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Rh laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.
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7. With his forces intact he will dispute the mastery of the Empire, and thus, without losing a man, his triumph will be complete.

This is the method of attacking by stratagem.

8. It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy’s one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him;

if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.