Interpretation of the 35th Light War in Zhuge Liang's Art of War

The 35th Light War

——Light war is dangerous

The touch of stinging insects is poisonous; If a soldier can be brave, he should rely on his preparedness. If you are strong with sharp edges, you will fight lightly. Therefore, armour is not firm and dense, and it is the same as flesh; Shooting can't be in the same way as no vector; The middle cannot be entered, and it is the same as no time; It is the same as aimless to wait for you; The general is not brave. He is the same as no general.

Sting shi; Tan; Zu

translation

The reason why bees are so intimidating is that they have poisonous stings; A soldier can fight bravely on the battlefield because he has excellent weapons and equipment. So, as long as you have sharp weapons and solid armor, all the soldiers can fight bravely. If the armor is not solid enough, it is like fighting with the enemy naked; If the bow and arrow cannot hit the enemy, it is like there is no bow and arrow; If you hit the target, but do not shoot in because of insufficient strength, it is like a bow and arrow has no arrow; If the reconnaissance work before the war is not careful and thorough, it is like a blind man preparing for war; If the general cannot fight bravely, it is like there is no general. It can be seen that these are several aspects that should be paid attention to in the construction of combat readiness.

analysis

This article discusses the issue of military preparation. The article discusses the need to be fully prepared before the war, and emphasizes not to fight unprepared battles, which is a supplement to the previous article. The article uses four groups of sentences to discuss the harm of unpreparedness in the form of parallelism, which is very prominent and thought-provoking. These three articles discuss the basic tactical principles of command operations from different aspects, mainly the decision-making in the face of war. Before putting our forces into combat, as the commander of the battle, we must seriously deal with these problems, and truly realize that only when the situation is clear, the preparation is sufficient, and the tactics are properly used, can we have the assurance of victory.

Extension example

Qin Shihuang, the tiger and wolf teacher, is fighting the world

The reason why Qin Shihuang unified the world was that he relied on first-class military equipment, meticulous spies and brave spirit.

His army is formidable,

Let's take a look at the equipment of Qin Shihuang's army more than 2000 years ago: take the green face figurines unearthed in Pit 2, which was buried in the tomb of Qin Shihuang, as an example (Pit 2 is a synthetic arms formation, including six arms):

1: Infantry crossbow soldiers (long-range attack arms)

2: cavalry crossbow soldiers (fast and long-range guerrilla attack arms)

3: Lancers (9m long guns! To prevent the enemy from approaching)

4: chariot soldiers (assault fighting arms)

5: halberd (close combat arms)

6: Archers (medium-range attack arms, including attacking surrounding enemies on chariots)

The above arms have a large number of mixed formations in the military formation, relying on each other

 解读《诸葛亮兵法.将苑》 轻战第三十五

轻战第三十五

 ——轻战则危

     螫虫之触，负其毒也；战士能勇，恃其备也。是以锋锐甲坚，则人轻战。故甲不坚密，与肉袒同；射不能中，与无矢同；中不能入，与无镞同；探候不谨，与无目同；将帅不勇，与无将同。

   螫 shi; 袒 tan; 镞zu

译文
　　蜜蜂等令人生畏，是因为他有毒刺；士兵在战场上能勇敢作战，是因为他有精良的武器装备。所以，只要有了锋利的武器，坚实的铠甲，那么所有的将士都可以勇猛善战。如果铠甲不够坚实，就好象赤身裸体与敌人拼杀；如果弓箭射不中敌人，就好象没有弓箭一般；如果射中了目标，但因为力量不够没有射进去，就好象弓箭没有箭头一样；如果战前的侦察工作做得不仔细，不周详，就好象一个盲人在准备作战一样；如果将帅不能英勇善战，就好象没有将帅一样。可见，这些都是在战备建设中应注意的几个方面。

　　解析

　　本篇文章论述了用兵准备问题。文章论述战前要充分准备，强调不打无准备之仗，是前一篇的补充。文章用了四组句子，以排比的句式，论述了没有准备的危害，论述十分突出，发人深思。这三篇文章从不同侧面论述了指挥作战的基本战术原则，主要是临战决策。在把兵力投入战斗前，作为指挥作战的将领必须认真处理这些问题，真正做到情况清楚，准备充分，战术运用得当，才有必胜的把握。

　　拓例

　　秦始皇虎狼之师打天下
　　秦始皇之所以统一天下，关键是靠着一流的军事装备、细致的间谍、勇敢的精神。

   他的军队令人生畏，

   我们看看2000多年前，秦始皇部队的装备：以秦始皇陵墓陪葬二号坑出土的绿脸俑为例（二号坑是合成兵种军阵，包括六个兵种）： 

　　1：步兵弩兵（远距离攻击兵种） 
　　2：骑兵弩兵（快速远距离游击攻击兵种） 
　　3：长枪兵（9米多长的枪！防止敌人近前的兵种） 
　　4：战车兵（突袭格斗兵种） 
　　5：戟兵（近距离格斗兵种） 
　　6：弓兵（中距离攻击兵种，包括在战车上攻击周围的敌人） 
　　以上兵种在军阵中有大量的混合编队，互相依托......

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