Interpretation of "The Overlord of Western Chu • The Trap of the Fall" / He Yongqi

Chu Bawang Xiang Yu said: The wind is sluggish, and the water is cold! The soldiers went to Xi together, and they did not return. I want to go to Xi, I don't die! Yu Xi, Yu Xi! If... What!

Original text: Pull out the mountains and rivers, and cover the world. The times are not good, and the skulls will not pass away; Yu Xi Naruo......

This is the lament of the overlord of Chu! He misses the 8,000 soldiers who followed him......

At this time, there were less than 100 generals under the overlord, and in the face of Han Xin's ambush on all sides, it was already in danger. The woman Xiang Yu loved, Yu Ji and the black horse, were reluctant for Xiang Yu.

Yu Ji's love for Xiang Yu is very deep! She can't bear to look at Xiang Yu, and she is in a dilemma about where she is going. In the end, Yu Ji chose to draw her sword and kill herself, she wanted to kill herself through self-killing, and came to the worries of breaking the overlord.

Yu Ji knew that Xiang Yu was at this time... She didn't want to be a burden to Xiang Yu. Ultimately...... She killed herself, and she ended her husband's worries......

In fact, Xiang Yu really can't let go of Yu Ji.

I think Yu Ji is very remarkable! She can be the overlord and is willing to die. This also shows that the love between Xiang Yu and Yu Ji is very sincere!

Xiang Yu is different from ordinary people, his character is particularly "righteous". The dilemma of the fall really put Xiang Yu in a dilemma......

In terms of personality, Xiang Yu's personality has several outstanding points: First, he attaches importance to "righteousness"; second, he is bold! Xiang Yu does not like to care, those trivial things.

Third, Xiang Yu is affectionate! Fourth, Xiang Yu is brave! Overall: Xiang Yu's own characteristics are very good, and they are really impeccable.

He is a lonely aristocrat, martial arts and courage, very strong! bold and righteous, in Xiang Yu must be in his heart, there must be justice.

But...... Xiang Yu doesn't pay much attention to the subtleties, he can be a good commander, but he can't be an emperor. Xiang Yu's best situation is to be a "king", and his temperament is not suitable to be an emperor. Xiang Yu is a filial son, and his relationship with his uncle Xiang Liang is very harmonious! Xiang Liang said that he was Xiang Yu's uncle, but in Xiang Yu's heart, he regarded Xiang Liang as a master for his father.

On the one hand, Xiang Liang is indeed Xiang Yu's uncle, which is true! But Xiang Yu is an orphan and was raised by his uncle.

Xiang Yu's relationship with Xiang Liang is very delicate! From Xiang Liang's point of view, Xiang Yu is his nephew. But from Xiang Yu's point of view, he regarded Xiang Liang as his father.

Attention! Xiang Yu has special respect for his uncle, and this respect is the kind of "filial piety" to his parents. Although Xiang Yu called Xiang Liang "uncle", this is just a title, inner feelings, Xiang Yu regards Xiang Liang as "father".

Here, there is a special situation, the ancients are different from modern people, and modern people are not as strict as the ancients in the title of elders. Although he is verbally called "uncle", his inner feelings are not as profound as those of the ancients.

The ancients talked about "filial piety," and in particular, they attached great importance to the elders and young generations! If you are not filial, you will not be benevolent, and if you are not benevolent, you will not be able to make a name. The ancients paid special attention to "filial piety".

Parents passed away, and filial piety was kept for three years (not far away), which is indicated here - the ancients "valued filial piety".

Now, let's look at the relationship between Xiang Yu and his uncle, as mentioned earlier, Xiang Yu is an orphan whose parents died when he was a child! He was raised by his uncle Xiang Liang. Another one, Xiang Yu's family is a nobleman in the Chu State! It's just that after Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, these nobles were all lonely. It is no different from the ordinary people, but in terms of name, it still retains the status of nobility. As for the actual life, there is not much difference from ordinary people, so Xiang Yu is a lonely nobleman......

Xiang Liang is very powerful! I think Xiang Liang should be a strategist. The Xiang family has been a general, and his ancestors are still very prestigious in the Chu State! Xiang Liang is a strategist, he knows strategy, and he also focuses on cultivating Xiang Yu.

But... Xiang Yu didn't like to learn strategy, Xiang Liang taught Xiang Yu about the art of war and strategy; Xiang Yu just couldn't learn it, he didn't love these.

