Chapter 54 3. Chu Ge, Overlord and Concubine Yu

The above-mentioned battle, historians call it the Battle of Gaixia, is listed as one of the seven famous ancient battles in the world, and is known as the "Waterloo of the East". Encountering Waterloo is the most desperate and tragic event in every hero's life, but Xiang Yu's so-called despair and tragedy are not only fierce charges and desperate fights, but also an eternal and moving story at the last moment of his life. My love illuminates the dark night for it! After Xiang Yu retreated to Gaixia, the allied forces of the princes surrounded the Chu army heavily.In the night when the cold wind blows through the sky, on the high hills and rocks, the Han army holds up the torches, like a pack of wolves peeking out, and the green eyes under the night sky twinkle like countless fluorescent screens.This is the legendary ambush from ten sides.

However, what is more terrible is not the ambush army surging like mountains, but Chu Ge.I don't know who started it, all the Han soldiers sang the song of Chu. Chu Ge, the Chu-style ballads of Chu in ancient China, the biggest feature of this type of ballads is the words "si" and "xi" appearing in the middle and at the end of the sentence.Qu Yuan, the first romantic poet in Chinese history, absorbed the essence of Chu's songs and made "Li Sao", leaving an eternal swan song: The road is long and the road is long, and I will search up and down. The performance of the Han army's Song of Chu this time is as thrilling as a thousand arrows piercing through the sky.The mournful song resounded through the sky, impacting every soldier of the Chu army. Riding on the wings of the song, the soldiers seemed to have returned to Chu, their hometown, and the familiar village. From a distance, they saw the white-haired old mother sitting Waiting idiotically on the chai gate.

What a heart-wrenching moment this is. The thoughts of businessmen and wanderers cannot be compared with those of these sons of war, because the thoughts of soldiers are the true thoughts that have endured the torment and test of the fire. However, under the strong impact of the elegy, not all those who stayed were steel warriors, and not all those who fled were wimpy.The desire to survive is as important as the dignity of a soldier. Moreover, the struggle between Chu and Han is like brotherly killing each other, and the world suffers.Therefore, facing the boundless Chu Ge, the Chu army was in a panic and fled one after another.

Xiang Yu was also awakened by the singing. He put on his armor and listened, his mood dropped greatly. Could it be that Liu Bang has already taken all the land of Chu State? Why are there so many people singing Chu songs? At this time, Concubine Yu was standing beside Xiang Yu with a haggard face.Concubine Yu (? ~ 202 BC), her native place is unknown, one is said to be from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and the other is said to be from Yanji Township, Shuyang County, Jiangsu Province.No matter what, there is no doubt about Yu Ji's beauty.She has concentrated the three beauties of ancient Chinese beauties: lust, talent and emotion.

Color is beauty; talent is talent; love is loyal love.A beautiful woman matches a hero, Farewell My Concubine deserves to be the swan song of all ages.However, in Chinese history, almost all the swan songs of love have always been at the expense of women compatriots.Fate is destined, only by breaking through the patriarchal society with that shocking love can they win a few chants and a sigh from the scholar-bureaucrats. Xiang Yu stared at Yu Ji with a piercing heart.He knows that the general situation is over, the rivers and rivers are no longer there, the hero is at an end, the tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by dogs.Xiang Yu probably never dreamed that he was a hero and domineering, and he fell into such an embarrassing and embarrassing situation today.It seems that in the dark, there is an invisible hand holding him, from Wuzhong to Pengcheng, then to Julu City in Zhao State, and to Xianyang in Guanzhong. He pushed it into the natural tomb in Gaixia.

This invisible hand is called fate. Yes, no matter how powerful an individual is, they are so vulnerable in the face of mysterious fate.That being the case, let's have a drink and sing a song.Let the concentration of alcohol and Chu Ge's sadness numb this sad mood, let the beauty's smiling face and wonderful dancing posture temporarily forget the incomparable labor pain. Therefore, Xiang Yu drew his sword and sang generously: If it is tragic and desperate, this is the most tragic and desperate singing in the world.Who said that the overlord is ruthless, who said that the hero has no tears?Ruthless and no tears, but not to the point of sadness.After Xiang Yu finished singing, he and everyone around him wept unceasingly!

