1, interpretation:
Be in an invincible position first: yes, cause and creation. Invincibility makes it impossible for the enemy to defeat himself. The meaning of this sentence is to create conditions first so that the enemy cannot defeat himself.
People who used to be good at fighting always created their invincible conditions first, and then waited for the opportunity to defeat the enemy. Make yourself invincible and take the initiative in your own hands.
Not patience, but learning to create opportunities and seize them.
2. Original text:
Sun Tzu said: Those who were good at fighting in the past were invincible first, and they won when they waited for the enemy. You can't beat yourself, but you can beat the enemy. Therefore, a good soldier can be invincible, but the enemy cannot be defeated. Therefore, it is not feasible to win.
Sun Tzu said: In the past, people who were good at leading troops to fight always created their invincible conditions first and waited for the opportunity to defeat the enemy. Make yourself invincible and take the initiative in your own hands;
Whether we can defeat the enemy depends on whether the enemy gives us a chance. Therefore, a good fighter can only keep himself from being defeated, but not let the enemy be defeated by our army. So victory is foreseeable, but it can't be forced.
3. Judging from Sun Tzu's art of war and military form in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was created by the strategist Sun Wu.
Extended data:
Sun Wu (about 545 BC-about 470 BC), whose real name was Changqing, was born in Le 'an (now northern Shandong Province) at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. China, a famous strategist and politician in the Spring and Autumn Period, was honored as a soldier sage or grandson (Sun Wuzi), also known as "the most holy strategist", and was known as "the teacher of a hundred schools of thought" and "the originator of eastern military science".
Sun Wu was active from the end of 6th century BC to the beginning of 5th century BC, from Qi State to Wu State, and was recommended by the senior minister of Wu State (Wu Zixu). He presented thirteen articles of Sun Tzu's Art of War to He Lv, the king of Wu, and was reused as a general. He once led Wu Jun to defeat the Chu army, occupied the capital of Chu, and almost destroyed Chu.
His masterpiece, The Art of War, contains thirteen articles, which are highly praised by later military strategists. It is known as the "sacred book of military science" and ranks first among the seven military classics. Sun Tzu's Art of War occupies an extremely important position in the history of military affairs, military art and philosophy in China and even in the world, and is widely used in politics, economy, military affairs, culture, philosophy and other fields. This book has been translated into English, French, German and Japanese, making it the most famous model of military science in the world.
Some of Sun Wu's military views and thoughts on running the army have been recited and applied by later military strategists, which is a valuable historical legacy in China's military history. Sun Tzu's Art of War is the earliest, most complete and systematic art of war in China. When he was in North Song Shenzong, it was listed as the first of seven books and was praised as the sacred book of art of war.
The book is divided into thirteen articles with more than 5,900 words, including planning, fighting, planning and attack, shape, potential, reality, military struggle, nine changes, marching, terrain, nine places, fire attack and use.
Sun Tzu's Art of War reveals the laws of war and discusses the laws of war, the theory of running the army and the theory of winning. , and with simple materialism and dialectical thought, known as "military classics" and "the originator of military strategists." Its rich ideological connotation and incisive dialectical philosophy are valued by military strategists and politicians at home and abroad.
The Art of War has been translated into English, Japanese, German, French, Russian, Czech and Korean. Known internationally as "the first ancient art book in the world", it has been paid attention to and applied not only in the military field, but also in the fields of economy and sports.
Baidu Encyclopedia: The Art of War by Sun Tzu