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Berniece 2022-03-21 09:01:29
"Raging Sea": Glory belongs to man, victory belongs to God
By hitchcock
If you were the captain and when the storm knocked your crew out to sea, he was still connected to the ship by a few ropes, would you choose to save him desperately, or cut off his last hope, for the sake of the whole ship The safety of watching him drown in the sea with the ropes he... -
Amelia 2022-03-19 09:01:03
Using "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in naval warfare is too strong for the Chinese
First of all, label this piece with two labels, "Deception" and "Leadership":
1. Exciting naval battle - Invisible Warrior
First, it uses the cover of the natural barrier and thick fog, and then it is inspired by stick insects to camouflage ambush.
With Jack's "take the bait", he smashed...
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World quotes
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Capt. Jack Aubrey: [examining some sheet music on the floor below deck in the Acheron. A French sailor, whom Aubrey thought was dead, suddenly leaps at him. Aubrey stops the sailors' dagger just in time. Aubrey puts his cutlass to the sailors' head. Asks suspiciously] Le Capitaine?
[the Captain?]
French sailor: [strained] L'infirmerie.
[the infirmary]
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[Dinner in the officers' mess. The captain is inebriated, but asks apparently seriously]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: Do you see those two weevils doctor?
Dr. Stephen Maturin: I do.
Capt. Jack Aubrey: Which would you choose?
Dr. Stephen Maturin: [sighs annoyed] Neither; there is not a scrap a difference between them. They are the same species of Curculio.
Capt. Jack Aubrey: If you had to choose. If you were forced to make a choice. If there was no other response...
Dr. Stephen Maturin: [Exasperated] Well then if you are going to *push* me...
[the doctor studies the weevils briefly]
Dr. Stephen Maturin: ...I would choose the right hand weevil; it has... significant advantage in both length and breadth.
[the captain thumps his fist in the table]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: There, I have you! You're completely dished! Do you not know that in the service...
[pauses]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: ...one must always choose the lesser of two weevils.
[the officers burst out in laughter]
