Definition

1. Verb (archaic/military):
   • To withdraw troops: To order one's military forces to pull back from a position or battlefield, often as a strategic retreat or to consolidate forces.
   • To recall troops: To call soldiers back from a campaign or from the front lines to their base or homeland.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua quyết định triệt binh để bảo toàn lực lượng. (The king decided to withdraw troops to preserve his forces.)
  • Sau thất bại, tướng lĩnh ra lệnh triệt binh ngay lập tức. (After the defeat, the general ordered an immediate troop recall.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in historical or literary contexts describing pre-modern warfare and is rarely used in contemporary military vocabulary.

Variants and Related Words

• Rút quân (v): to retreat, to pull back troops (modern equivalent).

  • Địch đang rút quân về phía bắc. (The enemy is retreating northward.)

• Triệt thoái (v, formal): to withdraw, to pull out (can be used for troops or personnel).

  • Công ty triệt thoái nhân sự khỏi chi nhánh. (The company withdrew personnel from the branch.)

Synonyms

• Withdraw troops: To pull military forces back.
• Recall troops: To order soldiers to return.
• Retreat (general term for pulling back).

Related Idioms

• : An archaic or literary phrase implying a strategic withdrawal to preserve the core command or key assets.
  • Chiến thuật triệt binh giữ tướng đôi khi là cần thiết. (The tactic of withdrawing troops to preserve the generals is sometimes necessary.)