Sun Wu, nicknamed Changqing, his life story was first seen in "Historical Records: Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi". He was a descendant of Chen Wan, the son of Chen Guogong, the grandson of Sun Shu, and the son of Sun Ping. As a representative of military strategists in the late Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu was honored as Sun Tzu by future generations.

Saint, the originator of military science, etc.

Sun Wu was born into a noble family in the State of Qi. Influenced by his family environment, he had read military books since he was a child and was very interested in military affairs. In addition, Sun Wu lived in an era where wars were frequent and vassal states merged with each other, which gradually formed his

His own theory of war. However, the Qi State where Sun Wu lived was full of internal contradictions, and the situation was already precarious. Sun Wu felt that the situation in Qi State was over, and he was very resistant to the internal power struggle and did not want to get involved. So he had the idea of ​​​​going abroad, hoping to find

Have your own stage to display your talents.

At that time, the state of Wu in the south allied with Jin to attack Chu. The country was strong and had great potential to rise. Sun Wu believed that the state of Wu was the place where he could realize his ambition, so he resolutely left the state of Qi and traveled a long distance to join the state of Wu. Sun Wu's life

Important events all occurred in the State of Wu, and he was buried in the State of Wu after his death. Therefore, Sun Wu has always been called a "Wu man" in history.

Sun Wu met Wu Zixu, a famous official of the Chu State, on the outskirts of Wudu (now Suzhou City). Wu Zixu was forced to exile to the State of Wu because of his family involvement. He was also a very ambitious young man, hoping to make achievements in the State of Wu and serve his family in the future.

Revenge. After the two got acquainted, they found that they were like each other and became close friends. Sun and Wu hid in the market of Wu State, waiting for the opportunity to meet the King of Wu.

In the twenty-seventh year of Lu Zhaogong (515 BC), after Helu came to power in the state of Wu, he appointed a group of virtuous ministers, including Wu Zixu. Helu was considerate of the people, focused on agricultural production, accumulated grain, and built roads and cities.

After training the army, the people of Wu were excited and prosperous for a while. Helu was determined to strengthen Wu and destroy Chu to become the king. Sun Wu saw all this, so he lived in seclusion while cultivating gardens.

, while writing about the art of war, his masterpiece "The Art of War" was written at this time.

The series of effective governance policies adopted by Helu made Sun Wu realize that he was a capable monarch. Soon, Sun Wu dedicated the thirteen chapters of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" to King Wu via Wu Zixu. King Helu of Wu

After reading it, Helu greatly appreciated it and said: "I have read all of the thirteen chapters of Zi." Later, in order to test his ability in running the army, Helu ordered Sun Wu to "conquer the army in a small test". In order to increase the test, Helu

Because of the difficulty, King Wu asked: "Can women be used for the trial?" Sun Wu replied without hesitation: "Yes." So King Wu sent 180 beauties from the palace to let Sun Wu practice the formation.

In the end, King Wu's problem did not stump Sun Wu. Under the command of Sun Wu, the "army" composed of palace maids "behaved well". This is the widely circulated story of "Wu Gong teaches war". Although Sun Wu's drill was very successful, but

The King of Wu did not appreciate it, and wanted to send him away with the words "The general will give up, but I don't want to stand and watch". Sun Wu was not polite and accused the King of Wu to his face that "it is just good words and cannot be used in reality", which made the King of Wu ashamed.

In the end, the King of Wu, who knew people well and was good at appointing people, worshiped Sun Wu as his general, making Sun Wu his effective general.

The thirteen articles of "The Art of War" presented by Sun Wu are less than 6,000 words in total, which is less than the number of words of an undergraduate's bachelor's thesis today. However, it mentions strategies and tactics for defeating the enemy, which is almost unsurpassed in military theory.

Classic. When Sun Wu recommended himself to the King of Wu, he once said: "If you will listen to my plan, you will win if you use it, so keep it; if you will not listen to my plan, if you use it, you will lose, so get rid of it." This is his appreciation of his own talent.

I am very confident and affirm the value of "The Art of War".

At the beginning of taking office, Sun Wu's outstanding military talents began to emerge. At that time, if the Wu State wanted to expand, it must first eliminate a strong opponent, the Chu State, and the King of Wu was not completely sure about this. At this time,

Sun Wu proposed to eliminate Chu's protectorate first, and then look for opportunities to attack Chu. His strategy was adopted by the King of Wu. After Sun Wu's

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Under his leadership, the Wu army quickly eliminated the two protectorates of Chu State - Zhongwu State and Xu State. At this time, King Wu, who was in the joy of victory, wanted to take the opportunity to attack and capture Chu State in one fell swoop, but was opposed by Sun Wu.

