武王問太公曰:“以車與步卒戰(zhàn),一車當(dāng)幾步卒?幾步卒當(dāng)一車?以騎與步卒戰(zhàn),一騎當(dāng)幾步卒?幾步卒當(dāng)一騎?以車與騎戰(zhàn),一車當(dāng)幾騎?幾騎當(dāng)一車?”
太公曰:“車者,軍之羽翼也,所以陷堅(jiān)陳,要強(qiáng)敵,遮走北也;騎者,軍之伺候也,所以踵敗軍,絕糧道,擊便寇也。故車騎不敵戰(zhàn),則一騎不能當(dāng)步卒一人。三軍之眾,成陳而相當(dāng),則易戰(zhàn)之法,一車當(dāng)步卒八十人,八十人當(dāng)一車;一騎當(dāng)步卒八人,八人當(dāng)一騎;一車當(dāng)十騎,十騎當(dāng)一車。險(xiǎn)戰(zhàn)之法,一車當(dāng)步卒四十人,四十人當(dāng)一車;一騎當(dāng)步卒四人,四人當(dāng)一騎;一車當(dāng)六騎,六騎當(dāng)一卒。夫車騎者,軍之武兵也,十乘敗千人,百乘敗萬人;十騎敗百人,百騎走千人,此其大數(shù)也?!?/p>
武王曰:“車騎之吏數(shù),陳法奈何?”
太公曰:“置車之吏數(shù),五車一長,十車一吏,五十車一率,百車一將。易戰(zhàn)之法,五車為列,相去四十步,左右十步,隊(duì)間六十步。險(xiǎn)戰(zhàn)之法,車必循道,十車為聚二十車為屯,前后相去二十步,左右六步,隊(duì)間三十六步;五車一長,縱橫相去二里,各返故道。置騎之吏婁五騎一長,十騎一吏,百騎一率,二百騎一將。易戰(zhàn)之法,五騎為列,前后相去二十步,左右四步,隊(duì)間五十步。險(xiǎn)戰(zhàn)者前后相去十步,左右二步,隊(duì)間二十五步;三十騎為一屯,六十騎為一輩,十騎一吏,縱橫相去百步,周環(huán)各復(fù)故處?!蔽渫踉唬骸吧圃眨 ?/p>