Breaking the Cauldrons, Sinking the Boats
Level 5 · Fables · 寓言故事 · 56 vocabulary words
秦朝末年,项羽带兵去救赵国。
At the end of the Qin dynasty, Xiang Yu led his troops to rescue the state of Zhao.
过河以后,他命令士兵:把船凿沉,把锅砸破,每人只带三天的粮食!
After crossing the river, he ordered his soldiers: 'Sink the boats, smash the cooking pots - each man carries only three days of rations!'
大家明白了:没有退路,只有向前,才能活下来。
Everyone understood: with no way back, the only way to survive was forward.
士兵们以一当十,勇敢作战,九战九胜,大败秦军。
Each soldier fought like ten. Brave in battle, they won nine victories out of nine and crushed the Qin army.