The captive cavalry should be frightened when they hear this. Unexpectedly, they do not dare to fight against the enemy, and the chariot driver Ximen stands still to show off his victory. ——Cen Shen of the Tang Dynasty "Zou Ma Chuan Xing sent the troops out for the Western Expedition / Zou Ma Chuan Xing sent Feng Dafu out for the Western Expeditions" The captive cavalry should be frightened after hearing this, knowing that the short soldiers did not dare to pick up the troops, so the chariot division Ximen stood still to show his victory. Don't you see, the horse river is running along the snowy seaside, and the flat sand is vast and yellow in the sky.
The wind roared on the September night in Luntai, and the gravel in the river was as big as a bucket, and the stones were scattered all over the ground in the wind.
The Xiongnu grass is yellow and the horses are fat, smoke and dust are flying in the west of Jinshan Mountain, and the Han generals are marching west.
The generals did not take off their golden armor at night, and the troops fought against each other in the middle of the night. The limelight was like a knife cutting through the face.
The horse hair is covered with snow and sweat is steaming, the five-flowered money is used to make ice, and the grass and inkstone in the curtain are condensed with water.
The captive cavalry should be frightened when they hear this. Unexpectedly, they do not dare to fight against the enemy. The chariot driver Ximen stands still to show off his victory. Three Hundred Tang Poems, Ancient Chinese Poems, Frontier Fortress, Farewell, Writing about Style, Writing about Horses, Praising Soldiers Translation and Annotations
Translation
Haven't you seen it? The vast Zouma River is close to the edge of the Snow Sea, and the boundless yellow sand connects to the sky.
The wind howled all night long in September in Luntai. The pieces of gravel everywhere were as big as buckets, and the strong wind blew them all over the ground.
At this time, the Huns had luxuriant pastures and fat horses, and invaded the west of Jinshan. Smoke and dust were billowing, and the Han generals led their troops to conquer the west.
The general did not take off his armor at night. When marching in the middle of the night, his spears and spears collided with each other, and the biting cold wind blew into his face like a knife.
The horse hair was covered with snowflakes and steaming with sweat. The body of the five-flowered horse turned to ice in an instant, and the inkstones written on the camp screen also froze.
The enemy was frightened when they heard that the army was marching out. It was expected that he would not dare to engage us in close combat, so I waited at the west gate of the Che Division to report the victory. Appreciation
Cen Shen’s poems are characterized by strange meanings and strange words, especially those on frontier fortresses, which are enriched by their strangeness. "Baixuege Sends Magistrate Wu Back to the Capital" is strange and graceful, focusing on expressing the beautiful and bizarre scenery of the frontier fortress, giving people a sense of freshness and elegance; this poem is strange and strong, with the fierce wind and sand and the heroism of the characters. All give people a sense of majesty and beauty. When the poet was serving as the judge of Jiedu in Beiting, An, Feng Changqing sent troops to conquer Boxian, so he wrote this poem to send off Feng.
In order to express the high patriotic spirit of the border guards, the poet used contrasting techniques to capture the scenery with border characteristics to describe the hardships of the environment. He tried his best to exaggerate and exaggerate the harshness of the environment to highlight the characters' fearlessness. The spirit of hardship. The poem uses metaphors, exaggeration and other artistic techniques to make it thrilling, vivid, passionate and high-spirited.
First, focus on the word "wind" to describe the natural environment of the expedition. This expedition will pass through Zoumachuan, Snow Sea, and pass through the Gobi Desert. "The flat sand is vast and yellow reaches the sky." This is a typical sandstorm scene in an extremely remote area. The wind is blowing fiercely, and the yellow sand is flying, covering the sky and the sun, creating a misty and chaotic scene. The first three sentences do not contain the word "wind", but they capture the "color" of the wind and vividly describe the violence of the wind. This is the scene during the day.
"The wind roared on the September night in Luntai, and the gravel in the river was as big as a bucket, and the stones were scattered all over the ground in the wind." The wind changed from dark writing to clear writing, and the march went from day to night, and the wind "Color" was no longer visible, so I turned to writing about wind. The strong wind is like a crazy beast, roaring and roaring. The word "roar" vividly shows the force of the wind. Then he wrote about wind by writing about stones. The big stone was rolled all over the ground by the wind. The word "chaos" was added to it, which showed the violent wind. The sentence "flat sand is vast" is written about the sky, and the sentence "the rocks are moving randomly" is written about the ground. In just a few words, the dangerous environment is vividly outlined.
