《吴子·料敌》
韩赵是中原的国家 ，其民性温顺，其政令平和，其民众疲于残祸，久经战争，轻视其将帅，不满其待遇，士无死忠，所以，阵势虽然整齐但不中用，打它的方法，用坚强的阵势迫近它，敌众来攻就阻击它，敌人退却就追击它，这样来疲惫它的军队。
三晋者，中国也，其性和，其政平，其民疲于战，习于兵，轻其将，薄其禄，士无死志，故治而不用。击此之道，阻陈而压之，众来则拒之，去则追之，以倦其师。
Han and Zhao are the states in the Central Plains, their people are docile, their government orders are peaceful, their people are tired of the havoc, and they have been fighting for a long time, looking down on their generals, and dissatisfied with their treatment. Soldiers have no loyalty, therefore, although the formation is neat, but useless. The way to fight it is to approach it with a strong formation, block it if the enemy comes to attack, and pursue it if the enemy retreats, so as to exhaust its army.