将军精悍姿，齿齿碎铁石。
在昔童稚中，但闻饱经术。
纵横骋柔翰，丹雘间金碧。
有司塞明诏，敝邑屈词伯。
芹香春水生，冠玉侍重席。
脱略章句陋，搜抉穷理窟。
未及文化成，其如王土窄。
丈夫报主愿，岂必蒙清秩。
苍然请去位，满面秋栗烈。
纠合熊虎群，旌旆扬广陌。
正当摩厉闲，一鼓拔勍敌。
屯兵沔水源，千里斧截截。
浩荡排烟旻，西极安屼嵲。
奈何国无人，腐儒秉旄钺。
赏予入私门，金汤授盗贼。
公时奋臂争，反遭献玉刖。
三军视马首，痛哭下天壁。
功成坐龃龉，愤怒须插戟。
中宵拔剑起，肃肃整劲翮。
吐气风云生，搴旗陷坚列。
贯穿死生地，蹀血天地黑。
势虽众寡悬，形未雌雄决。
路穷断首尾，众尽乃手格。
岂知龙虎逝，黯淡山川色。
百万尚震惊，呜呼死诸葛。
长城但自坏，千里痛稠结。
肉食无远谋，野史有直笔。
酒酣歌节士，皛皛霜日白。
曹将军精悍勇猛的风姿，
牙齿仿佛能咬碎铁石。
早在童年时代，
就只听说他饱读经书学问。
挥毫泼墨，纵横驰骋，
丹青与金碧色彩交相辉映。
主管官员阻塞了英明的诏令，
使我们这偏僻之地委屈了这位文豪。
芹菜的香气随着春水而生，
他如玉般陪侍在重要的宴席上。
他超脱了章句之学的鄙陋，
深入探究，穷尽义理的深窟。
还没来得及完成教化之功，
奈何王朝的疆土已显得狭窄。
大丈夫报答君主的志愿，
难道一定要获得清贵的官秩吗？
他神色苍然地请求辞去职位，
满面是秋日般的凛冽与严肃。
他集结起如熊似虎的军队，
旌旗在广阔的道路上飘扬。
正当他们磨砺兵锋之际，
一鼓作气攻克了强敌。
在沔水源头屯驻兵马，
千里疆土如斧劈般整齐稳固。
气势浩荡，排开云烟直冲霄汉，
西方边陲得以安定如山。
奈何国家没有真正的人才，
腐儒却执掌着军权。
赏赐落入私门，
坚固的城防交给了盗贼。
将军当时奋臂力争，
反而遭到像卞和献玉被刖足般的打击。
三军注视着主将的动向，
悲痛哭泣，仿佛从天壁落下。
大功告成后却坐困于龃龉不顺，
愤怒得胡须如戟般竖起。
半夜拔剑而起，
肃穆地整顿强劲的羽翼。
吐气间风云为之生变，
拔取敌旗，攻陷坚固的阵列。
他贯穿于生死之地，
浴血奋战，天地为之昏暗。
虽然敌众我寡，形势悬殊，
但胜负之形尚未最终判定。
道路断绝，首尾被截，
士卒耗尽后便徒手格斗。
谁知龙虎般的将星已然逝去，
山川也为之黯淡失色。
百万大军尚且为之震惊，
唉，如同诸葛亮之死令人痛惜。
长城只是从内部毁坏，
千里之地痛心疾首，郁结难舒。
当权者没有深谋远虑，
但野史会秉笔直书。
酒酣时歌唱节义之士，
在皎洁如霜的日光下，一片光明。
General Cao, fierce and keen in might,
His teeth could shatter iron and stone in fight.
Since childhood days, as people would recall,
He was known for mastering classics, learning all.
With brush he roamed, in writings soft yet strong,
Mixing cinnabar red and golden hues along.
Officials blocked the bright decree's command,
Our humble county lost this master of the pen's hand.
When spring waters bore celery's scent so fine,
With jade-like grace, he served at the banquet line.
He overlooked rigid text's shallow art,
Delving deep into reason's core, a searching heart.
Before his civil influence could fully spread,
The royal land grew narrow, as fate led.
A true man's wish to serve his lord with zeal,
Seeks not necessarily a noble rank's appeal.
With solemn gray, he asked to leave his post,
His face etched with autumn's stern and frosty ghost.
He rallied troops like bears and tigers, a fierce band,
Banners flying over the broad expanse of land.
Just as they honed their edge, in training's heat,
With one drumbeat, they crushed a formidable foe's defeat.
They camped by Mian River's source, a strategic hold,
A thousand miles of territory, sharp and bold.
Vast and mighty, they swept through smoky skies,
Securing the western peaks where danger lies.
But alas, the state lacked men of true might,
Pedantic scholars held the command, a sorry sight.
Rewards flowed into private doors, a selfish gain,
Strongholds handed to thieves, a nation's bane.
The general then raised his arm in protest keen,
But like the jade-carver's cut, he suffered, unseen.
The three armies watched their leader's plight,
Weeping bitterly beneath heaven's wall of night.
Success achieved, he met with strife and slight,
Anger bristling, his beard stood like halberds upright.
At midnight, drawing his sword, he rose in might,
With solemn grace, he readied his strong wings for flight.
His breath stirred wind and clouds, a fearsome sight,
Seizing flags, he broke through the enemy's tight line.
He pierced through realms of life and death in fight,
Trampling blood, turning heaven and earth to night.
Though outnumbered, the odds were stark and clear,
The contest's outcome not yet decided here.
With escape cut off, front and rear severed tight,
He fought hand-to-hand till his men's last might.
Who knew the dragon and tiger would pass away,
Leaving mountains and rivers dim and gray?
A million troops still trembled at his name,
Alas, Zhuge Liang's death brought the same fame.
The Great Wall crumbled from within its core,
A thousand miles of grief, a pain hard to ignore.
Those in power lacked foresight, a shallow lore,
But honest records in wild history keep the score.
Drunk with wine, we sing of men with steadfast will,
Under the bright, frosty sun, shining still.
对军事领袖刚毅品格的认知与推崇。
刻画曹将军精悍勇武、刚毅如铁石的英雄形象。
本诗为五言古诗，押平声韵。
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