First, the original:
A broken iron halberd sank into the sand and disappeared, only to find that it was the remnant of Battle of Red Cliffs after grinding and washing. If the east wind is not convenient for Zhou Yu, I'm afraid the outcome will be Cao Cao's victory and Er Qiao's detention in Tongquetai.
Second, translation:
In the sediment of Chibi, there is a broken halberd, which has not completely rusted. After grinding and washing, it was found that it was left over from Battle of Red Cliffs. If it weren't for Zhou Yu's convenience, I'm afraid Cao Cao would win and Er Qiao would be put in Tongquetai.
Third, the creative background:
This poem was written by the poet after passing through the famous ancient battlefield Chibi (now Chiji Mountain in the southwest of Wuchang County, Hubei Province) and feeling the success or failure of heroes in the Three Kingdoms period. Battle of Red Cliffs, which took place in October of the 13th year of Jian 'an (2008) of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, was a major battle that played a decisive role in the historical situation of the Three Kingdoms.
As a result, Sun and Liu were defeated, and Zhou Yu, the 34-year-old commander-in-chief of Sun Wu, was the most important person in this battle. The poet watched the remains of the ancient battlefield and expressed his unique views on Battle of Red Cliffs.
Appreciation of works:
This is an epic poem written by the poet hanging on the ancient battlefield of Chibi. It believes that the success or failure of historical figures is accidental. Du Mu's quatrains set off a discussion on the poet's poems. "Chibi", the mountain name, is located in the northwest of Puyin County, Hubei Province, on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and on the other side is Wulin. Legend has it that Sun Quan, Liu Bei and Cao Cao fought a decisive battle.
From an artistic point of view, the poet Du Mu confused the false with the true in the first two sentences, which is a common technique used by poets in the Tang Dynasty to write poems, just like borrowing people or events from the previous dynasty to write people or events in the current dynasty; There is also an expression of seeing the big from the small in the poem. When the last two sentences of the poem were written about the victory or defeat of the war, the author did not disclose them.
But through the fate of two women with special status-Big Xiao Qiao, to express the envisaged ending of Wu Dong's downfall, which is really unique. Imagine that if the wives of former Dongwu kings and dynasty commanders were brought to Tongquetai by Cao Jun, the end of the war would be self-evident, which made the whole poem vivid, implicit and full of emotion.