.Because after some calm thinking at this time, Sun Wu felt that the Wu army was very tired at this time and should not continue fighting, otherwise it would suffer heavy losses. After hearing this, King Wu felt that it was reasonable and led his troops back to the country. After that, Wu State adopted Wu Zixu's strategy.

The strategy of "tiring Chu and mistaking Chu" only harassed the Chu State but did not attack, which made the Chu State gradually relax its vigilance towards the Wu State.

If Sun Wu's previous victories were just his budding performance, then the subsequent "big defeat of the Chu army" proved that he was worthy of being an outstanding military strategist. In the fourth year of Lu Dinggong (506 BC), the protection of Wu State

The State of Cai was attacked by the State of Chu, and it was so weak that it had to ask the State of Wu for help. Taking this opportunity, the King of Wu personally led 30,000 Wu troops to march to the State of Chu, followed by his brothers Fugai, Wu Zixu, Sun Wu, Bo Pei, etc.

At that time, he was also accompanied by the Tang State. In order to win in a short period of time, Sun Wu adopted a strategy of avoiding the real situation and taking advantage of the weak. With the assistance of Cai and Tang, he led 3,500 elite soldiers to advance in a roundabout way, and soon

They conquered three key places in the northern part of the Chu Kingdom and reached the east bank of the Han River. King Zhao of Chu was shocked when he heard the news and quickly sent his generals Shen Yinxu, Xiangwa and others to send troops to resist the Wu army.

After some deliberation, Shen Yinxu decided to use Xiangwa to hold back the main force of the Wu army, while he was responsible for attacking from the rear, forming a front-to-back attack force against the Wu army. This was originally a strategy that could kill the Wu army, but during its implementation

But something changed. Xiangwa, who was eager for quick success, did not wait for Shen Yinxu to attack the Wu army from behind, and took the lead in attacking the Wu army. Seeing this, Sun Wu adopted the strategy of retreating to advance and retreated to the Dabie Mountains. The Chu army, who thought they had the upper hand, took the opportunity

He launched many attacks, but all failed miserably, and his morale also dropped. Seeing that the Chu army was exhausted, Sun Wu decided to launch a general attack on the Chu army and had a decisive battle with the Chu army at Baiju. At the same time, King Wu's brother Fugai led the army privately

Five thousand soldiers attacked the Chu army, and the Chu army was in chaos. Seeing this, the King of Wu took the opportunity to invest the main force, and the Chu army retreated one after another. The Wu army took advantage of the victory to pursue it, and defeated the remnants of the Chu army at Qingfa River in the southwest of Baiju and Yongxi.

After hearing the news, Shen Yinxu led his troops back from Fangcheng to rescue him, but he was unable to save himself. He was attacked by the Wu army and Shen Yinxu was defeated and died. After that, the state of Wu defeated the Chu army again in Maicheng. After five battles and five victories, Wu

The state successfully destroyed the state of Chu, which was the famous "Battle of Baiju" in history. "Historical Records: Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi" contains: "(Wu state) defeated the powerful Chu state in the west and entered Ying; Wei Qi and Jin in the north became famous

Princes, Sun Tzu is so powerful!" Entering Ying refers to the Battle of Baiju. In this battle, Sun Wu destroyed his powerful opponent Chu with only 30,000 Wu troops. He also relied on this battle to become famous in one fell swoop and was powerful in all directions.

, whose outstanding military talents were also fully demonstrated in this battle.

After King Helu of Wu died, Sun Wu and Wu Zixu continued to use their talents to help Helu's son Fucha govern the country and train troops, and helped him defeat Goujian.

As Wu's hegemony grew, Fu Chai gradually became self-righteous and refused to accept honest advice. He listened to the instigation of treacherous ministers and not only ignored Wu Zixu's bitter advice, but also made excuses to force him to commit suicide. Sun Wu knew very well that "when the birds are gone, a good bow is hidden; a cunning bow is hidden."

The principle of "when the rabbit dies, the lackeys will cook" made Wu Zixu very saddened by his tragic death, so he quietly retired to the mountains to revise the art of war and make it more perfect.

There is no record of Sun Wu's later life in the history books. His death year and burial place are just legends, and there is no historical record for them.

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"The Art of War" is a classic and far-reaching military work in Chinese history. It was ranked first in the "Seven Books of Martial Arts" series on the art of war issued by the Northern Song Dynasty as an official book. It is also the oldest existing military book in the world.

The book is filled with many wise strategic ideas.

