Editing Xiang Yu (section)

===Battle of Julu===
{{Main article|Battle of Julu}}

Song Yi and Xiang Yu headed to [[Anyang]], some distance away from [[Julu Commandery]], where the Zhao forces had retreated to after their defeat at [[Handan]]. At Anyang, Song Yi ordered the troops to make camp for 46 days, refusing to accept Xiang Yu's suggestion to advance further. Frustrated at Song Yi's inaction, Xiang Yu took him by surprise during a meeting, accused him of treason, and killed him. Song Yi's other subordinates feared Xiang Yu so they did not stop him from becoming their acting commander. Xiang Yu then sent a messenger to report the situation to King Huai II, who reluctantly approved his command.

In 207&nbsp;BC, Xiang Yu advanced towards Julu Commandery, sending [[Ying Bu]] and [[Zhongli Mo]] to lead a 20,000-strong vanguard to cross the river and attack the Qin forces, while he followed behind with the rest of the troops. After crossing the river, Xiang Yu ordered his men to sink their boats and destroy all but three days worth of rations in order to force his men to choose between prevailing against overwhelming odds within three days and perishing with no hope of turning back. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Chu forces scored a decisive victory against the 300,000-strong Qin army after nine engagements. After the battle, some other rebel groups came to join Xiang Yu out of admiration. When Xiang Yu met them at the entrance of his camp, the other rebel leaders were so fearful of him that they sank to their knees and did not dare to look up at him.

Meanwhile, the Qin general [[Zhang Han (Qin dynasty)|Zhang Han]] sent his deputy [[Sima Xin]] to the Qin capital [[Xianyang]] to seek reinforcements and supplies. However, the Qin government, which was under [[Zhao Gao]]'s control, dismissed the request. Zhao Gao even sent assassins to kill Sima Xin on his way back to Julu Commandery, but Sima Xin survived and returned to report the situation to Zhang Han. Left with no choice, Zhang Han and his 200,000 Qin soldiers surrendered to Xiang Yu in the summer of 207 BC. Xiang Yu did not trust the 200,000 surrendered Qin soldiers and saw them as a liability, so he ordered them to be buried alive at Xin'an ({{zhi|c=新安}}; present-day [[Yima, Henan]]]) while sparing Zhang Han and his deputies Sima Xin and [[Dong Yi (Qin dynasty)|Dong Yi]].