At this time, Yu Ji also danced sword and sang, and sang sadly to Xiang Yu: After Yu Ji finished singing, she immediately drew her sword and killed herself.This scene was like a dream, before Xiang Yu understood what was going on, Yu Ji had already fallen down slowly.Xiang Yu hugged Yu Ji like a sponge of despair, beauty, why are you doing this, elegy does not mean despair, tears do not mean death, even if Liu Bang is in ambush and besieged on all sides, as long as I am Xiang Yu With the sword still there, we can break out of this encirclement! However, Xiang Yu held Yu Ji in his arms, and he could only burst into tears.Poppy's eyes were like mist, and a smile and relief seemed to leak from the corner of her mouth.I am really satisfied. I did not die at the hands of soldiers and bandits, nor did I die alone on a high mountain, but died in your arms for my dear one.

In this life, I have accompanied you through the most magnificent rivers and mountains, watched the most tragic war with you, walked through the most difficult heroic journey with you, and sang the saddest song in the world with you.My life is a small life, a poignant life.The heavens predestined that I was the butterfly on your shoulder in the previous life, and I am the person you love the most in this life. What is death before love?Death will only make our love go further, fly higher, and move deeper. Isn't this what you and I have dreamed of all our lives?Since the love between us cannot continue in the spring season when the flowers are in full bloom, let it live forever in the fire of winter.

Xiang Yu seemed to have understood the broken smile of Poppy, yes, she died for me.She refused my son and daughter's love by death, and broke out of the encirclement with the confidence of victory. What a desperate and well-intentioned move. The sad feelings of the virgin soul of the strong girl will be passed on for thousands of years. Poppy, please rest in peace.I will wipe away my tears and set off with your soul. Even if the enemy has millions of troops, I will rush out before dawn.I would rather die in the midst of thousands of troops than just sit and wait for death!Set off! At midnight, Xiang Yu was ready to go.But he found that the Chu song of the Han army was like a cold wind sweeping leaves, blowing away a piece of the Chu army, and the remaining Chu soldiers were like trembling branches and leaves in the cold wind, and the whole army was shrouded in a terrible breath of death .

Relying on his natural military instinct, Xiang Yu felt that without the help of God, it would be a fool's dream to lead these tens of thousands of Chu soldiers who had lost their confidence to break out of the encirclement of five or six hundred thousand Han troops. The Chu army's inability to escape does not mean that Xiang Yu cannot escape.And Xiang Yu has only one way to escape, and that is to sneak away.There must be an exit for sneaking, but it is extremely difficult to tear a gap in the Han army.The encirclement bag of the Han army is not made of pigskin or cowhide, but 500,000 to 600,000 pieces of human skin. Do you think you Xiang Yu is a fairy?

