retreat about thirty miles as a condition for peace(tuì bì sān shè)

retreat about thirty miles as a condition for peace

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Tu ì B ì s ā NSH è, meaning to take the initiative to retreat 90 Li. It refers to concession and avoidance, avoiding conflict. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the 23rd year of Duke Fu.

The origin of Idioms

"Zuo Zhuan · the 23rd year of the Duke of Fu" says: "when the soldiers of Jin and Chu met in the Central Plains, they created the monarch sanshe."

Idiom usage

When I say that my sister can't do it, I have to. Chapter 42 of Wu Jianren's twenty years of witnessing the strange situation in Qing Dynasty. ——The forty second chapter of Wu Jianren's twenty years of witnessing the strange situation in Qing Dynasty. ——Chapter 10 of scholars < / Li > < li > young nephew is so talented that we have to give up. ——Ye Xianzu of the Ming Dynasty wrote the story of Luan Yu in Beijing, but when he met Professor Wu, who was not idle, he had to give up, and it was no longer his turn. Chapter 27 of song of youth by Yang Mo

Idioms and allusions

It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the 28th year of Duke Fu. After Jin Wengong ascended the throne, he rectified his internal affairs, developed production, and gradually made the state of Jin stronger and stronger. He also wanted to be the overlord of the central plains like Duke Huan of Qi. At this time, it happened that King Xiang of Zhou Dynasty sent for help. King Xiang of Zhou had a half brother named taishudai. He united with some ministers, borrowed troops from the enemy and seized the throne. King Xiang of Zhou fled to the state of Zheng with dozens of followers. He issued an order for the princes to escort him back to Luoyi. Some of the princes sent people to comfort the emperor, others sent food, but no one was willing to send troops to fight the enemy. Someone said to King Xiang of Zhou, "among the vassals, only Qin and Jin have the strength to beat back the enemy. I'm afraid others are useless." Only then did king Xiang send messengers to ask Duke Wen of Jin to escort him back to the court. Duke Wen of Jin immediately sent troops to the east to defeat the enemy, killed taishu and his gang, and escorted the emperor back to the capital. Two years later, song Chenggong, the son of song Xianggong, came to ask for help. He said that Cheng Dechen, a general of the state of Chu, led the troops of Chu, Chen, Cai, Zheng and Xu to attack the state of song. The ministers all said, "the state of Chu always bullies the princes of the Central Plains. It's time for the Lord to help the country in difficulty and establish hegemony." Duke Wen of Jin had long seen that if he wanted to be the overlord of the Central Plains, he had to defeat the state of Chu. He expanded his troops and established three armies to save the state of song. In 632 BC, the Jin army defeated two small states, Cao state and Wei state, which belonged to Chu state, and captured the monarchs of both countries. King Cheng of Chu didn't want to fight with Jin. When he heard that Jin had sent troops, he immediately sent someone to order Cheng Dechen to withdraw. But Cheng duchen thought that the state of song could win it sooner or later, and refused to give up halfway. He sent the Ministry to say to King Cheng of Chu, "although I dare not say that I will win the war, I will fight for it." King Cheng of Chu was very unhappy, and only sent a small number of troops to become the commander of a proper minister. Cheng Dechen first sent people to inform the Jin army to release the monarchs of Wei and Cao. However, Duke Wen of Jin secretly informed the monarchs of these two countries that he promised to restore their monarchy, but asked them to break off their diplomatic relations with Chu first. Cao and Wei really did what Duke Wen of Jin meant. Cheng duchen wanted to save the two countries, but they broke up with Chu first. This made him jump with both feet. "It's the old thief Chonger who forced them to do it," he cried He immediately ordered the whole army to rush to the place where the Jin army was stationed. As soon as the Chu army marched, Jin Wen ordered it to retreat. Some of the soldiers in the Jin army couldn't think of it. They said, "our commander is the monarch. The other side leads the soldiers by the ministers. How can the monarch let the ministers?" Hu Yan explained: "to fight a war, one must rely on one's own reason. If one's reason is straight, one's Qi will be strong. At the beginning, the king of Chu once helped the Lord, who promised in front of the king of Chu that if the two countries were at war, the state of Jin would be willing to give up. Today's retreat is to realize this promise. If we lose faith in the state of Chu, we will be in the wrong. We've retired. If they don't give up and advance step by step, it's because they've lost. It's not too late for us to fight them again. " The Jin army retreated 90 Li in one breath and arrived at Chengpu (now southwest of juancheng in Shandong Province) before stopping and setting up the formation. Some generals of the state of Chu wanted to stop attacking when they saw the Jin army retreating. But Cheng duchen did not agree. He chased Chengpu step by step, facing the Jin army from afar. Cheng Dechen also sent people to fight against Duke Wen of Jin Dynasty, with arrogant wording. Duke Wen of Jin also sent someone to reply, "we never dare to forget your kindness, so we give way here. Now that you don't understand, you have to compete on the battlefield. " The war began. Only after a fight, the general of Jin state used two flags to command the army to retreat backward. They were still dragging the fallen branches behind the chariot. As the chariot retreated, there were puffs of dust in the ground, showing a very flustered appearance. Cheng Dechen was always arrogant and didn't pay attention to Jin people. He rushed to catch up and hit the ambush of the Jin army. The elite of the Jin army rushed forward and cut off Cheng Dechen's army. It turned out that the Jin army, pretending to be defeated, turned around and attacked the Chu army back and forth. Duke Wen of Jin immediately ordered the soldiers to drive away the Chu army and not pursue it. Cheng Dechen took the defeated general back on the way. He felt that he could not explain himself to King Cheng of Chu, so he committed suicide. The Jin army occupied the Chu camp. He ate the grain abandoned by Chu army for three days before returning home. The news of Jin's defeat of Chu spread to Luoyi, the capital of Zhou. Both King Xiang of Zhou and his ministers thought that Jin Wengong had made a great contribution. King Xiang of Zhou also personally went to jiantu (now southwest of Yuanyang, Henan Province, Jianyin Ji'an) to comfort the Jin army. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Duke Wen of Jin built a new palace for the emperor in the practice of the earth, and also made an appointment with the princes of various countries to hold a meeting and make an alliance. In this way, Jin Wengong became the overlord of the Central Plains. This is the "battle of Chengpu".

Chinese PinYin : tuì bì sān shè