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孙子兵法—作战篇：黩武穷兵还是速战速决？

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ID: 4673 Advanced
孙子兵法的《作战篇》中有一个特别有名的句子：“食敌一钟，当吾二十钟”，“钟”在这里是一个计算粮食的单位。这句话的意思是，吃敌人的一钟粮食，就相当于吃自己的二十钟粮食。这是为什么呢？你可以今天的课程里找到答案！ 这节课我们一起来研究《作战篇》的节选，看看孙子关于战争的“成本”有哪些理解！
Sat Jan 18 2020 | Diana, Peony
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兵马未动，粮草先行 bīngmǎwèidòng,liángcǎoxiānxíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military moves
慎战，速战，不战 shènzhànsùzhànbúzhàn to fight a cautious war, to fight a quick war, not to raise a war
贵 guì precious
孙子曰：凡用兵之法，驰车千驷，革车千乘，带甲十万，千里馈粮。
Sūnzǐ yuē ：fán yòngbīng zhī fǎ ，chíchē qiān sì ，géchē qiān shèng ，dàijiǎ shíwàn ，qiānlǐ kuì liáng 。
Sun tzu said: To mobilize an army, we need light and heavy vehicles of 1000 each, 100,000 soldiers, food and necessities.
善用兵者，役不再籍，粮不三载；取用于国，因粮于敌，故军食可足也。
shàn yòngbīng zhě ，yì bùzài jí ，liáng bù sǎnzài ；qǔ yòngyú guó ，yīn liáng yú dí ，gù jūnshí kě zú yě 。
Know how to use the army without having to add more soldiers and food; arrange for the transportation of food and necessities once and seize these from the enemy to save our own inventory.
故兵贵胜，不贵久。
gù bīng guì shèng ，bù guì jiǔ 。
A swift win to a war is key.
故知兵之将民之司命，国家安危之主也。
gù zhī bīng zhī jiàng Mín zhī sī mìng ，guójiā ānwēi zhī zhǔ yě 。
A general who values the lives of his soldiers and citizens have the country’s interest as his priority.
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