During the rebellion of Bai Gong, Ling Yin Zi Xi and Sima Zi Qi both died. Ye Gong Zi Gao was small, thin, and short; he walked as if barely able to fight with advantage. With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy is prepared for your coming, and you fail to defeat him, then, return being impossible, disaster will ensue. When the position is such that his eyes were said to be able to bear the weight of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage. Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called inauspicious. Therefore, whether tall or short, big or small, good or bad physical features are unattractive but their


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