[项籍者，下相人也，字羽。初起时，年二十四。其季父项梁，梁父即楚将项燕，为秦将王翦所戮者也。项氏世世为楚将，封于项，故姓项氏。项籍少时，学书不成，去学剑，又不成。项梁怒之。籍曰：“书足以记名姓而已。剑一人敌，不足学，学万人敌。” 于是项梁乃教籍兵法，籍大喜，略知其意，又不肯竟学。
。。。籍长八尺余，力能扛鼎，才气过人，虽吴中子弟皆已惮籍矣。]
《史记：司马迁》
[Xiang Ji, a native of Xiaxiang, styled Yu. Aged twenty four upon first making his name, his foster father was Xiang Liang. Liang's father was the Chu general Xiang Yan who was killed by the Qin general Wang Jian. The Xiang clan were loyal commanders honoured at the lands of Xiang, hence the surname. When Xiang Ji was young, he failed as a scholar and subsequently, the way of sword as well. Incurring Xian Liang's anger, Ji said: "The book is only enough to remember names. The blade can only fight one at a time, hence both unworthy of learning. If I want to learn, it will be the way to defeat tens of thousand." Hence Xiang Liang taught Ji the art of war. Ji was joyful as he understood the intentions while never wanting to end his learning.
... Ji's height was eight foot feet plus (above 1.8 metres) with a strength capable of carrying a cauldron and blessed with an overbearing talent. Hence earning the awe of his fellow youths in the land of Wu]
《The Historical Annals: Sima Qian》
绝世雄才天生有机
狂情傲态万年稀
力拔山独有吞山川豪气
天亦疑忌
淩云大志冲天飞
良才善制造时机
群雄逢变天楚汉骄雄斗
成败看捕捉先机
用两手天将塌下都撑起
用斗心一生霸业没法比
雄才能绝世功高可霸天
天命难欺
无言独对乌江水
成王败寇悟前非
未问人与天因我只问责
高风歌赞千世纪行
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力拔山兮气盖世，时不利兮骓不逝。
骓不逝兮可奈何，虞兮虞兮奈若何！
《垓下歌：项羽》
[于是项王乃欲东渡乌江。。。乃令骑皆下马步行，持短兵接战。独籍所杀汉军数百人。项王身亦被十余创。]
《史记：司马迁》
[Hence the Xiang Lord intended to flee eastbound across the Wu River... Ordering his soldiers to dismount and fight, the Han soldiers felled by Ji alone numbered few of hundred. Yet in return, the Xiang Lord was wounded by ten and a few.]
《The Historical Annals: Sima Qian》
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“待本王霸业已成，必让虞姬为天下最幸福的人。”
Don't forget about Archer. He may have lost to Berserker in the end, but he became the epitome of GAR as a result of that fight.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of which, this looks interesting. And scary. Wow. That's a lot of blood.