

Moreover, the great man also made a more in-depth development, not only to know the situation of the enemy army and our army, but also to use other perspectives to comprehensively and dialectically look at both sides of the war in order to better guide the war.

There is also the famous sixteen-character tactic of guerrilla warfare: "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue."

In fact, it is also the play of the military thought of "avoiding its vigor and attacking its lazy return".

It can be seen that the great man's application of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has reached the point of perfection.

Some people also said: "Sun Tzu's Art of War has been published for more than [-] years. This art of war, which contains a deep understanding of strategy, diplomacy, and war, is still a classic of military thought today."

Everything in the world has its laws, and the laws are objective and universal.

Sun Wu discovered and condensed part of it, and compiled it into a book.

Part of it is no longer suitable for Chinese society.

But most of them are still applicable even for later generations, but this must be done through reading between the lines.

Even those parts that are no longer applicable to Chinese society can use them to understand the people, things, and things of that era.

Soldiers, the country's major events, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must be observed.

Applicable in any age!

Among the military strategists in ancient China, Sun Wu was an unattainable peak.

Whether it is his military ability or his influence on later generations, he has reached a height that many people cannot reach.

Sun Wu is known as "the most holy military strategist", "the master of a hundred generations of military strategists", "the originator of oriental military science", and his masterpiece "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is also known as "the holy book of military science" and is the first in the history of military art in our country.

And the other Sima Rangju, although his status is not as good as Sun Wu, but he is also a famous general who "attachs the masses with literature and formides the enemy with martial arts". "Fa" was included in the Seven Books of Wu Jing, and he himself is one of the "Ten Philosophers of Wu Temple".

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Three Kingdoms.

Cao Cao couldn't help feeling emotional when he watched Sun Wu's inventory video.

"In terms of military talent, Sun Tzu may not be called the top."

"But when it comes to the art of war, Sun Wu is really powerful."

"A sage employs troops in a timely manner, and uses them only when he has to."

"I see that there are many war strategies in military books, and Sun Wu's writings are profound!"

"The grandson is also a native of Qi. He was famous for his martial arts. He wrote thirteen chapters on the art of war for King Helu of Wu. The woman who was tested was considered a general. He broke through the strong Chu in the west, entered Ying, and strengthened Qi and Jin in the north."

"There will be Sun Bin for more than a hundred years, and he will be the Empress Wu."

"Auditing is important, and the picture is clear and deep, so you can't slander each other. However, the world does not have a deep and clear teaching, and the text is boring and rich, and those who practice it in the world lose its purpose. Therefore, it is written as "Slightly Explained."

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Another time and space.

Sima Qian also couldn't help but said: "What is called the division in the world is all about the thirteen chapters of Sun Tzu, Wu Qi's art of war, there are many in the world, so let's talk about it, and talk about what it does."

"If you don't have soldiers, you can't be strong, and you can't be prosperous without virtue. The Yellow Emperor, Tang, and Wu prospered, and Jie, Zhou, and the second generation collapsed. You can be careless! "Sima Law" has always been the same. And Mingzhi, close to the world, is extremely human-changing."

(End of this chapter)