He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.

Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.

Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions.

Attack where he is unprepared; sally forth when he does not expect you.

Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.

In your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise: which of the two generals has the most ability? on which side is Discipline most rigorously enforced? which army is stronger? on which side are the officers and men more highly trained? in which army is there the greater constancy both in reward and punishment?

Go into emptiness, strike voids, bypass what he defends hit him where he does not expect you.