The Implication of Ancient Poetry in Xia Sai Qu

Xia Sai Qu: On a dark night, the geese on the horizon are startled, and Khan's soldiers take advantage of the night to escape. Just as I wanted to lead the light cavalry to chase all the way, the heavy snow fell on the bow and knife. The whole poem depicts the scene of soldiers chasing the enemy on a snowy night, expressing the hardships of fighting and the brave spirit of soldiers.

Border songs

Lu Lun [Tang Dynasty]

That night, the black geese flew very high, and Khan quietly escaped during the night.

I was about to lead the light cavalry to catch up when the snow fell full of bows and knives.

To annotate ...

Xia Sai Song: Ancient frontier fortress military songs.

Moon Black: There is no moonlight.

Khan: Xiongnu leader. This refers to the supreme commander of the invaders.

Escape: escape.

Will: Leadership.

Qingqi: Light cavalry and fast cavalry.

11: Catch up.

Full: Covered.

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Xia Sai Qu is a poem about soldiers chasing deserters at night. The whole poem does not directly write fierce battle scenes, but it leaves readers with a broad imagination space and creates a long poetic atmosphere. The poem begins with a scene: "Wild geese are soaring in the bright moonlight". Such a scene is difficult to describe: "the moon is dark and the wind is high", then there is nothing to see; "Wild geese fly high", there is no trace to be found. Three or four sentences about our army's preparation for pursuit show the mighty spirit of the soldiers. "And we chase them with light horses" means that the pursuers will send them without sending them.