孫子兵法前言
周向群
孫武，春秋時著名軍事家、思想家，他從齊國出奔到吳國，經(jīng)伍子胥推薦，吳王闔閭用為將軍。公元前504年，孫武率三萬之眾，大敗二十萬楚軍，這便是歷史上著名的“吳入郢都”戰(zhàn)役，堪稱以少勝多、以弱勝強的典型戰(zhàn)例。
孫武裝所撰兵法十三篇，總結(jié)了春秋各國的作戰(zhàn)經(jīng)驗，是中國也是世界上最早的軍事著作，它比普魯士克勞塞維茨的《戰(zhàn)爭論》早二千三百年。千百年來，被認為是“兵學(xué)圣典”、“東方兵學(xué)鼻祖”、“世界古代第一兵書”。據(jù)說，法國拿破侖將它奉為至寶，作戰(zhàn)時經(jīng)常翻讀，迄至于今，美國西點軍校仍將它作為必讀書目。
孫子兵法把戰(zhàn)爭藝術(shù)與戰(zhàn)爭理性、武力運用與武德要求完美地結(jié)合為一體，既是一部軍事經(jīng)典，又是一部哲學(xué)著作，它所蘊含的深刻思想，對現(xiàn)代軍事學(xué)、管理學(xué)、經(jīng)濟學(xué)和行為學(xué)等諸多學(xué)科都有指導(dǎo)和借鑒價值。
孫武在蘇州的遺跡較多，香山有教場山、拜將壇，楓橋有孫武宅，孫武橋，陸墓有孫武墓。后人為紀(jì)念他，在虎丘建孫武子祠、孫武子亭，在孫子兵法著述地穹隆山又建孫武苑。可以這么說，孫子兵法已是人類文化的一部分，已經(jīng)成為致力于世界和平的一種學(xué)術(shù)思想，對于尊重各國主權(quán)和****，都具有積極的意義。
今將《孫子兵法》介紹給大家，為的是更好地弘揚蘇州悠久而豐厚的歷史文化，更好地認識這既作為蘇州、作為中國，又作為世界寶貴財富的重大價值。
Preface
by Zhou Xiangqun
A well-known military strategist and a thinker during the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu came to the State of Wu from the State of Qi, and then was made the chief commander of the army by the King with the recommendation of Wu Zi-Xu. Here in 504 BC, he led an army of 30 thousand and won a battle against an army of 200 thousand from the State of Chu, thus setting up the earliest example in history of “the few beating the more and the weak beating the strong”.
The Art of War as written by such a figure has 13 sections. It is a classic book on strategy based on the actual military experiences of all the states of the period, the earliest classic of military strategy and warfare in China as well as in the world. It came into being 2,300 years earlier than On War by
For thousands of years, Art of War has been considered as ‘the sacred book on warfare’, ‘the origin of the oriental military studies’, and ‘the first book on war” . It is said that this book was kept by Napoleon as a great treasure, who often managed to find some time to read it in-between battles. Up till now it is still used by the US West Point as a book for compulsive reading.
In Art of War, there is a perfect integration of the various aspects involved in warfare: the art, rationality, force maneuver, and the virtue. This has made it reasonable to consider it both as a classic on military affairs and an important book of philosophy. Its contained provocative thought has proved very valuable as a resource of reference for various social and economic studies beyond the scope of the pure military.
Along with The Are of War are quite a number of cultural and historical relics left behind Sun Wu in Suzhou: Among them are Exercise Ground and the Platform for Greeting the General in Mount of the Sweet (Xiangshan), Sun Wu’s Residence and Sun Wu’s Bridge in Fengqiao Area, and Sun Wu’s Mausoleum in Lumu. To honor this important figure in history, people have recently restored or set up other places in some other places nearby. Among all this, we can say that The Art of War is now an indispensable part of the human culture, a learned thought that can greatly to world peace, state sovereignty and human right.
As our purpose of the above introduction, we hope to carry forward the long-living, rich historical and cultural heritage of Suzhou, to enhance its value in our awareness as a spiritual treasure of China as well as of the whole world.
