cannon fodder
noun /ˈkænən fɒdə(r)/
/ˈkænən fɑːdər/
[uncountable]- soldiers who are thought of not as people whose lives are important, but as material to be used up in war
炮灰 - The soldiers were little more than cannon fodder.
士兵只不过是炮灰。
- The soldiers were little more than cannon fodder.