All armies prefer high ground to low,
“High ground,” says Mei Yao-ch‘ên, “is not only more agreeable and
salubrious, but more convenient from a military point of view; low
ground is not only damp and unhealthy, but also disadvantageous
for fighting.” The original text and the _T‘u Shu_ have 好 instead
of 喜.
and sunny places to dark.