The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals; hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy.  He uses each person according to his capacity, and does not expect each person to be fit for everything. 

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       Make your soldiers know that winning is a must, not an option. 

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       If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove to be submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless.  If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be useless.  Therefore, soldiers must be treated in the first instance with humanity, but kept under control by means of iron discipline.  This is a certain road to victory.

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       Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys.  Look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.  If, however, you are lenient, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder; then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children—they are useless for any practical purpose.

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       When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization.