Do not press an enemy at bay.

A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.

defeat the enemies strategy

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field. With his forces intact he disputes the mastery of the emp