Chapter 53 Chapter Fifty-Three

The Chu army had just captured Yangxia.Xiang Yu entered the city surrounded by everyone, very proud.A scout rushed forward and said: "Report! Your Majesty, Liu Bang is currently on a high slope not far from Yangxia City!" Xiang Yu said in surprise, "Oh, he still hasn't escaped." Ji Bu said, "I'm afraid I'm too scared to move." Everyone laughed.After Xiang Yu laughed, he waved his big hand and said, "Give me an order to surround Liu Bang immediately, and he won't be given another chance to escape!" The scouts retreated. Under the high slope in the west of Yangxia City, the sound of fighting was loud.Zhou Bo staggered forward with a feathered arrow on his back, and shouted: "Report to the King! Xiang Yu personally led a thousand cavalry and archers to attack. We can't resist it!"

At this time, Xiao He and Zhang Liang came with people.Xiao He shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Please retreat west immediately!" Liu Bang said: "No! If we retreat at this time, the Chu army will cover up and kill us, and we will repeat the same mistakes of Pengcheng's defeat! We will not retreat even if we die!" Zhang Liang said: "My Majesty, I implore you to retreat first. If you insist on fighting with Xiang Yu, you have to wait for Han Xin and Peng Yue to join us! It is really taboo to defend Xia Yangpo alone like this!" Liu Bang looked at the crowd, fell into a moment of thought, and suddenly said: "No, I can't retreat!"

Everyone was shocked. Liu Bangdao: "Peng Yue and Han Xin, whether they come or not, I can't control them! And the only thing I can do right now is to fight against Xiang Yu's madness with the belief of mortal death! This is my final decision." Xiao He and Zhang Liang stared at Liu Bang's resolute expression.Liu Bang also looked at them. Xiao He said: "Your Majesty, I understand. Xiao He will gather the last soldiers and horses to meet Xiang Yu!" Zhang Liang said: "Even if Zhang Liang is going to risk his life, he will stand up for the King!" Liu Bang said with piercing eyes: "The ownership of the world is about to end in this battle. Either the Han will perish or the Chu will perish!" After speaking, he walked up the slope a few steps and was exposed within the range of the feather arrows.

Zhou Bo shouted: "Your Majesty! That's the range of crossbows under the slope, step back. Shields!" Several guards rushed up with big shields, but Liu Bang kicked them away. Liu Bang shouted: "I'm just standing here, waiting for Xiang Yu to kill me!" Zhang Liang and the others looked at each other and were stunned.Several feathered arrows flew over and shot three steps in front of Liu Bang.Liu Bang didn't dodge or dodge, with his face sideways, his head held high and his chest up, looking straight down the slope! "I'm the piece of meat that Xiang Yu has always wanted to bite, from Xingyang to Chenggao to Guangwu, now it's the end, can I retreat? No!"

Liu Bang said so, standing on the slope, majestic, everyone looked at their lord from a distance, dumbfounded. Xiao He drew his sword, got on his horse, and said loudly: "The whole army obeys the order, follow me to go down the slope to meet the Chu army!" Then he took the lead, even Zhang Liang, Chen Ping and other counselors got on their horses, drew their swords and rushed down the slope to kill! The tide-like offensive of Xiang Yu's army was finally gradually stopped. Yu Ziqi broke into Lu Wan's camp, but there was no one there.He turned the attendant aside and asked, "Where is the person, the person who asked you to watch carefully?"

The attendant cried and begged, "I really don't know." At this time, a sergeant came in and reported: "General, the scouts we sent to Liangdi have returned, and they reported that they found nothing." Yu Ziqi asked in surprise: "What, who sent them to Liang? Didn't they send them to Qi to investigate?" The sergeant said: "This is what Mr. Lu Wan said. At that time, the army was fighting. I thought that Lu Wan was a highly valued adviser by the king, so I sent someone to go!" Hearing this, Yu Ziqi felt that something was wrong, so he left his attendants and rushed out of the tent.

On the hillside, soldiers of the Chu army rushed towards Liu Bang, and were immediately knocked down by Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo.Flying stones and flowing arrows hit Liu Bang's direction intensively.Liu Bang showed no signs of fear, holding the hilt of his sword in his hand, standing still.The surrounding Han soldiers stepped forward one after another, either using their bodies or shields to cover Liu Bang.One batch fell, and another batch came up.Xiao He is fighting with a blood sword in his hand, and he and Zhang Liang join forces to fight against the enemy. Looking back, Zhang Liang saw the miserable situation around Liu Bang, and said anxiously: "Xiao He, if the fight continues like this, sooner or later our army will be unable to hold on!"

Xiao He was panting heavily, extremely tired, but he didn't dare to relax, he just muttered: "Han Xin, if you don't come again, the king will be finished!" Xiang Yu fought all by himself, and almost reached the high slope, almost no one could stop him.Xiang Yu shouted: "Liu Ji! Liu Ji! I, Xiang Yu, are here! Are you scared?" Not far away, Liu Bang looked at Xiang Yu expressionlessly.Xiang Yu shouted frantically while still trying to rush up.But the soldiers of the Han army surrounded Xiang Yu even more desperately, blocking his progress.At this time, Ji Bu came up from behind Xiang Yu.

