27. 知吾卒之可以擊而不知敵之不可擊勝之半也

If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are

unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only

halfway towards victory.

That is, as Ts‘ao Kung says, “the issue in this case is uncertain.”

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