Passage 4-4
善守者, 藏於九地之下; 善攻者, 動於九天之上, 故能自保而全勝也.
Those skilled in defense conceal themselves as if beneath the nine-layered earth. Those skilled in attack move as if from the nine-layered heavens. Thus they can preserve themselves and achieve complete victory.
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必以全爭於天下, 故兵不頓而利可全, 此謀攻之法也.
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Passage 5-3
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Passage 9-3
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High Ground
Passage 9-5
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