Translation and Annotation of Wild Goose Gate's Taishouxing

The translation and comments of Yanmen Taishouxing are as follows:

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The dark clouds of war rolled in, as if to crush the towers, and the soldiers' armor shone in the sun, so I stood quietly. The horn sounded through the crisp autumn night sky, and the blood and soil of the soldiers condensed into purple, and the battle was extremely fierce. The reinforcements arrived in Yishui overnight, the red flag was half rolled, the frost was cold, the drums were low, and a new struggle was about to begin. In order to repay the kindness of the king in recruiting talents in Huang Jintai, the soldiers picked up the Yulong sword and were willing to fight for the king to the death.

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(1) Yanmen Taishouxing: The county name is Yanmen, which is located in Daixian County, Shanxi Province.

(2) destruction: destruction. This sentence describes the tense atmosphere and critical situation in Enemy at the Gates.

(3) facing the sun: facing the sun. Another version says "Go to the Moon".

(4) Armor light: the light emitted by armor against the sun. Armor refers to armor and battle clothes.

(5) direction: facing, facing.

(6) open: open and spread out.

(7) golden scales: (armor) shines like golden scales. Gold: The color is like gold.

(8) Horn: A wind instrument in the ancient army, mostly made of animal horns, was also a horn in the ancient army.

(9) The purple soil near the Great Wall. Yan pang, that is, rouge, deep red. What is written here is that in the shadow of the sunset glow, the soil condenses like fat, and purple is more colorful.

(10) Setu: There is also a version that says "Seshang".

(1 1) Yan Zhi: a decorative female face for regulating fat, produced in Yan Di, hence the name Yan Zhi, a red cosmetic. Here, it means that the dusk is full of mud and condenses like rouge. It is said that purple soil is mostly around the Great Wall. One is Rouge.

(12) Pro: approach, reach, approach.

(13) Yishui: the name of the river, a tributary of the upper reaches of the Daqing River, originated in Yixian County, Hebei Province, and flowed southeast into the Daqing River. During the Warring States Period, Jing Ke stabbed the king of Qin, and Yan Taizi Dan and others sent him to Yishui. Jing Ke sang generously: "The wind is rustling and the water is cold, and the strong man is gone forever!"

(14) heavy frost and cold drum: the first frost is cold, and the drum sound is dull but silent.

(15) Can't stand the sound: describe the deep drums; Not exalted.

(16) Reporting: repayment.

(17) Huang Jintai: It is located in the southeast of Yixian County, Hebei Province. According to legend, it was built by Yan Zhaowang during the Warring States Period and put on the stage for recruiting talents.

(18) Meaning: trust, reuse.

(19) Yulong: another name for the sword.

(20) Jun: Jun.