This is the third song in Lu Lun's "Song of Saixia" group. Lu Lun once served as a marshal judge in the shogunate and had experience in military life. His poems describing this kind of life are relatively substantial and vigorous in style. This poem describes the general's heroic and heroic preparations to lead his troops to chase the enemy on a snowy night. Now let's enjoy it together.
From "The Third Song of Sai Xia" by Lu Lun, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.
The wild geese fly high in the dark moon, and the geese escape in the night.
In order to drive Qingqi away, heavy snow covered the bow and knife.
Appreciation
The first two sentences describe the enemy's retreat. The wild geese flew high in the moonlight. The moon was covered by clouds and became pitch black. The wild geese jumped up in fright and flew high. Shan Yu fled at night. On this unusual night with dark moon and high wind, the enemy troops escaped secretly. Chanyu, originally refers to the supreme ruler of the Xiongnu, and here refers to the invaders of the Khitan and other tribes who often invaded the south at that time.
The last two sentences describe the scene of the general preparing to chase the enemy, which is extraordinary. In order to drive the light cavalry away, the general discovered that the enemy was absconding and wanted to lead the light cavalry in pursuit. Just as he was about to set off, there was a heavy snowfall, and in an instant, the bow and sword were covered with snowflakes. The last sentence of the heavy snow covering the bow and knife is a description of the severe cold scene, which highlights the hardship of the battle and the brave spirit of the soldiers.
This poem is a blend of scenes. The enemy troops fled in the dark geese flying high in the moonlight, and the general prepared to pursue him in the heavy snow and his bows and swords were covered with snow. The atmosphere of escape and pursuit is effectively rendered. The whole poem does not describe the process of chasing the enemy in the snow, nor does it directly describe the fierce battle scenes, but it leaves people with a lot of imagination.
There are six poems in the composition of "Song Xiaqu", and this is the third one. Although Lu Lun was a poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty, his frontier fortress poems are still in the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. They are majestic and bold, and the lines are full of heroic spirit. It is exciting to read.
One or two sentences about the black geese flying high in the moonlight and the Shan Yu escaping at night describe the enemy's retreat. The moon is dark and there is no light. The geese fly high and make no sound. Taking advantage of such a dark and silent night, the enemy escaped quietly. Escape at night, it can be seen that they have completely collapsed.
Despite the cover of night, the enemy's actions were still noticed by our army. Three or four sentences are about chasing the light cavalry, and the bows and swords are covered with heavy snow. They describe the situation of our army preparing to pursue, showing the mighty spirit of the soldiers. Just imagine, a cavalry formation is about to come out, and in an instant, the bows and swords are covered with heavy snow. This is such an exciting scene!
Judging from this poem, Lu Lun is very good at capturing images and opportunities. He can not only capture typical images, but also express them at the most artistically effective moment. The poet does not write how the army attacks, nor does he tell you whether it has caught up with the enemy. He only describes a scene of preparations for pursuit, which effectively highlights the atmosphere and emotions at that time. Trying to drive away the light cavalry, the heavy snow covers the bow and sword. This is not the climax of the battle, but the moment approaching the climax. This moment is like an arrow on the string, about to be fired, and it has the most attractive power. You may feel unsatisfied because the results have not been explained. But only in this way can it be more enlightening and more able to arouse readers' imagination and imagination. This is called "exhaustive words but endless meaning". The dragon's head but not its tail does not mean that it has no tail. The tail is looming in the clouds, which is more interesting.