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they are not obedient, they cannot be usefully employed.
If the troops know the general, but are not affected by his punishments, they are useless.
By humane treatment we obtain obedience; authority brings uniformity. Thus we obtain victory.
If the people have been trained in obedience from the beginning, they respect their leader's commands.
If the people be not early trained to obedience, they do not respect their leader's commands.
Orders are always obeyed, if general and soldiers are in sympathy.
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Sun the Master said:—
With regard to the different natures of ground there are:—
Open ground; broken ground; suspended ground; defiles; precipices; far countries.
Open ground is that where either side has
