Pull out the flag of Zhao and set up the red flag

Pull out the flag of Zhao and set up the red flag

It is used as a metaphor to steal the victory or victory.

Idioms and allusions

[source]: see "pulling out Zhao's banner and changing Han's banner".

Discrimination of words

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Han Xin led the Han Army to attack the Zhao army and was about to attack the Zhao army When they arrived at jingxingkou, they first selected 2000 light riders. Holding a red flag, they ambushed in the vicinity of Zhaoying by taking a path. Then they lined up to lure the Zhao army. When the Zhao army poured out, the Han Army pretended to be defeated and retreated. The soldiers who had been in ambush rushed into the Zhao camp and hung the red flag of the Han Army, so the Zhao army was defeated.

Examples of Idioms

It's a pity that there are too many loopholes in the fake ancient prose, and it's easy to mend the cracks. Although it's full of vigor and strong words, it still can't pull out Zhao's banner and establish a red banner. Chen Kangqi's biography of Lang Qian in Qing Dynasty