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In the winter of 202 BC, the cold wind by the Wujiang River tore the jersey of the Western Chu Overlord. He was covered in blood, holding a mutilated Chu halberd in his hand. Under his feet were piles of Han army corpses. Amidst the sound of the river waves, the Wujiang Pavilion Chief hissed.Shouting: "Although Jiangdong is small, you can still be king." Xiang Yu laughed up to the sky, and the sword sharply turned to his neck. This cut cut off the last hope of the hero in troubled times, and also ignited China's two thousand years of continuous sighing.

In China's five thousand years of history, it is rare to praise losers, but Xiang Yu is a special existence.Although he lost to Liu Bang in the Chu-Han War, his name has still been passed down for thousands of years, and he was even evaluated as "the first man through the ages" and a hero admired by many people.Li Wanfang commented: "The bravery of Yu is unique throughout the ages."

To this day, there are still some people who complain about Xiang Yu.Xiang Yu never proclaimed himself emperor from beginning to end, but Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, still included Xiang Yu in the Chronicle of the Emperor when he wrote "Historical Records".Later generations of literati lamented Xiang Yu's death.

Du Mu said: "The children of Jiangdong are so talented, and it is unknown whether they will make a comeback."

Li Qingzhao said: "I was born as a hero, and died as a ghost. I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River."

In 202 BC, in the Battle of Gaixia, the Chu army of 100,000 was defeated, and the Han army of 500,000 Liu Bang faced off.Han Xin used the ambush plan from all sides to kill the Chu army with only 30,000 soldiers left.

That night, outside the Chu camp, people were besieged on all sides, people were panicked, the soldiers were scattered, and Yu Ji committed suicide.Xiang Yu rode his steed Wu Zui and led his eight hundred cavalry to break out of the encirclement and gallop south.

On the morning of the next day, the Han army discovered that Xiang Yu had broken through.Liu Bang immediately ordered the cavalry general Guan Ying to lead five thousand cavalry in pursuit.Of course, the Han army knew that someone was breaking through, but when they discovered that the opponent had no more than a thousand soldiers, they relaxed their vigilance and thought it was just a small troop of the Chu army, so they did not pay attention.This is why Xiang Yu broke out with only a few hundred cavalry.

It was easier for the targeted young talents to rush out. Xiang Yu calculated that the Han army would not pay attention to the breakthrough of a small force of more than a thousand people. He wanted to take advantage of the Han army's negligence and take the opportunity to break out of the encirclement. Then he would use the speed of the cavalry to get rid of the pursuers, cross the river south, and return to Jiangdong, which was his only remaining base.

When Xiang Yu led his army across the Huaihe River, there were only a hundred or so of the eight hundred cavalry left. I am afraid there were not many deaths in the battle, and more likely they broke out and fled all the way.Even if the elites are like this, if Xiang Yu leads a large army to break through, it is likely that not only will they not be able to get out, but the army will immediately fall apart.

Xiang Yu retreated to Yinling and lost his way, so he asked an old farmer by the field for directions.The old farmer told him to go left.It doesn't matter if you don't ask, but when you ask, it turns out to be a problem, because the old farmer pointed out the wrong road to Xiang Yu. There is a swamp on the left. Xiang Yu led his troops into it and soon fell into it.When they finally got out of the swamp, the Han army had already used this time to catch up.

Xiang Yu led his troops to retreat eastward. When they reached the east city, only 28 of the hundreds of horses were left, while the Han army pursued thousands of troops.Xiang Yu knew that he could not escape. In this case, it was better to fight to the death with the Han army.

Xiang Yu said to the 28 cavalry who followed him: "[I have been raising troops for several years, and have fought more than seventy battles, big and small, without losing a single defeat. However, today I am trapped here. It is not a crime of war to kill me. Today I must fight to the death with the enemy. I hope to fight quickly for you. I will break the siege, kill the generals, cut down the flags, and win three times, so that you will know that God will kill me. It is not a crime of war.]"

So Xiang Yu divided the 28 cavalry into four teams, facing all directions.The Han army pursued him and surrounded him. Stimulated by thousands of wealthy families, the murderous Han army continued to pour in.Yang Xi, the forward commander of the Han army, saw that Xiang Yu was covered in blood. He wanted to go up and challenge Xiang Yu in a duel. He took a few steps forward when he heard Xiang Yu shout, "Do you want to challenge him in a duel?" Yang Xi's three souls and seven souls were immediately frightened and he took two steps back.Xiang Yu rode his horse, brandished his halberd, and led the warriors around him to attack the Han army with lightning speed.

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