be put to rout;flee at the sight of; flee helter-skelter (/hurry-scurry/pell-mell) at the mere sight of the oncoming force ❍ 我军所到之处，敌人～，人民欢声雷动。(《毛泽东选集》1131) Wherever our troops go,the enemy flee pell mell before us and the people give thunderous cheers.
望风披靡wang feng pi mi
flee pell-mell at the mere sight of sb.
望风披靡
fleeing pell-mell(/helter-skelter)
望风披靡
flee pell-mell(or helter-skelter)at the mere sight of the oncoming force
望风披靡wànɡ fēnɡ pī mǐ
披靡：草木随风散到。比喻作战中被对方的威势所吓，老远看到来势凶猛，未经战斗就逃跑了。flee pell-mell at the mere sight of the oncoming force, be put to rout