In the Three Kingdoms period, Cao wrote in "Out of the Summer Gate": "An old horse rides high and aims at a thousand miles."
Use the flying dragon in the sky, right. (Notes on Lu You's Old Learning Temple in Song Dynasty, Volume 1)
The martyrs in their later years were full of great courage.
Shi Yi Martyr: A Hero with lofty aspirations. Has stopped, decayed. In his later years, Mr. Xie did not decline.
Cao of the Three Kingdoms, "Stepping out of the Summer Gate, Although a turtle is a longevity": "An old horse crouches in the tiger, aiming at a thousand miles, and a martyr is strong in his twilight years."
An old hero is still ambitious.
In May of the 12th year of Jian 'an, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu. Since then, the military strength has been greatly improved, and Cao Cao has become more ambitious. In July of this year, Cao Cao led his army out of Lulong Village with the ambition of unifying the north, and struggled day and night to explore Wuhuan. When the army arrived in Liucheng, it defeated the Wuhuan cavalry and killed Khan Tatun. Yuan Shang and Yuan Yuan, the sons of Yuan Shao, fled from Liucheng to Gongsun Kang, Pingzhou. When Cao Cao's generals learned of this incident, they suggested that Cao Cao attack and take Pingzhou. If we wait a little longer, they will kill each other. So they ignored the generals' advice and ordered to retreat. A few days later, Gongsun Kang sent Yuan's brother's head. In this way, Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuhuan and the great cause of unifying the north was completed.
Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Cao Cao sent his troops back to the DPRK. After more than ten days of arduous trekking, the army finally walked out of the desolate Liucheng and came to Changli, Hebei. Jieshi is in the east and the sea is in the west. Cao Cao stood on the top of the mountain overlooking the sea. At this time, the sun sets and the blue sea is golden. Distant islands are looming, and nearby waves are rolling forward. ...
Seeing such a magnificent scenery, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel poetic again and blurted out:
Jieshi looks at the sea in the east.
Where there is water, there are mountains and islands.
There are many trees and plenty of herbs.
The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are rough.
Journey to the sun and the moon, if you go out.
The star Han is brilliant and unexpected.
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After returning to the barracks, Cao Cao's heart was still full of ups and downs, and he could not be calm for a long time. He thought: Although Yuan Shao and Ta Dun in the north have reconciled, Sun Quan and Liu Bei in the south are still on the same front. The great cause of the motherland's reunification has not yet been realized. At this time, Cao Cao is 53 years old, but the heavy responsibility of history is still calling him. Thinking about his passion, his lofty sentiments revived and he strode to the front of the case.
Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time.
A snake riding a fog turned out to be dust.
The old horse lurks, aiming at a thousand miles.
The martyr's later years were full of courage.
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These two poems show Cao Cao's enthusiasm and enterprising spirit of loving nature, despising fate, being strong in old age and aiming at a thousand miles, and express his great ambition to change reality and unify the whole country.