Idiom allusions and characters of the broken axe and sinking the boat

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The meaning of breaking the cauldron and sinking the ferry boat is to make up your mind and be ready to sacrifice everything for victory, so do you know who the protagonist of the cauldron is to sink?

The protagonist of the ruined boat is Xiang Yu, the leader of the rebel army in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, an outstanding military strategist, and the grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous general of the Chu State.

In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, people everywhere staged uprisings against the tyrannical rule of the Qin Dynasty. The leaders of the peasant rebel army, most notably Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, followed by Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. In 208 BC, after the Qin general Zhang Han suppressed the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, he broke through Handan, and the anti-Qin forces Zhao Wang Xie and Zhang Er were forced to retreat to Julu and were besieged by the Qin general Wang Li with 200,000 people.

And Zhao general Chen Yu led tens of thousands of troops to the north of Julu, and he did not dare to save them because of the small number of soldiers. King Huai of Chu sent Song Yi as the general and Xiang Yu as the second general, leading 200,000 horses to save the Zhao State. After Song Yibing arrived in Anyang, he remained unmoved, causing Xiang Yu's dissatisfaction and being killed by Xiang Yu.

Subsequently, Xiang Yu led all his troops across the Yellow River to rescue Zhao to relieve the siege of Julu.

After the Chu army all crossed the Zhanghe River, Xiang Yu let the soldiers eat a full meal, each of them brought three days of dry food, and then passed down the order to scuttle the boat and sink it into the river, which was equivalent to cutting off the back road, and ordered everyone to smash the pots and bowls, and each person only brought three days of dry food, saying that they must win in one fell swoop, otherwise they would starve to death if they did not die in battle; In addition, Xiang Yu also burned down all the camp tents and houses, which further showed that if he did not win, he would not even have a place to live.

Xiang Yu's series of actions greatly encouraged the morale of the army, and all the soldiers understood that there was no way out, if they didn't want to die, the only way out was to defeat the enemy, so they went all out, bravely killed the enemy, reversed the situation, and finally defeated the Qin army.

It means a metaphor of making up your mind and doing whatever it takes to the end.

In the second year of Qin II (208 BC), after the Qin general Zhang Han suppressed the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, he defeated the anti-Qin forces in Chudi, killed Xiang Liang, broke Handan, and the anti-Qin forces Zhao Wangxi and Zhang Er retired to Julu (now southwest of Pingxiang, Hebei), and were besieged by 200,000 people led by the Qin general Wang Li. Zhang Han led an army of 200,000 troops to settle in the Thorn Plain several miles south of Julu, and built passages with earthen walls on both sides to reach Wang Li's camp to provide grain and straw. Zhao's general Chen Yu led tens of thousands of troops to the north of Julu, but he did not dare to rescue him because of the small number of soldiers.

King Huai of Chu sent Song Yu as a general, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng as generals, led a main force of 50,000 to rescue Zhao, and at the same time sent Liu Bangxi to attack Qin. In October of the third month, the Song army marched to Anyang (now the east of Cao County, Shandong), stayed for 46 days and did not enter, wanting to sit and watch Qin and Zhao fight in order to reap the benefits of the fishermen. Xiang Yu killed Song Yu in anger and was appointed as a general by King Chu Huai.

In December, Zhao sent Chen Yu 5,000 men to fight, but all of them were killed. At that time, Qi, Yan and other anti-Qin forces had reached the side of Chen Yu's camp, and they did not dare to fight. Xiang Yu sent Yingbu and General Pu to lead an army of 20,000 to cross the Zhangshui River and cut off the enemy's passage.

Generals Yingbu and Pu won the first battle, cutting off the connection between Zhang Han and Wang Li. Xiang Yu immediately led all the Chu troops across the river, and ordered the whole army to break the cauldron and sink the boat, each carrying three days' rations, to show the determination to fight to the death. The Chu army fought bravely to the death, nine battles and nine victories, defeated the Zhang Han army, Qi, Yan and other reinforcements also rushed out of the camp to help the battle, captured Wang Li, killed his deputy general, and relieved the siege of the giant deer.

