9. The Army on the March
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When he keeps aloof and tries to provoke a battle, he is anxious for the other side to advance. #
Probably because we are in a strong position from which he wishes to dislodge us. "If he came close up to us, says Tu Mu, "and tried to force a battle, he would seem to despise us, and there would be less probability of our responding to the challenge."