卷二·第五十七章　军中将领；两军会否交战

Of COMMANDERS in Armies, their abilities, fidelity, and whether by them Victory may be had yea or not, &c.

论军中的将领：他们的才能、忠诚，以及靠他们能否取胜，等等。

Again, consider well all the twelve houses and their proper Significators, and make the ascendant Significator of the querent, and his Lord; let the seventh & his Lord shew the opposite parties or Adversaries who may come to relieve the Besieged; let the eight be their Seconds or Friends, and the ninth their third house, and so all the other houses in order.

再者，要好好考量全部十二宫及其各自的征象星，以上升及其主星为问卜者的征象星；以第七宫及其主星表示对立的一方，即可能前来解救被围者的敌手；以第八宫为他们的副手或朋友，第九宫为他们的第三宫，其余各宫依次类推。

An Infortune in the ascendant, or beholding the house with □ or ☍, it notes, the querent, or that side he takes part with, will not manage their matters well, or prosecute the Warre discreetly: an Infortune in the ascendant, or being Lord of the ascendant, argues no great justice on the querents part, or that he hath no cause to begin the Warre or quarrell, but if either a good Planet be in the ascendant, or behold the ascendant with ⚹ or △, it signifies a good ground or cause on the querent's behalfe; if an Infortune be in the second, and be not Lord of the second (or have Exaltation in the Signe,) if he, I say, behold the second with a □ or ☍, it's like there will be no Warre, but if any be, the querent shall have the worst; a Fortune in that house, or aspecting it, shewes the contrary, &c.

若凶星在上升，或以四分、对冲照看上升，表示问卜者或他所支持的那一方处置不当，作战不够审慎：凶星在上升，或凶星为上升主星，表示问卜者一方没多少正义可言，或说他没有理由挑起这场战争或争端，但若有吉星在上升，或以六分、三分照看上升，就表示问卜者一方师出有名、理由正当；若有凶星在第二宫，而它不是第二宫主星（也不在这星座得旺），我是说，若它以四分或对冲照看第二宫，很可能不会有战争，但若真打起来，问卜者会吃亏；吉星在这宫，或照看这宫，则主相反，等等。

If an Infortune be in the third, and ♂ be that Planet, and he strong, the querent is like to have good warlike Provisions; say the same if ♃ be there: but if ♂ be therein unfortunate, his Army is like to be composed of Thieves, Highway men, vagrant Fellowes, seditious, and such as will obey no commands.

若凶星在第三宫，而那颗行星是火星，又强，问卜者大概会有精良的军需；木星在那里也一样：但若火星在其中而不吉，他的军队大概由盗贼、拦路强盗、流浪汉、好作乱、不服任何号令的人组成。

If an Infortune be in the fourth, the place where the Warre is like to be, or where the Armies may engage, is like to be unfit for the querent's Army: if it be mountainous, the places are rough, inaccessible not habitable, full of Woods, no passage for Armies; if the place seem to be described moyst, it's miery, dirty, full of standing waters, Bogs, Rivers or Brooks, not fit to marshall an Army in, or wherein an Army can doe any service:

若凶星在第四宫，战争可能发生的地方，或两军可能交锋之处，大概不利于问卜者的军队：若是山地，那里地势崎岖，难以通行，不宜居住，林木丛生，大军无路可走；若那地方看来是潮湿的，那就泥泞污秽，满是死水、沼泽、河流或小溪，不宜在那里列阵，军队在那里也施展不开：

If ♂ be in the fift, well dignified, or the good aspects of the Fortunes irradiate that house, or a Fortune be therein posited, then it's like the Army or Souldiers on the querent's part, will be good Souldiers, apt for fight, and obedient to their Officers; the Infortunes posited therein shew contrary qualities.

若火星在第五宫而尊贵良好，或吉星的吉相照射那一宫，或有吉星在其中，那么问卜者一方的军队或兵士大概是好兵，善战，服从长官；凶星在其中，则显出相反的品质。

If either of the Fortunes or ☊ be in the sixt, the Carriage-Horse attending the Army, seem serviceable, high prized, and fit for the employment.

若任一吉星或龙头在第六宫，随军的驮马看来好用、价高，适于这项差事。

If ♂ be therein well dignified, the Horse entertained or employed will be fierce, impatient and hard to be governed.

若火星在其中而尊贵良好，所用的马会凶猛、急躁、难以驾驭。

But if ♄ be in the sixt without dignities, the Horse are old, rotten jades, unserviceable, tyred, over-spent, slow, not fit for this service, diseased, &c.

但若土星在第六宫而没有尊贵，马就是老朽的劣马，不中用，疲惫，累垮了，迟缓，不适于这项差事，还有病，等等。

If a Fortune be in the seventh, the instruments of Warre and Fortification, the Canons and great Guns of the Army are faire, sound, well cast, and will performe their work: and this position of a Foriune in the seventh, denotes, the Enemy is no foole; if an Infortune be there, or have the before-named evill aspects to the house, the enemy is weak, the querent's instruments are nought, will performe no service, the Enemy will rather fight by policy, craft and trechery, then man-hood.

若吉星在第七宫，军中的战具与工事器械、大炮与重炮都很精良、完好、铸得好，能发挥作用：吉星在第七宫这个位置，也表示敌人不是傻瓜；若凶星在那里，或对这宫有前面所说的恶相位，敌人就弱，问卜者的器械很差，派不上用场，敌人宁愿用计谋、诡诈与背信来打，而不是凭勇气。

If a Fortune be in the eight, it's an argument no mortality or much destruction of men will follow, or wil there be many men wounded, or their wounds difficult to cure; no great slaughters, fights, flights, or any set Battles will be betwixt the Armies on either part: but if ♄ be therein Retrograde, many prisoners will be taken, much ruine and destruction, much poverty and plundering will succeed.

