Passage 12-1
孫子曰: 凡火攻有五: 一曰火人, 二曰火積, 三曰火輜, 四曰火庫, 五曰火隊.
Sun Tzu said: There are five types of fire attack: 1. Burning personnel 2. Burning supplies 3. Burning transport 4. Burning arsenals 5. Burning formations
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