Therefore in chariot fighting, when ten or more chariots have been
taken, those should be rewarded who took the first.
Capt. Calthrop’s rendering is: “They who are the first to lay
their hands on more than ten of the enemy’s chariots, should be
encouraged.” We should have expected the gallant captain to see
that such Samson-like prowess deserved something more substantial
than mere encouragement. The _T‘u Shu_ omits 故, and has 以上 in place
of the more archaic 已上.
Our own flags should be substituted for those of the enemy, and the
chariots mingled and used in conjunction with ours. The captured
soldiers should be kindly treated and kept.