A bright moon rises from Qilian Mountain and crosses the vast sea of clouds. The mighty wind blew Wan Li and crossed Yumen Pass.
At that time, Han soldiers pointed at the mountain road, and Tubo coveted the vast territory of Qinghai. This is a land of wars in past dynasties, and few soldiers can survive.
The garrison soldier looked at the remote border town, and his hometown could not help but look sad. The soldier's wife looked at the tower and lamented when she would see her relatives far away.
This poem describes the scenery of the frontier fortress, the experience of the garrison soldiers, and the lovesickness between the garrison soldiers and their wives. The description at the beginning is for rendering, paving the way for the back, and the focus is on the feelings caused by the moon. With the vast space-time as the background, the author combines the homesickness and parting feelings in this kind of thinking, thus developing a far-reaching artistic conception, which is beyond the reach of other poets.
Looking at the endless ethnic conflicts in the ancient frontier, the poet revealed the great sacrifices brought by the war and the pain brought to countless expropriated people and their families, but did not simply condemn or praise the war. The poet seems to be thinking about the heavy price paid by generations for this!