The guests were traveling on Xin'an Road, shouting and ordering troops.
I would like to ask the official of Xin'an: "There is no young man in the county?"
"The official notice was sent out last night, and the second choice was for men."
"The middle-aged men are definitely short. , why defend the royal city?"
The fat man is sent away by his mother, while the thin man is alone.
The white water flows eastward at dusk, and the green mountains still cry.
"Don't let your eyes dry up and let you shed tears.
When your eyes dry up, you will see the bones, and the world will be merciless!
Our army takes Xiangzhou, and we look at it day and night. It's flat.
It's hard to predict the enemy.
The troops are close to the old base, but they still can't dig trenches. Water, horse herding and labor are also light.
Kang is Wang Shishun, and his care is very clear.
Don't cry blood when you see him off.
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The author was walking on the road in Xin'an County and heard Xin'an officials counting troops according to household registration.
The author asked Xin'an officials: "Is it because Xin'an County is small and all the strong men have been drawn?" Catch these young men who are not adults? "
Xin'an officials replied, "The government notice was issued just last night, and it was ordered that if there are no strong men, the underage men will be whipped one by one. "
The author asked again, "The underage men selected are too young. How can they defend the royal city? ”
The strong middle-aged man was accompanied by his mother, but the thin boy became lonely because his parents died during the war.
The river flows eastward day and night, but the green mountains are still there. There is crying!
“Don’t let your tears dry up, hold back your tears.
When the tears dry up, the skull will be exposed, but heaven and earth are ruthless after all and cannot change this tragic arrangement.
Our officers and soldiers captured Xiangzhou and hoped to regain it day and night.
But the thieves were unpredictable, causing the army to be defeated.
We went to the original camp to eat and train our troops in Luoyang.
The trenches will not be dug deep enough to reach water, and the labor of herding horses is relatively light.
What's more, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court are in line with justice, everything will go smoothly, and it is clear to protect the soldiers.
Don’t cry so sadly when you bid farewell to the soldiers. The commander will care for you like a father and brother.
Creative background: The background of this poem is that in the winter of the first year of Qianyuan (AD 758), Anqingxu retreated to Baoxiangzhou. Emperor Suzong ordered Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other nine military envoys to take the lead. He mounted 200,000 men and besieged Xiangzhou. From winter to spring, they failed to break the city. Fortunately, Guo Ziyi led his Shuofang army to demolish the Heyang Bridge and prevented Anshi's army from going south. Du Fu returned to Huazhou from Luoyang and passed by Xin'an. He saw the conscription situation and wrote this poem.
Du Fu (712-770), whose courtesy name is Zimei, who calls himself Shaoling Yelao, is also known as "Du Gongbu", "Du Shaoling", etc., Han nationality, Gong County, Henan Province (now Gongyi City, Henan Province) Du Fu, a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty, is revered as the "Sage of Poetry" by the world, and his poems are called "the history of poetry". Du Fu and Li Bai are collectively known as "Li Du". In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, known as "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai are also collectively known as "Big Li Du". He was concerned about the country and the people, and had a noble personality. About 1,400 of his poems have been preserved. His poetic skills are exquisite, and he is highly respected in Chinese classical poetry and has far-reaching influence. He lived in Chengdu from 759 to 766, and is commemorated by Du Fu thatched cottage in later generations.