War Kings - Sun Tzu Art of War Chp 4 - Strategic Dispositions 军形篇

Strategic Dispositions - highlights the way to gain victories. Sun Tzu believes that 〈昔之善戰者，先為不可勝，以侍敵之可勝。〉Which mean that for a capable General to gain victory, one must be prepared for all situations so as to be able to counter failure and to spring on one’s enemy when they are at their weakest.

〈兵法：一曰度，二曰量，三曰數，四曰稱，五曰勝。〉

Sun Tzu believes that the way to maintain one’s victories is through: Calculations, Quantities, Logistics, Balance of Power and Victories.

〈地生度，度生量，量生數，數生稱，稱生勝〉

Calculations: The scale of the war so as to aid one’s decision making process

Quantities: Estimates on required quantities in order to plan one’s actions

Logistics: Estimates on the required manpower and quantities, so as to aid one’s planning

Balance of Power: To weigh one and one’s enemy conditions, so as to better grasp the chances of victories

Victories: To be victorious