What influence did Xiang Yu's defeat in the Battle of Gaixia have on that time?
The Battle of Gaixia was an asymmetric battle with great disparity in strength for both sides. But it is still a wonderful confrontation between kings, one is a soldier fairy and the other is a god of war. Xiang Yu, who died in battle, was revered by later generations for his bravery. Han Xin, the winner, reached the peak of his life in this war. He was suppressed after the war and did not dominate the battlefield until his death.
In the Battle of Gaixia, Xiang Yu Group was at the end of its tether. Xiang Yu established a well-equipped and well-trained cavalry unit. Create elite cavalry to carry out frontal raids, and rely on this to repeatedly break strong enemies. Later, Liu Bang, who suffered from Xiang Yu, learned the strengths of Xiang Yu. Appointed Qin Guanying and others to train cavalry units, even the gap with Xiang Yu. Liu Bang's hometown, Qin, was good at riding and shooting, producing good horses, so the cavalry of the Han army was easier to build and grew rapidly.
But Xiang Yu's cavalry advantage is gradually decreasing. Xiang Yu's cavalry has been increasingly depleted in the constant war, but it has not been supplemented. In the battle of Gaixia, Guan Ying's cavalry had been hanging behind in hot pursuit, but Xiang Yu's army was somewhat helpless.
Liu Bang Group has completed the strategic encirclement from the west and north, and Xiang Yu's route for providing foodstuff in the south has also been harassed by Peng Yue and others. Han Xin unified command of the army, and constantly compressed Xiang Yu's strategic space. Xiang Yu's army had no choice but to fight and retreat, and the pessimism in the army was growing. When Xiang Yu's army retreated to Gaixia, it was surrounded by Han Xin, and the epic battle of kings broke out in Gaixia.
After Han Xin surrounded Xiang Yu with military superiority, Xiang Yu still had nearly 65,438+10,000 troops, and the two sides confronted each other through barriers. Han Xin personally directed the frontal attack, but was defeated by Xiang Yu, so Han Xin had to retreat temporarily.
However, the two wings of the Han army progressed smoothly, further compressing the position of Xiang Yu's army. The logistics supply of Xiang Yu's army was cut off, and the damaged equipment and food could not be replenished.
Xiang Yu's foot soldiers fought for days, exhausted, hungry and demoralized. Han Xin used psychological tactics against the depressed situation of Xiang Yu's army. Send people to sing Chu songs around Xiang Yu's military camp in the evening.
Xiang Yu's soldiers heard songs coming from all directions and associated them with the encirclement of the Han army. I feel that there is no way out with Xiang Yu, and the only thing left is a dead end, so people are unstable and flee in large numbers.
Xiang Yu and his wife saw the chaos in the army, and they were besieged on all sides, thinking that the tide was gone. Yu Ji, Xiang Yu's wife, couldn't stand the ending of Xiang Yu's hero and drew her sword and committed suicide. Emotional disorder of Xiang Yu with hundreds of relatives riding in deus ex, to Jiangdong. Han Xin immediately let Guan Ying and others gallop behind, catching up with Xiang Yu near Wujiang River. Xiang Yu then repelled the pursuers again and then rushed to Wujiang River.
When Xiang Yu arrived in Wujiang River and wanted to cross the river to Jiangdong, he saw that there were only dozens of riders left. I sigh that at the beginning, 8,000 soldiers fought with me in the world, and now most of Jiangdong's children are buried in other places and have lost the world. If the elders ask, what about the 8 thousand children? Or, why did you lose this world? But how to face each other.
Therefore, Xiang Yu refused to return to Jiangdong, just visible to return to the battlefield, and rode with Xiang Yu to death. Xiang Yu committed suicide by drawing his sword when he was alone, which perfectly explained the meaning of "God of War".