Sun Bin was a military strategist of the Qi State during the Warring States Period in China and was of the Huaxia ethnic group. Born between A and Juan (now north of Juancheng County, Heze City, Shandong Province), he is a descendant of Sun Wu.

Sun Bin was once a classmate of Pang Juan. He was tortured due to Pang Juan's persecution and became physically disabled. Later, with the help of Qi's envoys, he defected to Qi and was appointed as a military advisor by King Wei of Qi to assist Qi General Tian Ji. He defeated Pang Juan twice and won the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling, establishing Qi's hegemony. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Sun Bin was honored as Uncle Wu Qing, and he was one of the seventy-two generals in the Song Wum Temple.

In the Battle of Yiling, Wei general Rangzi defeated Han general Kong Ye's army at Nanliang (now west of Ruzhou City, Henan Province) and Huo (now southwest of Ruzhou City, Henan Province). Han Zhaohou sent The envoy asked Qi for help. Sun Bin once again adopted the tactic of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, and led his army to attack Daliang, the capital of Wei. After this battle, the Wei state's vitality was severely damaged and it lost its dominance.

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Sun Bin's military thoughts mainly focus on "Sun Bin's Art of War". In terms of his view on war, Sun Bin advocated paying attention to and treating war with caution. He emphasized that war is an important means to solve problems in national political life. Only with strong force as a guarantee can the country be stable, prosperous and strong.

However, he opposed resorting to militarism and pointed out that victory in battle can save a country on the verge of destruction, but defeat will also lose land and endanger the country. Being warlike will inevitably lead to destruction and self-humiliation, so war must be treated with caution. , cannot be used or abused. Sun Bin advocated actively preparing for war to win victory, so that war can be used to suppress war.

He pointed out that political and economic conditions are the basis for determining the outcome of a war. To "strengthen the army" we must first "enrich the country". Only with strong political and economic backing can we be "prepared before taking action." .

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