一将功成万骨枯

一将功成万骨枯 [yī jiàng gōng chéng wàn gǔ kū]

1. ■ What millions died that Caesar might be great!; A general builds his success on ten thousand bleaching bones.; It's the blood of the rank and file that has won the general's promotion.; One general achieves renown over the dead bodies of 10000 soldiers.; The achievement of a general cost many lives.; The many must labour for the one.