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Xiang Yu killed the champion of Qing Zi, which was a great shock to Chu and became a famous vassal. He first sent Dangyang Jun and General Pu to lead 20,000 people to cross the Zhanghe River to save the giant deer. Only a few small victories were achieved in the war, and Chen Yu came to ask for reinforcements. Xiang Yu led the whole army across the Zhanghe River, sank all the ships, smashed all the pots and pans, burned all the barracks, and brought only three days' dry food to show that the foot soldiers would fight to the death.

Troops went to the front, surrounded Wang Li, met Qin Jun, fought many times, blocked the tunnel built by Qin Jun, defeated Qin Jun, killed Su Jiao and captured Wang Li.

He refused to surrender and burned himself to death. At this time, compared with Hou Qiang, the Chu army built more than a dozen camps by governors and troops who came to rescue the stag, and no one dared to send troops to fight. When the Chu army attacked Qin Jun, they all just watched in the camp. The soldiers of the Chu army were invincible, and the soldiers shouted loudly, and the vassal soldiers were frightened.

After defeating Qin Jun, Xiang Yu summoned governors and generals. When they entered the military gate, they all walked on their knees, and no one dared to look up. From then on, Xiang Yu really became the general of the vassal, and all the vassals were subordinate to him.

Original text:

Xiang Yu killed the champion of Qing Zi, which was a great shock to Chu, and he was also a famous vassal. But when General Hepu died, 20,000 people crossed the river to save the giant deer. If the war is not so profitable, Chen Yu will ask the soldiers.

Xiang Yu learned that when he led the troops to cross the river, they all sank, broke the kettle, burned the house, and took three rations to show that the foot soldiers would die, and no one returned. So he surrounded Wang Li, met him, fought nine battles, and killed Su Jiao and Li.

If you don't surrender, you will burn yourself. At that time, Chu Bing was made a vassal. The vassal army saved more than ten walls from the giant deer and did not dare to fight. When the State of Chu attacked the State of Qin, all the generals were watching from the wall. Chu soldiers are all equal.

When the Chu soldiers moved, the princes and armies were all afraid. So Qin Jun was broken, and Xiang Yu summoned governors and generals to enter Yuanmen. Without exception, he knelt down and dared not look up. Xiang Yu began as a vassal general, and all vassals belonged to Yan.

This article is from Historical Records of Xiang Yu, written by Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty.

Extended data writing background:

Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, wrote a classical Chinese, which was included in the seventh volume of Historical Records. It is a biography of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, and records the glorious and heroic life of Xiang Yu at the end of Qin Dynasty.

By describing the broad historical scene of the peasant uprising and the dispute between Chu and Han at the end of Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu's life was vividly and profoundly described. Xiang Yu is not only a hero who pulled out the mountain with great strength, but also a violent, indecisive man who only knows how to use force but doesn't know what to do.

Sima Qian skillfully unified all aspects of contradictions in Xiang Yu's character in this masterpiece. Although there is no lack of profound criticism, it is more sincere regret and sympathy.

Sima Qian skillfully unified all aspects of contradictions in Xiang Yu's character in this masterpiece. Although there is no lack of profound criticism, it is more sincere regret and sympathy.

In historical records, most of the records in Historical Records are emperors, among which Xiang Yu did not become an emperor. Sima Qian's classification in Historical Records shows his respect for Xiang Yu.

In his early years, he followed his uncle Xiang Liang to participate in Wuzhong anti-Qin uprising, and he was brave and good at fighting. After Xiang Liang was killed, he led the army to cross the river to rescue Zhao Wangxie. The Battle of Julu defeated the main force led by Wang Li, which led to the demise of Qin. Claiming to be the overlord of the West Chu, he made Pengcheng (now Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province) his capital, made a general who contributed to Qin, and made the descendants of the nobles of the six countries king.

Hanwang Liu Bang sent troops from Hanzhong, which set off a four-year dispute between Chu and Han. Xiang Yu repeatedly defeated Liu Bang in the frontal battlefield. Peng Yue constantly destroyed the supplies of Chu troops in the rear. Han Xin unified the north of the Yellow River and sent troops south.

Xiang Yu's headstrong, suspicious father Fan Zeng, was defeated by Liu Bang. In 202 BC, Xiang Yu retreated to Gaixia (now Lingbi County, Anhui Province) and attacked Wujiang River (now wujiang town County, Anhui Province). Finally, farewell my concubine, commit suicide in Wujiang River.