It is said that after the defeat of Waterloo, Napoleon accidentally saw Sun Tzu's Art of War translated by a missionary during his boring imprisonment, and said sadly: "If I could have read this book twenty years ago, history would have been rewritten!"

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Mark McNeely, author of "The Art of War and Modern Warfare", wrote in the book: ""Sun Tzu's Art of War" is a must-read book for high-level military school students, and has been integrated into the military doctrines of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps."

The full text of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has more than 5,000 words and is divided into thirteen chapters. "Gui" talks about temple calculations and is the outline of the whole book. That is, before sending troops, we must compare the conditions of the enemy and ourselves, estimate the possibility of victory or defeat, and formulate a battle plan.

"Operation" mainly refers to pre-war mobilization. "Strike" emphasizes being smart and not using force arbitrarily, but using various means to defeat the enemy. "Shape" and "Position" talk about the objective factors and subjective factors that determine the outcome of the war.

"Virtual Reality" talks about how to create a situation in which we are strong and the enemy is inferior through the strategy of dispersion, assembly, encirclement and roundabout, and finally win with more. "Military Struggle" talks about how to seize the advantage of the battle. "Nine Changes"

》Talks about generals adapting to different situations and formulating different strategies and tactics. "March" talks about how to camp and observe the enemy's situation during the march. "Terrain" talks about six different combat terrains and corresponding tactical requirements. "Nine Places"

It talks about the nine combat environments and their tactical requirements in the "host-guest" situation. "Fire Attack" talks about how to use fire skillfully in the attack. "Yongjian" talks about the coordinated use of spies during the war.

"The Art of War" is a genius product that combines ancient Chinese military thought and combat experience. It is the master of ancient military theories. It is the earliest, most complete and most famous military work handed down in ancient my country. It has played an important role in the military history of China and the world. All occupy an important position.

However, who is the author of "The Art of War" and whether it is Sun Wu, the general of Wu State? This question has always troubled historians.

The ancient books "The Book of Shang Jun" and "Han Feizi" both mentioned that "The Book of Sun Wu" refers to "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu and "The Art of War by Wu Zi", but did not indicate that the author was Sun Wu. It was not until the publication of "Historical Records" that Sima Qian clearly proposed "The Art of War by Sun Tzu".

"Written by Sun Wu.

Due to Sima Qian's rigorous writing, later generations believed in the statement that "The Art of War" was written by Sun Wu. However, scholars Chen Zhensun and Ye Shi of the Song Dynasty questioned this: Was "Sun Tzu" really written by Sun Wu? Is there really a Sun Wu in history?

The person? Yao Jiheng from the Qing Dynasty also agreed with him and believed that "The Art of War" is a fake book. However, "Hanshu Yiwenzhi" records that the ancient art of war includes "Bin Sunzi" (Sun Bin) and "Wu Sunzi" (Sun Wu), comparing Sun Bin and Sun Wu

The difference between his person and his work is clear, and there is no doubt about it. Song Lian's "Zhuzi Bian" in the Ming Dynasty, "Sikuquanshu General Catalog" in the Qing Dynasty and other works believe that: Tai Shigong is a serious historian. His records are accurate and reliable.

The stories about Sun Wu and Sun Bin described in the biography are clear.

In addition, there is an opinion in the historians that "The Art of War" was written by Sun Wu and his disciples. This is exactly the same as the creation method of "The Analects of Confucius", that is, Sun Wu lectured and taught military scholarship to his disciples.

The records were passed down from generation to generation, and finally during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this rich and relatively complete system of art of war work was gradually formed.

Sun Tzu and Confucius were born in the same era, but in the face of disputes between princes, one chose to improve his self-cultivation from within and educate the people with his thoughts; the other chose to enhance his own strength from the outside and defeat his opponents with strategies. Therefore, later generations said that people should imitate Confucius.

, learn from Sun Tzu in dealing with life.

Sun Tzu's wisdom in life is mainly reflected in the use of strategy: "In strategizing, a decisive victory can be achieved thousands of miles away", which teaches people to grasp the unknowable future; "To subjugate an enemy's army without fighting is a good thing", which teaches people to use the minimum cost

Achieve the greatest results; "Thus, those who are good at fighting can help others without harming others." Teach people to take the initiative at any time...

Due to its far-reaching influence, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has so far been translated into more than a dozen languages ​​including English, French, German, and Russian, and has been widely circulated around the world. In Japan, there are even more than a hundred researchers who study "Sun Tzu's Art of War"

The book was published. Today, the wisdom of military strategist Sun Tzu in handling war in "The Art of War" has been widely used in various aspects such as military, politics, diplomacy, etc., and has even been used by many entrepreneurs in business management and market competition.
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