5. 出其所必趨趨其所不意

Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly

to places where you are not expected.

The original text, adopted by the _T‘u Shu_, has 出其所不趨; it has

been altered to suit the context and the commentaries of Ts‘ao

Kung and Ho Shih, who evidently read 必趨. The other reading would

mean: “Appear at points to which the enemy cannot hasten;” but in

this case there is something awkward in the use of 趨. Capt.

Calthrop is wrong of course with “appearing where the enemy is not.”

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