他们还留下了一些炮灰 和警方做抵抗
“[Director Wang Pengze] They also left some cannon fodder to resist the police.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That's when Leader Yao was pulled into the tunnel. [Director Wang Pengze]”
他们还 留下 了一些 炮灰 和警方 做抵抗
“[Director Wang Pengze] They also left some cannon fodder to resist the police.”
其实就是为了拖延时间 这地道通哪儿啊
“It was actually just to buy time. Where does this tunnel lead?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Criminal syndicates in Chinese crime narratives are often characterized as ruthlessly discarding subordinate henchmen as expendable shields.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannon fodder / disposable pawns
A vivid colloquial noun used to describe low-level members sacrificed by leaders to buy time.
put up resistance
A formal-register collocation commonly heard in news, legal, or military contexts.