Xiang Yu's name, the word Yu, people call it Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu's ancestors were Chu people, and he was born into a family of military generals. At that time, the princes of Qin annihilated the world and unified the world, and after the second ancestor ascended the throne, the world was in turmoil again. Initially, Xiang Yu followed his uncle against Qin, "the arrogant army will be defeated", and his uncle was killed by the Qin generals.
Xiang Yu led the princes to join forces with Liu Bang, and after the destruction of their relatives, the two divided the princes, and Xiang Yu even boasted of being the "overlord of Western Chu". In the future, when he and Liu Bang competed for the world, they were defeated. Of the 8,000 Jiangdong children who followed Xiang Yu, none survived. Xiang Yu felt that this battle had been defeated, and killed himself on the bank of the Wujiang River.
Some people may wonder why Xiang Yu lost to Liu Bang if he has a strategist in his hands? The reason why Liu Bang was able to win the victory was that he had three masters: one was Zhang Liang, who won a thousand miles, the second was Xiao He, who provided grain and grass, and the third was Han Xin, who was sure to win every battle.
Su Xun once talked about Xiang Yu's failure, and he even used Cao Cao and Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms to complement each other. Cao Cao has the concern of winning the world, but he has a limitless heart; Liu Bei has the amount to take the world, but he is not prepared to take the talents of the world; Xiang Yu has the talent to take the world, but he has no worries about taking the world, and the three of them will not succeed in the end.
Xiang Yu's life revolves around two things, one is the destruction of Qin, and the other is the struggle between Chu and Han, both of which revolve around another protagonist - Liu Bang. Throughout Xiang Yu's life, he has talent and will.
When Xiang Yu was an adult, he was already more than eight feet long, and he was able to carry the tripod and was talented. However, when he was young, Xiang Yu was not serious about reading. Throughout history, none of the successful people dared to shout and succeed on their own without relying on the strength of others.
But Xiang Yu "only strives for his private wisdom", if this person is not extremely intelligent, or too conceited and pedantic. Although Xiang Yu prides himself on being the "overlord of Western Chu", he can be used as a general, but Xiang Yu marches and fights but does not pay attention to the art of war. In his opinion, he can be invincible by leading 10,000 people to charge alone.
Perhaps Xiang Yu's final defeat had long been buried in his youth. Although Xiang Yukong is powerful, he despises the art of war. When it comes to learning swordsmanship, he also doesn't think there's a need to be serious. Strength is Xiang Yu's advantage, but too much emphasis on strength is Xiang Yu's shortcoming.
Xiang Yu grew up in an environment where he was too superficial, although he was intelligent. Although Kong Wu is powerful, he does not know how to control it. Although Xiang Yu was born in a family of military generals, he did not meet a good mentor who could help him grow intellectually.
When Xiang Yu was just starting out, he followed his uncle Xiang Liang's side. Although Xiang Liang is also a general, he does not have the talent of a general. Xiang Yu followed his uncle Xiang Liang and did not learn too much about the skills of generals. Instead, let the young Xiang Yu see his uncle killing innocents indiscriminately, and even more, instruct Xiang Yu to kill people.
Although the young Xiang Yu has the talent of a thousand miles, Xiang Liang, the "teacher", does not have the wisdom of Bole. In Xiang Liang's view, Xiang Yu is very bold and must be a talent. But he didn't find that Xiang Yu was shallow in his studies, but he refused to study the military books.
Could it be that with Xiang Yu's strength alone, he can be invincible and win every battle? Xiang Liang instructed Xiang Yu to cut Yin Tong for no reason, and Xiang Yu carried out his uncle's order without thinking. On the other hand, Xiang Liang, since the occupation of Xiangcheng, listened to Fan Zeng's opinion and established King Chu Huai.
Although Xiang Liang was victorious, the arrogant army was defeated. Xiang Liang, who was carried away by the victory, did not follow Song Yi's advice, and finally died in Dingtao. Qin did not destroy Xiang Liang and died first, and in all the battles after that, only Xiang Yu was left.