From this point of view, the personalities of Xiang Yu and his uncle are completely different. Xiang Liang is strategic, in Xiang Liang's eyes, the strength is not important, the key is to learn the strategic layout. Because of the strategy and layout, the strength can be dismantled; Xiang Liang is a wise strategist, and his characteristic is "wisdom", and he wins with "wisdom".

However, Xiang Yu's character is not intelligent at all, he is arrogant, righteous, informal, affectionate, etc., Xiang Yu's character has nothing to do with "wisdom".

Xiang Yu learned from Xiang Liang that he could arrange troops, and this was already the end.

Later, Xiang Yu's success in attacking the city was inseparable from Xiang Liang's cultivation. Although Xiang Yu was not interested in strategy, he still learned some from his uncle when arranging troops. This was very helpful for Xiang Yu's later deployment of troops!

The most famous battle fought by Xiang Yu was the "Last Battle". The strategy he adopted was to break the cauldron and sink the ship, and this battle became famous, and the miscellaneous army won the battle against Qin's 100,000 elites. Xiang Yu started from Western Chu and brought 8,000 children, and fought all the way to Xianyang City (the capital of Great Qin). I have to say that Xiang Yu is still very powerful in leading the troops! There are almost no opponents of Xiang Yu.

His fame is also very loud! Xiang Yu hit some cities, so he didn't need to fight, and when he went to the city gate and some soldiers guarding the city, he took the initiative to surrender. However, Xiang Yu's temper is indeed not good! he insists on going his own way, and he is not good at listening to other people's words. He acted according to his own preferences, and thus set up many enemies for him.

Among them was the rebellion of his subordinates, who had joined forces with him. There is no way, they can't get along, they can only split up! In this way, Xiang Yu's team is actually not much. Xiang Yu belongs to the medium and upper strength, but he has strong combat ability. Xiang Yu can use medium strength to achieve first-class results.

It's a pity that Xiang Liang died early, and in the end, Xiang Yu had no one to give him advice. Don't be surprised! I know that there is a strategist Fan Zeng next to Xiang Yu......

However, Xiang Yu couldn't listen to anyone's words except for his uncle Xiang Liang. When Xiang Liang was there, he gave Xiang Yu an idea, and Xiang Yu would listen to it to some extent, and the relationship between uncle and nephew was there! Another one, Xiang Liang was equivalent to and was most of Xiang Yu's father! Even if Xiang Yu led the troops, he still respected Xiang Liang very much.

It's a pity that Xiang Liang was captured and killed! In fact, Xiang Liang's death also had something to do with Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu reversed his word and provoked the other party, but the other party took the opportunity to capture the walled city guarded by Xiang Liang and captured Xiang Liang.

Originally, Xiang Liang was still alive and couldn't die......

Xiang Liang, after his death, there is no one who can control Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu has strategists, and Fan Yu has the strength to increase his strength, but Xiang Yu always shelves Fan Zeng's suggestions. This made Fan Zeng angry! Fan Zeng, a strategist, is indeed very powerful in terms of "resourcefulness." Fan Zeng's resourcefulness is not much different from Xiao He's, and in comparison, Xiao He is a little higher than Fan Zeng's resourcefulness. But I think the two are comparable.

Xiao He is Liu Bang's advisor, and the key is that Liu Bang obeys his orders. Liu Bangquan listened to Xiao He, in Liu Bang's army, Xiao He was the second-in-command. Note: Xiao He's two handles are actually the same as the number one.

Liu Bang doesn't know how to lead troops, and he doesn't know how to set up formations, and in military and diplomatic affairs, Xiao He can pay attention to it! Therefore, Xiao He's plan can be implemented 100 percent.

But on the other hand, looking at Fan Zeng's strategy, there is a 67% chance that Xiang Yu will adopt it; on many important decisions, Xiang Yu will not listen to Fan Zeng's advice (shelved).

Xiang Yu's refusal to listen is not that he does not listen at all, this refers to Xiang Yu, who always shelves Fan Zeng's suggestion. Especially in major matters, Fan Zeng's suggestion was put forward, but it took a long time to press, and Xiang Yu did not implement it.

Xiang Yu always missed the "time", and the original suggestion had already come up, just follow the step-by-step process. However, Xiang Yu put the plan on hold. In the end, Fan Zeng's ending was also very bad, he finally returned to his hometown and died on the road.

In the later period, Fan Zeng felt that Xiang Yu was no longer good, so he said goodbye to his hometown and returned to his hometown, and finally Fan Zeng died of illness on the way home......

