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At the end of Qin dynasty, the general attacked Zhao. Zhao retreated to Julu (now southwest of Pingxiang, Hebei Province) and was surrounded by Qin Jun. He was appointed as a general and Xiang Yu as a lieutenant, leading an army to save Zhao.

Yi Song led his troops to Anyang (now southeast of Cao County, Shandong Province) and held on for 46 consecutive days. Xiang Yu was deeply impressed by this, so he asked to enter a decisive battle to solve the difficulties of Zhao. However, Yi Song hoped that Qin and Zhao's troops would not attack until Qin Jun was exhausted after the war.

However, at this time, the army was short of food and grass, and Yi Song was still drinking and taking care of himself. Xiang Yu could not bear to see this. He went into the camp and killed Yi Song, claiming that he was a traitor and opposed Chu. So the soldiers embraced Xiang Yu as the general. Xiang Yu killed Yi Song, which was a great shock to Chu. He was famous as a vassal.

Later, he led the whole army across the Yellow River to rescue Zhao and solve the siege of the giant deer. After the whole army crossed the Yellow River, Xiang Yu ordered to sink all the ships, break the cooking pots and burn down his barracks, leaving only three days of dry food to show his death and had no intention of withdrawing troops.

In this way, no way back's army reached the periphery of the stag, surrounded Qin Jun, and cut off Qin Jun's outreach channel. The soldiers of the Chu army took one as ten, and the battle was earth-shattering. After nine fierce battles, the Chu army finally defeated Qin Jun, and other governors who came to reinforce were too timid to approach. The bravery of Chu army greatly enhanced Xiang Yu's prestige. Even after the victory, when Xiang Yu met various governors in Yuanmen, all the governors dared not look at Xiang Yu.

Later, "all the shipwrecks were destroyed" evolved into the idiom "cross the rubicon", which is a metaphor for a desperate battle with great determination.

Title: burn one's bridges

Dynasty: Qin dynasty

Spelling: f incarnation