Generally, management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization. And to control many is the same as to control few. This is a matter of formations and signals.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.

When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of its momentum. When the strike of a hawk breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing.

He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be dampened. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength.

Swift as the wind. Quiet as the forest. Conquer like the fire. Steady as the mountain

Weigh the situation, then move.