The Battle of Red Cliff
Red Cliff
Du Mu
The iron was broken but the iron was not sold,
I will Recognize your past through hard work.
Dongfeng did not agree with Zhou Lang,
Tongquechun locked Erqiao deeply.
Explanation of the poem
The broken war grass buried in the sand has not yet corroded. I picked it up and polished it and recognized it as a weapon of the previous dynasty. If Dongfeng hadn't facilitated Zhou Lang, it would have been Er Qiao who was locked in Tongtai.
Word explanation
Broken halberd: refers to a broken halberd (weapon).
Pin: Rusted.
Previous dynasty: the previous era.
Zhou Lang: Zhou Yu, the young general of Wu State.
Tongque: Tongque Terrace.
Er Qiao: The two daughters of Duke Qiao, Da Qiao married Sun Ce and Xiao Qiao married Zhou Yu.
Poem Appreciation
This poem was written by the poet after passing the famous ancient battlefield of Chibi (now Chiji Mountain in the southwest of Wuchang County, Hubei Province) and feeling the success and failure of the heroes in the Three Kingdoms era. written down. The Battle of Chibi, which took place in October of the 13th year of Jian'an reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty (208), was a major battle that played a decisive role in the historical situation of the three kingdoms. As a result, the combined forces of Sun and Liu defeated Cao's army, and the thirty-four-year-old commander of Sun Wu's army, Zhou Yu, was the most influential figure in this battle. The poet viewed the relics of the ancient battlefield and expressed his unique views on the Battle of Chibi. He believed that Zhou Yu's victory was due to luck. At the same time, he also expressed the poet's lament about the rise and fall of the country. There is love and affection.