[ss.12—14arerepeatedinchap.XI.ss.52.]
15.Inwar,practicedissimulation,andyouwillsucceed.
[InthetacticsofTurenne,deceptionoftheenemy,especiallyastothenumericalstrengthofhistroops,tookaveryprominentposition.[2]]
16.Whethertoconcentrateortodivideyourtroops,mustbedecidedbycircumstances.
17.Letyourrapiditybethatofthewind,[Thesimileisdoublyappropriate,becausethewindisnotonlyswiftbut,asMeiYao—ch`enpointsout,\"invisibleandleavesnotracks.\"]