2. 視生處高戰隆無登此處山之軍也

Camp in high places,

Not on high hills, but on knolls or hillocks elevated above the

surrounding country.

facing the sun.

視生 = 面陽. Tu Mu takes this to mean “facing south,” and Ch‘ên Hao

“facing east.” Cf. _infra_, §§ 11, 13.

Do not climb heights in order to fight.

隆 is here simply equivalent to 高. The _T‘ung Tien_ and _Yü Lan_

read 降.

So much for mountain warfare.

After 山, the _T‘ung Tien_ and _Yü Lan_ insert 谷.

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