If Dongfeng did not provide Zhou Yu with convenience, Cao Cao would probably win and Er Qiao would be imprisoned in Tongque Terrace.
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. 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.
This poem begins with an inconspicuous broken halberd. This broken halberd, which is related to ancient wars, naturally arouses the chanting of history in the following chapters. All the characters and events that have left traces in history are often eroded by the ruthless time and easily disappear from people's memories. Just like this iron halberd, they are sunk and buried, but they are often remembered by chance. , or arouse nostalgia, or evoke deep thought. The discovery of this broken halberd made the poet unable to calm down, so he had to clean and identify it, and found that it turned out to be a relic from the "previous dynasty" - the Battle of Chibi in the Three Kingdoms. This major battle, which determined the status of the Three Kingdoms, was so majestic with its gathering of heroes. "Recognizing the past dynasty" further stimulates the author's imaginative thoughts, paving the way for the last two sentences to express his feelings about history. The most exciting part of the whole poem is of course the last two sentences which have been recited for a long time. These two sentences are discussions. "Recognizing the Former Dynasty" could have written a review of this war, but he omitted it, so it is not a memory, a description, or a general historical evaluation, but a direct assessment of the historical outcome. He does not judge heroes based on success or failure, and puts forward a different evaluation of Cao Cao, one of the parties to the war, than historians. He believes that the success of heroes in history has some kind of chance. He observes and thinks about history at a higher level, which suddenly adds a higher level of spirit to the poem. He did not directly state the victory or defeat of the war, but said that "Tongquechun is deeply locked in Erqiao". The word "lock" is used to emphasize the secret pavilion, which further emphasizes the meaning of hiding the beauty. Just imagine how proud it must have been for a hero like Cao Cao, after his victory across the world, to support two Qiao from the east of the Yangtze River on the Bronze Bird Tower, singing and dancing to enjoy the lingering beauty of spring. When writing about the imagined defeat of Soochow, it does not mention the broken rivers and mountains and the devastation of the people, but uses the metaphor of "Er Qiao" entering the Wei Dynasty, which also conveys the graceful and elegant spirit of Soochow leaders. However, Du Muzhi's historical treatise not only showed his extraordinary insight, but also reflected his depression, injustice and generous mind in a tortuous way. He lamented that the opportunity for heroes in history to become famous was because he was born at the wrong time and had political and military talents but could not display them. It seems to have another meaning: as long as there is an opportunity, I believe that I will always make a difference, showing a compelling heroic spirit.