Ji Bu shouted: "Your Majesty! The thousand cavalry and archers are almost exhausted! Let's go back quickly!" Xiang Yu looked at Liu Bang anxiously and said, "No way! How can he escape so close!" Xiang Yu wanted to charge, but he was struggling, because there were too many Han troops around him.Zhong Limei came on horseback, and he temporarily dispersed the Han army around Xiang Yu.Zhongli said: "Your Majesty, Han Xin's forward Guan Ying's 20,000 cavalry have already fought against our army. According to the report, Peng Yue and Han Xin's army is also rapidly outflanking them! Please retreat south quickly, Your Majesty!"

Xiang Yu was startled when he heard the words, he only looked up at the sky at this moment, the night was pitch black.He gritted his teeth and cursed: "Liu Ji! I must kill you!" At this time, Yu Ziqi also caught up, and together with Ji Bu and others, he hugged Xiang Yu and shouted, "Your Majesty! This is exactly what Liu Bang expected!" Zhong Limei shouted: "The right wing has been broken by Han Xin's cavalry, we have no time! If we don't leave, the whole army will be wiped out! Your Majesty!" Xiang Yu broke away from Yu Ziqi, bent his bow and put on an arrow, and with a loud roar, the sky was shaken, and the arrow flew out of the string and flew towards Liu Bang on the slope!

On the slope, Liu Bang saw an arrow coming towards him at high speed.Xia Houying stopped in front of Liu Bang: "Your Majesty, be careful!" Liu Bang pulled Xia Houying away: "Your King of Han will not hide!" I saw the feathered arrow flying like a shooting star, and it was more than five steps in front of Liu Bang, exhausted, and landed. Xiang Yu threw his bow, raised his sword and ordered: "The whole army retreats to the south! Let's go!" Yu Ziqi and others covered Xiang Yu and killed him in the south. On the high slope, there are all bones and remains.Liu Bang was almost collapsed, standing there with his eyes wide open. The sergeant stepped forward and reported: "Report! Your Majesty, the two armies of Han Xin and Peng Yue have already started to attack the Chu army, and they are about to encircle Xiang Yu." Liu Bang still didn't say a word.At this time, Zhou Bo stepped forward to support Liu Bang, trying to take the sword in his hand, but found that he could not break his fingers.Zhou Bo shouted: "My lord, we blocked the Chu army's attack! Xiang Yu retreated!" After hearing this, Liu Bang gradually relaxed. He let go of the hilt of his sword, looked at Zhou Bo slowly, and said, "Han Xin, I want to see him." On the way back to Gaixia, Xiang Yu rode on a horse and walked.Behind him are several cavalry including Yu Ziqi and Jinwei.The Chu soldiers on the road were no longer arrogant, they all carried the flags upside down, dragged their weapons reluctantly, and walked forward with dragging feet.The soldiers of the Chu army saw King Xiang passing by, but they no longer had the enthusiasm of the past in their eyes. They lowered their heads in disappointment and walked silently.Xiang Yu saw it, but he couldn't reprimand anyone. Yu Ziqi said: "Your Majesty, the retreat route to Pengcheng has been cut off by the Pengyue troops. It is a great fortune among misfortunes to be able to retreat to Gaixia without being attacked on the way. There are many river ditches and rock walls in Gaixia. Good for building defenses. Don't worry!" Xiang Yu said: "Hmph, the widow has to rely on the convenient location to defend... What a shame." Yu Ziqi said: "According to the current strength of the troops, a battle is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty!" Xiang Yu said: "I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled. Is the widow really at the end of his rope?" Yu Ziqi said: "Although there is a small amount of grain in Gaixia that can be requisitioned, it won't take long at all, and it will be urgent again! We have no foreign aid!" Gaixia Liu Bang's camp on the outskirts, Han Xin led Cao Shen, Guan Ying and other generals to the King of Han.The two looked at each other.After a while, Han Xin bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the escort came late, the crime of ten thousand deaths, please forgive the crime!" Liu Bang said: "How can you convict me? The king of Qi's coming to help is a proof of his loyalty! I will definitely keep my promise. I will grant the king a land in the future, and I will be rich and honor forever. Share the world with me." Han Dao said, "I thank Your Majesty." Liu Bang said: "Since you are here, the power to direct the final battle is in your hands." Han Xin declined and said: "Your Majesty is here, I must not dare to overstep!" Liu Bang said: "Marching and fighting is your skill. You can't refuse this. I will immediately let all the horses belong to your command! How to deploy, I leave it to you, the king of Qi, to decide!" In this way, Han Xin personally led the Qi army with 150,000 horses as the vanguard, Liu Bang also led the main force to follow, and Zhou Bo and Fan Kuai followed Liu Bang.A group of people went straight to Gaixia mightily.The Han army has closed the siege, and King Xiang's last moment has come. On the outskirts of Gaixia, in Liu Bang's tent, Zhang Liang was reporting the results of the battle to