孫子兵法》第四篇：形
Chapter 4：Tactical Dispositions
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11. 古之所謂善戰者，勝于易勝者也。

古人所謂善於戰鬥的勇士不但能打勝戰，而且超越了那些輕易就取勝的軍人。

The so called skillful fighter in ancient times is the one who always wins, and is superior to those who win with ease.

12. 故善戰之勝也，無智名，無勇功。

所以善於戰鬥的勇士所取得的勝利，不靠智謀的名聲，也不靠他過去英勇的戰功。

Thus the victories of a clever fighter depend on neither the reputation of his wisdom nor his past courageous achievements.

13. 故其戰勝不忒。不忒者，其所措必勝，勝已敗者也。

所以他能打戰勝而且不犯錯，不犯錯是事先已有完美必勝的決策，能取勝是因為敵人在戰前就已顯露敗相。

Hence he can win battles with no mistakes. Having developed perfect tactics for victory so he makes no mistakes, being able to win because the enemy has lost before the war.

14. 故善戰者，立于不敗之地，而不失敵之敗也。

所以善於戰鬥的部隊，必須讓自己立於不敗之地，同時也不錯過任何能擊敗對手的時機。

Thus skillful fighters secure themselves undefeatable, and will not miss any opportunity to defeat their opponents.

15. 是故勝兵先勝而後求戰，敗兵先戰而後求勝。

因此，常勝的部隊先謀劃必贏的決策才上戰場，然而吃敗戰的部隊往往是先戰鬥然後再想辦法求勝。

Therefore a winning troop first plans for victorious tactics then fights the war, whereas a losing troop first fights then finds the way to victory。

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