In war, to attack the mind is first, to attack a city secondary. 用兵之道,攻心为上,攻城为下。
They proposed to attack the city at dawn. 他们打算在拂晓时对这座城市发起进攻。
When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace. 你临近一座城,要攻打的时候,先要对城里的民宣告和睦的话。
They looked at the high walls and the strong gates, but they did not attack the city straightaway because God had given Joshua some very strange instructions. 他们看到了高高的城墙和坚固的大门。可是他们并没有从正面攻击城市(AC),因为上帝给了约书亚一些非常奇特的指示。
The general commanded his men to attack the city. 那将军命令部下攻城。