Liu Bang. Liu Bang was very happy, looking at the hand-painted map placed on the desk.Zhang Liang said: "Xiang Yu's army has not had enough food for a long time. In addition, our army attacked back and forth. Their soldiers were unable to fight for long due to hunger, and suffered heavy casualties in the fight. No matter how powerful Xiang Yu is, he will never recover. We can only be forced to retreat to Gaixia by our army, and close the city. Now, Gaixia has been surrounded by our army like an iron barrel." Liu Bangdao: "Look, Han Xin has calculated everything correctly!" Zhang Liang said: "King of Han, the current battle situation is indeed Xiang Yu's defeat, but it is still too early to say that our army has won a complete victory." Liu Bangdao: "You are right. Think of how many times I escaped from death under Xiang Yu's attack. As long as Xiang Yu is still in this world, our army must not relax!" Suddenly, the heavily tied Lu Wan was pushed and shoved by the guards, and walked into the big tent.Everyone didn't speak, and looked at him coldly. Lu Wan walked forward step by step.Liu Bang sat at the head and looked at him.Suddenly, Lu Wan was pressed and fell to her knees. Fan Kuai said: "Your Majesty, just give me an order, and I will kill this traitor for you with my own hands!" Zhou Bo said: "Cut it off, I think it's too cheap, it should be peeled raw!" Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, clamoring to kill Lu Wan. Liu Bang got up, walked behind Lu Wan, and suddenly drew the guard's sword.With a flash of white light, the rope on Lu Wan's body broke. Everyone was surprised.Liu Bang still didn't speak, but silently helped Lu Wan up. Fan Kui couldn't bear to ask anymore: "Your Majesty, what are you doing? Could it be that he is still a traitor?" Liu Bang glanced at the crowd and said calmly: "If you want me to say, Lu Wan, he is a great hero!" When everyone heard the words, they turned into doubts.Liu Bang helped Lu Wan to sit on the side seat, turned around and said, "Have you ever thought about it, if Lu Wan hadn't humiliated herself and sneaked into the Chu camp, would Xiang Yu easily agree to peace talks?" After everyone dispersed, only Liu Bang, Lu Wan, and Zhang Liang were left in the tent.Zhang Liang said: "Lu Wan entered the enemy's camp alone and escaped death. It is really admirable. If he can resort to bitter tricks, the person involved escaped death!" Liu Bang said: "If it weren't for you, even if Han Xin came, I don't think he would be very sure." As he said, he held the wine bottle and handed it to Lu Wan. Lu Wan said, "It's just that although I didn't die at the hands of Xiang Yu, I almost died at the hands of my own people." Liu Bang asked: "Are you scared?" Lu Wan said: "Afraid?! Before doing this, I, Lu Wan, had thought clearly about the outcome. There is nothing wrong with dying. Even if I still end up being called a traitor, I, Lu Wan, have nothing to say!" Liu Bang looked at Lu Wan movedly, and didn't look away for a long time. The Han army attacked the Chu army at night and killed the Chu army by surprise.When the sun rose, the Chu camp was already blood-red, and there were corpses everywhere.Xiang Yu's halberd was firmly planted on the ground, and Xiang Yu sat on the side to rest. He looked around and saw disabled soldiers. Yu Ziqi rushed over and said, "King Xiang, the surprise attack of the Han army was finally repelled by our army, but our army also paid a heavy price." Xiang Yu nodded, stood up, straightened the crumbling and broken Chu army flag, and said, "All generals and soldiers!" When the surrounding soldiers and officers heard the words, they all looked at Xiang Yu and surrounded him. Xiang Yu said: "The king of Han, Liu Bang, betrayed his faith and used treacherous means to win victory. This innocent man will surely be destroyed one day! Soldiers of the Chu army, your tenacity has resisted the enemy's crazy and despicable attack! You are all Good job! I, Xiang Yu, swear that as long as I am here, I will not let the Han army succeed, and we will definitely be able to kill them!" All the generals raised their arms and shouted, but the momentum was not as good as before. Han Xin ordered the soldiers of the Han army to beat the big drums in front of the battle, and some people kept waving flags and shouting.In the gap between drums and shouts, there are constantly singing songs of Chu.The sound of drums, shouts and Chu songs continued day and night, taking turns to attack. In Xiang Yu's big tent, Xiang Yu was awakened by the singing. He turned around and saw Yu Ji was still asleep, so he put on his clothes and came out.From a distance, he saw Yu Ziqi approaching. Xiang Yu asked, "You heard that too?" Yu Ziqi said: "Every soldier in the Chu camp has heard it. The brothers are very sad when they hear the singing from their hometown at this time. Some of them are still crying secretly. Moreover, there are some people discussing in private. They Said that in the past, if King Xiang wanted to kill Liu Ji, it would be like trampling an ant to death, but now, everyone is afraid that everyone will become a prisoner of the Han army." When Xiang Yu heard this, a sense of sadness suddenly rose. Yu Ji was also awakened by the singing and came out.On the high slope, in the middle of the night, the wind was bleak, Ba Wang led Yu Ji, and walked slowly up to the high place. In the distance, there are dots of stars, all of which are the camps of the Han army, which seem to be connected with the stars in the sky, and the Chu army has been surrounded to death.Concubine Yu was wearing Xiang Yu's cloak on her shoulders. At this moment, the sound of Chu's song came from a distance, and gradually everyone around her echoed.Wave after wave, like waves undulating. Xiang Yu said: "How beautiful! I have dreamed of such a scene. There are Han troops everywhere. They surround me, attack me, and want to destroy me, but I can't. Look, these troops are just for decoration. They are just ghosts and monsters in the dream. I will destroy them all at dawn." Yu Ji said: "Your Majesty, listen... this tune is so familiar, I've heard it before." The singing of Chu came from far away, and the singing gradually became stronger. "Being a king, leaving my hometown, ten years on the battlefield! My ambition is unrewarded, my heart is old, and my mind is hesitating! My mother is still here, my kindness is endless, my hair is white and frosty! I will sing, I will sigh, and my heart will be sad!" Xiang Yu murmured: "This is the tune of my hometown..." The Chu soldiers in the Gaixia camp all ran outside one after another to listen to the familiar tune.The Chu army rushed over one after another, with their hands in their hands, looking eagerly.Some people couldn't help covering their faces and weeping bitterly.Xiang Yu saw it.Yu Ji was stunned. Xiang Yu turned and left without saying a word.Yu Ji looked at the desolate scene of the army in front of her, and at the back of Xiang Yu going away alone, silently. After dawn.Xiang Yu is fully armored and accompanied by all the generals.The groom also led the Wuzhui horse to the front of the camp. Outside the tent, there were many soldiers of the Chu army standing with solemn expressions.Xiang Yu said: "We have been surrounded! The food has been exhausted long ago. If we continue to delay, before the Han army comes in, we will starve to death here!" Yu Ziqi knelt down, looked up at Xiang Yu, and said frantically, "Your Majesty! I am willing to be the vanguard, and I swear to protect you to the death!!" Zhong Limei and Ji Bu also knelt down and said: "The last general is willing to protect the king to break through!" Xiang Yu glanced at them silently, and the waiting soldiers knelt down one after another, shouting: "I would like to break out with the king!" Xiang Yu walked into the crowd of soldiers, examining them one by one.Xiang Yu's stern and majestic face made the soldiers dare not look directly at him.Xiang Yu walked around, returned to the tent, and said, "The only son, come out!" Some of the soldiers stood up. Xiang Yu said again: "Small followers of the army, come out!" Some of the soldiers stood up again. Xiang Yu raised the wine bottle in his hand, turned to face the general and said, "I, Xiang Yu, will never admit defeat in a war. But this time the battle is difficult, the casualties are horrific, and the enemy is cunning, which is different from the past... We have done our best. You, escort the family members and female relatives in the army, and break out to the north!" All the soldiers said one after another: "We will die with the king!" Xiang Yu said: "I order you to live! What Liu Bang wants is the head of the widow. The widow will lead the remaining soldiers to attack in the southeast direction, creating the illusion of breaking out and buying time for you. After you break through, you can break it into pieces. Take a detour and go back to Jiangdong one after another." The generals wept and said passionately: "We swear to live and die with the king!" Xiang Yu said: "Don't talk about life and death lightly! We Chu people have shed enough blood! We have defeated the invincible Qin people and washed away the shame of the past. We are worthy of our ancestors! I ask you to do your best to break out of the encirclement. I will fight hard and look forward to meeting you! If I can't meet again, I will bid farewell to you now forever!" Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, and the strong man couldn't help crying. Xiang Yu said: "My brothers! You have shown extraordinary bravery and proved that you are worthy of the title of Chu people. It is a pity that the time we have been together is still too short, and I cannot lead you to create more brilliant achievements. The world You are so big, I believe there will be a place for you. No matter where you are in the future, you must not forget that you are Chu people, you are proud Chu people, you are powerful Chu people, and you are invincible Chu people!" All the generals wept. Xiang Yu went on to say: "The most difficult thing for me to understand is why people are afraid of death. No one can escape death. Cowards die a thousand times before they die, and heroes will live forever. Our bones may be scattered in the wilderness, but Today's scene is destined to be celebrated in future generations. Future generations will mention your name and mine countless times. Just think about how heroic we were