He is surrounded by enemies and is isolated
and helpless(四面楚歌)
There is a famous hero in Chinese history.
His name is Xiang Yu.
He only lived for 30 years, and his
legendary life has been passed down by many Chinese people in later
generations.
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
At the end of 203 BC, the Kingdom of Han
united with a total of 600,000 soldiers from other kingdoms to besiege the
100,000-strong army of the Kingdom of Chu, led by Xiang Yu.
The Chu army had just ended a war that had
lasted several months. With all the soldiers of the Chu Kingdom unable to
obtain sufficient supplies, their combat effectiveness was greatly diminished.
Xiang Yu retreated to Gaixia with his
100,000 troops to set up a military camp.
I In early 202 BC, the 300,000 elite troops
of the Han Kingdom fought head-on with the 100,000 troops led by Xiang Yu at
Gaixia.
The Chu army led by Xiang Yu suffered a
disastrous defeat. Forty thousand died on the battlefield, another 20,000 were
captured, and another 20,000 were missing.
That evening, Xiang Yu led about 20,000
soldiers back to their military camp in Gaixia.
The Han army immediately surrounded them.
The soldiers of the Chu Kingdom endured
hunger and fatigue, and defended the Chu Kingdom camp strongly.
Around ten o'clock that day, the sound of
many people singing came from the Han army surrounding them. The Chu soldiers
were taken by surprise. After listening carefully to the songs, the soldiers
shed tears.
These people from the Han army are singing
traditional Chu songs.
After the soldiers of the Chu Kingdom heard
these familiar songs of their hometown, the soldiers thought of their beautiful
hometown and their relatives and friends who lived in their hometown. Those
soldiers felt very sad.
These soldiers cried when they thought that
they might never be able to return to their hometown.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is surrounded by enemies and is isolated and helpless.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Can you sing the songs of your hometown?
Will you miss your hometown?
I hope this story can help you gain
something.
四面楚歌(He is surrounded by enemies and is
isolated and helpless)
四面楚歌(他被敵人包圍他孤立無援)
中國歷史上有一個著名的英雄。他的名字叫做項羽。
他一生只活了30歲，他的傳奇人生被後代的許許多多中國人傳述。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
西元前203年年末，漢王國聯合其他王國共計60萬名的士兵圍攻項羽帶領的楚王國共10萬人的軍隊。
楚王國的軍隊才剛結束一場持續好幾個月的戰爭，楚王國的所有士兵因為沒有辦法得到充分的補給，所有士兵的戰鬥力大幅下降。
項羽帶著這10萬人的軍隊撤退到垓下這個地方紮軍營。
西元前202年年初，漢王國的30萬名精銳部隊與項羽帶領的10萬人的軍隊在垓下正面對戰。
項羽帶領的楚王國的軍隊慘敗，有四萬人死在戰場上，另外有兩萬人被俘虜，還有兩萬人失蹤。
當天傍晚，項羽帶著2萬人左右的士兵退回他們在垓下的軍營中。
漢王國的軍隊立刻包圍他們。
楚王國的士兵們忍耐著飢餓與疲倦，堅強的防守在楚王國的營區的四周。
當天往上大約十點左右，從包圍他們的漢王國的軍隊中，傳來了許多人唱歌的聲音。楚王國的士兵們覺得很驚訝，這些士兵仔細聽這些歌之後，這些士兵都流下了眼淚。
漢王國的軍隊中的這些人正在唱著楚王國的傳統歌謠。
楚王國的士兵們聽到這些熟悉的家鄉的歌謠後，士兵們想起美麗的故鄉與住在故鄉中的那些親戚與朋友，這些士兵們感到非常的悲傷。
這些士兵們想到自己可能在再也無法回到自己從小長大的故鄉時，所以這些士兵們都哭了。
這句成語被用來形容一個人被敵人包圍，這個人孤立無援。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或是想法呢。
你會唱你的家鄉的那些歌謠呢?你是否會想念你的故鄉呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一點收穫。
出處為史記-項羽本紀
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