1. An army can travel for a thousand miles without being distressed and exhausted because it moves along places where there is no enemy. (Chapter 6)
2. To be certain to capture what you attack is to attack a place where the enemy does not defend or where his defence is weak. To be certain to hold on to what you defend is to defend a place where the enemy does not have the courage to attack or where the defence is invulnerable to attacks. (Chapter 6)
3. If I can concentrate and unite my entire troop at one place while those of the enemy are scattered at ten different places, then I can use my entire force against one-tenth of his. If I can use a larger and stronger force to attack a smaller and inferior one, those enemies who engage in battles against me will surely be defeated easily. (Chapter 6)
4. No one will know the ways, methods, and reasons behind how I went about creating that victory. Therefore, the victory gained from each battle comes about because strategies and tactics are never repeated. (Chapter 6)
5. Victories can be created by us. (Chapter 6)
