孫子兵法：兵書之源

Sunzi’s Art of War was written by Sunwu。He was born sometimes between 550 and 540 BC， or toward the end of the Spring and Autumn Period。 People called him Sunzi respectfully and his alias Changqing。He was born in the State of Qi but later he moved to the State of Wu， where he became the king’s trusted strategist。

2。孫子的戰略思想The Strategic Thoughts of Sunzi

孫子兵法戰略思想之例一：先計而後戰。

“ Planning before going to war。”

孫子兵法戰略思想之例二：知己知彼，百戰不殆。

Sunzi said， “One can fight and win a hundred wars if one knows both oenself and the enemy。 ”

孫子兵法戰略思想之例三：兵以詐立。

“ The army survives by treachery”。

孫子兵法戰略思想之例四：不戰而屈人之兵。

“ Winning a war without fighting it。”

3。《孫子兵法》的辯證思維 The Dialectical Thinking of Sunzi

兵無常勢，水無常形，能因敵變化而取勝者，謂之神。

There is no fixed way of using force， just as there is no fixed form to water。 He who can win a victory by adapting to changes in enemy forces is a master of the art of war。

4。孫子對慎戰的思想和超越軍事的智慧 Sunzi’s Cautions against War and Wisdom beyond the Military

兵者，國之大事，死生之地，存亡之道。

The use of force is a matter of life or death for the soldiers， the people and the country。