In the history of the Chinese nation, there have been countless wars that have broken out due to the change of dynasties, the defense against foreign insults, and the resistance to tyranny. In the midst of these wars, countless excellent generals emerged, as well as many far-reaching military works. Among them, "the art of war of Sun Tzu's Art of War" undoubtedly occupies an important position in ancient military history.
But who wrote this work?
The first view is that it was written by Sun Wu, a figure in the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, the State of Wu, the other view is that it was compiled by Sun Zhen, and the other is that it was compiled by a mountain hermit in the early years of the Warring States, and even some say that it was written by Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms era.
It was not until April 1972 A.D. that two ancient tombs excavated in Yinmian Mountain, Linyi, Shandong Province, were simultaneously discovered in the bamboo abbreviation of Sun Tzu's Art of War.
In this way, the centuries-old controversy ended here, and the author of Sun Tzu's Art of War was confirmed to be Sun Wu, a general of the State of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, who was a native of the State of Qi and a famous military figure of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Everyone knows that there were many famous thinkers from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States period, but Sun Wu was one of the soldiers who took the strengthening of military strength as the benchmark, Sun Wu and Sun Zhi were both called Sun Zi, although both were Sun Family, but Sun Wu's age was earlier, Sun Wu wrote before entering Wu
Sun Tzu's Art of War is known as a classic in the history of the Art of War, which reflects the ancient system of the Warring States period, no longer premised on the bravery and force of the elite troops, but on the group warfare and strategic guidance.
Sun Wu's great-grandfather and grandfather were all famous generals of the State of Qi, who had made Herlin military achievements in both internal and foreign wars, and the influence of family style made Sun Wu love the art of war since he was a child, eager to find a way to win the war, so as to realize the future of the altar to worship the generals, the battlefield to order troops, and do a cause that shocked the earth on the stage of war.
Unfortunately, at that time, the Internal Turmoil in Qi, the power and profit between several major families were constantly vying for power, sun Wu did not want to get involved in this senseless family war, so he moved to the southern State of Wu, shot farming and retreated, immersed himself in writing military books, and ushered in new development opportunities with a waiter. At that time, King Wu had just seized the throne, bent on expanding his armaments, achieving hegemony, and in urgent need of a marshal to command the army, Sun Wu entered the palace because of the recommendation of his friend (Wu Zixu, who was then the minister of the State of Wu), and presented the thirteen articles of the Art of War he had written to the King of Wu.
King Wu read these thirteen martial arts one by one, and some doubted whether Sun Wu could apply these theories to actual combat, so he asked him: ''I have read all thirteen of your martial arts, can you try to command the team?' Sun Wu replied, "Yes." King Wu asked again, "Can I try it with a woman?" Sun Shi replied: ''Yes. ''
Therefore, King Wu sent a total of 180 palace women to be performed by Sun Wu. Sun Wu divided the one hundred and eighty palace ladies into two teams, with two concubines favored by King Wu as the captains of the two teams. He ordered everyone to take their halberds and asked them, 'Do you all know your front heart, left and right hands, and the back?'" The palace ladies replied, '' I know. Sun Wu also explained: "Forward, that is, to look in the direction of the front heart; to the left, to the left, to the left; to the right, to the right, to the right; backward, to the direction of the back." The palace ladies all replied, "Yes." Sun Wu ordered the people to erect the axe for law enforcement, repeatedly reiterated the military law, and then beat the drum and issued the order to the left, but the palace ladies heard the drum and thought it was very funny, and laughed one by one.
Sun Wu said: "This is because my regulations are not clear, your military orders and military laws are not familiar, and the fault lies with the generals. So he gave repeated orders, beat the drums and gave orders, and the palace ladies still laughed. Sun Wu said: "The stipulations are not clear, the military orders and military laws are unfamiliar, and it is the fault of the general; since it has been repeatedly explained that the orders are still not carried out, it is the fault of the corporal. ''
The two captains were then ordered to be pulled out and beheaded. When King Wu saw that Sun Wu was going to kill his concubine, he hurriedly sent someone to send a message saying, "I already know that generals are good at using soldiers." I don't have these two concubines, I can't even eat, please don't kill them. Sun Wu flatly refused: "Since the subject has been appointed as a general, he will be in the army, and the king's orders will not be accepted." ''
So he ordered the knife to be beheaded, and then appointed the two teams of palace women as the captain, re-drumming and issuing orders, this time the palace women were aligned left and right, very in line with the regulations and requirements, Sun Wu sent people to report to the King of Wu: "The team has been trained neatly, please ask the King of Wu to come down and see!" Such a team, no matter how the king uses it, even if it is to go to the soup, it is completely possible. ''
King Wu was heartbroken after losing his beloved concubine and did not want to go down to see it. Sun Wu said: "It seems that King Wu just likes the words and phrases of the art of war and does not want to really use it." Although King Wu was not happy, he learned that Sun Wu was a rare military talent, and finally made Sun Wu a general, and ordered him to train day and night and prepare for Chu.
In 506 BC, the preparations for the War of Wu and Chu had been completed, king Wu worshiped Sun Wu as the protagonist, with 3,500 elite soldiers as the vanguard, quickly passed through the northern part of the Chu state, straight into the Three Passes Chu army caught off guard, rushed to fight at Baiju (that is, in the area of present-day Macheng, Hubei), and finally the Chu army was defeated, and the Wu army took advantage of the victory to pursue, using the tactics of half crossing and attacking, marching seven hundred miles in eleven days, five battles and five victories, and capturing the capital of the Chu state of Yingdu in one fell swoop, and the king of Chu Zhao had to abandon the city and flee in a hurry.
The Battle of Baiju became a brilliant precedent in the history of Chinese warfare in which 30,000 people defeated 200,000 people, and the famous military master Wei Ji of the Warring States period once said: "There are 30,000 people, and who is in charge of the world?" Takeko also. ''
In 484 BC, Sun Wu once again showed his outstanding military talent, and Sasuke Wu Wangfucha defeated the State of Qi at the Battle of Ai Ling, thus greatly enhancing the power of the State of Wu and successfully competing for supremacy in the Huangchi Alliance two years later.
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It has also been pointed out:
''(Wu Guo) Western Qiang Chu people; Northern WeiQi, famous people, grandson and powerful Yan!"
The reason why Sun Wu was able to successfully stand out was completely related to his Taoguang and obscurity and the momentum.
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Although Sun Wu's dream of helping Wu to dominate was shattered, his "Art of War" by Sun Tzu received great attention in later generations, and its influence exceeded that of traditional military science.
Guo Keqin, director of the Shandong Sun Tzu Research Association, said. For example, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao said in the preface to "A Brief Explanation of Sun Tzu": ''
I have many military books and strategies, and Sun Tzu's writings are profound
。 ''Tang Taizong also commented:''
Looking at the books of the soldiers, there is no Sun Wu
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