How did the title of overlord Xiang Yu come about? The answer was given by someone else, and Xiang Yu also accepted this title.

Xiang Yu's team is still named after Xiang's family - "Xiang Jiajun".

There is also a question here, why did Xiang Yu's team grow? When Xiang Yu started, there were only 8,000 children, and in this way, his team grew.

The key is that Xiang Yu's military skills are good! The first battle was fought very beautifully. In the battle against the water, Xiang Yu made a name for himself and also played a prestige! With his miscellaneous army, he won the battle against Qin's 100,000 elites. This won Xiang Yu prestige!

Later, many small teams took the initiative to defect to Xiang Yu's command. That's how his team grew step by step. Xiang Yu is indeed very tough militarily! But this "toughness" is only at the personal level. The core members of his team only have 8,000 Xichu disciples, which is Xiang Yu's old book.

He is still a person who attaches great importance to righteousness and has outstanding personal charm. In fact, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu are complementary.

Xiang Yu's "bravery" and Xiang Liang's "wisdom" just complement each other! Unfortunately, Xiang Liang later died, and Xiang Yu was left with only "bravery." Xiang Yu's best situation is to be a good "king", which is related to his character.

The battle of Qixia was the last decisive battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. Liu Bang appointed Han Xin as the general, and trapped Xiang Yu in this place.

This is Xiang Yu's desperate situation, Xiang Yu recalled the scene when he set off from Chudi! He also remembered that he had followed his fellow villagers for many years......

He was very grateful to the eight thousand disciples of Xichu for following, but now, under Xiang Yu's command, there were less than 100 people. These generals all came out of the "Chu State" with Xiang Yu. Thinking of this, Xiang Yu felt sorry for being with the children of Xichu. There was a pang of sorrow in his heart......

Hey, looking at his subordinates, when he started, he led everyone out, and now he ...... Eight thousand children, less than a hundred. What is the feeling in Xiang Yu's heart!

Therefore, Xiang Yu's heart is very difficult! His character is to attach importance to love and righteousness, and righteousness comes first. But what about his beloved woman, Yu Ji? He was also very reluctant......

Xiang Yu was trapped, which made him very sad in his heart! Between his brother and his lover, he needed to choose. Do you choose a brother, or Yu Ji??

Note! This is a struggle in Xiang Yu's heart, and his subordinates did not mention this request! But in reality, he is indeed facing this problem.

The eight thousand children of Western Chu followed their birth and death, they were still fellow villagers, and at this time, nostalgia, brotherhood and love all impacted Xiang Yu's heart.

Remember, without the eight thousand sons of Western Chu, there would be no overlord Xiang Yu. It's hard, what should I do??

In brotherhood, between Yu Ji and Yu Ji, how does Xiang Yu choose? No matter which one he chooses, he is cutting the flesh in his heart.

Liu Bang, Xiang Yu is not in his eyes, and now that he is in decline, Xiang Yu can still give one last fight! It is Yu Ji, Xiang Yu doesn't know what to do......

You must know that tomorrow will be a fierce battle! Xiang Yu is breaking through the encirclement, and he will rush out of the encirclement! Layers of enemy troops, this is really a life of death. Yu Ji... What should I do? She is a woman's family, Xiang Yu loves her very much, what should I do?

In the wilderness below, the night was so cold, sitting around the bonfire, Xiang Yu drank wine. Yu Ji! Dance for King Xiang......

Xiang Yu looked at his beloved concubine Yu Ji, and thought of tomorrow's battle, what did he feel in his heart. In fact, Yu Ji can already see it from Xiang Yu's face. She knew that Xiang Yu was embarrassed for her own destiny......

This night, Yu Ji chose to hang herself! She asked for the worries of Broken Xiang Yu.

Yu Ji is also true love for the overlord! She doesn't want Xiang Yu to choose to die for herself.

Yu Ji wrote a suicide note to Xiang Yu, saying:

King Xiang, the concubine knows very well! You are embarrassed about where I am going. But please King Xiang, focus on the overall situation! Please take the children of Xichu tomorrow and rush out! Don't worry about me......

For many years, the concubine has followed King Xiang, and it is the life of the concubine. But please cherish King Xiang, please lead the children of Xichu to rush out! In this way, you can live.

The concubines know very well, why is it difficult for King Xiang, you are afraid of the concubines and being humiliated by the Han army. King Xiang rest assured, Yu Ji... A man who is born is a king, and death is a ghost of a king, and today, I choose to die to cut off King Xiang's worries. King Xiang cherishes, husband cherishes!

