The rule is, not to besiege walled cities if it can possibly be avoided. The preparation of mantlets, movable shelters, and various implements of war, will take up three whole months; and the piling up of mounds over against the walls will take three months more.Go here to read the introductory post to the verses of The Art of War.
~ from The Art of War, Giles translation ~
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