军形第四

孙子兵法 · section 4 · 孫武 · 310 characters

Original text

孙子曰:昔之善战者,先为不可胜,以待敌之可胜。不可胜在己,可胜在敌。故善战者,能为不可胜,不能使敌之必可胜。故曰:胜可知,而不可为。

不可胜者,守也;可胜者,攻也。守则不足,攻则有余。善守者,藏于九地之下;善攻者,动于九天之上,故能自保而全胜也。

见胜不过众人之所知,非善之善者也;战胜而天下曰善,非善之善者也。故举秋毫不为多力,见日月不为明目,闻雷霆不为聪耳。

古之所谓善战者,胜于易胜者也。故善战者之胜也,无智名,无勇功。故其战胜不忒。不忒者,其所措必胜,胜已败者也。故善战者,立于不败之地,而不失敌之败也。是故胜兵先胜而后求战,败兵先战而后求胜。善用兵者,修道而保法,故能为胜败之政。

兵法:一曰度,二曰量,三曰数,四曰称,五曰胜。地生度,度生量,量生数,数生称,称生胜。故胜兵若以镒称铢,败兵若以铢称镒。胜者之战民也,若决积水于千仞之溪者,形也。

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軍形第四 — 孫子兵法