Ambush on flying daggers is a pipa solo with the theme of Chu-Han struggle history. The structure of the song is complete, and the famous battle between Chu and Han is perfectly presented by music narration. Pipa playing techniques have been fully played in this song, and the gripping melody makes the listeners all excited. This piece of music vividly depicts the magnificent scene of the war. The sound of swords and crossbows, the sound of horses and men, is breathtaking.
The music as a whole can be divided into three parts, consisting of thirteen paragraphs, each with a subtitle, namely: marching, beating, ordering, arranging, marching, ambushing, fighting in Jiming Mountain, fighting in Jiulishan, losing in Wang Xiang, committing suicide in Wujiang River, fighting for victory by all armies, and returning to camp triumphantly by all generals. Based on the historical facts of the battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu in 202 BC, the song depicts the fierce war scene in the form of a title song. Although it is a historical fact, it is also full of emotion.
The music "House of Flying Daggers" includes almost all the skills in pipa performance. It is the crystallization of the collective wisdom of many artists in terms of content, skills and artistic expression, and it is also an outstanding representative of ancient national instrumental music in China.