The middle border agreed upon by the
warring parties(楚河漢界)
In the more than four years between the
fall of the Qin dynasty in 207 BC and the establishment of the Han dynasty by
Liu Bang in 202 AD, there were many wars between the Han dynasty led by Liu
Bang and the Chu dynasty led by Xiang Yu.
After the death of Xiang Yu's main military
advisor in 204 BC, the situation between the Chu Kingdom and the Han Kingdom
reversed, and the Chu Kingdom began to suffer several consecutive defeats.
In the same year, another army of the Han
Kingdom defeated another army of the Chu Kingdom in Shandong Province, China.
The main force of the Chu Kingdom, led by
Xiang Yu, was surrounded by two armies of the Han Kingdom.
After a long period of attrition, every
soldier in Xiang Yu's main army was exhausted.
The Chu Kingdom's logistical supply route
had been cut off by the Han army, so the army's food supply was also in
trouble.
Xiang Yu was forced to send envoys to find
Liu Bang.
The messenger delivered Xiang Yu's message
to Liu Bang.
I threatened to kill your father before,
but I didn't kill him and he's still alive.
Although your wife was captured by me in
the last war, I did not kill her.
I'd like to make a deal with you now.
We will sign a peace treaty and use this
canal at the site of our war as the border between our two kingdoms.
The eastern side of this canal belongs to
the Chu Kingdom, and the western side belongs to the Han Kingdom.
If you agree to my terms, I will return
your father and wife to you.
After hearing the messenger's message, Liu
Bang immediately convened an emergency meeting with the military staff of the
Han Kingdom.
Liu Bang finally decided to sign this peace
treaty with Xiang Yu.
This idiom is used to describe the middle
line agreed upon by two opposing parties.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were Liu Bang, would you sign a
peace treaty with Xiang Yu? Does your country share a border with that country?
I hope this story can help you gain
something.
楚河漢界(The middle border agreed upon by the
warring parties)
西元前207年秦王朝滅亡到西元202年劉邦統一整個中國建立漢王朝的這4年多的時間內，劉邦領導的漢王國與項羽所領導的楚王國之間發生了很多場戰爭。
西元前204年，項羽最重要的軍事參謀死了之後，楚王國與漢王國之間的情勢發生逆轉，楚王國開始連續吃了好幾場敗仗。
同年，漢王國的另外一支軍隊打敗位於中國山東省的另外一隻楚王國的軍隊。
項羽所帶領的楚王國的主力部隊被漢王國的兩支軍隊包圍。
項羽所帶領的這支楚王國的主力部隊經過長期的消耗戰後，每個士兵都非常的疲倦。
楚王國的後勤補給路線被漢王國的軍隊截斷，因此軍隊的糧食補給也出現問題。
項羽被迫再次派遣使者去找劉邦。
這個使者對劉邦說了項羽的口信。
我之前威脅要殺了你的父親，但我沒有殺了他，他還活著。
你的妻子在之前的戰爭中雖然被我俘虜後我也沒有殺她。。
我現在想要跟你提出一個交易。
我們簽訂一份和平協議，我們就以我們戰爭的這個地方的這一條運河為我們兩個王國的國界。
這條運河的東邊屬於楚王國，西邊屬於漢王國。
如果你答應我的條件，那麼我會讓你的父親與你的妻子回到你的身邊。
劉邦聽完這個使者的口信後就立刻召開漢王國的軍事幕僚開了一場緊急的會議。
劉邦最後決定與項羽簽訂這份和平條約。
這一句成語被用來形容敵對雙方商定的中界。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或是想法呢。
你如果是劉邦你會與項羽簽訂和平契約嗎?你的國家是否與那個國家交界呢?
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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