萧将军抗旨出兵
“General Xiao defied the instruction and sent troops.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
萧 将 军 抗旨出兵
“General Xiao defied the instruction and sent troops.”
“Are you not afraid of inviting death upon yourself?”
“You have committed a capital offense by defying the emperor, and you will pay with your life.”
In imperial China, defying an emperor's decree (抗旨) was considered an act of rebellion carrying the death penalty for the official and potentially their entire clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
defy an imperial decree
A formal historical term used when an official or commander violates a direct order from the emperor.
dispatch troops; deploy the military
Standard military collocation describing the mobilization or deployment of armed forces.