Skilled generals win by harnessing battlefield momentum instead of blaming troops, picking proper soldiers to build unstoppable force like rolling round boulders. The Battle of Hefei illustrates this idea via Cao Cao’s smart deployment of complementary generals.
Armies can stay orderly amid chaos. Disorder, cowardice and weakness stem from organization, momentum and troop deployment. Skilled generals use false appearances and bait to lure enemies, then await them with solid forces.