攻城掠地 Conquer cities and plunder land
Explanation
指军队攻占城市，抢劫财物，掠夺土地。形容大规模的军事扩张和侵略行为。
Refers to the military conquering cities, robbing property, and plundering land. Describes large-scale military expansion and aggression.
Origin Story
话说东汉末年，天下大乱，群雄逐鹿。曹操雄踞北方，势力日渐壮大。他率领大军南征北战，攻城掠地，所向披靡。一时间，中原大地烽火连天，百姓流离失所。曹操的军队势如破竹，攻克了许多城池，获得大量的财富和土地。然而，他的所作所为也引起了许多人的不满，最终导致了赤壁之战的爆发，曹操的攻城掠地计划也因此受挫。
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the country was in chaos, and the warlords were fighting for hegemony. Cao Cao dominated the north, and his power grew stronger. He led his large army in southern and northern campaigns, conquering cities and plundering land, and nothing could stop him. For a time, the central China was ablaze with war, and the people were displaced. Cao Cao’s army was unstoppable and captured many cities, gaining a large amount of wealth and land. However, his actions also caused dissatisfaction among many people, eventually leading to the outbreak of the Battle of Red Cliffs, and Cao Cao’s plan to conquer cities and plunder land was thus thwarted.
Usage
多用于军事战争的描写，也用于比喻某些人或势力疯狂扩张，不择手段的掠夺。
Mostly used in the description of military wars, also used to describe some people or forces expanding crazily and plundering unscrupulously.
Examples
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魏国军队攻城掠地，所到之处，百姓流离失所。
Wèiguó jūnduì gōng chéng lüè dì, suǒ dào zhī chù, bǎixìng liúlí shīsuǒ.
The Wei army conquered cities and plundered the land, and the people were displaced wherever they went.
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历史上，许多王朝都曾攻城掠地，扩张疆土。
Lìshǐ shàng, xǔduō wángcháo dōu céng gōng chéng lüè dì, kuòzhāng jiāngtǔ。
Throughout history, many dynasties expanded their territories by conquering cities and plundering land.