Top-ten classical music of Chinese—Laying An Ambush On All Sides

If there is a character who is like a war-god in Chinese history, Xiangyu must be the very candidate.

Xiangyu has unusual courage and wisdom. He is a hero and the terminator of Qin Dynasty. As the terminator of Qin Dynasty, Xiangyu has created many miracles. Such as the war of the Julu, the feudal lord all fears when they facing the Qin army force, only Xiangyu fight against the formidable Qin army with the Chu army. From November to next July, Xiangyu successively wipe out Wangli’ army, take surrendering troops of Zhanghan’ army, cause the destruction of the main force of Qin army, Made the condition for overthrew the Qin dynasty. Such as the war of the Peng city, advances a long distance in a short time, defeats hundreds of thousands of LiuBang’s 100000s army by 30000 soldiers.

However, after destroyed the old dynasty, Xiangyu actually can not establish a new dynasty, but LiuBang, a humble status background, with his common people followers together, has created a new universal empire. It can be considered as unprecedented at that time.

Before B.C. 202, the war between Liubang and Xiangyu came to the end, they battled at Gaixia, 300,000 Han army force has besieged 100,000 Chu army force. In order to destroy enemy’s confidence, the soldiers of Han began to sing the songs of Chu, the Chu soldier mostly left home already for a long time, they were already weary of successive expedition. Some soldiers of Chu armed force started to sing the songs too, morale of troop’s thorough vacillation. As soon as looked the hard situation, Xiangyu can do nothing except sang to YuJi(his wife) :"the strength to pull out the hill, the courage unparalleled, the situation can not be reverse . "YuJi sang to Xiangyu: "The Han’s soldier slightly, has been utterly isolated the sound, your courage is over, I don’t want to live." then draws a sword to suicide. When Xiangyu ran away to Wu River, facing the torrential river water, draw the sword to commit suicide.

The finally victory always belongs to these who have the political wisdom and the political strategy method.

The posterity acted two famous lute fighting tune “Laying An Ambush On All Sides” and "Overlord the suit of armor" according to war of Gaixia . Although they reflect the same historical theme, the meaning of them is completely different. The leading role of “Laying An Ambush On All Sides” is Liu Bang and Han army force , the key content is " Laying An Ambush On All Sides ", " the small war in Jiming mountain" ,"nine miles mountains wars" and so on, the music is much intense, and the leading role of " Overlord the suit of armor " is Xiangyu and Chu army force, the key paragraph is "the songs of Chu", "leave Yuji", the music is solemn and stirring, mostly described Xiangyu leave Yuji. The former is a song of praise, the latter is an elegy.

“Laying An Ambush On All Sides”, shows us not only the victor's cheerful bugle, but also the loser’s extraordinary spirit.

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