Wow... Yu Ji's suicide note is so beautiful (I wrote it).

Note: This is Yu Ji, Xiang Yu's beloved wife!

She is very considerate, very beautiful, and so wise! The point is that she has love in her heart! She is willing to give up herself for Xiang Yu. Yu Ji said: Please, husband, take the overall situation first! With the 8,000 children of Xichu, break through and rush out. Yu Ji said to Xiang Yu: I am a grain of dust, and King Xiang doesn't have to worry about me......

Yu Ji is so beautiful! she can't put it down, and she is willing to give up her life for you.

When Xiang Yu learned that Yu Ji had killed herself, she was overwhelmed with grief! Xiang Yu hugged his wife who followed him and fought everywhere, and cried all night!

The next day, before dawn, Xiang Yu took the remaining dozens of subordinates and prepared to break through. It was really a dark fight! After dozens of rounds in a row, there were less than 10 men under his command. The subordinates persuaded the overlord, taking advantage of the fact that there were not many chasing soldiers, and after we broke off, he said: King Xiang go quickly!

Xiang Yu was reluctant, but he could only escape. Unexpectedly, after walking for a while, another group of Han troops suddenly appeared! Xiang Yu recognized the other party, and one of the Han army generals had followed him. After several charges, Xiang Yu saw that there was no hope of breaking through, so he said to the generals of the Han army who had followed him: I know you! Today, it is the sky that will destroy my overlord of Western Chu, and it is definitely not your ability. In the end, the overlord killed himself!

Before dying, Xiang Yu said to the general of the Han army: Take my head to receive the reward!

Since then, a generation of overlords has ...... Xiang Yu fell.

Hehe, I didn't have the shame to see Jiangdong's father, and I didn't seem to say it! The overlord didn't have time to say, he hadn't rushed to the bank of the Wujiang River yet.

The process of breaking through this overlord is very arduous! According to the traditional saying:

Overlord and Han Xin fought for 300 rounds, charging back and forth more than 100 times, but they all ended in failure. The frequency of the charge is too high, and hundreds of breakthrough charges are completed in one day. In the process, the overlord hung the enemy's weapon on the neck of the black horse, and he didn't even have time to take down the obstacle. In this way, Xiang Yu fled while fighting, but still failed to break through.

At this time, the overlord was also in despair......

The most important thing is that he feels hopeless about the death of his beloved concubine Yu Ji. If Yu Ji hadn't killed herself the night before, Xiang Yu wouldn't have been so uncomfortable.

You also saw the breakthrough during the day today! Yu Ji is a girl's house, and it is indeed difficult for her to survive.

In that case, Yu Ji's result would be even worse! Yu Ji also thought of this, she knew that there would be a fierce battle tomorrow! Xiang Yu was worried about her tomorrow. What if he didn't break through? The result would still be a death! Xiang Yu would not let Yu Ji be a prisoner. Yu Ji would rather commit suicide than be a prisoner! She wants to protect the name of the overlord.

It can be seen here that Yu Ji is indeed in love with Xiang Yu! Xiang Yu also cherishes Yu Ji.

Although the overlord's predicament was his military loss, it was not enough to make him despair. He still has hope for a comeback, that is, "Yu Ji's self-slaughter" gave Xiang Yu a heavy blow, which made him feel that life was hopeless. This time, it was the Han army that ambushed Xiang Yu from all sides, and the general was Han Xin. Han Xin's military ability was very good, and he was strongly recommended by Xiao He! For this reason, Liu Bang was willing to worship Han Xin as a general.

Success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He, this refers to Han Xin. Han Xin was originally a lieutenant under the command of the overlord, but he couldn't get it for a long time, and the overlord was reused. In the end, after the Hongmen banquet, he let Liu Bang go, and he also returned to his hometown. Xiao He recommended Han Xin to Liu Bang, and Liu Bang worshiped Han Xin as a general, retreated to Shudi, and rested to raise troops.

Overlord, after Xiang Yu's death, Han Xin became an official and became a knight, but in the later period, Han Xin also died a miserable death.

There is also a humorous story here; at that time, after the death of the overlord, all the weapons in the world were engraved with the name of Han Xin.

That is to say, no blade with the number of letters engraved on it shall not kill him. Unexpectedly, Han Xin killed a family in the early days, the granddaughter of the family, and now serves Queen Lu in the harem. The girl asked Han Xin: Aren't all the weapons in the world engraved with the letter number kill you? Han Xin replied: Yes, Han Gaozu once said so.

