It's really weird, the books written by Ninjas for Ninjas are the only pre-modern books in which I've read practical everyday tips and tricks for war.For example,>checking supposedly empty forts for birds on the walls to see if they're actually occupied>having one night patrol carry torches, while another patrol follows 100M behind who carry no lights, to catch spies trying to sneak pastThis is pretty weird to me. Anything written before the beginnings of industrialization (in any culture) seems to be quite macroscopic or philosophical for the upper class general or officer aspiring to be a general. Also weren't they supposed to be plebs? What were they doing reading and writing in the first place?
>>17441345>Also weren't they supposed to be plebs? What were they doing reading and writing in the first place?pleb don't mean poor or illiterate, only means that they weren't part of the aristocracythe plebs skilled enough to be ninjas would be payed enough to afford some level of education
>>17441495>source: out of my ass
>>17441345>Also weren't they supposed to be plebs?No it's specialised training in infiltration and reconnaissance . It has nothing to do with class. Any one could partake in the trade of infilltration but people who went to actual schools on those subject were actually accredited as a ninja. For example Hattori Hanzo is a poster boy for the Ninja in pop history but he was a fully pledged Bushi. >This is pretty weird to me. Anything written before the beginnings of industrialization (in any culture) seems to be quite macroscopic or philosophical for the upper class general or officer aspiring to be a general.standard military instructions such as the Jixiao Xinshu, Jin Beop, Strakegikon (The ones i have read, im sure there are more) all go into details in to small unit to individual activities such as identifying military individuals, perimeter passwords, determining terrain, gag orders, fire activities, noise order and maintaining munitions and logistics handling. This case isn't really special.
