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That's kinda funny. I've always read that passage to mean, those are the types of armies you don't want to be fighting against, since the best victory is victo
by iamwil 20y ago
That's kinda funny. I've always read that passage to mean, those are the types of armies you don't want to be fighting against, since the best victory is victory where you don't have to fight at all and the opposing side just gives up. I never thought of it as advice to put your own people in a corner, so they have no choice but to fight their way out. I suppose morale had better be high, or else instead of "Prepare for glory", one can "prepare for slaughter."
- python_kiss 20y agoThree notable generals who successfully implemented this strategy are Tariq ibn-Ziyad, Hurnan Cortez, and Xiang Yu. They managed to take on armies many times their size by deliberately cutting off any channels of exit. Read more about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_ibn-Ziyad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_ibn-Ziyad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernan_Cortez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernan_Cortez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_Yu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_Yu
- volida 20y agoyou may be interested in this then: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon