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。表示作長遠屯兵的打算。build houses and plough up the field round the besieged fortress of the enemy-to show the determination to win the town |