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[Ch'en Hao says "quarter your soldiers on the land, and let them

sow and plant it." It is by acting on this principle, and

harvesting the lands they invaded, that the Chinese have

succeeded in carrying out some of their most memorable and

triumphant expeditions, such as that of Pan Ch'ao who penetrated

to the Caspian, and in more recent years, those of Fu-k'ang-an

and Tso Tsung-t'ang.]

21. Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

[Chang Yu quotes Wei Liao Tzŭ as saying that we must not break

camp until we have gained the resisting power of the enemy and

the cleverness of the opposing general. Cf. the "seven

comparisons" in I. § 13.]

22. He will conquer who has learnt the artifice of deviation.

[See supra, §§ 3, 4.]

Such is the art of manoeuvering.