29. The skillful tactician may
be likened to the shuai-jan.
Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is
found in the ChUng mountains.
30. Asked if an army can
be made to imitate the shuai-jan,
I should answer,
Yes.
yet if they are crossing a river in the
same boat and are caught by a storm,
they will come to each
other's assistance
just as the left hand
helps the right.
[Ground of no Return]
[Intersecting Ground]
the ground is intersecting.
[Heavy Ground]
it is heavy ground.
[Encircled Ground]
it is encircled ground.
On wide ground,
On intersecting ground,
On heavy ground,
On wasteland,