兵へい鋒ほう

noun

point of a sword; advance of an army

Literary term for the tip of a blade or, by extension, the forward momentum of a military force. Used in classical or historical descriptions.

• 兵へい鋒ほうを交まじえる。

  To cross swords; to engage in battle.

• 敵てきの兵へい鋒ほうは鋭するどく、守しゅ備び隊たいは後こう退たいを余よ儀ぎなくされた。

  The enemy's advance was fierce, forcing the garrison to retreat.