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Battle of Gaixia

Type Event Region China Time -202

In 202 BCE, Liu Bang combined the forces of Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu and other lords to encircle Xiang Yu's Chu army at Gaixia.…

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  1. -202Gaixia · AnhuiLiu Bang used Han Xin as the vanguard and joined forces with Peng Yue, Ying Bu and others, encircling Xiang Yu's Chu army at Gaixia and cutting off its supply lines, leaving the Chu forces in a desperate situation.
  2. -202Gaixia · AnhuiAt night the Han army ordered its soldiers to sing Chu folk songs. Hearing them, the Chu troops believed Han had already taken all of Chu, and soldiers fled one after another. Xiang Yu knew all was lost and resolved to break out.
  3. -202Wu River · AnhuiXiang Yu led 800 cavalry in a night breakout, lost his way at Yinling, suffered defeat in renewed fighting, and reached the Wu River ferry station where the elder urged him to cross. Xiang Yu refused, saying he could not face the elders of Jiangdong, and cut his own throat, ending the Chu-Han War.

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