Chapter 10 · Terrain · 地形

Passage 10-16

知吾卒之可以擊, 而不知敵之不可擊, 勝之半也; 知敵之可擊, 而不知吾卒之不可以擊, 勝之半也; 知敵之可擊, 知吾卒之可以擊, 而不知地形之不可以戰, 勝之半也.

Knowing your troops can strike but not that the enemy cannot be struck—half victory Knowing the enemy can be struck but not that your troops cannot strike—half victory Knowing both can strike but not that the terrain is unsuitable—half victory

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These passages from other chapters connect to the themes in Passage 10-16:

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Passage 10-1: Sun Tzu said: Terrain types include: accessible, entrapping, stalemating, narrow... Passage 10-2: Ground both sides can traverse freely is called accessible. On accessible terrai... Passage 10-3: Ground easy to enter but difficult to exit is called entrapping. On such terrain... Passage 10-4: Ground where neither side benefits from advancing is called stalemating. Here, e... Passage 10-5: On narrow terrain, occupy it first and fully man it to await the enemy. If the e... Passage 10-6: On precipitous terrain, occupy high, sunny ground first to await the enemy. If t... Passage 10-7: On distant terrain with balanced forces, initiating battle is difficult and disa... Passage 10-8: There are six types of army failure: flight, insubordination, deterioration, col... Passage 10-9: Equal forces sent one against ten—flight Strong troops with weak officers—insubo... Passage 10-10: Senior officers angry and insubordinate, engaging the enemy on impulse without t... Passage 10-11: A weak general lacking strictness, unclear instruction, no consistent standards ... Passage 10-12: A general who cannot assess the enemy, engages many with few, attacks the strong... Passage 10-13: Terrain assists military operations. Assessing the enemy to achieve victory, cal... Passage 10-14: If the Way of battle ensures victory, fight even if the ruler forbids it. If it ... Passage 10-15: Treat troops like infants—they will follow you into deep valleys. Treat them lik... Passage 10-17: Therefore, one who knows warfare moves without confusion, acts without exhaustio...