WEAK POINTS AND STRONG

According to Sun Tzu's principles in Chapter 7, what is the state of the combatant who is second in the field and must rush to engage in battle?

What does the clever combatant do to make an enemy approach of his own accord?

According to Chapter 7, under what condition can an army march great distances without distress?

What is the key to ensuring the safety of your defense, as outlined in Chapter 7?

What is described in Chapter 7 as the 'divine art of subtlety and secrecy'?

How can you force an enemy to an engagement even if they are sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch?

What is the consequence of the enemy's dispositions being visible while your own are kept secret?

According to Chapter 7, what is the outcome if an enemy strengthens his van?

In Chapter 7, what is identified as the source of numerical weakness?

What does Chapter 7 state is the result if neither the time nor place of a coming battle is known?

What action does Sun Tzu advise in order to learn the principle of an enemy's activity or inactivity?

What is the highest pitch you can attain in making tactical dispositions, according to Chapter 7?

What can all men see regarding a victory, and what can they not see, according to Chapter 7?

To what does Chapter 7 compare military tactics in their natural course of movement?

What defines a 'heaven-born captain' according to Chapter 7?

What is the advice in Chapter 7 regarding repeating tactics that have previously been successful?

How does Sun Tzu complete the aphorism in Chapter 7: 'that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent...'

According to the commentary in Chapter 7, what tactic, exemplified by Chu-ko Liang, can be used to prevent an enemy from engaging in a fight?

What is the consequence, mentioned in Chapter 7, if an enemy 'sends reinforcements everywhere'?

Chapter 7's commentary quotes Col. Henderson on 'the highest generalship'. What does it consist of?

What analogy does Chapter 7 use to illustrate the 'want of fixity in war'?

What action should be taken if the enemy is well supplied with food, according to the tactics mentioned in Chapter 7?

According to the commentary in Chapter 7, how does Chang Yu interpret the meaning of attacking 'undefended places'?

What specific action allows you to advance and be 'absolutely irresistible'?

According to the commentary for Chapter 7, what is the problem with the interpretation 'In order to make your defense quite safe, you must defend EVEN those places that are not likely to be attacked'?

In Chapter 7, how is the principle of a defensive war described in the commentary's quote from Frederick the Great?

What condition must be met for a soldier to work out his victory in relation to the foe he is facing?

What is the reason given in Chapter 7 for why military tactics are like water?

What does Chang Yu's commentary on Chapter 7, sub-point 21, say about an army that does not know the time and place for a battle?

In the commentary for Chapter 7, what example from the life of Ssu-ma I is used to illustrate goading an opponent out of a defensive tactic?

According to Chapter 7, how can one be 'safe from pursuit' when retiring?

What is the result of discovering the enemy's dispositions while remaining invisible yourself, as described in Chapter 7?

In Chapter 7, Sun Tzu mentions that if the furthest portions of an army are under a hundred LI apart, what is the risk if the time and place of battle are unknown?

What is the purpose of carefully comparing the opposing army with your own, as advised in Chapter 7?

What is the commentary's interpretation in Chapter 7 of the paradox 'conceal your dispositions'?

In Chapter 7, which of the following is NOT used as an analogy for the lack of constant conditions in warfare?

What is the outcome of a skillful defense, according to the aphorism in Chapter 7?

What does Chapter 7 advise if you are unable to defeat an enemy that has been lured into an attack?

According to the commentary in Chapter 7, how does Tu Mu clinch the meaning of throwing 'something odd and unaccountable' in the enemy's way?

What is the relationship between numerical strength and compelling your adversary to make preparations, as explained in Chapter 7?

The commentary in Chapter 7 quotes Sheridan explaining General Grant's victories. What was the reason given?

What does Chapter 7 say is the result of holding positions that cannot be attacked?

According to the commentary in Chapter 7, what is the 'piquancy of the paradox' that 'evaporates in translation' regarding concealing dispositions?

What is the advice in Chapter 7 for dealing with a quietly encamped enemy?

The commentary for Chapter 7, sub-point 28, quotes Col. Henderson comparing knowledge of strategy to knowledge of grammar. What is the point of this comparison?

How does Chapter 7 advise a general to respond to an attractive bait offered by the enemy when in a 'temporizing' ground situation?

What is the key difference between how a soldier and water achieve their objectives, according to the analogy in Chapter 7?

What is the consequence of being able to attack an inferior force with a superior one, as described in Chapter 7?

According to Chapter 7, 'just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are...' what?

What is the primary role of a clever combatant according to the opening principles of Chapter 7?