The army he led was so powerful that no other army could compete with it.(所向無敵)
There was a famous minister in the Eastern
Jin Dynasty of China, his name was Su Jun.
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
He had an elite army of more than ten
thousand of his own, and he took his army to submit to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
After becoming a general in the Eastern Jin
Dynasty, he secretly used the money given to him by the central government to
train soldiers and recruit many vicious and brutal criminals. His military
power grew stronger and stronger.
Dissatisfied with the administrative
control of the central government being held by another minister he disliked,
he led his army to attack the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Due to the strong military power he
controlled, the government forces in the capital were unable to resist his
attack. After a few weeks, he successfully captured the capital.
Many generals loyal to the Eastern Jin
Dynasty who were stationed in various places immediately led their troops back
to the capital upon hearing the news.
These generals wanted to defeat Su Jun and
rescue the king of the Eastern Jin Dynasty who was controlled by Su Jun, but
their armies were defeated by the army led by (Su Jun).
These generals, who were very loyal to the
Eastern Jin Dynasty, formed a joint army after each was defeated. When these
generals met, one general said
Su Jun is a very treacherous and cunning
man. The army he leads is very powerful. All of our armies are no match for his
army.
It seems likely that we will not win the
final victory.
There was an air of pessimism among these
loyal generals.
But unexpectedly, Su Jun failed soon after.
Su Jun failed because of his pride and
arrogance.
Su Jun led his army into battle against the
coalition forces. The army led by Su Jun won a great victory.
Su Jun was very happy. He and some of his
subordinates chased the enemy on horseback. He and several of his subordinates
went deep into the enemy's camp.
When he found himself surrounded by the
enemy, he turned around in panic and tried to escape back to his camp, but he
failed. He was hit by the enemy's spear, fell from his horse and was killed on
the spot. .
This military coup was quickly put down
after Su Jun was killed.
This idiom means that the army he leads is
so powerful that no other army can compete with his army.
This idiom can be extended to apply to a
person who is very good at a certain skill, and no one can compare with that
person.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
When you were successful, did you become
arrogant? Have you ever done something you regretted because of your pride?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
所向無敵(The army he led was so powerful that
no other army could compete with it.)
中國的東晉王朝有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做蘇峻。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他有一隻屬於自己的超過一萬人的精銳的軍隊，他帶著他的軍隊歸順於東晉王朝。
他成為東晉王朝的將軍後，他暗中把中央政府給他訓練士兵的錢拿來招募了很多兇惡且殘暴的罪犯。他擁有的軍事力量愈來愈強大。
他因為不滿意中央政府的行政控制權被另外一個他不喜歡的大臣所掌握，所以他率領了他所領導的軍隊攻打東晉王朝的首都。
由於他掌握的軍事力量十分強大，首都的政府軍無法抵禦他的攻擊，幾個禮拜後，他順利地攻下首都。
有很多駐守在各地的對東晉王朝很忠誠的將軍聽到這個消息後就立刻率領自己的部隊回到首都。
這些將軍們想要打敗蘇峻並且救回被蘇峻控制的東晉王朝的國王，但是這些將軍的軍隊都被(蘇峻)所帶領的軍隊所打敗。
這些對東晉王朝很忠誠的將軍們各自被打敗後組成一支聯合軍隊，這些將軍們在開會的時候，有一個將軍說。
蘇峻是一個很奸詐又狡猾的人，他率領的這隻的軍隊非常的強大，我們所有的軍隊都無法與他的軍隊抗衡。
看來我們很有可能無法贏得最後的勝利。
這些忠誠的將軍們中間瀰漫的一股悲觀的氣氛。
但是令人意想不到的，蘇峻不久後就失敗了。
蘇峻失敗在他的驕傲與自大。
蘇峻率領他的軍隊在一場與聯軍的對戰中，蘇峻帶領的軍隊贏得了巨大的勝利。
蘇峻很高興，他與他的幾個部屬騎馬追擊敵人，他與他的這幾個部屬深入敵人的陣營內。
當他發現自己已經陷入敵人的包圍中時，他很驚慌地立刻回頭想要逃回自己的陣營內，但是他沒有成功，他被敵人的長矛擊中，他墜下馬來，他當場被殺。
這一場軍事政變隨著蘇峻的被殺後很快地被平定。
這句成語的意思是他率領的這隻的軍隊非常的強大，其他的軍隊都無法與他的軍隊抗衡。
這句成語可以引申用在一個人的某一項技藝非常的厲害，沒有人可以與這個人相比。
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。
在你很成功的時候，你會因此變得自大嗎?你曾經因為驕傲而做出那些令你後悔的事情嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晉書-卷100-蘇峻傳
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