Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.5.3

7.5.3

guruvyasanaṃ yātavyaṃ laghuvyasanam amitraṃ veti "guruvyasanaṃ saukaryato yāyād" ity ācāryāḥ //

Which is to be marched against---an assailable enemy involved in troubles to a greater degree or a strong enemy troubled to a lesser degree?

My teacher says that as a matter of easy conquest, the assailable enemy under worse troubles should be marched against first.