"Two Poems on a Military Journey" is a collection of poems by the great poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty. The first is a five-character poem, which writes about the combat experiences and thoughts of soldiers who joined the army, as well as their desire to fight and kill the enemy to achieve peace.

The second poem is a seven-character quatrain, which uses simple and vivid pen and ink to narrate the heroic deeds of the Tang army when they were trapped and broke out of the encirclement, and enthusiastically praised the heroic soldiers of the Bianting who fought bloody battles and defended their homes and country. The spirit of patriotism. The whole poem reflects the author's desire to serve the country and make contributions.

"Joining the Army"

Tang Dynasty: Li Bai

Part One

Joining the Army on the Yumen Road, chasing captives from Jinweishan.

The flute plays plum blossom music, and the knife opens the bright moon ring.

The sound of drums is heard on the sea, and the military spirit is in the clouds.

I am willing to cut off Shan Yu's head and drive Jingtieguan for a long time.

Second

The iron clothes were shattered in hundreds of battles, and the south of the city was heavily surrounded.

He broke out of the camp and shot General Huyan, and led the remaining soldiers back with thousands of cavalry.

Translation:

One:

The army arrived at Yumen Pass and chased the captives up Jinwei Mountain. The flute played the song "Plum Blossoms Fall", and the sword ring in his hand was as round as the bright moon. The war drums were beating on the vast sea, and murderous intent was rising into the sky. I am willing to cut off the heads of the enemy's chanyu, drive straight down to Iron Gate Pass, and put an end to the dust of war forever.

Second:

The iron armor that has been on the battlefield has been broken, and the south of the city is heavily surrounded by enemies. He broke into the camp, shot and killed General Hu Yan, and returned alone with the remaining soldiers and thousands of horses.

Extended information:

Creative background:

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the country was strong, the monarch was determined to forge ahead, and defended the borders and expanded the territory. People were eager to stand out in this era. Make a difference. The military generals poured their blood into the battlefield to make great achievements, while the poet was infected by the great spirit of the times and used his majestic and tragic pride to compose a series of majestic, magnificent, sad and moving poems.

Appreciation:

The poet does not directly describe the progress of the war, but puts the readers in a dangerous situation and feels the urgent situation. In the first sentence, "Iron clothes are broken in a hundred battles," the poet uses a straightforward narrative style to describe the "bitterness" of the war environment.

"Hundred Wars" means frequent wars. "Shattered Iron Clothes" describes the harsh climate and harsh struggle. Among them, the word "broken" is used wonderfully and is worth pondering. The armor of the soldiers was frozen to pieces.

It is like seeing the desolate and cold scene outside the Great Wall: "The vast sea is covered with hundreds of feet of ice, and the gloomy clouds condense thousands of miles away." In addition, the Tang army's officers and soldiers had no time to rest and recuperate due to long-term fighting, and the situation was very difficult to provide supplies. This can also be understood from the word "broken".

"Surprise the camp and kill General Huyan, and then lead the remaining soldiers back with thousands of cavalry." This refers to a strong general in the enemy army. Our battle-hardened hero chose him as our target.

When breaking out of the camp and breaking into the formation, he was first shot and killed, causing the enemy to panic, taking the opportunity to break through the encirclement, leading the remaining soldiers to seize the road. The poem shows an extremely brave hero, but the war written about is a defeat from an overall perspective.

However, although the defeat is not depressing, it is the heroism seen in the defeat. "Leading the remnant soldiers back with thousands of cavalry alone", the word "lone" has almost a thousand pounds of power, overwhelming the enemy's thousands of troops, giving people a sense of indomitableness.

The poem does not provide a portrait description of the general, but through tense battle scenes, the spirit and spirit of the hero are extremely vivid and prominent, leaving an unforgettable impression on people. Compare this thrilling breakout battle with the first sentence, "A hundred battles on the battlefield will shatter the iron coat."

It makes people think that this is just one battle in his "hundred battles on the battlefield". In this way, the breakout battle just now, as well as the hero's entire battle process, were rendered extraordinarily majestic and heroic, and completely legendary.

The poem makes people not feel that what appears in front of them is a group of defeated soldiers, but makes people feel that these heroes who fought in a pool of blood are awe-inspiring and respectable. Dare to write about the harsh struggle in a little poem like this.

He even dared to write about defeats, but also showed heroism and inspiration from defeats. If he did not have the spiritual spirit of the poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, he would not be able to write.

About the author:

Li Bai (701-762), also known as Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi, also known as "Exiled Immortal", was a great romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty. He was hailed as the "Immortal of Poetry" by later generations, and was called "Li Du" together with Du Fu.

In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, known as "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai are also collectively known as "Big Li Du". He is cheerful and generous, loves drinking, writing poetry, and making friends.

Li Bai was deeply influenced by Huang Lao Liezhuang's thoughts. There is "Collection of Li Taibai" handed down to the world. Most of his poems were written when he was drunk. His representative works include "Wang Lushan Waterfall", "The Road is Difficult", "The Road to Shu" "Difficult", "About to Enter the Wine", "Liang Fu Yin", "Early Departure from Baidi City" and many other songs.

The Song Dynasty people have biographies of Li Bai's poems and poems (such as the first volume of Wen Ying's "Xiangshan Wild Records"). In terms of its pioneering significance and artistic achievements, "Li Bai's Ci" enjoys an extremely high status.

Since he was a boy, Li Bai often went to Daitian Mountain to find Taoist priests from Taoist temples to talk about Taoism. Later, he lived in seclusion in Minshan with a hermit named Dong Yanzi, and devoted himself to study. They raised many exotic birds and became animal breeders in the mountains and forests where they lived.

These beautiful and docile birds, because they are used to being raised, fly here regularly to beg for food, as if they can understand human language. With a call, they fly down from everywhere in front of the steps, and can even fly in front of the steps. People peck at the grains with their hands and are not afraid at all.

This incident was rumored as an anecdote, and eventually the governor of Mianzhou went to the mountains to watch the birds eating. The governor saw that they could command the movements of birds and believed that they had Tao skills, so he wanted to recommend them to take the Tao exam.

However, both of them politely refused. Zhao Rui, a famous strategist at that time, was also Li Bai's teacher. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan (716), he wrote ten volumes of "The Long and Short Classics". Li Bai was only fifteen years old at that time.

Zhao Rui's strategist-style work, which studied the similarities and differences of the Six Classics, analyzed the world situation, and emphasized the rise and fall of chaos, aroused great interest in Li Bai. In the future, he was determined to make great achievements and loved to talk about the ways of kings and dominators. It was also influenced by this book.