CROSSING THE FRONTIER
Florence Wheelock Ayscough translation
BY TU FU
I When bows are bent, they should be bent strongly; When arrows are used, they should be long. The bow-men should first shoot the horses. In taking the enemy prisoner, the Leader should first be taken; There should be no limit to the killing of men. In making a kingdom, there must naturally be a boundary. If it were possible to regulate usurpation, Would so many be killed and wounded?