7. Maneuvering
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In war, practice dissimulation, and you will succeed. #
In the tactics of Turenne, deception of the enemy, especially as to the numerical strength of his troops, took a very prominent position.[2=For a number of maxims on this head, see "Marshal Turenne" (Longmans, 1907), p. 29.]
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Kris Kielbasa says:
Sun Tzu's true meaning of this statement is that the power of one's forces are as the energy in a bent crossbow. And upon the leader's command, the trigger is released and the force of his army or crossbow bolt are driven into the enemy. #
Dec 28, 2007