《孙子兵法》 / The Art of War
《孙子兵法》 / The Art of War appears in 《资治通鉴·周纪》19丨马陵之战 through the episode’s discussion of the “军争” chapter. The host uses its warning about long-distance pursuit for advantage to explain why 孙膑 wants 庞涓 and the Wei army to hurry after Qi.
The page is distinct from 《孙膑兵法》. Zhouji 16 used the excavated Sun Bin text to separate Sun Bin from Sunzi; this source uses the older strategic tradition as an interpretive frame for forced-march risk at 马陵之战.
《资治通鉴·周纪》22丨公孙鞅诈魏公子卬 adds a brief sequel use. After 公孙鞅 / 商鞅 captures 公子卬 / 公子昂, the episode invokes the “不战而屈人之兵” ideal as the next question: whether commander capture can be converted into negotiation leverage rather than only battlefield success.
《资治通鉴·周纪》51丨 楚怀王：秦小儿看舅舅如何灭了你！ uses Sunzi in a different register. After 楚怀王 moves from Zhang Yi’s deception into revenge war, the episode invokes the warning that rulers should not raise armies from anger and generals should not enter battle from resentment. The text becomes a frame for 忿兵决策 rather than only for battlefield movement.
《资治通鉴·周纪》87丨“狭路相逢勇者胜”终于找到出处了！ invokes Sunzi around 赵奢’s handling of the 阏与 / 燕宇之战 campaign. The episode connects command secrecy and disciplined silence to Zhao She’s staged inaction near 邯郸, his treatment of a Qin spy, and the sudden forced march that follows.
《资治通鉴·周纪》94丨杀神白起，长平之战中的“草包”名将？（3） uses the “作战” chapter after 长平之战 to emphasize 战争成本与速决纪律. The episode links “兵贵神速,” “上兵伐谋,” “攻心为上,” and “不战而屈人之兵” to a cost argument: avoid war when nonmilitary victory is possible, and end unavoidable war quickly because even the winner may become exhausted.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》99-3｜荀子兵法里藏着人性的秘密 uses Sunzi indirectly as the counterpoint in 临武君’s argument with 荀子. Linwu Jun cites the world of deception, sudden movement, and famous military success to argue that battle depends on tactical technique. The episode then lets Xunzi rank that answer below people-unifying renyi military legitimacy.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》105｜战争花样赵国李牧最会耍 invokes Sunzi’s “诡道” logic to explain 李牧 against 匈奴. Li Mu appears unable and unwilling to fight while he is building frontier readiness, then turns that reputation into bait for the final encirclement.
Hanji 145 part 2 uses the “火攻” chapter less as battlefield technique than as action philosophy for 韩信. The episode cites the warning that rulers and generals should not act from anger or resentment, then stresses the rule that one moves when the move fits advantage and stops when it does not. In this branch, Sunzi becomes the bridge between Han Xin’s early 忍辱大勇 and a later command temperament disciplined by interest rather than emotion.
Hanji 148-1 uses the “军形” chapter to explain Han Xin’s attack on the Three Qin. The host invokes hidden defense and sudden attack to describe how Han Xin keeps the real thrust concealed while 章邯 watches the side routes, then makes the central move through 陈仓 appear almost to fall from above.
Hanji 157 part 1 reads several Sunzi layers back into Han Xin’s 背水一战. The “九地” chapter supplies the death-ground explanation, “用间” supplies the prior-intelligence requirement, “兵势” supplies the regular-and-surprise frame, and “虚实” supplies the warning that observers often see the winning form without seeing why it worked. The episode therefore makes Sunzi a diagnostic framework for 死地战术前提, not only a source of famous phrases.
Hanji 980 uses Sunzi’s regular-and-surprise language to read 曹操 at 濮阳之战. The source applies “以正合，以奇胜” to a messy late-Han case: ordinary assault and guard fighting are not enough after 濮阳田氏’s false signal, so survival turns on 临危欺敌求生, morale repair, and later attrition under grain pressure.
Connections
- 孙膑 - strategist whose plan the episode reads through the text.
- 庞涓, 魏国, and 齐国 - opponent and campaign setting.
- Forced-March Operational Risk / 急行军作战风险, Lure Enemy Out of Position / 诱敌离位, and 马陵之战 - concepts and battle branch.
- 和谈诱捕, 公子卬 / 公子昂, and 公孙鞅 / 商鞅 - Zhouji 22 commander-capture and negotiation hook.
- 楚怀王, 丹阳之战, 蓝田之战, and 忿兵决策 - Zhouji 51 anger-war warning branch.
- 赵奢, 阏与 / 燕宇之战, and 战场信息控制 - Zhouji 87 command secrecy and deception branch.
- 《孙膑兵法》 - separate military-text branch already in the wiki.
- 长平之战, 白起, 王陵, and 战争成本与速决纪律 - Zhouji 94 part 3 post-victory cost and tempo lesson.
- 临武君, 荀子, 荀子仁义之师, and 战国军事形态转变 - Qinji 99 part 3 tactical-technique counterpoint.
- 李牧, 匈奴, 诱敌离位, and 边境防御耐心 - Qinji 105 deceptive non-battle and final encirclement.
- 韩信, 忍辱大勇, 因怒兴师, and Hanji 145 part 2 - Fire Attack principle as emotional restraint and advantage-gated action.
- Hanji 148-1, 多路佯动中央突破, 章邯, and 陈仓 - Military Form chapter as the interpretive frame for hidden preparation and sudden central attack.
- Hanji 157 part 1, 背水一战, 战场信息控制, and 死地战术前提 - Nine Grounds, Use of Spies, Strategic Power, and Empty/Full chapters as a combined reading of Han Xin’s Jingxing victory.
- Hanji 980, 濮阳之战, 曹操, 吕布, and 临危欺敌求生 - regular-and-surprise frame applied to a late-Han escape and attrition case.