We will succeed or fail depending on this
action(在此一舉)
Song Yi was born in Chu and was a military
general in the rebel army at the end of the Qin Dynasty.
History books record a story about him.
At the end of 208 BC, the army of the Qin
dynasty attacked the revolutionary army in the original Zhao kingdom. The king
of Chu Kingdom ordered him to lead the army of Chu Kingdom to Zhao Kingdom to
rescue the revolutionary army of Zhao Kingdom.
After leading the army into the territory
of the Zhao Kingdom, he did not immediately attack the Qin Dynasty army. He
ordered all the soldiers to build barracks and garrison them.
He believed that when the Qin Dynasty army
defeated the revolutionary army in the Zhao Kingdom, the Qin Dynasty soldiers
would be very tired. At that time, if he launched another attack, he would be able
to easily defeat the Qin Dynasty army.
His thoughts had their reasons, but he
didn't care about the feelings of the soldiers below.
After they had been stationed for about two
months, winter had set in.
One day he gave a lavish banquet.
The day after the banquet, at a routine
military meeting he called, a young general in the Chu Kingdom's army said to
him angrily.
We are on the front lines of the war, why
are you having a lavish banquet with your family and friends?
It's so hard that you don't know that our
soldiers have no rice to eat, and our soldiers can only eat vegetables and
beans. Don't you know that our current resources are extremely insufficient,
and our soldiers don't have enough warm clothes?
The young general became increasingly angry
as he spoke.
When we came to this place, our main
mission was to help the revolutionary army of the Zhao Kingdom attack and
defeat the army of the Qin Kingdom. But why are we stationed here?
I strongly suggest that we mobilise the
army immediately to support Zhao Kingdom's revolutionary army.
Qin Dynasty's army is very powerful.
Although our army is the strongest and most elite in the Chu Kingdom, I don't
think our strength alone can defeat the Qin Dynasty's army.
I believe that only if we join forces with
the revolutionary army of the Zhao Kingdom against the army of the Qin Dynasty
will we have a chance of victory.
Our battle with the Qin army is very
important. Whether our goal of resisting the Qin Dynasty will succeed or fail
depends on what we do this time.
After hearing these words, Song Yi still
insisted on his own ideas and had a heated argument with the young general.
The young general was very angry. The young
general suddenly pulled out his knife and stabbed Song Yi.
The young general killed Song Yi.
This idiom means that we will succeed or
fail depending on what we do this time.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after listening to this story?
Who do you agree with more? Why do you
think Song Yi refuses to change his mind?
I hope you can gain something from this
story.
在此一舉(We will succeed or fail depending on
this action)
宋義是楚國人，他是秦王朝末年的反抗軍中的一個軍事將領。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
西元前208年年底，秦王朝的軍隊攻打位於原本趙王國境內的革命軍，楚王國的國王命令他帶領楚王國的軍隊前往趙王國境內援救趙王國的革命軍。
他帶著軍隊到達趙王國的境內後，他沒有立刻攻打秦王朝的軍隊，他命令所有的士兵建築兵營並且駐紮。
他認為當秦王朝的軍隊打敗趙王國境內的革命軍後，秦王朝的士兵們一定會非常的疲憊。屆時他再發動進攻，他就能夠輕易地擊敗秦王朝的軍隊。
他的想法的確有他的道理，但是他沒有顧慮到最底層的士兵們的感受。
他們駐紮大約兩個月後，時間已經進入了冬天。
有一天，他舉辦了一場奢華的宴會。
這場宴會的隔天，在一場他所召開的例行軍事會議中，楚王國的軍隊中的一個年輕的將軍很生氣的對他說。
我們在戰爭的最前線，你為何與你的家人和朋友舉辦奢華的宴會呢。
難到你不知道我們的士兵們已經沒有米飯可以吃了，我們的士兵們只能吃青菜與豆子。難道你不知道我們目前的資源極度不足，我們的士兵們沒有足夠的禦寒衣物。
這個年輕的將軍愈說愈氣憤。
我們來到這個地方，我們的主要任務是要協助趙王國的革命軍一起攻打打敗秦王國的軍隊。但是我們為何卻一直駐紮在這裡呢?
我強烈建議我們應該要立刻發動軍隊去支援趙王國的革命軍。
秦王朝的軍隊非常的強大，雖然我們這支軍隊是楚王國最強大與最精銳的部隊，但我認為單憑我們的力量並無法戰勝秦王朝的軍隊。
我認為只有當我們與趙王國的革命軍一起合力對抗秦王朝的軍隊，我們才會有可能勝利。
我們這一場與秦王朝的軍隊的對戰非常的重要。我們反抗秦王朝的統治的目標會成功或是或會失敗取決於我們這一次的行動。
宋義聽完這些話後，他仍然堅持自已的想法，他與這個年輕的將軍發生了激烈的爭吵。
這個年輕的將軍非常的生氣，這個年輕的將軍突然抽出自己的刀子刺向宋義。
這個年輕的將軍殺了宋義。
這句成語的意思是我們會成功或失敗取決於我們這一次的行動。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你比較認同誰的想法呢?你認為宋義為何不肯改變自己的決策呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一點收穫。
出處為史記-項羽本紀
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