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Chinese Idioms Story: 草木皆兵
草木皆兵 cǎo mù jēi bīng东晋时代,秦王苻坚控制了北部中国。公元383年,苻坚率领步兵、骑兵90万,攻打江南的晋朝。晋军大将谢石、谢玄领兵8万前去抵抗。苻坚得知晋军兵力不足,就想以多胜少,抓住机会,迅速出击。
谁料,苻坚的先锋部队25万在寿春一带被晋军出奇击败,损失惨重,大将被杀,士兵死伤万余。秦军的锐气大挫,军心动摇,士兵惊恐万状,纷纷逃跑。此时,苻 坚在寿春城上望见晋军队伍严整,士气高昂,再北望八公山,只见山上一草一木都像晋军的士兵一样。苻坚回过头对弟弟说:“这是多么强大的敌人啊!怎么能说晋 军兵力不足呢?”他后悔自己过于轻敌了。
出师不利给苻坚心头蒙上了不祥的阴影,他令部队靠淝水北岸布阵,企图凭借地理优势扭转战局。这时晋军将领谢玄提出要求,要秦军稍往后退,让出一点地方,以 便渡河作战。苻坚暗笑晋军将领不懂作战常识,想利用晋军忙于渡河难于作战之机,给它来个突然袭击,于是欣然接受了晋军的请求。
谁知,后退的军令一下,秦军如潮水一般溃不成军,而晋军则趁势渡河追击,把秦军杀得丢盔弃甲,尸横遍地。苻坚中箭而逃。
故事出自《晋书·苻坚·载记》。成语“草木皆兵”,形容神经过敏、疑神疑鬼的惊恐心理。
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