It means that I am finally trapped here now, which is because God wants to destroy me, and it is by no means the fault of fighting.

From Death of Xiang Yu, excerpted from Historical Records of Xiang Yu's Biography, this article narrates the last stage of Xiang Yu's life. This last scene consists of three scenes: Gaixia's siege, East City's quick battle and Wujiang River's suicide, including the night police of Chu Song, the sad singing of Yu Xi, the loss of the Yin Ling, the East City's quick battle, the refusal to cross the river and the surrender of horses.

The full text (excerpt) is as follows:

Item Wang Naifu led his troops to the east and arrived in Dongcheng, but there were 28 riders. There are thousands of Han riders. Xiang Wang must not take off from himself.

He said, "I have been eight years old since I started my army, and I have fought more than 7 battles. I have never lost, and I have conquered the world. However, today's pawn is trapped here, and the death of me in this day is not a crime of war. Today, I am determined to die. I am willing to fight for you quickly, and I will win three times. I will break the siege, chop the generals and cut the flags for you, so that you can know that it is not a crime of war. "

The translation is as follows:

Xiang Wang then ran eastward with his cavalry and arrived in Dongcheng. At this time, only 28 people were left. Thousands of people were caught up by Han cavalry. Xiang Wang himself estimated that he could not escape, and said to his cavalry, "It has been eight years since I led the uprising, and I personally fought more than 7 battles. All the enemies who resisted me were defeated, and all the enemies I attacked surrendered and never lost, so I was able to dominate the world.

but now I'm finally trapped here. It's because God wants to destroy me, and it's not the fault of the war. There is no doubt that I will die today. I am willing to give you a good fight, and I will definitely win it three times. I will break through the encirclement for you, slay the Han generals and cut down the military flag, so that you can know that it is indeed the fate of God to destroy me, and it is by no means the fault of combat. "

Extended information:

After Xiang Yu's "self-restraint", he repeatedly said, "If this day kills me, it is not a crime of war." "It's not a crime to make you know that heaven is killing me." Echoing the following "I am dead in the sky, what am I doing?" Knowing that you are going to die, you are not satisfied.

Qian Zhongshu said, "I'm not convinced when I admit defeat, so I don't have enough to say." "Unconvinced" (edited by Guan Cone) shows his life spirit, which shows that he is conceited and self-respecting without self-examination and self-blame. Before the quick war, Sima Qian designed the extremely expressive detail of Yin Ling's lost way. Tian Fu pointed him to a blind alley, which seemed accidental, but actually inevitable.

this is the result of his past "everything he has done is ruined" and his loss of people's hearts. "Tian Fu said,' Turn left.' Is trapped in osawa, so the Han Dynasty can catch up with it. "People lied to him, pointing to the left, and he rushed to the left without thinking, showing that he never used to lie, and never believed that others dared to lie to him.

The word "Left" here is a sentence with a short rhythm, and its sound is still heard on the paper, which shows that the situation was severe and tense at that time, as if the 5, riding pursuers had suddenly arrived from the dust collection, and their sense of urgency, speed and strength was exhausted.

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