It is probably one of the biggest overarching messages of the work that honor is for people who want to die, and a good general does not want his army to die, in contrast to the traditional warrior culture ethos where such a thing is noble. He does talk about other things, but the main subject if overwhelmingly how to approach warfare pragmatically (including by not going to war in the first place).

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

You're not manly if you don't hurl your bodies into a superior force with a superior position on a hill after traipsing through marshland for days.

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

Then there's the version with Zhuge Liang's analysis added as an appendix, for some extra failson energy