兵临城下

soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4]

to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before

Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei

city walls / city / town / CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action