The 'Overview of the Military' in the Huainanzi holds that victory or defeat in war rests at root on government.
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It draws on earlier military writers such as Sunzi but argues that a just cause and a united people are what win wars. It is the source of 攻城略地 'to storm cities and seize land' and 人尽其才 'everyone gives full play to their talent'.
