Guangwu Mountain in Xingyang

Guangwu Mountain, formerly known as Sanhuang Mountain and Aoshan, is called Mangshan by local people. Located in the south bank of the Yellow River in Xingyang City, Henan Province.

From Camel Ridge to 3 kilometers west of the Yellow River, there is an east-west mountain called Guangwu Mountain. According to the "Xingze County Records", Guangwu Mountain is "steep, continuous from north to south ... the peaks are steep and beautiful, as steep as tens of feet, and the morning glow is not normal." To the north, the Yellow River rolls near the foot of the mountain; The mountains in the southwest are staggered and the peaks are towering. Not only are the valleys deep and steep, the cliffs rugged, but there are mountains in the west, millet in Aocang in the northeast and Xingyang in the south, which is a battleground for ancient traffic throats and military strategists.

Guangwu Mountain has a huge valley from south to northeast, which is called "Guangwu Stream" in history, and it is the ancient battlefield where Chu and Han fought. In 203 BC, the Han army took advantage of Xiang Yu's eastward advance and sent troops to seize the elevation. Later, he stationed troops to try his best to stop Chu from moving westward. Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, quickly led his troops westward and also sent troops across the river to fight against the Han army. The two armies fought for each other for months. In the end, due to the lack of food and demoralization of the Chu army, and Han Xin's invasion of Chu, Xiang Yu was forced to make peace with Han and carve up the world with the "gorge" (namely "Guangwu River") as the boundary. The "Chu River Han boundary" on China chessboard refers to this gap. Later generations called Liu Bang's camp and Xiang Yu's camp separated by water Hanwang City and Wang Ba City respectively, and many literati and poets in the past dynasties came here to pay their respects, leaving poems that will never be sung again. Ruan Ji, a A Jin scholar, lamented when he visited the Chu-Han battlefield in Guangwu Mountain: "When there is no hero, the vertical son becomes famous." . In the Tang Dynasty, Han Yu's poem Crossing the Gorge said: "The dragon exhausted the tiger and saved hundreds of millions of lives. Who advised the king to return to the horse's head is really a gamble. " Li Bai's "Looking Back at the Ancient Battlefield of Deng Guang" describes it more vividly: "Lu Qin rushed to the weeds and chased it like a roof. Wang Xiang is full of breath, and his eyes are bright and purple. Breathe 8,000 people and run wild in Jiangdong. Red essence beheads the white emperor and enters the customs. Two dragons don't jump together, and the five latitudes are in the same sky. Chu has no ambition, and Han Xing has merit. Press the sword to clear the eight poles and return to the wind. ..... "Overlord City is located in the five hills of Dongguang, with a length of 1000m, a wall width of more than 26m, and the highest point of the wall15 m.. There is a slightly raised mound on Bawang City, which was later called "Xiang Yu mound". That is the high platform where Liu Bang's father, Liu Taigong, was tied. According to Records of Historical Records of Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu coerced Liu Bang to withdraw his troops by cooking Liu Taigong, and Liu Bangze countered Xiang Yu's "My dad is your dad" by swearing that they are brothers. Persuaded by the military strategist Xiang Bo, Xiang Yu pardoned Liu Taigong. Later, someone built a "Taigong Pavilion" on this mound. Now that the pavilion has been destroyed, only the stylobate can clearly distinguish it. Hanwang City is located in Wushan, Xiguang, with a length of 1, 200 meters. The highest point of the existing city wall 10 meters, more than 200 meters higher than the Yellow River. On the city of Hanwang, there is a raised highland, which is said to be the boss of Liu Bang. When Liu Bang and Xiang Yu confronted each other here, Xiang Yu was outnumbered and Liu Bang was outnumbered. In order to confuse Xiang Yu, Liu Bang opened a tunnel leading to Xingyang (now Guxing Town) from the commanding platform, and let the troops stationed in Guangwu quietly travel between Guangwu and Xingyang to show that they had a steady stream of reinforcements, which made Xiang Yu afraid to make up his mind to attack the city. Between the Chu-Han military bases at the head of Guangwu Mountain, stands a white marble stone tablet, which is more than 4 meters high. At the top, there is a tiger's head carved. There is a picture of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's "Dialogue in the River" under the tiger's head. The flags are like clouds and invulnerable. On the one hand, the tablet is engraved with the five characters of "Two Kings of Hanba" with seal script, and on the other hand, it describes the history of the struggle between Chu and Han in words. Standing in front of the monument, the mountain breeze blows gently, which reminds people of the poem of Jiang Tiangan, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, "The sound of a castle is heard by the wind." On any wall near the Yellow River, stands the iron sculpture of "Ma Si", which is 7 meters high and weighs 10 ton. Facing the turbulent river, my neck is long and hissing. On the base, there are abandoned knives, guns, swords and halberds. The owner of the war horse has gone to the battlefield in wyndell dichinson, leaving only the old horse to fall in love with the Lord, wandering and groaning.