Next, it is written that the Huns took advantage of the opportunity of the grass and horses to launch an attack. The three words "smoke and dust flying" in "Jinshan West saw smoke and dust flying" describe the alarm beacon smoke and the Huns' cavalry. The dust kicked up flew together, which not only showed the momentum of the Xiongnu army, but also showed that the Tang army had been on alert. Next, the poem shifts from creating scenes to describing people. The protagonist of the poem - the Tang army soldiers who are marching in the wind and cold - appears. The poet is very good at grasping the typical environment and details to describe the brave and invincible heroic appearance of the Tang army soldiers. For example, if the environment is night, "the general never takes off his golden armor at night", "the general never takes off his golden armor at night", it means that the general has heavy responsibilities on his shoulders and leads by example. "The army marched in the middle of the night and fought against each other" describes the march in the middle of the night. From the details of "the troops fought against each other", we can imagine the darkness of the night, the scene of the high-ranking military officers running quickly, and the military appearance being solemn and solemn. When writing about the severe cold on the border, we do not describe the thousands of feet of ice, but describe it through a few details. "The wind is as sharp as a knife," echoes the description of the wind ahead; it is also the most realistic feeling of marching in the desert.
"The horse hair is covered with snow and the sweat is steaming, and the five-flowered money is used to make ice." When the war horse rides in the cold wind, the steaming sweat immediately condenses into ice on the horse hair. The poet captured the condensed and condensed sweat on the horse's body to describe it in detail, using less to win more, fully exaggerating the severe cold weather, the harsh environment and the tense atmosphere of the battle. "The grass in the curtain and the inkstone water are frozen." When the military curtain was drafting the slogan, it was found that even the inkstone water was frozen. The poet skillfully captured this detail and expressed the soldiers' fighting pride in fighting against the wind and snow with smooth pen and ink. Such an army must be invincible.
This leads to the last three sentences. It is expected that the enemy will be frightened by the news, and they wish for the return of Kailuo. The writing is as natural as a matter of course.
The whole poem is full of heroic and powerful sentences. Because the poet has personal experience of frontier life, this poem can be "strange and reasonable", "strange but true", real and moving. Creation background This poem was written in AD 754 (the thirteenth year of Tianbao reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty) or 755 (the fourteenth year of Tianbao reign), when Cen Shen served as the judge of the Jiedu envoy of Beiting in Anxi. During this period, Feng Changqing sent troops to fight several times. This is a farewell poem composed by Cen Shen when Feng Changqing sent troops to the Western Expedition. It was written at the same time, for the same event, and as a gift to the same object as "Luntai Song to Farewell Feng Dafu on his Western Expedition". Cen Shen (approximately 715-770), a frontier poet in the Tang Dynasty, was a native of Nanyang. He was the great-grandson of Cen Wenwen, a hero of Emperor Taizong's reign. He later moved to Jiangling. [1-2] Cen Shen was lonely and poor in his early years, so he studied with his elder brother and read all the historical records. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty became a Jinshi in Tianbao's third year (744), and initially led Cao to join the army. Later, he served in the army for two frontier fortresses. First, he served as Gao Xianzhi, the chief secretary of the shogunate in Anxi. In the last years of Tianbao, Chang Qing was granted the title of magistrate of the shogunate when he was appointed as the governor of Beiting, Anxi. During the reign of Emperor Daizong, he served as the governor of Jiazhou (now Leshan, Sichuan), which was known as "Cen Jiazhou" in the world. He died in Chengdu in the fifth year of Dali (770).
Cen Shen Hengge has fought hundreds of battles, and has always been honored. Han Jia Company and Hu soldiers, the sand and dust are dark and the sea of ??clouds is dark. When the king has fun, all his plans are light, and a song of colorful clothes brings soldiers all over the sea. The Xiongnu grass is yellow and the horses are fat, smoke and dust are seen flying in the west of Jinshan Mountain, and the generals of the Han family are marching west. The horses neighed as they passed through the battlefield, and the eagles recognized the surrounding mountains. One journey up the mountain, another journey towards the water, walking towards the bank of Yuguan, where thousands of tents are lit in the dead of night. Yumen Mountain has thousands of peaks, and there are always beacons in the north and south of the mountain. Without seeing the Liaohai sea every year, where can the article cry about the autumn wind? The dark grass in the forest is frightened by the wind, and the general draws his bow at night. The general's horns and bows cannot be controlled, and the guards' iron coats are cold and uncomfortable. The letter sent was not delivered, but the troops were not suspended. The moon follows the shadow of the bow, and Hu Shuang brushes the sword flowers. Rolling the jingle leisurely, drinking the horse out of the Great Wall. But he knows that soldiers are deadly weapons, and saints must use them as a last resort. The year before last, during the attack on Yuezhi, there was not a whole army on the city.