and how high-spirited we used to be! We have walked through this world with great vigor! Brother Farewell to you guys! Fighting side by side with you is the greatest pride in my life, Xiang Yu!" After Xiang Yu finished speaking, he drank the wine in one gulp and threw the cup.All the generals also drank and threw their cups. The soldiers roared: "I will not surrender!" In the twilight, all the soldiers guarded their families, weak and wounded soldiers, etc. There were carts and horses, and they were mighty, preparing to break out of the encirclement.The team slowly moved out of the camp, horses neighing and people shouting, making a lot of noise.Xiang Yu stood with his hands behind his back and watched from a distance.Yu Ziqi, all in armor, came over leading his horse. Yu Ziqi said: "You are the overlord of Western Chu, you shouldn't die in this place, at this moment. Let's break through, as long as we escape, we can go back to Jiangdong, and we can regroup—" Xiang Yu smiled and said, "Stop talking." The two brothers looked at each other for a moment, knowing each other's mind and hugging each other.Not far away, Yu Ji came slowly and walked to Xiang Yu's side. The two held hands and stared at each other, as if meeting for the first time. Xiang Yu said: "I thought you would cry when you said goodbye, that's good, I like your smile, I like that you don't say anything." Xiang Yu stretched out his hand to hold Yu Ji's hand, and the two looked at each other, their hearts connected.Xiang Yu stuffed his fingers between his lips and whistled!The black horse galloped towards Xiang Yu and stopped beside Xiang Yu.Under the setting sun, Xiang Yu gently stroked the Wuzhima, and slowly whispered in Wuzhima's ear.Xiang Yu turned around, and put Yu Ji on the back of the black horse, neatly. Yu Ziqi also got on his horse, Xiang Yu patted the Wuzhi horse's buttocks hard, and the Wuzhui horse ran out of the camp like lightning, Yu Ziqi followed with his horse. Xiang Yu watched the backs of the two leaving, and after a long while, Xiang Yu turned around neatly and walked into the camp without any more nostalgia. Xiang Yu sat quietly in the tent, silently changing the string of his hard bow.Not far away, you can still hear the Chu Song sung by the Han army in unison, which is clear and sad.Xiang Yu stroked his bow lightly, and suddenly pulled it full with force.Suddenly, he heard the sound of "咴咴" horses, and he recognized that it was the cry of a black horse.Xiang Yu collected himself, put down his bow, and got up. Xiang Yu came to the front of the tent and stopped suddenly. He felt someone outside the tent. He was looking forward to it, but he was afraid that it was her—— Yu Ji. A face entered the curtain, it is indeed a black horse.Wu Zhima arched open the curtain, walked in, walked meekly in front of Xiang Yu, and rubbed Xiang Yu's face. Xiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.Wu Zhima raised his head, turned to the outside of the tent, and honked.The curtain was lifted, and Yu Ji stood there silently, watching Xiang Yu with her wonderful eyes. Startled, Xiang Yu walked slowly to Yu Ji, looked at her, and remained silent. Yu Ji said: "I remember everything you said. Do you remember what I said?" Xiang Yu roared, "No! No!" Yu Ji said: "Please don't leave me, I want to be with you!" Xiang Yu suddenly hugged Yu Ji and hugged her tightly. The setting sun outside the tent was like blood, reflecting the young couple. The lights in the tent were brightly lit, reflecting the long sword on Xiang Yu's sword stand.Concubine Yu silently poured wine for Xiang Yu and served it to him. Xiang Yu said, "You should wait for me in Jiangdong." Xiang Yu said nothing, just looked at Yu Ji silently. Yu Ji said: "Why are you still lying to me at this time? You don't want to go back to Jiangdong, you want to die here!" Xiang Yu was silent and drank. Yu Ji asked: "What are you thinking?" Xiang Yu said contemptuously, "Liu Bang." Yu Ji said: "The world says he is despicable and shameless." Xiang Yu said: "Despicable and shameless? That's not enough to describe him. What's terrible about him is that he loves and hates. In order to win, he can forget everything and anyone can take advantage of him. Yes, he won, but I look down on him! " Yu Ji was puzzled. Xiang Yu said: "If you forget hatred, you will also forget love. Maybe only such a person can win the world. A widow can't do it! Even if you give me another hundred years of life, I will not live like him!" Yu Ji said: "You stayed here just to prove your contempt for him? Why can't you fail once?" Xiang Yu said: "Because I am Xiang Yu." Yu Ji said: "Why don't you live? If you live, there is hope." Xiang Yu said: "Because I'm not Liu Bang. I can't live as a loser, not even for a day." Yu Ji took Xiang Yu's hand and looked at him tenderly.Chu singing outside the tent, candles flickering, the singing is loud and sad. Xiang Yu said: "Yu Ji, war has nothing to do with women. I can, definitely can send you out of the siege, and I want to stay and fight. Please forgive me for not being able to go with you." Concubine Yu wept. Xiang Yu said: "Don't cry, it's almost dawn, dance for me." Yu Ji nodded. Xiang Yu stood up suddenly, drew his