谋攻第三III. Attack by Stratagem
孙子曰:夫用兵之法,全国为上,破国次之;全军为上,破军次之;全旅为上,破旅次之;全卒为上,破卒次之;全伍为上,破伍次之。
Sun Tzu said:In the practical art of war,the best thing of all is to take the enemy“s country whole and intact;to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So,too,it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it,to capture a regiment,a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them.
是故百战百胜,非善之善也;不战而屈人之兵,善之善者也。
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence;supreme excellen