The famous sentence "The wild geese fly high in the dark moon, and the Chanyu escapes at night." comes from "The Song of Saixia" written by Lu Lun, a poet of the Tang Dynasty
The Song of Saixia
Author: Lu Lun Year: Tang
The black geese fly high in the moonlight, and the Chanyu escapes at night.
In order to drive Qingqi away, heavy snow covered the bow and knife.
Appreciation:
This is the third poem in Lu Lun's "Song under the Sai" series. 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.
The first two sentences describe the enemy's retreat. "The wild geese fly high in the dark moon", the moon is covered by clouds, and it is pitch black. The wild geese startle and fly high. "Chan Yu fled at night", on this unusual night with dark moon and high wind, the enemy army secretly escaped. "Chanyu" originally refers to the supreme ruler of the Xiongnu. Here it 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 to pursue him. Just as he was about to set off, there was a heavy snowfall, and in an instant, his bow and sword were covered with snowflakes. The last sentence, "The bow and knife are covered with heavy snow" 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 under the situation of "moon black geese flying high", and the general prepared to pursue the situation under the situation of "heavy snow full of bows and swords". 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.
This is the third poem in the group of six poems in "Song Xiaqu". 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, "The wild geese fly high in the dark moon, and the Chanyu escapes at night" describes the enemy's retreat. "The moon is dark" means there is no light. "Wild geese fly high", silently. Taking advantage of such a dark and silent night, the enemy escaped quietly. Chanyu, the supreme ruler of the Huns in ancient times, here refers to the supreme commander of the invaders. Escape at night, it can be seen that they have completely collapsed.
Despite the cover of night, the enemy's actions were noticed by our troops. Three or four sentences, "In order to chase away the light cavalry, the heavy snow covered the bow and sword" 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. "If you want to drive away the light cavalry, the heavy snow will cover your 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 and charming.