sword, and flicked his two fingers along the edge, flicked the edge of the sword, and sang loudly following the rhythm of the trembling sword edge: "Strengthening the mountain is overwhelming! The time is not good The dying never dies... the dying never dies, but what can I do..." Concubine Yu opened her sleeves with a bang, took the sword from the sword stand, and started dancing!Concubine Yu danced very fast, dancing faster and faster. During the dance, she killed herself with a sword, and the sword fell to the ground. Xiang Yu rushed over, hugged Yu Ji, and stared at her blankly.Yu Ji smiled lightly, happy and calm.Yu Ji died in Xiang Yu's arms.Xiang Yu let out a heart-piercing cry: "Concubine Yu—" In the early morning, the tall reeds are swaying, and the soldiers push the bamboo rafts.Xiang Yu held Yu Ji's body across his arms and walked into the river.In the river, the bamboo raft was covered with reeds. Xiang Yu laid Yu Ji on it and gently adjusted Yu Ji's clothes. Yu Ziqi stood quietly, suppressing the grief in his heart.Xiang Yu gently pushed the bamboo raft into the water, silently watching Yu Ji's body go away. Against the backdrop of the reeds, Yu Ji's complexion looked rosy and radiant. Yu Ji's body flowed downstream along the water... After a day of fierce fighting, Xiang Yu's troops have been dispersed.Night has come.Standing on the hillside, Han Xin drew a topographic map on the ground with the reed stalks in his hand by the light of the torch. Han Xin said to himself: "At this moment, they have crossed the Huai River and headed south. If they go south again, they will reach the Wujiang River. After crossing the Wujiang River, they will be on the east side of the river. Then let the tiger go back to the mountain." As Han Xin said, he put the reed stalks in his mouth and chewed. He thought about it, glanced at the torch, and said, "There are still many trails in that area, and the night is dark. It may not be easy to find their whereabouts. Herald!" The herald immediately stepped forward to obey.Han Xin said: "Give me an order, and the soldiers along the road will hold torches as signs to illuminate the area between the Huai River and the Wu River!" Amidst the shouts of killing, the flames shot into the sky.Many Chu soldiers fell under the arrows, and the rest fought and retreated!There were only twenty-eight riders left who could keep up with the Overlord, and they each led their own horses and stood behind Xiang Yu on the gentle slope of the hill. Xiang Yu looked into the distance. Liu Bang stood on the high slope, watching the final battle with complicated emotions.His gaze seemed to have penetrated a long distance, and he looked at Xiang Yu calmly. This was a heart-to-heart look, and this was a stare at each other naked.At this moment, Xiang Yu was also looking in the direction of Liu Bang.Both of them "see" each other. Several phalanxes of the Han army are lining up to surround them.There is a huge disparity between the number of people and the number, but Xiang Yu still decides to make the final fight here.He turned to face his desperate subordinates. Xiang Yu said: "This place is a plain area, and it is a good place for a decisive battle. Let's fight the last battle here!" Xiang Yu looked around the crowd, and their expressions were determined.Xiang Yu said: "It has been eight years since I followed my uncle to fight against Qin. I personally participated in and commanded more than 70 battles. I won almost every battle. There is no enemy that cannot be defeated by me, and there is no enemy that I cannot conquer. City! Therefore, I was able to dominate the world. However, today I am in such a desperate situation. It is because God intends to destroy me, not because my combat ability is not good! Now I am going to launch the final battle to kill a bloody path for you. I set Three goals: break the siege, kill the general, and mow the flag, let the gentlemen evaluate for me, whether it is my lack of luck or my lack of ability! Listen to my general order!" Everyone jumped on their horses with a bang. Xiang Yu said: "Divide into four groups, each guarding four directions!" The horse team immediately divided into groups, and there was no chaos at all.Xiang Yu pointed to a general of the Han army at the foot of the hillside and said, "Masters! I will kill that general myself. You can see if I can do it!" Xiang Yu shouted loudly, and rushed to the Han general ahead of him. . The Han army standing in the middle was all scattered under Xiang Yu's charge, so Xiang Yu rushed to the front of the Han general, raised his sword and slashed him under the horse, and returned with the spear. Xiang Yu gathered the remaining Chu troops and found that only two of them had been lost.He was very proud, so he expressed his appreciation to the remaining Chu cavalry: "Brothers! Please evaluate, what is our result this time?" The rest of the Chu army were all moved, and they said in unison: "It's just as the king said! Your Majesty Tianwei is unstoppable!" Xiang Yu laughed out loud.More than 20 cavalry from the Chu army accompanied King Xiang and charged away. Xiang Yu and his party rushed to the edge of the Wujiang River, and everyone was extremely exhausted. A small