Before Xiang Yu could recover from his uncle's death, he actually turned around and killed Song Yi. For the rest of his life, he hardly heard the truth. Only in the third year of the Han Dynasty, I heard Fan Zeng's advice once, and in the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, I heard a suggestion from a thirteen-year-old boy.
In the third year of the Han Dynasty, Fan Zeng, who was under Xiang Yu, died. Before he died, Fan Zeng said to Xiang Yu, "The world is decided, and the king does it himself." I don't know what Xiang Yu is for, but whenever others give him effective suggestions, he does the opposite.
In the years since Xiang Yu's uncle's death, Xiang Yu's train of thought has hardly changed. When he and Liu Bang jointly destroyed Qin, the world would be divided equally between the two. Of course Xiang Yu refused, the "Overlord of Western Chu" proposed to fight with Liu Bang, but he got an eight-word reply, but he didn't know the meaning.
I'd rather fight wit, not strength", simple eight words, but Xiang Yu didn't know what Liu Bang meant. At this time, Xiang Yu was over thirty years old, and there were still two years before his death. If he had changed or improved during this time, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
The battlefield was full of real battles, and the battle of Qixia began. The history is strikingly similar, perhaps as early as the beginning of Xiang Yu's character formation, his defeat was already doomed. At this time, Xiang Yu had not yet realized the reason for the defeat, and he thought that God was going to kill him, not war.
Looking back at Xiang Yu's growth path, the shortcomings of his personality have every chance to be made up for by the day after tomorrow. However, he did not change his irritable personality, nor did he develop the character of "listening and understanding". The truth basically couldn't enter Xiang Yu's ears, but when he encountered a lie, he believed it.
Although victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles, those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear". Because of Xiang Yu's character flaws, he did not realize the significance of the art of war in his life.
Sima Qian made a profound and comprehensive interpretation of Xiang Yu's defeat. First, self-discipline, self-cultivation and wisdom do not learn from the ancients; second, the cause of the overlord wants to fight for the world; Third, he has not yet realized until he dies.
Read Sima Qian's summary of Xiang Yu carefully, just looking at each one, it is enough for Xiang Yu to lose once. What's more, the three are superimposed, and Xiang Yu has no possibility of victory. Maybe Xiang Yu really has the talent of the world, but he didn't take the time to polish it seriously, he thought it was all useless.
Infinite strength is indeed Xiang Yu's advantage, but he has always been proud of his strength. Infinite strength is not only an advantage for him, but also a shackle that restricts his development. Especially when competing with Liu Bang, he still wants to rely on strength to win. Liu Bang had already seen through Xiang Yu, and he was still proud and unconscious.
The dispute between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, if Xiang Yu can listen to the admonition of capable people, there may be a glimmer of life. And on several occasions he avoided the useful truth, and listened to all the falsehoods that led to his failure. No matter what others can do, they can't change the arrogant Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, although he has the talent to succeed, he is not good at using the wisdom around him. Although he joined forces with Liu Bang to destroy Qin, he could fight with Liu Bang, and the other party had already seen it through. It is said that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will win all battles, Liu Bang has won seven points before the war, and Xiang Yu is still spinning in place.
The Battle of the Giant Deer", Xiang Yu's defeat was already apparent. When he was young, Xiang Yu failed to learn the sword, and if he failed to learn the sword, he changed to learn the art of war, and finally gave up the art of war without learning, which also implies that it will be difficult for him to achieve great things in the future. On the other hand, Liu Bang used to be greedy for money and lustful, and in the battle of Xianyang, he had nothing else to ask for.
Liu Bang has set up a great ambition, but Xiang Yu has not yet realized it. Even at the Hongmen banquet, Fan Zeng repeatedly proposed that Xiang Yu kill Liu Bang, but he let Liu Bang go. The so-called return of the tiger to the mountain will have future troubles. Even if Xiang Yu tried his best to pull out the mountains and bravely crown the three armies, he became Liu Bang's defeated general.
Compared with having great ambitions and not having great ambitions, the former must win. Xiang Yu missed the opportunity to defeat Liu Bang several times, and the opportunity will be fleeting in the future. ChuHan fights, only the really strong wins, and it will be useless for Xiang Yu to disobey no matter how much he refuses.