有登蓋,必身立焉;車徒有不進者,必令助之。
When his chariot’s canopy was aloft, he would always be standing beneath it; when his chariots and men were unable to advance, he would always give orders to assist them.
壘合而後敢處,井灶成而後敢食。
Only when his encampments were formed did he dare take his ease, and only when his wells and hearths were complete did he dare partake of food.
Zhi Bo said, “I have heard that Tian Heng, having just taken charge of his state’s affairs, loves his people, shares his assets with them when within the state, and joins in their labors when outside the state.
智伯曰:「吾聞田恒新得國而愛其民,內同其財,外同其勤勞,治軍若此,其得眾也,不可待也。
One who governs troops like this must of a certainty enjoy their support.
」乃去之耳。
He cannot be opposed.” He thereupon abandoned his attack.
A Passage from the Military Treatise of Tai-gong