| Foreknowledge enables a wise ruler and good commander to be victorious, and produce useful achievements for the people.
Foreknowledge cannot be obtained through spirits, supernatural, nor superstitious means. It cannot be projected through effort, nor verified through measurements.
They can only be obtained
from those who have a through
knowledge of the enemy's conditions.
The five types of spies
Sun Tzu said: Wise rulers and capable commanders win because they have advance information abut the enemy. 1. Local intelligence use natives to show the way 2. Inside intelligence use officials in the enemy court 3. Counterintelligence use bought over enemy spies 4. Deadly Intelligence working to deceive outwardly and knowingly directs the spy to pass it to the enemy
5. Secure intelligence spy who can return safely to make report. When all five intelligence occur together and none know the method: is called the divine intelligence, a valuable asset to any ruler. None is more trustworthy than the intelligence force. None should be better rewarded than the spies and those who can work in great secrecy. Intelligence cannot be employed without enlightenment and intuition nor can it be used without humanity and generosity. The work of intelligence cannot succeed without subtlety and ingenuity. Therefore, subtly, very subtly, the use of intelligence must not be neglected.
Before espionage plans are carried out.
Those who discuss it beforehand and
those who listen are both dangerous. |
