During the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu was a hermit, and when he was living in seclusion, he had already written the "Art of War of Sun Tzu"; Wu Zixu knew that this powerful figure was very important to the powerful and prosperous State of Wu, so he recommended Sun Tzu to Lu Lu seven times; just as Sima Hui and Xu Shu recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period.
Sun Wu came to see King Wu with his art of war, and he was amazed and appointed Sun Wu as a general of Wu; he often discussed various military and political issues with military masters, and then the master began to shine in history.
In the ninth year of the reign of King Wu (hé) Lu (lǘ), the Wu army adopted the strategy of "because of grain to the enemy", eating the food of the Chu people and continuing to pursue; after five major battles, it took only ten days to attack the Chu capital yǐng.
In 494 BC, King Gou of Yue attacked the state of Wu; Sun Wu arranged many deceitful soldiers at night, divided into two wings, lit torches, and attacked the Vietnamese army, which was soon defeated; after several defeats in succession, Gou Jian had to humiliate and ask For peace with Wu Wangfu.
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" is very wonderful, 6075 words, the Tao has exhausted the essence of the game; Sun Tzu is also very free, there is a chance to do things, can not do things, even if you can't do things, don't play, retreat and then live in seclusion.
Briefly introduce some of the essence of the historical old man's thoughts:
1. Therefore, it can be shown that it cannot be shown, and it is used to show that it is not used; near is shown far away, far and far is shown near
Therefore, it can not be shown: capable but pretending not to be capable, obviously very talented, obviously very good at but pretending to be mediocre and incompetent.
Use it and show it doesn't: useful but pretend it's useless. Zhuangzi also emphasized: useless use; gui can be eaten, so cut it; lacquer is available, so cut it; everyone knows the useful use, but does not know the useless use also. Too useful, not necessarily a good thing, this sentence is worth thinking about.
Near and far, far and near: Obviously "close at hand" shows "far away in the sky", obviously in a very distant place, but pretending to have arrived in front of him, so that the enemy can not judge the truth.
2. Profit and temptation, chaos and take, reality and preparation, strong and avoid, anger and scratch (náo), humble and proud, easy (yì) and labor, kiss and leave; attack it unprepared, surprise it
Profit and temptation: to tempt the other party with interests; this "benefit" may be status, may be wealth, or it may be a false name; depending on what the other party specifically needs.
Chaos and take advantage of the chaos of the enemy army to seize the opportunity, win with one move, and defeat the opponent.
Be prepared: the enemy is full of strength, so we must guard against it and hide ourselves first.
Strong and avoid: If the enemy is strong, avoid him.
Anger and scratching: The enemy will irritate him easily; this also tells us not to get angry easily, because when you get angry, you are confused, anger and drunkenness are the same, the behavior and language are irrational, and you will regret it afterwards.
Humble and arrogant: Deliberately acting inferior to confuse the enemy and make him proud to fight lightly.
Idleness: The enemy is full of energy, so try to make him tired; do something for them to do.
It is also written in the "Cao Jie (Guì) Controversy": One drum is angry, then it declines, and three are exhausted (jié); he exhausts my surplus, so he kezhi.
Kiss and leave: The enemy unites and tries to divide it.
Attack the unprepared, unexpected: attack the enemy where it is not prepared, attack the enemy's unexpected places.
3. He who has not fought and the temple counts the victors, he must count more; those who do not fight and the temple is counted as invincible, he must count less; more is counted, less is not victorious, and the situation is nothing
The winner who has not fought and the temple has to count the victory: what can be expected before the war begins is because it has more conditions for victory.
Those who have not won without a war must be counted as less: the estimated victory without war is small because it has fewer conditions for victory.
More is a win, less is not a win, and the situation is nothing: if you plan strategically, you may win, and if you don't plan carefully, you can't win, let alone plan at all?
4. He who is the Word, who makes the people and the Lord agree, may therefore die with him, may live with him, and the people shall not fear danger
The Taoist, the people and the superiors, also: "The Tao" is to make the people and the leaders work with one heart and one mind, and the same pace.
Therefore they may die with it, they may live with it, and the people shall not be afraid of danger: so that the people may live and die with the monarch without fear of any dangerous situation.
When Sun Wu was in his fifties, his close friend Wu Zixu committed suicide by giving him a sword because he was suspected of rebellion by his husband; he no longer contributed to the foreign wars of the State of Wu, but instead lived in seclusion in the countryside and revised his works on the art of war.
Ming Dynasty Lü Tiancheng "Qu Pin School Record. Nengpin(Nengpin): Sun Tzu Thirteen, Xing Wu, Wu Ji Bayi; GongCheng is hidden, and Gai does not want to be the wrath of Xu (xū) Jiang's angry Tao'er.
From retirement to his death, Sun Wu never left the State of Wu, and died and was buried on the outskirts of Wudu.
Yuan Kang of the Eastern Han Dynasty," "Yue Jie Shu Ji Wu Di Biography": In present-day Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Xiangcheng District, Wumen Outer Tomb, Wu Wang Ke Qi Sun Wu Tsuka ye, went to the county ten miles.