Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered;
once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.
The reason being, according to Tu Mu, that he has taken his
measures so thoroughly as to ensure victory beforehand. “He does
not move recklessly,” says Chang Yü, “so that when he does move,
he makes no mistakes.” Another reading substitutes 困 for 迷 and
頓 for 窮. The latter variant only is adopted by the _T‘ung Tien_
and _Yü Lan_. Note that 窮 here means “at the end of his _mental_
resources.”