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After crossing the Huai River, Xiang Yu was only left with a few hundred soldiers.

They were lost in Yinling and Xiang Yu asked for directions from a farmer, who directed him wrongly to a swamp.

When Xiang Yu reached Dongcheng, only 28 men were left, with the Han troops still following him.

Xiang Yu made a speech to his men, saying that his downfall was due to Heaven's will and not his personal failure.

After that, he led a charge out of the encirclement, killing one Han general in the battle.

Xiang Yu then split his men into three groups to confuse the enemy and induce them to split up as well to attack the three groups.

Xiang Yu took the Han troops by surprise again and slew another enemy commander, inflicting about 100 casualties on the enemy, while he only lost two men.