Table 5.1. (cont.)
Chapter Contents and themes
No. of
characters
Key sentences: If soldiers are punished before a
personal attachment to the leader is formed, they
will not submit.
When directives are consistently carried out,
there is mutual satisfaction between the leader
and the troops (Cleary, 2000 : 150).- Terrain a. Six types of terrain and ways of taking
advantage of terrain.
b. Six calamities caused by internal factors of
the leadership.
c. Relationship with the sovereign and the troop.
Key sentence: Know your enemy and know
yourself, victory will not be at risk; know both
heaven and earth, and victory will be complete.
545- Nine
grounds
a. Differentiating nine types of ground or
situation and ways of dealing with them
b. Factors affecting the morale and the
psychology of the troop.
Key sentence: The Way to manage an army is
to try to make the strong and the weak achieve
a uniform level of courage, just as the proper
utilization of terrain lies in making the best use
of both high- and low-lying grounds.1071- Attacking
by fire
a. Five types of fire attack.
b. Cautions against launching war.
Key sentence: The sovereign should not start a
war simply out of anger; the commander or
general should not fight a battle simply because
he is resentful.280- Intelligence
agents
a. Five types of agent.
b. Importance and ways of using intelligence
agents.
Key sentence: Only the enlightened sovereign
and wise commander who are capable of using
the most intelligent people as agents are
destined to accomplish great things.465Strategic leadership of Sunzi in theArt of war 149