A general's greatest weapon is the trust of his soldiers.
将軍の最高の武器は兵士の信頼である。
Military Strategists
Belisarius
The Byzantine Empire's greatest general, who reconquered North Africa and Italy with hopelessly inadequate forces while enduring his emperor's constant suspicion (c. 500-565). Belisarius achieved more with less than perhaps any commander in history — making him the patron saint of leaders who must produce extraordinary results under impossible constraints.
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