Quotation from: The Art of War

Written by: Sunzi (6th cent. B.C.)


[This vivid simile of Ts`ao Kung is taken from the spectacle
of an army of ants climbing a wall. The meaning is that the
general, losing patience at the long delay, may make a premature
attempt to storm the place before his engines of war are ready.]


with the result that one-third of his men are slain, while the
town still remains untaken. Such are the disastrous effects of a
siege.

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