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[Literally, "the leader of the first division will be torn

away."]

10. If you march thirty li with the same object, two-thirds of

your army will arrive.

[In the T'ung Tien is added: "From this we may know the

difficulty of manoeuvering."]

11. We may take it then that an army without its baggage-train is

lost; without provisions it is lost; without bases of supply it

is lost.

[I think Sun Tzŭ meant "stores accumulated in depots." But Tu Yu

says "fodder and the like," Chang Yu says "Goods in general," and

Wang Hsi says "fuel, salt, foodstuffs, etc."]

12. We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with

the designs of our neighbours.

13. We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are

familiar with the face of the country-its mountains and forests,

its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps.

14. We shall be unable to turn natural advantages to account

unless we make use of local guides.

[§§. 12-14 are repeated in chap. XI. § 52.]