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[The "swift chariots" were lightly built and, according to Chang

Yu, used for the attack; the "heavy chariots" were heavier, and

designed for purposes of defence. Li Ch'uan, it is true, says

that the latter were light, but this seems hardly probable. It is

interesting to note the analogies between early Chinese warfare

and that of the Homeric Greeks. In each case, the war-chariot was

the important factor, forming as it did the nucleus round which

was grouped a certain number of foot-soldiers. With regard to the

numbers given here, we are informed that each swift chariot was

accompanied by 75 footmen, and each heavy chariot by 25 footmen,

so that the whole army would be divided up into a thousand

battalions, each consisting of two chariots and a hundred men.]

with provisions enough to carry them a thousand li,

[2.78 modern li go to a mile. The length may have varied slightly

since Sun Tzŭ's time.]