1, embattled story (protagonist: Xiang Yu) Story: Xiang Yu and Liu Bang originally agreed to take the east and west of the gorge (in present-day Rongxian County, Jia Luhe) as the boundary and not invade each other. Later, Liu Bang followed the advice of Sean and Chen Ping, and thought that Xiang Yu should be destroyed when he was weak. Then, together with Han Xin, Peng Yue and Liu Jiaji, he pursued Xiang Yu's troops heading east to Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu). Finally, several layers of troops were arranged to tightly surround Xiang Yu (in the southeast of Lingbi County, Anhui Province). At this time, Xiang Yu's soldiers were few and there was no food. In the evening, he was very surprised to hear the troops around him singing Chu folk songs and said, "Is Liu Bang banned? Why are there so many Chu people in his army? " Said, the in the mind has lost the fighting spirit, then get up from the bed and drink in the camp; Sing with his favorite concubine Yu Ji. After singing, I cried, and everyone around me was very sad, and they all felt that they could not lift their heads. After a while, Xiang Yu got on his horse and escaped from the south with only 800 cavalry. Run away and fight, commit suicide by Wujiang River. Interpretation: In this story, Xiang Yu was surprised to hear that Chu songs were being sung around him, and then committed suicide. Later, people used "besieged on all sides" to describe the surrounding environment. People were attacked or persecuted from all directions, which led to their isolation and embarrassment. In study and daily life, we should be a good person and do things in a down-to-earth manner. If we don't behave well in our daily life, we will be "besieged on all sides".

2. The story of burning one's bridges (protagonist: Xiang Yu)

Pronunciation: p? fǔ ch？ n zhō

Interpretation: It is generally used to describe the determination to fight to the end, go forward bravely and fight to the death. It shows that he has made great determination to give up everything and will certainly achieve his goal. Story: At the end of Qin Dynasty, after the restoration of Qin State, troops were sent to attack Zhao State. Zhao was defeated, retreated to Julu (now southwest of Pingxiang, Hebei Province), and was surrounded by Qin Jun. With the support of Xiang Liang, an uncle of Xiang Yu, he was appointed as a general and Xiang Yu as a lieutenant, asking them to lead troops to rescue Zhao. However, Yi Song took the soldiers to Anyang and stopped, staying here for 46 days. Xiang Yu was so anxious that he repeatedly asked him to cross the river to the north, cooperate with Zhao and defeat him in one fell swoop. I hope that the troops of Zhao and Qin will send troops when they are exhausted, and the fishermen will benefit. So he ordered the army not to make a move. At the same time, Yi Song invited guests to eat and drink, while soldiers and people were starving. Xiang Yu couldn't bear it and killed Yi Song. The soldiers immediately acclaimed Xiang Yu as a general. After that, Xiang Yu immediately sent two generals and led 20 thousand troops to cross the river to rescue the giant deer. After Xiang Yu's victory, he ordered the whole army to cross the river to rescue Zhao Jun. After crossing the river, the whole army took a series of decisive actions: sinking all ships, breaking all cooking pots, burning all barracks, and carrying only three days' dry food to show their determination to fight to the death, leaving no retreat for soldiers. Xiang Yu led the troops to the periphery of Julu and immediately surrounded Qin Jun. After nine days of fierce fighting, he finally won the battle of Julu.

3. The story of teaching fish to swim (protagonist: Lu Ban)

Pronunciation: bān m? n n？ ng fǔ

Shi Yi: Lu Ban, a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, was a famous carpenter. Dancing in front of Luban with an axe. Showing off one's skills in front of experts.

Story: Lu Ban, a native of Lu during the Warring States Period, was also called Lu Yang. He is an expert in making precision instruments, and people call him an "able man". People always think that he is the ancestor of carpenters. Who dares to show off his axe skills in front of Lu Ban? In other words, trying to show your skills in front of experts is a ridiculous act of being too modest, which is called "playing axe in front of Lu Ban" or "playing axe in front of the door". It is similar to the saying that "playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong".