The desert is dusty and the sky is dark. The front-line military situation was very urgent, and they quickly attacked after receiving the battle report.
The vanguard troops fought fiercely with the enemy on the north bank of Taohe River last night. The good news came halfway and the enemy chief was captured alive.
Appreciation of Seven Songs of Joining the Army: The Fifth Song;
This poem describes the joyful mood of the border guards who went to the front line when they heard the news that the troops in front had won the first battle, which reflected Tang Jun's powerful fighting capacity.
Because Altai Mountain, Tianshan Mountain and Kunlun Mountain in northwest China all run from west to east or southeast, a big trumpet mouth is formed in Hexi Corridor and eastern Qinghai, and the wind is extremely strong. The wind blows wildly, flying sand and stones. So "weak sun" followed by "desert dust" does not mean that it is getting late, but that the wind and sand cover the sky. But this not only shows the violent climate, but also appears as a background, which naturally plays a role in setting off and hinting at the military situation. In this case, Tang Jun didn't take the initiative to go out, but closed Yuanmen, passive defense. In order to reduce the strong resistance of the wind and speed up the March, the soldiers marched with half a roll of red flags. In Dust in the Desert, these two sentences have rendered a powerful force under the guidance of a red flag. It seems natural not to show off, but this army is like a sword, pointing directly at the enemy camp. This makes the reader's heartstrings tense and makes people feel that a fierce battle is coming. Readers will wonder: what kind of thrilling scene will this athlete who runs amok in the desert perform?
In this suspense, read the last two sentences again: "The former army fought the Taohe River at night, but they were captured alive." This can be said to have fallen together. The reader's suspense was just followed by the army, and it was not their turn to show their talents on the battlefield. Just in the middle, the good news came that the vanguard troops won a great victory in the night battle and even the enemy chief was captured alive. The plot develops rapidly, which is a bit unexpected, but it is completely understandable, because the momentum of the army's expedition in the first two sentences has fully hinted at Tang Jun's morale and strength. This powerful reinforcements, not only set off the striker's victory is not accidental, but also can see that Tang Jun's strength is more than enough, and the victory is in hand.
From the description, the poet chose the follow-up troops that did not directly fight with the enemy, but only brought out the brilliant "night battle of the former army" from the side. This is an unconventional idea. If we change the narrative of the midnight oil from the front, it will inevitably appear dull and cannot be completed with short quatrains. Now, by avoiding describing the war process in a positive way and comparing it from the side, the shortcomings of quatrains become advantages. It allows readers to imagine how hard and excellent the striker's battle is from "Dusty Desert" and "Taohe Night Battle". Appreciate how dramatic this expedition is from "It is reported that it was captured alive". A fierce battle is not written at the top of one's lungs, but with a light jumping pen, through side contrast and dyeing, let readers appreciate and daydream. All this, manifested in just four poems, is more difficult in conceiving and expelling language, which should be said to be even more difficult than the novel story of "warm wine to kill Hua Xiong".
The fifth original of "Seven Military Services":
Seven military service songs, part five
Wang Changling? Tang dynasty
The desert is foggy, and the red flag is half rolled out of Yuanmen.
The former army fought in Taohe River overnight, and it was reported that Tuguhun was captured alive.
Comment on words and phrases:
Former army: refers to the vanguard troops of Tang Jun.
Taohe River: The name of the river originates from Xiqiao Mountain in the northwest of Lintao, Gansu, and finally flows into the Yellow River.
Tuguhun: the name of the ancient minority in China, a descendant of Murong in Xianbei in Jin Dynasty. According to "Biography of the Western Regions in the New Tang Dynasty", "Tuguhun lives in the grandson of Songshan Mountain in Gansu Province, west of Taoshui, and south to Bailan, with a land of thousands of miles." In Tang Gaozong, Tuguhun was defeated by the allied forces of Tang Dynasty and Tubo.
About the author:
Wang Changling was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. Shao Bo was born in Zhao Jing Chang 'an (now Xi, Shaanxi). One is from Taiyuan (now Shaanxi). In the 15th year of Kaiyuan (727), he entered the Jinshi period, was awarded the commandant of Surabaya (now Xingyang County, Henan Province), and later moved to Jiangning, where he was named King of Jiangning. In his later years, he was demoted to the secretariat of the Dragon Label (now Qianyang, Hunan). After the Anshi Rebellion, he returned to his hometown and told the story that he was killed by Qiu Xiao, a secretariat official, in Bozhou. His poems are good at seven wonders, and his frontier poems are vigorous and lofty; There are also works that are indignant about current politics and depict palace grievances. The original collection has been lost, and Wang Changling Collection was compiled in the Ming Dynasty.
Creative background:
This poem is the fifth of the "Seven Poems of Joining the Army". In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the national strength was strong, the monarch was determined to forge ahead, and people were eager to make a difference in this era. The military commander made contributions in the battlefield, and the poet was infected by the great spirit of the times and wrote a series of magnificent poems with tragic and lofty sentiments. Seven Poems of Joining the Army is a frontier poem written by Wang Changling, a poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, using the inscriptions on the old Yuefu.
Express the theme:
This group of poems consists of seven related poems, which reflect the complicated and rich frontier life. The fifth poem describes the joyful mood of the border guards who went to the front line when they heard the news that the troops ahead had won the first battle, which reflected Tang Jun's powerful fighting capacity.
Famous comments:
Tang Ruxun's interpretation of Tang poetry: Jiangning's Joining the Army is mostly devoted to guarding the feelings of travelers. It is also indispensable for Yuefu.
Zhou Wei's General Comment on the Forest at the Tang Poetry Selection Meeting: Zhou Wei said: If you win. The last meaning is to annihilate Jukui, that is, Dakou is captured, and the rest is not enough. The spirit of escape and lofty aspirations are integrated into one. Shan Shanmin said: Jane. Lu Shizhen said: ups and downs.
Zhu Baoying's poetic style: The first sentence is the hometown of the desert, where the wind and dust are hazy, the sun is dim, and the cover is near dusk. Write about the situation outside the Great Wall first. This is the way to hover in the air. In two words, the wind blows dust, and the red flag is difficult to fully display, so it is half a volume. Go out of Yuanmen and go out to war. As the former army said, the land is north of Taohe River and has been captured first. When we said "former army", the whole army had not arrived yet. It is said that "it has been reported", and there are winners who have not waited for the whole army to arrive. The word "night" should be "faint" and "newspaper" should be "former army".
Yu Biyun's "A Brief Introduction to Poetic Realm": This poem summarizes the previous chapters, so it is said that sweeping the old court and drinking Huanglong Palace will sue Wu Cheng. The sad tune for the next song is unique.
Liu Yongji's "The Essence of Tang Poetry": The fourth (referring to the fifth) is about the victory of the border guards.