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the Master said:

The control of large numbers is possible, and like unto that of small numbers, if we subdivide them.

By means of drum, bell and flag, the direction of large forces in battle is possible, and like unto the direction of small forces.

By the skilful interchange of normal and abnormal manœuvres are the armies certainly preserved from defeat.

The enemy is crushed, like the fall of a grindstone upon an egg, by knowledge of his strength and weakness, and by the employment of truth and artifice,

Moreover, in battle the enemy is engaged