康翠翠：古诗中的“擒贼先擒王”(3)

民间有“打蛇要打七寸”的说法，也是这个意思，蛇无头不行，打了蛇头，这条蛇也就完了。此计用于军事，是指打垮敌军主力，擒拿敌军首领，使敌军彻底瓦解的谋略。
擒贼擒王，就是捕杀敌军首领或者摧毁敌人的首脑机关，敌方陷于混乱，便于彻底击溃之。指挥员不能满足于小的胜利，要通观全局，扩大战果，以得全胜。如果错过时机，放走了敌军主力和敌方首领，就好比放虎归山，后患无穷。
There is a saying among the folks that "a snake must be hit by seven inches", which means that a snake has no head, and if it hits the head, the snake will be over.
When used in military affairs, this strategy refers to the strategy of destroying the main force of the enemy, capturing the leader of the enemy, and completely disintegrating the enemy.
To capture the thieves first capture the the thief leader ,means this will kill the enemy"s army or destroy the enemy"s head organ. The enemy is in chaos and it is easy to completely defeat it. Commanders shouldnot be satisfied with small victories. They must look at the overall situation and expand the results to achieve a complete victory. If you miss the opportunity and let go the enemy"s main force and the enemy leader, it is like letting a tiger return to the mountain, with endless troubles.