From a ballad in "Water Margin" (written by Shi Naian in the late Yuan Dynasty).

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The ancient battlefield in front of Jiuli Mountain lies across Jiuli Mountain in the northwest suburbs of Xuzhou. It looks like a winding dragon, with its dignified and simple scenery, profound and long history, The unrestrained spirituality has become a characteristic scenery of Gupeng.

From the 18th year of Duke Cheng of Lu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period (573 BC) to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, there were more than 400 large-scale wars in the Xuzhou area. "In the ancient battlefield in front of Jiuli Mountain, the shepherd boy found old swords and guns" is the best portrayal of this.

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The story of the conflict between Chu and Han is very popular. The "Chu River and Han Boundary" on the chess board compares playing chess to the historical Chu-Han conflict between Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, in the Xuzhou area. The famous pipa song "Ambush from Flying Daggers" depicts the "Small Battle at Jiming Mountain (Zifang Mountain)" and the "Battle at Jiuli Mountain" where Chu and Han fought fiercely.

There is an ancient folk song in "Water Margin": "On the ancient battlefield in front of Jiuli Mountain, the shepherd boy found old swords and guns. The wind blowing the Wujiang River is like a concubine bidding farewell to her overlord." The place where it happened is in Xuzhou; There is the Liuhou Temple in Zifang Mountain in Xuzhou, and there is a legend that Zhang Liang played the flute to disperse the Chu soldiers. There is a flag-milling stone in Jiuli Mountain, which can be seen in Wen Tianxiang's "Fa Pengcheng": Fan Zeng's tomb is buried with grass, and Fan Kuai flag is seen in the clouds.

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