He was the most feared warrior in all of China. Yet in the end, he stood with only 28 riders against 5,000 enemy cavalry. This is the story of the Battle of Gaixia, the final battle that ended four years of civil war and founded the Han Dynasty.
From the Treaty of Honggou that divided China in two, to the Chu songs sung at night that broke an army spirit, to the Wu River where Xiang Yu chose death over escape, discover why this battle is one of the most dramatic turning points in Chinese history. Why did the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, who once ruled half of China, refuse to cross the river and return home?
