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"If there is no food in the army, there will be no hunger; Where does "there is no water and no thirst in the army" come from and what is the full text?

From Zhuge Liang's The Art of War.

original text

If the husband tells the truth, the army will draw water from the well and will not be thirsty; Rations are not ripe, not hungry; Arms don't get cold before things happen; Not enough military curtains, not sleepy; In summer, there is no fan, no cover, and it is the same as others.

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As a general, we should also pay attention to some daily chores in our work style: when the wells in the barracks are not flooded, don't shout for thirst first; If the food of the foot soldiers is not cooked, the generals should not cry hungry first; The fire in the barracks has not been lit, and the generals can't call it cold first; The tents in the army have not been set up yet, and the generals can't say that they are sleepy first; It is very hot in summer, so generals should not take fans to enjoy the cool easily; In rainy weather, the general should not hold an umbrella to shelter from the rain. In short, they should be the same as soldiers everywhere in all kinds of details of life.

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This paper discusses the importance of sharing weal and woe with soldiers. The outstanding point of the article is to point out in detail that even in the small matters of drinking water, eating, driving away the cold, sleeping, fanning and sheltering from the rain, in order to help people, soldiers must be put first and themselves behind. This is another concrete manifestation of Zhuge Liang's thought of loving soldiers, which is worth emulating by others.

Extended example

Push yourself and others to remonstrate with the king of Qi.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, after Qi Zhuanggong was killed by Cui Xiu, a doctor, Zhuang Gong's half-brother inherited the throne, which is the new throne. At the beginning of his reign, he appointed Cui Jue as the right phase and Qing Feng as the left phase. At that time, the government was chaotic, extravagant, brutally exploited by the nobility, and people's lives were extremely painful.

Later, Yan Ying was appointed as Zhengqing. Yan Ying was re-elected as a senior official of Ling, Zhuang and Jing Dynasties, and he was in office for more than 50 years. He is famous for his humility and concern for civil affairs. Therefore, around Qi Jinggong, he often protested to make him exercise a little restraint.

One winter, it was very cold and it snowed heavily for three days and nights.

In the morning, Qi Jinggong, wearing a fur coat, stood at the window and looked at the snow. He happily said to Yan Ying around him, "The weather is really strange this year. It has snowed for so many days, but it doesn't feel cold at all. It looks like a river in spring. The silvery scenery is so beautiful. Just a few more days! " After listening to Gong Jing, Yan Ying pondered for a long time, and then said, "You don't feel cold in this weather, because you have a warm fur coat and the indoor fire is red. But I heard that a wise monarch always thinks about whether someone is starving when eating. When you put on warm clothes, you always wonder if someone is freezing. This is called pushing yourself and others. " Qi Jinggong was embarrassed to know that Yan Ying was talking about him.