Today, on the edge of the Yangtze River in wujiang town, in the east of Anhui and County, there is a tributary of the Yangtze River called Wujiang River. It is said that Xiang Yu "refused to cross Jiangdong" because the Yangtze River basically runs north and south.

After Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang in the Battle of Gaixia, Xiang Yu led 800 troops to break through the encirclement and came to the Wujiang River. At this time, in order to make a comeback, the director of Wujiang Pavilion advised Xiang Yu to cross the river quickly, but Xiang Yu was "ashamed to face his elders in Jiangdong" and drew his sword and died on Wujiang River.

According to "Yu Di Guang Ji", "Wujiang River is Wujiang Pavilion in Dongcheng County of Qin Dynasty, and Xiang Yu wants to cross Wujiang River." "Taiping Universe" said: "Wujiang Pavilion in Wujiang County, Dongcheng County, Han Dynasty. "

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In 202 BC, Guan Ying led the troops of the Han army to capture Pengcheng, and Ying Bu, the king of Huainan, also entered Jiujiang area, and later joined forces with Guan Ying. At the same time, Liu Bang marched eastward from Guling, which was very unfavorable to Xiang Yu's form at that time. Xiang Yu was forced to retreat to the southeast and retreat to the lower reaches.

The war between the Han army and the Chu army was frustrated at first. Later, when the Chu army pursued it, it was outflanked by Han Xin's army, and the two armies were deadlocked. Finally, Xiang Yu was surrounded by the Han army on three sides and forced to return. At this time, the two sides suffered heavy casualties and were deadlocked. In this case, the Han army sang Chu songs at night, and the soldiers' momentum 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 felt ashamed of his elders in Jiangdong and committed suicide on the edge of Wujiang River.

After Xiang Yu's death, the Han army wiped out the Eighth Wan Chu Army, and Chu surrendered to Han, but the Lu people who left Xiang Yu intact refused to surrender (Xiang Yu was once named). Later, Liu Bang showed Xiang Yu's head to Lu, and Lu surrendered.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Battle of Gaixia