调兵遣将

調兵遣將
diàobīngqiǎnjiàng
  1. to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
  2. to send a team on a task

CEDICT

to deploy troops and dispatch generals

Wiktionary

调遣士兵，派任将领。指调动部署人力。明．王世贞《鸣凤记．第二一齣》：「我闻得海上倭贼利害，自去厮杀不成，只是调兵遣将，罚罪赏功而已。」也作「遣兵调将」。

重編國語辭典

调遣士兵，派任将领；调动部署人力

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 调兵 diàobīng
  1. (literary) to dispatch troops; to dispatch soldiers
  2. to dispatch troops; to dispatch soldiers
2 遣 qiǎn
  1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send
  2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
3 将 jiàng
  1. (bound form) a general
  2. (literary) to command; to lead
  3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)