As a result, the girl held up a kitchen knife and showed it to Han Xin!

Han Xin was shocked when he saw it! There was only a kitchen knife, and his font number was not printed. In despair, Han Xin also said Xiang Yu's famous sentence - "It seems that the sky is going to kill me."

He Yongqi's conclusion: The love between Xiang Yu and Yu Ji is particularly profound! But no one explains Xiang Yu's defeat.

In terms of personality, I have generally listed the "characteristics" of Xiang Yu, which can probably show Xiang Yu's personality and his attitude towards things. Knowing Xiang Yu from here, it will be clearer.

He is a person, with a personality, a temper, a hobby, and a bad character;

The overlord of Western Chu is not blown out, this is well deserved, and Xiang Yu deserves this title.

He is bold, righteous, affectionate, and has strong martial arts and courage. This is the image of a warrior, and his love is also very beautiful, and he is a beauty.

In terms of image, Xiang Yu is more like a "warrior", but he surpasses the warrior;

In Xiang Yu's body, he embodies a kind of softness, which is the kind of rough softness, and these character traits of his are not found in scholars.

History has made the overlord Xiang Yu and Yu Ji as well; Yu Ji seems to be the embellishment of the overlord! The "softness" on Yu Ji's body and the "fierceness" on Xiang Yu's body have softened together.

The overlord is more affectionate, Yu Ji is more tender, Yu Ji is "wise and soft", that is, the combination of wisdom and softness. What's more important is "Yu Ji's love is very profound......"

In Xiang Yu's mind, Yu Ji is the most beautiful! This is Xiang Yu's love for Yu Ji, which is very profound! Yu Ji said: "The king" is my life? This also shows Xiang Yu's status in Yu Ji's heart.

Yu Ji said: King Xiang, I live for you, and the king is my life.

However, on the night of the predicament, Yu Ji danced for Xiang Yu in the predicament! This again showed the beauty in "sorrow......

In the predicament, Yu Ji still thinks about Xiang Yu; in the face of death, Yu Ji still has to dance for Xiang Yu! This highlights Yu Ji's deep love for the overlord. That is to say: is about to die, Yu Ji left the last moment to Xiang Yu......

That is to say: Yu Ji has one minute left in her life, and Yu Ji said: Please let the concubines dance another dance for King Xiang!

This fully shows that Yu Ji regards Xiang Yu as her fate. That is to say: Xiang Yu is Yu Ji, the reason to live! As long as Xiang Yu is doing well, I, Yu Ji, am willing to die......

In the end, she did die, in order to cut off Xiang Yu's worries, in order to no longer make the overlord feel sorry for her, Yu Ji chose to hang herself.

Yu Ji is a woman who is consistent on the outside and inside and out, and the tenderness in her heart will be expressed! She is also a kind woman......

In fact, in the whole story of Farewell My Concubine, Yu Ji is a "bright spot"; in terms of characters, it has two protagonists, the first protagonist is of course the overlord, and the second protagonist is Yu Ji.

But there is a difference; the life of the overlord is divided into two parts. In the first half of his life, he showed himself, but in the second half of his life, Yu Ji was the protagonist.

However, I always feel that Yu Ji is fulfilling the overlord;

Yu Ji seems to have become the embellishment of the overlord.

From the identity of the overlord, it seems that Xiang Yu has a lot of status and prestige. Compared with Yu Ji, her status and prestige are much lower! In Xiang Yu's heart, Yu Ji is the most beautiful! Without Yu Ji, Xiang Yu's life would be overshadowed.

From here, it can be seen that Yu Ji has become Xiang Yu's life, and Yu Ji and Xiang Yu can't leave anyone.

Let's put it this way, without Xiang Yu and Yu Ji would die. Without Yu Ji, Xiang Yu's life would be meaningless! He would not be able to live.

The love between Yu Ji and Xiang Yu seems to be two people, but it is like one, and no one can do without anyone.

The two of them also achieved each other; Yu Ji achieved the overlord, and Xiang Yu also achieved Yu Ji.

In terms of title, it is also very appropriate; the overlord calls herself "lonely"; Yu Ji calls herself the overlord's "concubine." Note that this "concubine" is willing. This again highlights Yu Ji's softness! Xiang Yu has only one wife, Yu Ji! But Yu Ji also calls herself small; in her heart, Xiang Yu is big.

Here, I think that Yu Ji is Xiang Yu's "knot", and Yu Ji is the perfect "end" of the overlord Xiang Yu.

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Author: He Yongqi