散兵游勇 Sǎn bīng yóu yǒng scattered soldiers

Explanation

指溃散后没有统率的士兵，也比喻没有组织、各自为政的人或团体。

Refers to scattered soldiers without command, also refers to people or groups without organization, each pursuing their own interests.

Origin Story

话说三国时期，一场激烈的战役结束后，蜀军大败，无数士兵四散逃亡。张飞率领残兵败将拼死抵抗，却也无力回天。战场上，到处是衣衫褴褛、疲惫不堪的散兵游勇，他们有的独自逃窜，有的三五成群地躲藏，都失去了统一的指挥和作战计划。其中一位名叫李强的士兵，在逃亡途中遭遇了曹军的追击，他孤身一人，手持长枪，凭借着高超的武艺顽强抵抗，但他终究寡不敌众，最终壮烈牺牲。而另一位士兵王二，则与几个同伴汇合，他们相互扶持，设法躲避曹军的追捕，最终成功逃回了蜀营。这场战役，不仅展现了战争的残酷，也凸显了散兵游勇在战场上的无奈和悲壮。他们虽然骁勇善战，但缺乏组织和指挥，最终难以抵挡强大的敌军。他们的命运，也从侧面反映出战争中统帅和组织的重要性。

huà shuō sān guó shí qī, yī chǎng jīliè de zhànyì jiéshù hòu, shǔ jūn dà bài, wúshù bīngshì sìsàn táowáng. zhāng fēi shuài lǐng cán bīng bài jiàng pīn sǐ dǐkàng, què yě wú lì huítiān. zhànchǎng shàng, dàochù shì yīsān lánlǚ, píbèi bùkān de sǎn bīng yóu yǒng, tāmen yǒude dúzì táocuàn, yǒude sān wǔ chéng qún de duǒcáng, dōu shīqù le tǒngyī de zhǐhuī hé zuòzhàn jìhuà. qízhōng yī wèi míng jiào lǐ qiáng de bīngshì, zài táowáng túzhōng zāoyù le cáo jūn de zhuījí, tā gūshēn yīrén, shǒu chí cháng qiāng, píngjiè zhe gāochāo de wǔyì wánqiáng dǐkàng, dàn tā zhōngjiū guǎ bù dí zhòng, zuìzhōng zhuàngliè xīshēng. ér lìng yī wèi bīngshì wáng èr, zé yǔ jǐ gè tóngbàn huìhé, tāmen xiānghù fúcí, shèfǎ duǒbì cáo jūn de zhuībǔ, zuìzhōng chénggōng táohuí le shǔ yíng. zhè chǎng zhànyì, bù jǐn zhǎnxian le zhànzhēng de cánkù, yě tǔxiǎn le sǎn bīng yóu yǒng zài zhànchǎng shàng de wú nài hé bēi zhuàng. tāmen suīrán xiāoyǒng shànzhàn, dàn quēfá zǔzhī hé zhǐhuī, zuìzhōng nán yǐ dǐdàng qiángdà de díjūn. tāmen de mìngyùn, yě cóng cèmiàn fǎnyìng chū zhànzhēng zhōng tǒngshuài hé zǔzhī de zhòngyào xìng.

In the Three Kingdoms period, after a fierce battle, the Shu army was defeated, and countless soldiers fled in all directions. Zhang Fei led the remaining troops and fought desperately, but it was all in vain. On the battlefield, everywhere were ragged and exhausted scattered soldiers, some fleeing alone, some hiding in groups of three or five, all without unified command and battle plan. One soldier named Li Qiang, while fleeing, encountered the pursuit of the Cao army, he alone, holding a long spear, fought bravely with his superb martial arts, but he was ultimately outnumbered, and finally died a heroic death. Another soldier, Wang Er, joined forces with several companions, and they supported each other, trying to escape Cao's pursuit, and finally successfully returned to the Shu camp. This battle not only demonstrated the cruelty of war, but also highlighted the helplessness and tragedy of scattered stragglers on the battlefield. Although they were brave and good fighters, they lacked organization and command, and ultimately could not withstand the powerful enemy forces. Their fate also reflects the importance of commanders and organization in war.

Usage

通常作主语、宾语，用来形容一群各自为政，缺乏组织性的人或队伍。

tōngcháng zuò zhǔyǔ、bìnyǔ, yòng lái xíngróng yī qún gèzì wèi zhèng, quēfá zǔzhī xìng de rén huò duìwǔ.

Usually used as subject or object, to describe a group of people or teams that act independently and lack organization.

Examples

• 战场上溃不成军的散兵游勇，最终被敌军歼灭。

  zhànchǎng shàng kuì bù chéngjūn de sǎn bīng yóu yǒng, zuìzhōng bèi díjūn jiāmiè.

  The scattered stragglers on the battlefield were eventually wiped out by the enemy.

• 这场运动中，一些散兵游勇试图扰乱秩序，但很快被制止了。

  zhè chǎng yùndòng zhōng, yīxiē sǎn bīng yóu yǒng shìtú rǎoluàn zhìxù, dàn hěn kuài bèi zhìzhǐ le.

  In this movement, some lone wolves tried to disrupt the order, but were quickly stopped.

Related Idioms

• 残兵败将

• 溃不成军

Opposite Idioms

• 严整的军队

• 正规军