Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization.

The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts.

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

Should the enemy forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned.

Be where your enemy is not.

So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.

If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to provoke a battle, and fighting will be to your disadvantage.