In the tumult and uproar, the battle seems chaotic, but there is no disorder, the troops appear to be milling about in circles but cannot be defeated.

There is an intelligent way to eat a live frog - I just don't know what it is.

When you do battle, even if you are winning, if you continue for a long time it will dull your forces and blunt you edge...If you keep your armies out in the field for a long time, your supplies will be insufficient. Transportation of provisions itself consumes 20 times the amount transported.

A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.

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

These are six ways of courting defeat, which must be carefully noted by the general who has attained a responsible post.

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.