兵勢第五V. Energy
孫子曰：凡治眾如治寡，分數(shù)是也；Sun Tzu said： The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men： it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.
斗眾如斗寡，形名是也；Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one： it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals.
三軍之眾，可使必受敵而無敗者，奇正是也；To ensure that your whole host may withstand the brunt of the enemy“s attack and remain unshaken—— this is effected by maneuvers direct and indirect.
兵之所加，如以□①投卵者，虛實是也。
That the impact of your army may be like a grindstone dashed against an egg——this is effected by the science of weak points and strong.
凡戰(zhàn)者，以正合，以奇勝。
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In all fighting， the direct method may be used for joining battle， but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory.
故善出奇者，無窮如天地，不竭如江海。終而復(fù)始，日月是也。死而更生，四時是也。
Indirect tactics， efficiently applied， are inexhaustible as Heaven and Earth， unending as the flow of rivers and streams； like the sun and moon， they end but to begin anew； like the four seasons， they pass away to return once more.
聲不過五，五聲之變，不可勝聽也；There are not more than five musical notes， yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
色不過五，五色之變，不可勝觀也；There are not more than five primary colors （blue， yellow， red， white， and black）， yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
味不過五，五味之變，不可勝嘗也；There are not more than five cardinal tastes （sour， acrid， salt， sweet， bitter）， yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted.
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戰(zhàn)勢不過奇正，奇正之變，不可勝窮也。
In battle， there are not more than two methods of attack——the direct and the indirect； yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
奇正相生，如循環(huán)之無端，孰能窮之哉！
The direct and the indirect lead on to each other in turn. It is like moving in a circle——you never come to an end. Who can exhaust the possibilities of their combination？
激水之疾，至于漂石者，勢也；The onset of troops is like the rush of a torrent which will even roll stones along in its course.