boat leaned against the shore, and a short and sturdy man climbed up the bank.Everyone just looked at him.The man came to him and gasped and said, "Your Majesty, board the boat immediately! Retreat south and cross the river. It will take half a day to return to your hometown, Kuaiji." Xiang Yu asked, "Who are you?" The man said: "I am the head of the pavilion of Wujiangpu on the north bank of the Wujiang River, and I am your subject! I have already prepared boats to cross the river and want to send the king back to the east of the river! The people in my pavilion will also fight to the death to ensure that the king will be with you. safety." Xiang Yu pondered and looked around at the crowd. The pavilion chief of Wujiang said: "Your Majesty, please get on the boat quickly! This is the only boat here. It will take a lot of work for the pursuers to cross the river. Your Majesty will be safe if you go with the villain!" Seeing another sacrifice for him, Xiang Yu couldn't bear it, so he lowered his head and shook his head.Seeing King Xiang's hesitation, the pavilion chief pleaded bitterly: "Although Jiangdong is small, there are still thousands of miles of land, and there are hundreds of thousands of people, the king can still be a prince who owns the land, not to mention, we still have a chance to make a comeback! " All the people came and asked King Xiang. Xiang Yu waved his hand and said: "I led my sons and soldiers to fight for several years, but ended up like this in the end. Now even if I cross the river, so what? It's still hard to escape the catastrophe. My widow, I don't want to escape. At the beginning, when I resisted the tyranny of Qin, I fought against the tyrant Qin several times. Encountering a dead end. Even if I die, I can still find a way out. Today, my luck is exhausted, even if I cross the river to escape, it is useless. It will only add some humiliation. Besides, I followed my uncle and led Jiangdong Eight thousand children crossed the Wujiang River and went west to fight for hegemony in the world. Now, none of them survived. Even if the elders of Jiangdong took pity on me and embraced me as king again, what face would I have to accept their love? Even if they didn't speak out and criticize me, I Can Xiang Ji not be ashamed?!" Everyone burst into mourning upon hearing this.The pavilion chief was also sad when he heard it, and couldn't help crying loudly. Everyone knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" At this point, Xiang Yu was quite calm. He patted Ting Chang on the shoulder and said, "You are a respectable elder. I have ridden this horse for many years. It used to travel thousands of miles a day and was invincible. It is a rare horse in the world." The foal, and everything else, can be discarded, but this horse, I can't bear to kill it. I will give it to you now, and I hope you treat it well." The pavilion chief knelt down and received the horse. Xiang Yu turned around and said, "Brothers, our time has come, let's go!" Everyone abandoned their horses and went to die generously with Xiang Yu. Soon, the Chu cavalry who followed King Xiang were all dead, and Xiang Yu also suffered from several wounds, and he was exhausted and could no longer fight.He still held a sword in one hand and danced with a lance in the other, dealing with the Han army. Liu Bang watched Xiang Yu besieged from a distance on the high slope.Liu Bang ordered: "Command! The whole army put down their weapons! Don't kill Xiang Yu!" With the earth-shattering "wow", the spears were thrown into the dust, and the whole army stood upright, determined to die for the King of Han, and said in unison: "Kill!" Xiang Yu fights in and out!The Han soldiers were resigned and never resisted.They are all the children of Guanzhong, and they stared at Xiang Yu with deep hatred!A general of the Han Dynasty rushed forward, reined in his horse and shouted: "Xiang Yu! One night in Xin'an, you killed my father and brother 200,000 people. Today, the King of Han ordered me to stand here and let you kill me! You love to kill so much, so why not kill me?" Let you kill enough! Can you finish killing?!" Xiang Yu stared, and stepped forward with a sword, the head flew out.The Han army is still standing still!Xiang Yu got on the enemy's horse and galloped, hacking back and forth!The Han army only surrounded but did not kill, and did not fight back.Xiang Yu gradually lost interest, he rode his horse up the high slope, jumped off the horse and yelled loudly. A general galloped up and shouted: "The king of Han has an order. If the overlord surrenders, he will be allowed to live!" Xiang Yu said contemptuously: "Ha, Liu Ji boy! I'm about to die, do you still want to humiliate me? After I am dignified and noble, how can I lower you to be the head of the left!" Xiang Yu rushed into the Han formation, swung his sword and danced with a lance, and slashed and killed again and again.The Han army still did not fight back.Xiang Yu shouted arrogantly: "Kill! Fight back, fight back! Come and kill me! Kill me!" Xiang Yu picked up the weapon and forced it to the soldiers, but the Han soldiers refused to take it!Xiang Yu killed the lance so hard that he slashed through the air with his sword, and finally