each man fight all by himself(rén zì wéi zhàn)

each man fight all by himself

In Chinese, Pinyin is R é NZ ì w é izh à n, which means that everyone can fight independently. It comes from the biography of Huaiyin marquis in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Huaiyin marquis in historical records, "the so-called battle to drive the city's people is not to die, which makes everyone fight for himself."

Idiom usage

Today, they go deep into thousands of miles and die, and the scholars do not have the heart to look back. (Biography of Yuan Qiao in the book of Jin)

Idiom explanation

To fight: to fight. Everyone can fight independently.

Idioms and allusions

In the Chu Han war, Han Xin once led tens of thousands of troops to attack the state of Zhao, because the state of Zhao was attached to Xiang Yu, the king of Chu. Zhao Xie, the king of Zhao, and Chen Yu, the chief General of Jingxing (now North of Jingxing in Hebei Province), are known as 200000 troops, several times as many as the Han army. Han Xin adopted the tactic of "sinking to death and later generations", deliberately sent an army to garrison on the edge of Manshui near Jingxing and set up the battle with his back against it. This is a way to retreat from the water. It is a violation of the art of war. Zhao Jun thought it funny, and Han Xin's soldiers also found it difficult to understand. After the two sides fought, Han Xin pretended to be defeated, retreated to the position beside mianman water, joined the soldiers in the array there, and turned back to fight with Zhao Jun again. When the two armies fought again, Han Xin's army suddenly changed. Everyone fought to the death, and they all marched forward bravely, beating the Zhao army to a great defeat. After the end of the war, the generals came one after another to report their meritorious deeds. Some of them presented their heads to the enemy, and some of them took prisoners. Everyone congratulated Han Xin.

Chinese PinYin : rén zì wéi zhàn