Strengthening the mountains and overwhelming the world.

When times are unfavorable, good things never fade away.

There is nothing you can do if your glory does not die!

Yu Xi, Yu Xi is helpless!

——This is Xiang Yu's "Gaixia Song"

Translation:

Strength can lift mountains, and heroism is unmatched in the world. But the situation is not good for me, and the black horse can't run anymore.

Wuzi Ma is not moving forward, what should I do? Yu Ji! Yu Ji! What should I do to you?

Analysis:

"Gaixia Song" is a desperate poem written by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, on the eve of a fatal battle. The four lines of poetry are filled with unparalleled heroic spirit and deep affection; they both show rare self-confidence, but also feel heavy about the insignificance of human beings.

Xiang Yu summed up his all-powerful performance with the sentence "Strengthening the mountains and overwhelming the world". Xiang Yu is the son of a general, a young man with great energy, strong enough to carry a cauldron, and extremely talented. He had great ambitions, and when faced with the arrogant Qin Shihuang, he dared to say "he can replace him". Xiang Yu is an indomitable hero. At the age of 23, he followed his uncle Xiang Liang in revolting against the Qin Dynasty. He led eight thousand people from the east of the Yangtze River to join the uprising and became the leader among the uprising leaders. In the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu fought bloody battles with the Qin army, which was several times his own. He miraculously destroyed the main force of the Qin army, and was elected as "General" by various princes. After that, Xiang was invincible until he marched into Xianyang and proclaimed himself the Overlord of Western Chu. But it can also be seen from this poem that Xiang Yu exaggerated his personal power, which was an important reason for his failure.

"When the weather is unfavorable, even the black horse will not move forward." Xiang Yu is not the pride of the new era, but a victim of the old system. During the four-year Chu-Han War, although he fought seventy battles with the Han army, half a hundred small battles, and won many battles, he was still an ordinary man who was neither good at employing people nor able to judge the situation. His failure was nothing at all. God's will, it's all your own fault.

"What can you do if you are immortal, but what can you do if you are worried?" This was Xiang Yu's lament when he faced a desperate situation. Xiang Yu was chased by the Han army and retreated to Gaixia, where he was surrounded by the Han army. As a result, everyone rebelled and deserted, leaving only his beloved poppy in the tent. He couldn't sleep at night, so he met Yu Ji quietly, drinking to drown his sorrows. Suddenly, bursts of Chu came from all directions. Xiang Yu was stunned and exclaimed, "Are all the Han in Chu? How many people are in Chu?" Xiang Yu knew that he was at the end of his rope, and the pain of despair struck him. The throne and the world were lost and lost again, and he could not even keep his beloved woman and war horse. Xiang Yu was concerned about their fate and couldn't bear to abandon them. Yu Ji was also very sad, with tears in her eyes. She stood up and danced with her sword. She sang and sang: "The Han soldiers have captured the territory, and there are songs from all directions. The king is exhausted, how can I survive as a lowly concubine?" After singing, she committed suicide. How tragic.