"The wind roars and the cranes roar, and the grass and trees are all soldiers" is an idiom. The eight characters can be used together, or only the last four characters can be used. It describes a person who is very frightened and becomes nervous and scared at the slightest sign of trouble. It is often used to describe losers. of fear in my heart.
It should be noted that the word "唳" in the idiom is different from the word "tears" in Cantonese. The pronunciation of the two words in Cantonese is the same. In Mandarin, "唳" is not pronounced as "tears", but "li". This word can be interpreted as the sound of birds chirping. Of course, "Crane" originally refers to the chirping of cranes, but it generally refers to the chirping of birds.
"The sound of the wind and the roar of the cranes, the grass and trees are all soldiers", that is, the wind and the chirping of birds are also regarded as abnormal sounds of the enemy chasing, and every plant and tree is also regarded as the enemy's army. This shows how frightened and frightened you are when you are defeated and fleeing!
This phrase comes from "Book of Jin·Fu Jian Zai Ji". During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Qiang Qin always wanted to annex the Jin Dynasty. King Qin Fu Jian personally led an army of 800,000 to attack the Jin Dynasty. Jin sent generals Xie Shi and Xie Xuan to fight with 80,000 troops. Of course, Fu Jian was arrogant and did not take into account the disparity in strength of the Jin army.
However, he did not expect that the vanguard of the vanguard would be defeated in the first battle with the Jin army, and Fu Jian panicked. He and his younger brother Fu Rong went to the front line at night to inspect. He saw that the Jin army had a neat lineup and high morale. Even the vegetation on Bagong Mountain where the Jin army was stationed looked like soldiers all over the mountain! Then, in the decisive battle at Feishui, the Qin army was completely defeated and suffered heavy losses. King Qin Fu Jian himself was injured and his younger brother Fu Rong was also killed. Fu Jian fled in panic. He heard the sound of wind and birds and thought that the enemy's pursuers were coming again. Based on this historical fact, later generations coined the idiom "the wind is roaring and the cranes are roaring, and the grass and trees are all soldiers".
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, King Fu Jian of Qin controlled northern China. In 383 AD, Fu Jian led 900,000 infantry and cavalry to attack the Jin Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River. Jin generals Xie Shi and Xie Xuan led 80,000 troops to resist. Fu Jian learned that the Jin army was short of troops, so he wanted to defeat the smaller ones with more troops, seize the opportunity, and attack quickly.
Unexpectedly, Fu Jian's vanguard force of 250,000 was unexpectedly defeated by the Jin army in the Shouchun area and suffered heavy losses. The general was killed and more than 10,000 soldiers were killed or injured. The Qin army's morale was greatly weakened and their morale was shaken. The soldiers were frightened and fled one after another. At this time, Fu Jian saw the Jin army's orderly ranks and high morale on Shouchun City. Looking north at Bagong Mountain, he saw that every plant and tree on the mountain looked like Jin soldiers. Fu Jian turned around and said to his younger brother: "What a powerful enemy this is! How can you say that the Jin army is insufficient in strength?" He regretted that he had underestimated the enemy too much.
The unlucky start cast an ominous shadow on Fu Jian's mind. He ordered his troops to deploy on the north bank of the Fei River in an attempt to use their geographical advantages to reverse the situation. At this time, Xie Xuan, the general of the Jin army, made a request for the Qin army to retreat slightly and make room for the battle across the river. Fu Jian secretly laughed at the Jin army's generals who did not understand common sense in combat, and wanted to take advantage of the Jin army's busy crossing the river and difficulty in fighting to launch a surprise attack, so he readily accepted the Jin army's request.
Unexpectedly, at the command to retreat, the Qin army collapsed like a tide, while the Jin army took advantage of the situation and crossed the river to pursue them, killing the Qin army until they abandoned their helmets and armor, leaving corpses scattered all over the ground. Fu Jian was hit by an arrow and fled.
The story comes from "Book of Jin Fu Jian Zai Ji". The idiom "every tree and grass is a soldier" describes a nervous, suspicious and frightened mentality.