Sun Tzu Decoded
Chapter 7 · Armed Struggle · 軍爭

Passage 7-6

是故軍無輜重則亡, 無糧食則亡, 無委積則亡.

An army without equipment perishes. Without provisions, it perishes. Without stores, it perishes.

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These passages from other chapters connect to the themes in Passage 7-6:

Swift Victory Passage 2-6 善用兵者, 役不再籍, 糧不三載, 取用於國, 因糧於敵, ... Treatment of Captives Passage 2-10 故智將, 務食於敵. 食敵一鐘, 當吾二十鐘. 忌秆一石, ... Capturing Resources Passage 2-8 近於師者, 貴賣. 貴賣, 則百姓財竭. 財竭, 則急於丘役... Converting Enemy Forces Passage 2-9 百姓之費, 十去其七. 公家之費, 破車罷馬, 甲胄矢弩, ... Forage on the Enemy Passage 2-7 國之貧於師者, 遠輸. 遠輸, 則百姓貧. Building While Fighting Passage 2-11 故殺敵者, 怒也. 取敵之利者, 貨也. 故車戰, 得車十乘...

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