But Xiang Yu's answer was, I can, and I only need 800 people. Of course, it must be stated that the eight hundred people must all be cavalry.In the whole world, the cavalry is the best. If Xiang Yu said he was second, no one would dare to say that he was the first.In terms of using cavalry, Xiang Yu seems to have reached the point of proficiency. Cavalry is a knife, a spear, and an arrow. It can cut, stab, and shoot directly. Now, Xiang Yu wanted to turn these 800 people into a long spear, ready to pierce through the weakest point of the Han army and escape.Sure enough, taking advantage of this boundless night, Xiang Yu broke through with his gun in his hand, and finally tore through the gap in the Han army's pouch and fled south. Xiang Yu's breakout battle was quite thrilling and strange.It wasn't until dawn that the Han army realized that it was Xiang Yu who ran away.This is terrible, and someone must be sent to chase him immediately. This glorious and great task is entrusted to the cavalry general Guan Ying. Cavalry chasing cavalry is like tanks chasing tanks in modern warfare. The comparison is not only speed, but also overall strength and maneuvering.Guan Ying led 5,000 soldiers to chase Xiang Yu crazily. Facts have proved that going crazy always has the benefits of going crazy. Guan Ying was finally able to bite Xiang Yu's ass tightly, and Xiang Yu ran away crazily all the way. Like cutting down trees behind, they frantically killed all the way. When Xiang Yu crossed the Huai River, he had only a hundred or so cavalry left.I really can't stand this Guan Ying, who cut off so many people along the way.If you can't stand it, you have to run away again, but when Xiang Yu fled to Yinling, he lost his way. Yinling Mausoleum is 30 kilometers northwest of Dingyuan County, Anhui Province today.In the open field, there are two roads leading to the distance, but I don't know which road leads to Pengcheng.Anyone who goes out often knows that getting lost is not terrible, the terrible thing is that you don't know how to ask for directions, as the saying goes, the way is just talking about it. But there is another problem. It is not terrible to ask for directions. What is terrible is that you ask the wrong person.Unfortunately, when Xiang Yu asked for directions, he found the life-threatening ghost sent by King Yama. The murderer was a farmer working in the fields.When Xiang Yu anxiously asked him which way to go to Pengcheng, the farmer raised his head and squinted at Xiang Yu. He seemed to recognize Xiang Yu. Isn't this the Overlord of Chu?At this time, the farmer also seemed to have heard the sound of horseshoes of the pursuing soldiers in the distance, so he immediately understood that Xiang Yu was running for his life. The farmer sneered inwardly, and only said one word to Xiang Yu: Left. So Xiang Yu turned left, but before he ran for long, he realized that he had been fooled.The road the farmer pointed to turned out to be a dead end, and at the end of the road was a big swamp. Xiang Yu really couldn't cry if he wanted to, and it was too late if he wanted to be angry.This damn farmer, where did I, Xiang Yu, provoke you? Why did you point me to a road to hell! I had no choice but to turn back.However, what was even more unfortunate was that Guan Ying's cavalry came after him.Since it came, let's kill, Xiang Yu had to face the Han cavalry to fight, and once again highlighted the encirclement and led the troops to the east.When Xiang Yu arrived at Dongcheng (25 kilometers southeast of Dingyuan County, Anhui Province today), he had only 28 cavalry left. Thousands of cavalry from the Han army surrounded Xiang Yu again.It's over, that's the real end.The heavens are making fun of me, Dongcheng, is it where I, Xiang Yu, was buried? Twenty-eight people against thousands of encircling soldiers are like a sick lion leading a group of sheep facing a large group of wolves.Xiang Yu knows that running is impossible, and now there is only one battle to show that the overlord is invincible.A strong heroic spirit full of despair and tragedy ruthlessly hit Xiang Yu's chest. Xiang Yu said to his cavalry: It has been eight years since I joined the army.In the past eight years, I have fought more than 70 battles and never lost. However, I am trapped here today. It is God who wants to kill me, not my sin of not being able to fight.If you don't believe me, I can prove it to you, break through the enemy army, behead the enemy general, and cut down the red flag, so as to prove that all this today is the result of God's death. Therefore, Xiang Yu divided the twenty-eight people into four teams, each with seven people, and ordered them to break out in four directions, cross the mountain and gather in the east. At this time, the Han army surrounded Xiang Yu from all directions like hungry wolves drooling. In Xiang Yu's view, this densely packed Han army with three layers inside and three layers outside is just a