筑室反耕zhù shì fǎn gēngbuild houses here and send half the army back to till the ground
? ～者，宋必聽命。(《左傳·宣十五年》) If you build houses here,and send half the army back to till the ground,Song will receive your commands and submit to them. 筑室反耕zhù shì fǎn ɡēnɡ筑室：蓋房子；耕：耕地。建造房屋，并讓士兵種地。表示作長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)屯兵的打算。build houses and plough up the field round the besieged fortress of the enemy-to show the determination to win the town |