若吉星在第八宫，表示不会有多少死亡或大量伤亡，受伤的人也不多，伤也不难治；两军之间不会有大屠杀、大战、溃逃或任何正式的会战：但若土星在其中逆行，会有很多人被俘，大量的破坏与毁灭，接着是严重的贫困与劫掠。

If a Fortune be in the ninth, or have aspect to the house, the enemy is in a good posture, hopes to benefit himselfe by some false reports, or by some false allarums or sallies, and that he intends to act much by such like reports, and by witty inventions, for the Enemy is politick.

若吉星在第九宫，或照看这一宫，敌人处境良好，希望靠一些假消息、假警报或突击来获益，并打算多用这类谣言与巧计行事，因为敌人工于心计。

If a Fortune be in the tenth, or cast his ⚹ or △ thither, it's an argument, the Commander in chiefe is a discreet man, understands what to doe in his place, and that the Officers of the Army are expert men, every one in his place being capable of what he undertakes: but if ♄ or ☋ be therein, or ♂, any wayes unfortuuate, the Officers and Captaines are very asses and buzzards, have no judgment, simple Fellowes, the whole designe is like to be overthrowne by their knavery, and want of discretion and judgment; I meane, the greater part of the Officers, &c. they are more fit for hanging, then to Command.

若吉星在第十宫，或以六分、三分照到那里，表示总司令是个审慎的人，明白自己职位上该做什么，军中的军官也都是行家，各在其位，人人胜任所担之事：但若土星或龙尾在其中，或火星在其中而有任何不吉，军官与上尉都是蠢驴笨鸟，没有判断力，头脑简单，整个计划很可能因他们的奸诈、缺乏审慎与判断而失败；我是说军官中的大多数，等等；他们更该上绞架，而不配指挥。

If a Fortune be in the eleventh, it shewes, the Conductors of the Army are men of good discretion and sound judgment, expert men in the art of Warre, know how to command and order their affaires, are valiant and carefull, and understand in every particular when to charge or retreat; in a word, the Officers seem men of approved integrity and judgment.

若吉星在第十一宫，表示军队的统领是审慎、判断可靠的人，精通兵法，懂得如何指挥、调度，英勇而细心，在每件事上都知道何时冲锋、何时撤退；总之，军官看来都是操守与判断经过考验的人。

If an Infortune be in the eleventh, the Conductor or Conductors may be men of fidelity, and assured Friends and Wel-willers to the cause they undertake, but they are unexpert, and not fit to undertake such a waighty imployment in hand, for they nothing understand the stratagems of Warre, whereby the whole cause is like to suffer.

若凶星在第十一宫，统领或许是忠诚的人，是他们所从事之事业的可靠朋友与支持者，但他们不在行，不适合承担手头这样重大的差事，因为他们对兵法谋略一窍不通，整个事业很可能因此受损。

If a Fortune be in the twelft house, those against whom the Army is to go, are well provided, and resolved to defend themselves; they agree well, feare nothing, will stand it out to the last: but if an Infortune be there, they suspect their owne abilities, are not capable of resisting, disagree amongst themselves, feare surprizall every moment: It is, notwithstanding, ever considerable, that if ♂ be in the twelft house, the querent may justly suspect trechery, and indeed you have just cause to feare the same if ☋ be in the twelft.

若吉星在第十二宫，军队要去攻打的那些人准备充足，决心自卫；他们团结一致，无所畏惧，会坚守到底：但若凶星在那里，他们怀疑自己的能力，无力抵抗，内部不和，时刻怕遭突袭：尽管如此，始终值得考虑的是，若火星在第十二宫，问卜者完全有理由怀疑有人背叛，若龙尾在第十二宫，你确实也有理由担心同样的事。

Now as you have considered the whole twelve houses on the behalfe of the querent, so must you observe the same method and manner of judgment on the behalf of the Adversary; onely considering what house for the querent is the ascendant, the opposite house is the same for the quesited, and so every house in order: Which judgments rightly understood, will give great light to any manner of question propounded in this nature by any prime Officer or Commander.

你既然已为问卜者一方考量了全部十二宫，也要用同样的方法与判断方式为对方考量；只是要考虑到，对问卜者是上升的那一宫，其对面那一宫对所问之人就是上升，其余各宫依次类推：这些判断若正确理解，对任何高级军官或指挥官就这类事提出的任何问题，都会大有启发。

If the Armies shall fight.

两军会否交战。

Behold herein the ascendant and his Lord, the ☽ and Lord of the seventh, see if they be corporally joyned in any angle, then it seems the Armies will fight: if there be no ☌ of the Lord of the ascendant and seventh, see if they behold one anothar by □ or ☍, they will also then fight: if this happen not, see if any Planet transferre the light of one to the other by □ or ☍ aspect, with or without Reception; if such an aspect be, there will be a fight betwixt them: but if the more ponderous of the two receive that Planet who transferres their light, no fight will be, but all things will be composed lightly.

这里要看上升及其主星、月亮与第七宫主星，看它们是否在任一角宫星体相合，若是，两军看来会交战：若上升主星与第七宫主星没有会合，看它们是否以四分或对冲相照，若是，也会交战：若这也没有，看是否有行星以四分或对冲，不论有无接纳，把一方的光传给另一方；若有这样的相位，双方之间就会有一战：但若两颗中较重的那颗接纳了传光的行星，就不会交战，一切都会轻易了结。