How a 25-Year-Old Warlord Defied an Empire

Last time we saw how the Qin dynasty rose to power with ruthless efficiency, burying hundreds of thousands alive at Chǎngpíng. But history doesn’t let anyone sit on the throne forever. Because just a few decades later, at a battle called Jùlù (鉅鹿之戰), a young and furious general—barely twenty-five—would take the fate of China into his own hands… and flip the empire upside down.

00:00 - Battle of Julu
00:38 - Qin Dynasty
01:39 - Song Yi 宋義
02:18 - Xiang Yu 項羽
03:38 - Fight's On!
04:22 - 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu
05:12 - 坐壁上觀 zuò bì shàng guān
05:36 - 以一當十 yǐ yī dāng shí
07:01 - Final Thoughts

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Movie Credits:
The Qin Empire III (2017)
Hero (2002)
King's War (2012)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Edited by @iwestez