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> [Attack if you can attack, defend if you can't attack, flee if you can't defend, surrender if you can't flee, die if you can't surrender!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sima-yi/attack-if-you-can-attack-defend-if-you-can-t-attack-flee-if-you-can-t/)

Sima Yi

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## More by Sima Yi

> [“There are five possible operations for any army. If you can fight, fight. If you cannot fight, defend. If you cannot defend, surrender. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sima-yi/there-are-five-possible-operations-for-any-army-if-you-can-fight/)

Sima Yi

> [There are five options in war: fight, defend, flee, surrender, or die. You have proven inept at the first two, and now have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sima-yi/there-are-five-options-in-war-fight-defend-flee-surrender-or-die-you/)

Sima Yi

> [There are five possible operations for any army. If you can fight, fight; if you cannot fight, defend; if you cannot defend, flee; if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sima-yi/there-are-five-possible-operations-for-any-army-if-you-can-fight-2/)

Sima Yi

> [Attack if you can attack, defend if you can't attack, flee if you can't defend, surrender if you can't flee, die if you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sima-yi/attack-if-you-can-attack-defend-if-you-can-t-attack-flee-if-you-can-t/)

Sima Yi

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