active 4th century B.C. Liao Wei
active 4th century B.C. Liao Wei · Chinese
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Wei Liao Zi (Military Science Of Wei Liao Zi) by Wei Liao The original Chinese: 尉繚子 尉繚 天官第一 梁惠王問尉繚子曰：『黃帝刑德，可以百勝，有之乎？』尉繚子對曰：『 刑以伐之，德以守之，非所謂天官時日陰陽向背也。黃帝者，人事而已矣 。 『今有城，東西攻不能取；南北攻不能取；四方豈無順時乘之者耶？然不 能取者，城高池深，兵器備具，財穀多積，豪士一謀者也。若城下池淺守 弱，則取之矣。由此觀之，天官時日不若人事也。 『按天官曰：「背水陣為絕地，向阪陣為廢軍。」武王伐紂，背濟水向山 阪而陣，以二萬二千五百人，擊紂之億萬而滅商，豈紂不得天官之陣哉！ 『楚將公子心與齊人戰，時有彗星出，柄在齊。柄所在勝，不可擊。公子 心曰：「彗星何知？以彗鬥者固倒而勝焉。」明日與齊戰，大破之。 『黃帝曰：「先神先鬼，先稽我智。」謂之天官人事而已。』 兵談第二 量土地肥墝而立邑，建城稱地，以城稱人，以人稱粟。三相稱，則內可以 固守，外可以戰勝。戰勝於外，
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