The Battle of Gaixia was a battle that took place in 202 BC. The two sides of the battle are Chu army and Han army. This battle was a strategic decisive battle between the Chu army and the Han army, and it also had an important impact on the later historical development.
In 202 BC, the Han army led the troops to capture Pengcheng, and also captured many areas of Chu. Ying Bu, the king of Huainan, also entered Jiujiang area, and then joined Guan Ying to attack the city father. At the same time, Liu Bang's eastward expedition from Guling was very unfavorable to the formation of Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu can only be forced to retreat to the southeast, retreated to the note. At this time, there are about 100,000 military forces left in Xiang Yu, while Han Xin.
Han Xin went out to fight against the Chu army, and was frustrated at first. Later, when the Chu army pursued him, he was outflanked by Han Xin's army, and the two armies were deadlocked. Finally, Xiang Yu was surrounded by three Han armies and forced to retreat to the garrison. At this time, although the Han army achieved initial victory, it also suffered heavy casualties.
In this case, the Han army sang Chu songs at night, and the Chu army thought that the Han army had captured all the land of Chu, so the potential of the soldiers was greatly reduced. Seeing that the tide was over, Xiang Yu led 800 elite soldiers to break through.
Knowing that Xiang Yu had broken through, the Han army sent five thousand cavalry troops to pursue him. Because of various situations such as getting lost and delaying, Xiang Yu was chased by the Han army with only 28 cavalry left. Xiang Yu finally ordered the 28 men to fight their way out and hurried to Wujiang River. It was here that Xiang Yu killed hundreds of Han troops by himself, and he was stabbed in dozens of places. Finally, Xiang Yu consciously failed his elders in Jiangdong, so he listed himself on the edge of Wujiang River.
Where is the Battle of Gaixia?
The battle of Gaixia is not just the battle of Gaixia, the main battle is Gaixia, and there are some battles in other places, so it is called the battle of Gaixia.
At that time, several armies of Liu Bang won the victory and joined forces smoothly, which was very unfavorable to Xiang Yu's situation, so Xiang Yu had to retreat to Gaixia, an ancient place name. Now Gaixia is no longer called Gaixia, in Lingbi County, Anhui Province. Gaixia is also known as one of the seven ancient battlefields in the world because of the battle under Gaixia, and is now a provincial key cultural relics protection unit.
At that time, Xiang Yu was at war with Han Xin's military forces, which can be said to be at loggerheads. But in the end, Han Xin outflanked Xiang Yu from both sides and changed the situation. Finally, Xiang Yu was defeated and returned to Gaixia. In the evening, the Han army began to sing Chu songs. The specific reason is unknown now. Some say it's a trick, while others say that the Han army won consciously and sang spontaneously.
It doesn't matter what the reason is After listening to the Chu songs sung by the Han army, the Chu army thought that Chu had been captured by the Han army, and its morale was greatly reduced. Xiang Yu felt that the tide was gone, so he took 800 chosen men to break through. After the Han army knew it, it sent troops all the way to Dongcheng. Dongcheng is probably in the southeast of Dingyuan County, Anhui Province today.
At this time, there were only 28 people left in Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu directed the 28 men to fight their way out and finally fled to the bank of Wujiang River. This should be the Wujiangpu area on the northeast bank of the Yangtze River in Hexian County, Anhui Province. Xiang Yu finally committed suicide here, and his concubine followed Xiang Yu here. When Xiang Yu died, there was only one horse and one woman.