18. 寡者備人者也衆者使人備己者也

Numerical weakness comes from having to prepare against possible

attacks; numerical strength, from compelling our adversary to make

these preparations against us.

The highest generalship, in Col. Henderson’s words, is “to compel

the enemy to disperse his army, and then to concentrate superior

force against each fraction in turn.”

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