"It is better to use the remaining brave men to chase the poor bandits, and not to use the name of the academic overlord." It means: we should take advantage of this great opportunity when the enemy is declining and we are prosperous to pursue the remaining enemies and liberate the whole of China. Don't imitate Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu who coveted fame and indulged his enemies, thus causing his own defeat.
Source: Qilu·The People's Liberation Army Occupied Nanjing - Mao Zedong
Zhongshan turned yellow due to the storm, and millions of troops crossed the river. The tiger sits on the dragon's plate. The present is better than the past, and the world is turned upside down. It is generous and generous.
It is better to use the remaining courage to chase the poor bandits, and not to pretend to be the academic overlord. If heaven has feelings, it will also grow old, and the right path in the world will undergo vicissitudes of life.
The storm of revolution shook Nanjing, the capital of the Chiang Dynasty. The People's Liberation Army broke through the natural barrier of the Yangtze River with a million troops and directly attacked the city of Nanjing that the Chiang Army had worked hard for three and a half months. Nanjing, the ancient capital known for its majestic and precipitous scenery, has returned to the hands of the people. She is more beautiful than ever. This earth-shaking change is enough to make people sing generously and rejoice.
We should take advantage of this great opportunity, when the enemy is in decline and we are in prosperity, to pursue the remaining enemies and liberate the whole of China. Don't imitate Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu who coveted fame and indulged his enemies, thus causing his own defeat. If nature knew, it would recognize the unchangeable laws of prosperity and decay. Continuous mutation, continuous development, and continuous advancement are the inevitable laws of the development of human society.
Extended information
1. The creative background of "Seven Rules: The People's Liberation Army Occupies Nanjing"
On April 21, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong and Commander-in-Chief Zhu De issued the " "Order to March Nationwide", calling on the entire army to resolutely, thoroughly, cleanly and completely annihilate all Kuomintang reactionaries in China who dare to resist and liberate all of China.
On April 23, one million troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army occupied Nanjing, the "capital" of the reactionary Kuomintang government. Comrade Mao Zedong received the good news of occupying Nanjing at Shuangqing Villa in Xiangshan, Peking. He was in high spirits and wrote this poem.
2. Poetry Appreciation of "Qilu·The People's Liberation Army Occupies Nanjing"
This poem is bold in style and majestic in writing. There are two things worthy of praise in art: First, narrative and discussion , the perfect combination of poetry and philosophy, it is the artistic crystallization of the wisdom of politicians, thinkers, military strategists and poets; second, the use of allusions is vivid, appropriate and profound, and it is a perfect combination of historical allusions and real struggles.
The whole poem uses seven allusions. This poem is also one of Mao Zedong's poems that uses allusions most intensively.