Chapter 10 · Terrain · 地形

Passage 10-10

大吏怒而不服, 遇敵懟而自戰, 將不知其能, 曰崩.

Senior officers angry and insubordinate, engaging the enemy on impulse without the general knowing their capabilities—collapse.

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These passages from other chapters connect to the themes in Passage 10-10:

Five Dangerous Traits Passage 8-8 故用兵之法, 無恃其不來, 恃吾有以待也; 無恃其不攻, 恃... Not Every Path to Follow Passage 8-3 塗有所不由. 軍有所不擊. 城有所不攻. 地有所不爭. 君命... The Skillful Strategist Passage 3-6 將不勝其忿, 而蟻附之, 殺士三分之一, 而城不拔者, 此攻... Leading Without Destination Passage 11-26 帥與之期, 如登高而去其梯, 帥與之深, 入諸侯之地而發其機... The Five Dangers Passage 8-9 故將有五危: 必死可殺也, 必生可虜也, 忿速可侮也, 廉潔... Signs of Desperation Passage 9-18 先暴而後畏其衆者, 不精之至也. 來委謝者, 欲休息也. 兵...

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