官一

Sun Bin said: In all matters of positioning troops, arranging advantageous formations, equipping armor and weapons: establish offices based on the person's suitability. Differentiate commands using colored insignia. Assign chariots based on systematic classification. Order the ranks by [lacuna]. Organize troops by administrative districts. Assign commands by native regions. Resolve confusion using banners and pennants. Transmit orders using gongs and drums. Align troops by following tracks. Secure encampments with heroic men. Control an entangled army by seeking out formations. Bind and display prisoners to deter rebellion. Deploy the army using dangerous [lacuna]. For archery combat use cloud formations. For defensive encirclement use the enveloping method. For taking fortifications use fire signals. When defeated, use envelopment [lacuna]. For emergency rescue use close-contact support. For dry-terrain combat use interlaced marching.

Use [heavy troops] to rectify [lacuna]. Use light troops to rectify scattered formations. For combined assault use mobile siege towers. On [lacuna] ground use square formations. When facing hills and deploying, use the cleaving formation. On dangerous [lacuna] ground use circular formations. For alternating advance and retreat use armed force. For [lacuna] deployment facing the enemy use flanked square formations. For general engagement at close quarters use the beak formation. To escape from dangerous terrain and exit valleys, use [lacuna] distance marching. On grassy, sandy, and marshy terrain, use yang-cutting methods. After winning a battle, form up to invigorate the state. To [...] create fear, use the mountain-flank formation. Against Qin's fury, use the winding march. For convenience and ease, use the goose formation. In dangerous defiles, use mixed pipes [for signals]. For withdrawal, use the tangled-bramble formation. To encircle mountain forests, use curved sequential deployment. To raid cities and towns, use the water method. To manage nighttime withdrawal, use bright tallies. For night watch, use transmitted tokens.

For penetrating raids into enemy territory, use coffin soldiers. When encountering short-range troops, always use chariots. For burning accumulated supplies, use wagons. Deploy blades in wedge formation. When deploying with few troops, use combined mixed formations. Combined mixed formations are used to resist encirclement. Extended ranks linked together are used to bind the formation. Cloud-folding overlapping mixed deployments are used for leveraged maneuver. Whirlwind general shaking formations are used to exploit the enemy's uncertainty. Concealment and deception are used to bait the enemy into battle. Dragon-trail formations with ambush are used for mountain combat. [Lacuna] divergent deployment is used to dominate river crossings. [Lacuna] troops are used for [lacuna]. Unexpected reserve troops are used for concealed battle. Blocking ditches [lacuna] formations are used to concentrate small forces. Sparse ranks with prominent flags are used to create doubt in the enemy. Fast chariot formations are used to pursue retreating forces. Hammer-down repositioning is used to guard against strong enemies. Floating on marshes with wings extended is used for fire-signal combat. [Lacuna] avoidance is used for [lacuna]. Streamlined, trained, fast, and agile troops are used to counter the beak formation. Solid formation with dense [lacuna] is used to assault fortifications. Cutting hedges and palisades is used to dazzle and confuse. Feigning the abandonment of small things is used to lure the enemy. Heavy damage is used to [lacuna]. Following light and arriving at sound is used for night operations. Distributing supplies from separate stockpiles is used to benefit from victory. Hardness is used to resist sudden attacks. Rotation is used to [lacuna]. [Lacuna] is used to resist [lacuna]. [Lacuna] is used to suppress [lacuna]. Strategic withdrawal awaiting entry is used to break free from encirclement.