The Importance of Courage in an Army

The men of Wuhl and the men of Yue are enemies, yet they will come to each other's assistance just as the left hand helps the right. The skillful general conducts his army just as though he were leading a single man, willy nilly by the hand. At the critical moment, the leader of an army acts like one who has climbed up a height and then kicks away the ladder behind him. He carries his men deep into hostile territory before he shows his hand.