Since then, all anti-Qin generals have obeyed Xiang Yu. Zhang Han stubbornly held on to the Thorn Plains to confront Xiang Yu, and sent his general Sima Xin to the Qin court for help. At that time, Qin Tingzhao was highly autocratic, suspicious of the general, and wanted to kill Sima Xin.

Sima Xin sneaked back to the Thorn Plains and persuaded Zhang Han to plan as soon as possible. Zhang Han hesitated between surrendering Chu and retreating from the army. Xiang Yu sent General Pu to lead the army to cross Sanhujin (Guzhangshui Ferry, southwest of present-day Zixian County, Hebei) day and night, cut off the return route of the Qin army, and led the main force to defeat the Qin army.

Zhang Han had no way to advance or retreat, so he led an army of 200,000 to surrender. The main force of the Qin army was destroyed.

It is generally used as a metaphor for the determination to fight to the end, move forward bravely, and fight to the death. It means that he has made great determination to give everything in order to achieve his goal. Here is the story of Xiang Yu's shipwreck.

In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, Qin sent troops to attack the restored Zhao State. The Zhao army was defeated and retreated to Julu (southwest of present-day Pingxiang, Hebei), surrounded by the Qin army. King Huai of Chu, who was supported by Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew, appointed Song Yi as a general and Xiang Yu as a deputy general, and asked them to lead the army to rescue Zhao.

However, Song Yi did not advance when he brought his troops to Anyang, and stayed here for forty-six days. Xiang Yu was very anxious, and repeatedly asked him to cross the river and go north, join forces with the Zhao army, and defeat the Qin army in one fell swoop. Song Yi hoped that the Zhao and Qin armies would send troops again when they were exhausted, so as to reap the benefits of the fishermen.

So he strictly ordered the army not to act rashly. At the same time, Song Yi feasted and feasted on the guests, while the soldiers and the people starved. Xiang Yu couldn't bear it anymore, so he killed Song Yi, and the soldiers immediately supported Xiang Yu as a general.

After that, Xiang Yu immediately sent two generals to lead 20,000 horses across the river to rescue Julu. After achieving a small victory, Xiang Yu ordered the whole army to cross the river to rescue the Zhao army. After the crossing of the river with the whole army, he took a series of decisive actions:

They scuttled all the ships, broke all the cooking pots, burned all the barracks, and carried only three days' worth of dry rations, as a sign of determination to fight to the death, leaving no retreat for the soldiers. Xiang Yu led the army to the periphery of Julu, immediately surrounded the Qin army, and after nine days of fierce fighting, finally won the battle of Julu.

Breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat: The metaphor does not leave a way out, it must win the battle, and it is determined to do it to the end regardless of everything. Cauldron:

Wok. Break the rice pot and scuttle the ferry. Although the "burning of the boat and the destruction of the cauldron" mentioned in "The Art of War" also indicates the meaning of the decisive battle, it has not yet formed an allusion story that is often talked about in later generations.

It was not until the "Historical Records" that the "Xiang Yu broke the cauldron and sunk the boat" that it was typical: Xiang Yu's forward army rescued the giant deer, and the first battle was less profitable, Xiang Yu led the army to cross the Zhanghe River, and broke the cauldron and sunk the boat to boost morale. Finally killed Su Jiao, captured the king, and defeated the Qin army in the field of giant deer.

Later, he expressed his determination to "break the cauldron and sink the boat", and he did not hesitate.

No, the word "kettle" refers to a cooker for cooking.

At that time, in order to motivate the soldiers, Xiang Yu did not leave a way for himself to retreat, so he asked everyone to drop the cooking utensils, burn all the boats that crossed the river, and burn the houses, and everyone only brought three days' rations to fight. Let all the soldiers move forward bravely, either win or die, there is no way back anyway.

"Historical Records: Xiang Yu Benji": "Xiang Yu Naixi led troops across the river, all of them were sunk, broke the cauldron and burned the house, and held three days' rations to show that the soldiers would die, and none of them returned their hearts. Later, he expressed his determination to die with "breaking the kettle and sinking the boat". There is no advance or retreat to the end.