Quotation from: The Art of War

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


the second is to burn stores;


[Tu Mu says: "Provisions, fuel and fodder." In order to
subdue the rebellious population of Kiangnan, Kao Keng
recommended Wen Ti of the Sui dynasty to make periodical raids
and burn their stores of grain, a policy which in the long run
proved entirely successful.]


the third is to burn baggage trains;

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