mobilize too many troops
It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l á om í nd ò ngzhang ò ng, which means to use a lot of people's strength to do something. It comes from the history of the Old Five Dynasties, the book of Jin, the record of Gaozu.
The origin of Idioms
In the history of the Old Five Dynasties, Jin Shu, Gaozu Ji, it is said that "in the annals of the Five Dynasties, when the millet was transported, the people moved after the sun. They often bothered with water transportation and did not give any supplies."
Idiom usage
Li Zhi's fumacheng people's book: "it can make the traitors of Xixia dare not to show off, it can make the traitors put out together, so as not to disturb the people."
mobilize too many troops
it is better to be the bill of a chicken than the anus of an ox. - jī kǒu niú hòu
everything goes well and smoothly - wàn shì hēng tōng
the appearance of poor , starved people - jiū xíng hú miàn
not to injure the people in the least - qiū háo wù fàn