家乡，军心涣散、无心恋战。形势迫使项羽连夜突围外逃。最后在乌江边展开了一场激烈的战斗，项羽终因寡不敌众而被迫拔剑自刎。
早在十六世纪末，就有这样的描写：《楚汉》（十面埋伏）一曲，当两军决斗时，声动天地，瓦屋若飞坠。徐而察之，有金声、鼓声、剑弩声、人马劈易声；俄而无声，久之，有怨而难明为楚歌声；凄而壮者为项王悲歌慷慨之声；陷大泽有追骑声；至乌江有项王自刎声；余骑蹂践争项王声，使闻者始而奋，既而悲，终而涕泪之无从也。其感人如此。
《十面埋伏》这首乐曲是中国国古代历史音乐宝库留下的宝贵遗产。

Shi Mian Mai Fu (Ambush on All Sides)

Shi Mian Mai Fu is a famous ancient Pipa (lute) score of China, which is always played on concerts. A foreigner is as familiar with it just as a Chinese with the Blue Danube.
Shi Mian Mai Fu pictured the battlefield of the ancient war in China. Its boldness and majesty has attracted lots of people. How amazing it is to demonstrate such a vivid picture by Pipa merely with four strings!
Shi Mian Mai Fu tells people the whole process of the battle.
The decisive battle of Gaixia was a well-known battle in the Chinese history. As soon as the regime the Qin Dynasty (221-206BC) was overthrown, fierce battle for the crown began between the armies of Chu under Xiang Yu and Han under Liu Bang. The 300,000 Han soldiers besieged Xiang Yu's 100,000-strong army from Chu. Xiang Yu managed to break through the encirclement with 800 cavalrymen, but 5,000 Han horsemen were hot on his heels. The final decisive battle took place beside the Wujiang River. The Han army had laid an ambush on all sides. Xiang Yu, lord of Chu, knew that he had been utterly defeated and had to commit a suicide.
As early as the end of the 16th century, there was already written record of Shi Mian Mai Fu, elaborating the picture showed by the music.
Shi Mian Mai Fu is a treasure of the ancient historical scores of China.