Death spies, 71, 72 Declaration of war, action following, 66 Decoration for skill in five arms, 88 Defeat, internal causes of, 28; skilful soldiers make impossible, 28; army destined to, trusts in chance, 30; causes of, 55-56 Defence, long, difficulties in, 110 Defensive warfare, when victory unattainable, 28; skill in, 28-29 Deficiency, defence compelled by, 28 Despair, energy born of, wins victory, 15 Desperate enemy not to be pressed, 44 Determination, one of five important matters for general, 101, 102 Dignity, essential for general, 103 Discipline, one of seven important matters in war, 18; perfection of, leads to simulation, 33 Discussion of omens, forbidden, 61 Disorder, a cause of defeat, 96 Disputed ground, action regarding, 64 Distracting ground, action regarding, 64 Disturbing ground, action regarding, 64 Dragons, green (banners), 99 Dragons' heads (mountain extremities), 99 Drum, use of, 31; in night fighting, 43; sounds for advance, 95; meaning of different beats of, 98; to be entrusted to the bold, 98; Wutzu on the, 104, 108 Dust, spurts, masses, columns and clouds of, meaning of, 50 E Ear, to be attracted in war, 104 Earth, one of five indispensable matters in war, 17, 18; the ninth, 29, and _note_ Elements, five, 39, and _note_ Emptiness and strength, 34-39 Enclosed ground, 58; stratagem to be used on, 60; action regarding, 64 Enemies, six to be avoided, 90-91 Equipment, umbrella part of Chinese soldier's, 9 Estimation of enemy, 56; Wutzu on, 85-93 Exhaustion, result of lateness in field, 34; avoided by good tactics, 35; shown by disregard of booty, 51 Expectation of life or death, 96 Eye, to be struck in war, 104 F Famine, a cause of war, 80 Faults, five, dangerous for generals, 46 Feast, given by Wen to guests with high, medium, and deficient merit, 117 Feints, use of, 36, 38 Fens, advance in wide, 112 Fighting races, consequences of victories by, 80 Fire, five modes of assault by, 67-68; attack on enemy in overgrown marsh land by, 106 Flag, use of, in war, 31; in day fighting, 43; change of, 51; Wutzu on use of, 104 Flanking (or reserve) force, 12 Flat country, disposal of troops in, 48 Flutes, Wutzu on use of, 108 Fodder, charge of, given to the feeble, 98 Food, taken from enemy, 22; obtained by skilful general, 23; killing of horses for, 51; attack on enemy without, 90; charge of, given to the feeble, 98 Force, one of four important influences in war, 102, 103 Foreign lands, war in, 60 Formation-battle, 97 Frontal attack, 11 G