knelt on the ground with one leg exhausted. Such a big battlefield was silent for a while! Liu Bang sat quietly on the hillside.Tens of thousands of people gathered around to watch Xiang Yu—the end of a hero.Xiang Yu listened to the wind blowing, looked at the blue high sky.A lone eagle soars high.He turned his head slowly, looked at those Han soldiers, and swept across the faces of those soldiers one by one. Xiang Yu suddenly put his sword on the ground, and before everyone could react for a moment, Xiang Yu had already stabbed him in the throat, killing himself in the crowd of onlookers!The edge of the sword rushed out of the neck, pointing at the blue sky, Xiang Yu died and did not fall... The family heirloom sword that Xiang Yu's grandfather used to slay himself had the hero's blood on it, and the tip of the sword seemed to pierce the sky. When the generals of the Han army saw it, they rushed forward one after another to fight for Xiang Yu's head.When the Guanzhong soldiers around saw him, they also scrambled to grab Xiang Yu's body. There was a sudden chaos, and the Han army trampled and killed each other, crazy. Liu Bang watched from a distance, was shocked, and ran down the hillside, shouting: "Command! Stop! Stop!" The herald passed down the orders, and gradually the whole army shouted, "Stop! Stop!" Liu Bang arrived and stopped him.The Han army had retreated, and when they saw the King of Han approaching, they knelt down like a tide.Liu Bang rushed forward, only to see Xiang Yu's golden helmet and body scattered... Liu Bang was stunned, unable to believe it, unwilling to believe it.After a while, Liu Bang couldn't help but knelt down and didn't speak for a long time.All Han soldiers bowed their heads.The chaotic battlefield suddenly returned to silence. Two lines of hot tears gradually rolled out of the corners of Liu Bang's eyes. A cauldron was set up in Liu Bang's yard, and Lu Zhi added dry firewood to the fire.The water in the pot had already boiled, and the pieces of meat inside were rolling upwards with a puff.Obviously, Lu Zhi was a little uneasy, but she concealed her emotions. Bo Ji walked over with the child and said, "Sister, the Chu and Han armies are fighting to the death today. I don't know how the battle is going." Lu Zhi said: "The meat soup has been boiled, but there is still no news from this man." Bo Ji said: "Don't worry, Han Wang will definitely like this pot of meat soup when he comes back." Lu Zhi said: "After so many years of fighting, the Han army lost more than they won. In the battle of Pengcheng, the disparity between the enemy and ourselves was so great that the Han army could not win even a little bit, and even the whole army was defeated. How can this not cause people to worry? .” When Bo Ji heard this, she also remained silent. Suddenly, the courtyard door opened with a bang!But I saw a figure standing at the door, it was Liu Bang in armor, with a serious face, without the slightest joy.Everyone was taken aback.Liu Bang ignored anyone, but walked into the hospital step by step.Seeing this, Lu Zhi took a bowl with his own hands, filled it with meat soup, and brought it to Liu Bang. Liu Bang stared at Lu Zhi, but slowly pushed the bowl away and said, "Porridge in a bowl." Lu Zhi asked: "Isn't this what you want to drink the most?" Liu Bang shook his head and sat down.Lu Zhi had no choice but to transfer the porridge from the attendant and send it to Liu Bang.Liu Bang held the porridge in one hand and put his arms around the child in the other.Everyone watched silently, only the sound of drinking porridge could be heard. 吕雉陪着刘邦，坐下说：“无论败，还是胜，在你踏进家门的这一刻，我突然觉得，只要有你在身边，比什么都好。” 刘邦放下粥碗，面貌变得稍稍轻松起来，他看着吕雉道：“都说成则为王，败则为寇，可在你看来，都不若太平这两个字重要。” 吕雉说：“肉羹汤与白粥，大王不也选择了白粥么。” 刘邦闻言，笑了笑，说：“项羽英烈如火，能活偏要求死，为的是千古之名。而我刘邦，却死中求生，争一旦之命，为的是得天下。项羽光荣战死。而我，以一闾左之人的求生经历，却争得天下太平。” 吕雉等人闻言，皆纷纷跪下。刘邦上前，扶起吕雉来说：“天下能够太平，亲人聚首，故人归乡，老人安享天伦，夫妻不再分离。对于这一切来说，所谓成败，又是什么。” 项羽去世后，楚国各部落都向刘邦投降，只有鲁地拒绝接受招抚，要为项羽殉节。因此汉营将领们均主张引军以歼灭之。 这一日，韩信、周勃二人便装进入鲁城。一家塾馆里，小学生们穿着整齐，在先生的带领下，整齐地在读：“子曰：恭而无礼则劳，慎而无礼则葸，勇而无礼则敌，直而无礼则绞，君子笃于亲，则民兴于仁，故旧不遗，则民不偷。” 孩子们读着书，一长须老先生在教室中站立闭目摇头听着。放学后，韩信、周勃二人将那位先生请去喝酒。在一家素朴而雅致的酒肆内，众人安详地静坐着。韩信恭敬地为刚才教书的那个老先生奉酒。 老先生问：“敢问，二位先生从何处来啊？” 周勃说：“是路过。” 老先生说：“看不出此城将毁吗？还不离开？” 韩信道：“正想问老先生，明知城将毁而为何城内一派安然？” 老先生说：“请问先生，我们不如此，又当如何呢？” 韩信道：“汉王大定天下，举城而降，不是一条生路吗？” 老先生说：“鲁城乃霸王的旧封地，既为臣属，我们失节而降，还有什么道义可言？中曾子说过'可以托六尺之孤，可以寄百里之命，临大节而不可夺'，鲁乃圣贤之地，怎可背离自己一生所求之道，而去偷生呢？” 韩信问：“那么，只有去死了？” 老先生说：“不死如何？与其活在屈辱之中，还不如有尊严地死去。” 韩信道：“我想汉王未必想伤害鲁人的性命，但若鲁城不降，天下如何安定？” 老先生说：“若要鲁人降汉，那也不难。汉王当尊重鲁人、崇礼重信，拿出治理天下的德行来，如果是连这些普通道理都不懂的君王，难道可以臣服于他吗？！” 鲁城外，巨大的汉军祭奠项羽的仪式的阵容，满山遍野而来……阵容最前方，项羽的一身金甲被安放在巨大的棺椁之上！红缨微微飘荡。壮阔的送灵仪仗，白旗烈烈飘扬，所有的汉军将领白袍白带缠头，在四边围棺扶棺而行！ 周勃一身重孝，手执招魂之灵旗走在前面！后边千军万马，一片白旗、白马、白缨枪跟随。在一辆高高的台车上，一位奠祭司仪高声朗读祭文……周勃边听边庄严而行！ 祭文曰：“羽与主公共于楚地起事，以雷霆之势北攻秦军，以少胜多，以勇而威震天下豪强……” 众将肃穆扶灵而行！仓啷啷、仓啷啷的哀伤之乐奏着。韩信举灵旗上马在城下高喊：“鲁城的百姓，孤王在祭奠你们的主公，你们难道不一起来吗？” static field.突然见到原来光秃秃的鲁城城墙上，一片片的白色旗仗打了出来……兵器从城墙上哗哗像雨一样地扔了下来！城门大开！全城百姓缟素庄严而出……鲁城的人们扶老携幼，跟着一杆大旗出来了！两拨白色的阵容在城下辽阔的场地上，相对着，越走越近了。 韩信手持灵旗走近停住道：“各位先生，汉将韩信，奉汉王之命，祭奠项王。请接灵旗。” 突然鲁城百姓人群中一杆大大的汉字旗举起来了，人流分开，汉字大旗一直往前举着，迎风而展！两阵的人山人海欢呼！cheer!项羽的金甲红缨在棺椁之上。红缨依旧飘动，似乎有魂灵。 韩信望着这一切，心想：“每个人能够遵礼，行乐，读书，有希望地活下去，像个人一样活下去，这不就是我当年的梦想吗？我们怎么能够用刀枪去屠杀这些敬道、守节的子民呢……” 田横带着手下仅有的五百壮士逃到了东海的一个小岛上，汉军劝降，田横不从，愤然自刎，五百壮士也随他而去，全部自杀身亡。消息传来，刘邦神情黯然，良久不语。