必择其一 meaning in Chinese

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Michaud respectfully gave the message he had been commanded to give from kutuzov , that is , that there was no possibility of fighting before moscow , and that seeing there was no chance but either to lose the army and moscow or to lose moscow alone , the commander - in - chief had been obliged to choose the latter
米绍恭敬地禀报了库图佐夫的命令他转达的内容，即：在莫斯科城下作战是不可能的，因为二者必择其一，或则损失军队又损失莫斯科，或则只损失莫斯科，陆军元帅应该选择后者。