An idea from The Art of War

Of all the ways to win, the best is to spoil the enemy’s plans. Next is to stop his forces joining up, and third is to fight his army in the field. Worst is a siege, which takes 6 months to prepare and can cost a third of your men.

From The Art of War by Sun Tzu

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