All armies prefer high ground to low, 449 and sunny places to dark.

If you are careful of your men, 450 and camp on hard ground, 451 the army will be free from disease of every kind, 452 and this will spell victory.

When you come to a hill or a bank, occupy the sunny side, with the slope on your right rear. Thus you will at once act for the benefit of your soldiers and utilize the natural advantages of the ground.

When, in consequence of heavy rains upcountry, a river which you wish to ford is swollen and flecked with foam, you must wait until it subsides. 453