group of ants under the elephant's feet, and he can step on whichever one he wants.Xiang Yu pointed at the enemy, and said to his brothers: "Look, I will rush down now, and cut off a general's head for you to see." After finishing speaking, Xiang Yu fell from the sky like a tornado, rolling straight towards the Han army.When the Han army could resist such a momentum, they collapsed one after another, and one general became the victim of Xiang Yu's subordinates. However, the cavalry of Guan Ying is not free.When Xiang Yu successfully broke out of their encirclement and gathered in three places on the east side of Dashan, the Han army also divided into three places to surround Xiang Yu again. Xiang Yu became very angry, since he couldn't get rid of it, he could only kill him.Kill the thief first, kill the king, I will get rid of your biggest one.So Xiang Yu rushed to the Han army again, like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep. He went on a rampage, beheaded a captain of the Han army, and killed dozens of people in a row. It was really terrible, Xiang Yu was not a human being at all, but an invincible god of war. The Han army was once again intimidated by Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu regrouped the previous twenty-eight people, counted them, and lost two fat sheep.It is really worth it to exchange two fat sheep for two generals and hundreds of lives of the Han army.So, Xiang Yu said to his brothers proudly: You have seen it, am I right? More than 20 people bowed their heads and praised: I have seen it, the king is indeed brave and invincible, we are convinced! Then, while the Han army was in shock, Xiang Yu fled east again and arrived at Wujiang.Wujiang, which is today's Wujiang Town, 20 kilometers northeast of Hexian County, Anhui Province.And the Yangtze River happened to flow through Wujiang Town, crossing the Yangtze River, Jiangdong, the birthplace of Xiang Yu, was in front of him. At this time, on the bank of the Yangtze River, the head of Wujiang Pavilion was waiting for a boat, and the person he was waiting for was Xiang Yu.The head of the Wujiang pavilion said to Xiang Yu: "I am the only one in this area who has a boat. Please let me take the king across the Yangtze River. Even if the Han army comes, there will be no boat to cross the river."Although Jiangdong is small, the place is thousands of miles away, and there are hundreds of thousands of people, the king can definitely make a comeback! Xiang Yu smiled, it was a gratifying smile, but also a sad one.Fortunately, when he was desperate, Jiang Dong's elders still cared about him and forgave him.The sad thing is, he once swept the world, but now he returns with a desolate appearance, how can he see Jiangdong's elders with his face? At this moment, Xiang Yu suddenly decided to give up crossing the river. He said to the pavilion chief of Wujiang: "The sky is going to kill me, so what's the use of crossing the Yangtze River?"Besides, I once took eight thousand children from the east of the river across the river to the west, but now none of them returned with me, so what face would I have to see my father and fellow villagers?I appreciate your kindness.I have been riding a dying horse for five years, I am reluctant to kill it, so I will give it to you. At this time, Guan Ying's cavalry chased to the bank of the Yangtze River again. Xiang Yu ordered the remaining knights to dismount and take on the Han soldiers with weapons in hand.Xiang Yu rushed into the Han army, killed hundreds of people alone, and suffered only a dozen wounds on his body.Even if all the top masters in Jin Yong's martial arts novels saw this scene, they would probably be ashamed! When Xiang Yu was fighting fiercely, he suddenly saw an old acquaintance in the Han army among them. This person was Guan Ying's cavalry staff officer (riding Sima) Lu Matong.Xiang Yu stopped fighting, pointed to Lu Matong and asked, "Aren't you my old friend?" Lu Matong was taken aback, and when he moved closer, he saw that it was indeed Xiang Yu.Lu Matong pointed to Xiang Yu and said to Lang Qi Wang Yi: "He is Xiang Yu, don't let him run away!" It's an old friend's favor, so why rush each other? ! Xiang Yu smiled sadly, and he said to Lu Matong: I heard that Liu Bang spent a thousand gold and ten thousand households to buy my head. Today I will do a good deed for you and give you the head. After speaking, Xiang Yu drew his sword and killed himself. It's over, it's really over.Wang Yi, who had quick eyesight and quick hands, chopped off Xiang Yu's head with a knife, and then dozens of Han cavalry rushed up, slashing and cutting Xiang Yu's limbs.In the end, Langzhong Qi Yang Xi, Cavalry Sima Lu Matong, Langzhong Lu Sheng and Yang Wu each got one body. The four put Xiang Yu's limbs together, and Wang Yi connected the head.They once again confirmed that they were right to kill, that this person was Xiang Yu, the legendary overlord of Western Chu!