There have been many evaluations of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu in history, with different opinions. "Although Chu has three households, Chu will surely forget Qin." This prophecy attracted many Chu people to fly into the flames, and the most representative figure among them was Xiang

Historically, there have been many evaluations of Liu Bang Xiang Yu, with different opinions. "Although Chu has three families, if Qin is forgotten, Chu will be the only one." This prophecy has attracted many Chu people to fly into the flames, and the most representative figure among them is Xiang Yu, who was born in a family of famous generals in the Kingdom of Chu.

Xiang Yu was undoubtedly the Chu man who was best able to realize this prophecy at that time, but he ended up committing suicide in Wujiang. Later generations have different opinions on the reason. During the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu became sworn brothers. Both of them aimed to overthrow the Qin Dynasty, but in the end they turned against each other and Liu Bang even forced Xiang Yu to commit suicide in Wujiang River. So, what was the reason that allowed Xiang Yu to commit suicide after being defeated by Liu Bang in this competition?

This has a lot to do with the personalities of the two people. Although Xiang Yu came from a family of famous generals, he was extremely powerful. Legend has it that he could defeat a hundred enemies with one, and was even more capable of leading an army's layout. But he was arrogant, violent, suspicious, and indecisive. These character flaws can be said to have indirectly caused his failure.

Although Liu Bang was born in Peixian County, he was only a small county magistrate in Peixian County, and his family background was even more difficult to compare with Xiang Yu. However, he is approachable, open-minded, and employs talents, which provides a good foundation for his hegemony.

Xiang Yu is a good military strategist, but Liu Bang is an excellent politician. An excellent military strategist can bravely kill enemies on the battlefield, one against a hundred, but an excellent politician lets others fight for him and plan for him. As long as he is humble and polite, people will naturally be willing to help him and support him. .

Xiang Yu was eventually chased by the troops of Liu Bang and Han Xin. At that time, his army was already small in number, and their long-term escape had already exhausted their food and grass.

Xiang Yu's army finally camped at Gaixia, and Liu Bang's army surrounded the Chu army. At night, the soldiers were asked to sing Chu songs . In such an embarrassing situation, the Chu army missed their hometown even more, and laid down their weapons one after another.

Xiang Yu summoned eight hundred soldiers to ride with him that night to escape from the siege of the Han army in Gaixia. The Han army received instructions to capture Xiang Yu alive, so they began a long chase. After Xiang Yu crossed the Huaihe River , only a hundred of his eight hundred soldiers were left, and Xiang Yu knew that he had no way out.

Traveling to Yinling, Xiang Yu asked an old man for directions on the way. The old man knew that he was the Overlord of Western Chu, , a man who massacred cities and killed innocent people indiscriminately, so he pointed Xiang Yu in the wrong direction. Therefore, Xiang Yu's army entered a low-lying area, but at this point, he could only order the march to continue moving forward.

When the Han army caught up again, Xiang Yu knew that there was no way out, and how could he retreat as the overlord of Western Chu? So he divided his army into four groups, prepared to fight to the death with the Han army, and then took off the heads of the generals of the Han army. However, he was outnumbered, and all his brave soldiers fell down one by one.

Xiang Yu had arrived at Wujiang River at this time. The captain of Wujiang River persuaded Xiang Yu to return to Jiangdong, so that he could make a comeback. But the conceited Xiang Yu felt ashamed to face the Jiangdong elders who trusted him again. Their sons, husbands, and fathers killed the enemy with him and died on the battlefield. How could he live alone? Although the Jiangdong elders did not blame him, he himself His conscience became even more difficult to bear, so he committed suicide toward Wujiang River.

A hero passed away like this, which can't help but alert us future generations. It was precisely the weakness of Xiang Yu's character that led to his failure. If he had not been indecisive or soft-hearted at the Hongmen Banquet, Liu Bang would have had no chance to stop him. If he had not massacred the city and killed innocent people indiscriminately, the people would not have distrusted him. If he had not been suspected of being seriously ill, capable men would not have left him and gone to Liu Bang. .