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[Wei Liao Tzŭ (ch. 4) says: "If the commander gives his orders

with decision, the soldiers will not wait to hear them twice; if

his moves are made without vacillation, the soldiers will not be

in two minds about doing their duty." General Baden-Powell says,

italicizing the words: "The secret of getting successful work out

of your trained men lies in one nutshell-in the clearness of the

instructions they receive." [3] Cf. also Wu Tzŭ ch. 3: "the most

fatal defect in a military leader is difference; the worst

calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation."]

when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and men,

[Tu Mu says: "Neither officers nor men have any regular

routine."]

and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the

result is utter disorganisation.