What is the main content of this poem by Yang Jiong who joined the army?

Full text: The bonfire shines in Xijing, and my heart is uneven. Leaving the palace, the general will assume the command; Surrounding the enemy and attacking the city, the elite cavalry are extremely brave. The heavy snow darkened the color; The wind roared and the drums rang. I'd rather be a junior officer to fight for my country than a white-faced scholar who only engraved his chapter.

The warning beacon of the frontier fortress reached Chang 'an. How can a strong man's heart be calm? As soon as the general of the imperial court came out of the palace gate, the armored knight went straight to the stronghold. The snow stirred the sky, the flag faded and the wind blew. I would rather be a responsible centurion than a scholar.

Joining the army is a poem by Yang Jiong, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.

This poem borrows the title "Joining the Army" from the old Yuefu and describes the whole process of a scholar joining the army and fighting. The first two sentences came from the newspaper while writing, which aroused the patriotic enthusiasm of people with lofty ideals; The third and fourth sentences describe the fighting after the army resigned from Beijing. The fifth and sixth sentences describe the fierce battle scenes through the scenery; The last two sentences directly express the great ambition of the scholar from Rong to defend his country.

Although the whole poem has only forty words, it not only reveals the psychological activities of the characters, but also renders the environmental atmosphere. The brushwork is extremely vigorous, and the antithesis is neat at the same time, which makes the poem more rhythmic and imposing.

Extended data:

This short poem tells the whole process of the scholar's joining the army. Being able to concentrate such rich content in a limited space shows the poet's artistic skill.

First of all, the poet grasped the most representative fragment in the whole process and gave a general description of the image. As for how the scholar joined the army, how to bid farewell to his parents, wives and concubines, and how to March all the way, the poet did not care.

Poetry adopts a leaping structure, jumping from one typical scene to another and developing by leaps and bounds. For example, just after the third sentence was written, the fourth sentence surrounded the enemy and then showed the scene of fierce fighting. But this kind of leap is very natural, and there is rich imagination space between each span.