There are many records of General Pu in the "Records of History", and the battle achievements are outstanding, such as: "When Yang Jun, General Pu belonged to Xiang Yu. At the Battle of julu, General Pu would lead 20,000 people across the river. That is to say, during the Battle of Julu, General Pu led 20,000 people to cross the river, destroying the supply line of the Qin army, and the Qin army was unable to continue to fight for a long time, so that the "broken cauldron and sinking boat" could become a classic in history.
Tuobu, formerly known as Yingbu, is also known as Tuobu because he killed people and was subjected to the punishment of "Tuobu", that is, he stabbed a mark or text on his face and painted with ink, similar to the tattoos of Wu Song, Lin Chong, and Song Jiang in "Water Margin". General Pu's name appears five times in the Chronicle of Xiang Yu Benji, four of which were with Yingbu. Therefore, it can be inferred that General Pu and Yingbu have a very close relationship, which is a bit like the relationship between Meng Liang and Jiao Zan in "Yang Jia General" "Meng is not out of focus, Jiao is not away from Meng".
At the beginning of the Xiangliang Uprising, the history records that it was" Xiangliang Duhuai, Tuobu, and the General Pu Er were subordinate to the army. After The death of Hou Liang, King Huai took Xiang Yu as his general, "Dang Yang Jun, General Pu are all xiang Yu." In the Battle of julu, General Pu will lead 20,000 people to cross the river, which is the battle of "breaking the kettle and sinking the boat". Later, Xiang Yu sent general Pu and Yu Zhangnan to break the Qin army, forcing Zhang Handan to surrender. Xiang Yu pit killed Qin Pawn, which was related to premeditation.
Because in military operations and conspiracies, General Pu and Yingbu were often linked together, and Yingbu originated from Pudi, taking this as a number, so some people think that General Pu is the number of Yingbu, and General Yingbu and General Pu are a person; others say that General Pu is Chen Wu, the Marquis of Thorn Pu in the Later Western Han Dynasty.