The Art of War > Hard-pressed enemy Do not force
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Do not force the tottering foe
  Explanation: That of the desperate enemy, do not rush to recover force to prevent the desperate counterattack, causing undue loss of their own. "Sun Zijun war": "Teachers do not contain classified, will be Que Wai division, tottering foe not to force, this use of forces of law also." Also as "tottering foe not to chase", "tottering foe Mo recovery." "Biography of the Later Han Huangpu Song": "Art of War: tottering foe not to chase." Sushi Song "Under Secretary of State on": "ancient as the soldiers who surrounded teachers do not stop, tottering foe not to chase, and honest fear of death of lethal force of their knowledge . "" History of the Ming Chuan VI and foreign lan ":" Zhujiang the tottering foe Mo chase, and promised. then sail to go. "Qing Ji Yun" Notes of Summer recorded a six-Luan Yang ":" This is the king hedge still Dou, do not chase the ghost for the tottering foe ear. "
That of the desperate enemy, not to force too fast to recover, to prevent the desperate counterattack, causing undue loss of their
  That of the desperate enemy, not to force too fast to recover, to prevent the desperate counterattack, causing undue loss of their own. "Sun Zijun war": "Teachers do not contain classified, will be Que Wai division, tottering foe not to force, the military forces of the law also." Also as "tottering foe not to pursue," "tottering foe Mo chase." "Biography of the Later Han Huangpu Song": "Art of War: tottering foe not to pursue." Sushi Song "Under Secretary of State on": "Ancient of the soldiers who do not check around teachers, tottering foe not to pursue for fear of death of lethal force of their knowledge. "" History of the Ming Chuan-VI and foreign lan ":" Zhujiang to tottering foe Mo recovery, promised. then sail to. "Qing Ji Yun" Notes of Summer Luan Yang recorded 6 ":" The difficulties in the king animal still Dou, do not chase the ghost for the tottering foe ear. "
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No. 3
  Tottering foe: the enemy of potential avenues are exhausted. The enemies of the desperate, do not chase forced hasty, desperate counterattack against the enemy, causing undue loss of their own.
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No. 4
  穷寇勿迫
  拼音 qióng kòu wù pò
  释义 穷寇:势穷力竭的敌人。对陷于绝境中的敌人,不要追迫太急,以防敌人情急反扑,造成自己不应有的损失。
  出处 《孙子·军争》:“穷寇勿迫,此用兵之法也。”
  事例 庞涓,你岂不知归师勿掩,~,你苦苦追赶我做什么?(元·无名氏《马陵道》第四折)
  用法 作宾语、定语;指不追无路可走的敌人
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don't press on a desperate thief