http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFtAtKdO3g
an excellent tv series about the creation of Sun Zi Bin Fa.
Zhou Yu used small amount of force defeated Cao Cao by tactics and strategy or Mou Lue near Ci Bi about 1700 years ago.
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the first documented war was between the yellow emperor/huang di and the wizard of warfare Ci You over 4000 years ago.
Ci You used fog/mist. the forces of Huang Di were all lost and defeated.
with the council of Feng Ho, Huang Di used a special cart for direction, and assembled the troops into 8 groups (using different weapons for ID)--
it was called the 8 zhen formation. They thus fought without losing directions amid the mist/fog. if this legend was true. this would be the first documented event using tactics and strategy in warfare or fighting with a big number of people/army.
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Fu Xi invented the idea of Tai Chi Ying Yang and 8 Gua.
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there were over 15000 wars during 4000 years of human history.
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Zhou Wen Wang was tricked and jailed by Shang Zhou Wang.
during his 7 years of jail time, Zhou Wen Wang wrote the book of change or Yi Jing.
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Zhou Wu Wang met Jiang Tai Gong while he was fishing near a creek. Jiang became the minister. Jiang was well versed in detecting changes of weather and geography. He adviced Zhou Wu Wang to defeat Shang. It was called Mu Ye war.
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the arts of war , the text on bamboo sticks was uncovered from a grave from Han dynasty in 1972. this proved that the book was written by Sun Wu/Sun Tzu.
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there are 13 chapters. The book was written 2500 years ago. The modern science was not there yet.
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500 years of Shang dynasty was defeated with a war of a single day.
in its place came the Zhou dynasty.
Jiang was given a land named Qi Guo. Jiang defeated a minority tribe or Dong Yi and reached the pacific ocean.
Qi Guo was a home that Sun Wu grew up.
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to be continued.
edit:
Fu Xi meaning taming of the animal.