Why do we need the Art of War in the 21st century?

Do you still need the art of war when Sun Tzu?

"The Art of War" is rich in dialectical thoughts, and the book ** shows the opposition and transformation of a series of contradictions related to war, such as friend and foe, host and guest, outnumbered, strong and weak, offensive and defensive, victory and defeat, interests and disadvantages, etc. It is on the basis of studying these contradictions and the conditions for their transformation that Sun Tzu's Art of War puts forward the strategy and tactics of warfare. The dialectical thought embodied in this occupies an important position in the history of the development of Chinese dialectical thinking.

"The Art of War" talks about military polemics, a collection of "strategy" and "sophistication", and has been widely used by military strategists of all dynasties, "The Art of War" meticulous military and philosophical ideological system, far-reaching philosophy, infinitely changing strategies and tactics, often read and often new ** charm, in the field of world military thought also has a wide range of influence, enjoys a very high reputation.

"The Art of War" has a meticulous military and philosophical ideological system, far-reaching philosophy, infinitely changing strategies and tactics, and often reads and refreshes the first charm, and also has a wide influence in the field of world military thought and enjoys a very high reputation.

The impact is not insignificant. It can't be said that it is not wide, from food, clothing, housing and transportation, to major national events, and the wit of being a man!

The Art of War was written by Sun Wu, a great military strategist in ancient China (Spring and Autumn Period), and its strategic thinking has epoch-making value and is still of great significance in contemporary times.

In the long history of war, "The Art of War" not only influenced many Chinese politicians and military strategists (such as Cao Cao, Du Mu, Li Zhen and **, etc.), but also was respected by many politicians and military strategists in the world, and he was regarded as the originator of "strategic thought" by both China and the West.

Although with the development of science, ** and the forms of warfare have changed a lot.

But the strategic ideas of The Art of War are immortal.

Below, I quote two Western military celebrities to prove my point:

1.Napoleon said: "In war, the proportion of spirit to matter is three to one".

So far, most of the generals of various countries have recognized the correctness of Napoleon's aphorism, what is the spirit? I believe that the correct strategy is one of the important elements of the spirit, that is, no matter how the first (material) develops, it is always inseparable from the guidance of the strategy (spirit);

2."Nothing is brand new under the sun."

John Collins, an American strategic theorist, said: "Sun Tzu was the first great man in antiquity to form strategic thought."

Written between 400 320 B.C., his earliest masterpiece, The Thirteen Chapters of Sun Tzu, is comparable to that of previous dynasties, including Clausewitz, who was recognized as an epoch-making Western military theorist 2,200 years later.

No one has a deeper understanding of the interrelationships of strategies, the problems to be considered, and the constraints imposed on hunger.

Much of his ideas are as relevant in our current environment as they were then. ”；

The transition from a slave society to a feudal society, the uneven development of the vassal states, the development of agriculture and handicrafts in the direction of individual production, the further emancipation of the productive forces, the merger of princes and the hegemony of the major powers, the frequent wars, the rich practice of war, the contention of a hundred schools of thought, and the relaxed and strong academic and cultural atmosphere provided important historical conditions for the emergence of Sun Tzu's Art of War.

The Art of War is regarded as a military classic. It has a history of 2,500 years and has been studied throughout the ages. Li Shimin said, "Looking at the books of soldiers, there is no Sun Wu."

The art of war is strategy, and strategy is not a small trick, but a grand strategy and great wisdom. Today, "The Art of War" has gone to the world. It has also been translated into many languages and also has an important place in the military history of the world.

The Han Dynasty version of the "Art of War" bamboo slips were unearthed in 1972 in the Han tomb of Yinque Mountain in Linyi.

It summed up the experience of the Spring and Autumn Period and its predecessors, and had profound strategic thinking, reflecting the general laws of war to a certain extent. Its basic viewpoint is as follows: the concept of war is that "the soldier is also the major affairs of the country"; the theory of the conditions for winning the war headed by the "Tao"; the method of anticipating the enemy on the basis of "knowing the other and knowing the enemy"; the theory of "total victory" of "soldiers who surrender without a fight"; A series of operational guiding principles centered on "causing people but not to others."

The advent of The Art of War marked the birth of an independent military theory and was of epoch-making significance in the world's military history. It initially understood the essence of war, broke through the shackles of long-term ghostism and destiny, and had a simple materialist viewpoint; It analyzes the opposing phenomena of war, such as odd and positive, offensive and defensive, strong and weak, virtual and real, far and near, and their mutual transformation, and embodies the simple dialectical thinking. Some of the laws and guiding principles of warfare revealed by it became a model for later generations to write in war.

Because Sun Tzu's Art of War is not only the strategy and tactics of fighting with soldiers, but also the wisdom and strategy of Sun Jiao competition, which is rational for hundreds of generations, so we need to learn. Brother Kai Jujube.