敗はい残ざん兵へい

noun

remnants of a defeated army; surviving soldiers after a loss

Refers to the scattered, surviving soldiers of a defeated military force. Often used in historical or literary contexts.

• 敗はい残ざん兵へいが山やまの中なかに逃にげ込こんだ。

  The remnants of the defeated army fled into the mountains.