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SINKING SHIPS AND BREAKING WOKS

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Xiang Yu was becoming more powerful in the Chu army.

What was happening to Xiang Yu? He was becoming more powerful in the Chu army.

General Song Yi was thinking about waiting, but Xiang Yu wasn’t feeling patient.

Who was thinking about waiting? General Song Yi was thinking about waiting.

After killing his boss, Xiang Yu became the top general. Xiang Yu was fighting together with 30,000 Chu soldiers.

How many soldiers was Xiang Yu fighting together with? Xiang Yu was fighting together with 30,000 Chu soldiers.

They were facing 400,000 Qin soldiers.

How many Qin soldiers were they facing? They were facing 400,000 soldiers.

The Chu soldiers were feeling afraid, but Xiang Yu wasn’t feeling scared. He was only thinking about success.

What was Xiang Yu thinking about? He was thinking about success.

The Chu soldiers were crossing the Yellow River when Xiang Yu decided to destroy the ships.

What were the soldiers crossing? They were crossing the Yellow River.

He was thinking that if they destroyed the ships, his men would focus on success. He was right. They weren’t thinking about running away because there was nowhere to run.

Why weren’t the Chu soldiers thinking about running away? They weren’t thinking about running away because there was nowhere to run.

This was helping them focus on winning at first, but then they began to think about running away again.

Xiang Yu was thinking of another way to help them refuse failure.

Was Xiang Yu thinking of a way for them to accept failure? No, he wasn’t thinking of a way for them to accept failure. He was thinking of another way to help them refuse failure.

Xiang Yu was ordering his soldiers to destroy their cooking tools and only carry three days of food. Without food, they were feeling more motivated to fight the enemy.

Were the soldiers feeling more motivated to fight or less motivated to fight? They were feeling more motivated to fight.

The soldiers were thinking that the only way to survive was to take the enemy’s food. They were fighting and winning.

Were the soldiers winning or losing? They were winning.

Then the much larger Qin army was thinking of surrender. At first, Xiang Yu was feeling generous and let them live.

How was Xiang Yu feeling at first? He was feeling generous at first.

Later, Xiang Yu was thinking about how much he hated the Qin.

What was he thinking later? Later, he was thinking about how much he hated the Qin.

He was trying to think of a terrible way to kill them when he decided to bury them alive.