There are also countless regrets in history, and in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, the masses rose up together. To say that the most outstanding performance is Xiang Yu. To say that Xiang Yu's life is also very brilliant, according to Xiang Yu's own words, that is, the one who should be broken, the one who hits the suit, but also the record of winning more with less many times. However, it is such a person, and one thing that happened to him made many people wonder, that is, why did he prefer to commit suicide in the first place rather than cross the Wujiang River?
Before talking about this reason, let's first analyze the situation of Xiang Yu at that time. Although it is said that Xiang Yu suffered defeat at that time and was surrounded by enemies. And in order to confuse Xiang Yu, there is a famous idiom, that is, embattled. In fact, although Xiang Yu was in a weak position at that time, in fact, Chudi was not all taken by Liu Bang.
Not only that, but there were still many soldiers left, and later after Xiang Yu's death, they were forced to surrender out of necessity. Even if Xiang Yu's soldiers were relatively small at that time, the combat ability of the soldiers brought by Xiang Yu was relatively strong. It can be seen from xiang Yu's breakthrough with these Jiangdong disciples. Although it was heavily surrounded at that time, it still rushed out.
Not only him, but also many of his soldiers. Even if Xiang Yu didn't have soldiers at that time, Xiang Yu was also an extraordinary person. At the beginning, he only took some Jiangdong disciples, but he relied on Jiangdong disciples to lay down half of the country, and he achieved his prestige as the overlord of Western Chu. If it was possible, then as long as Xiang Yu was alive, then it would certainly be able to make a comeback again.
There is a saying that keeps the green mountains in the middle of no worries about firewood, so why is Xiang Yu unwilling to cross the river and make a comeback again? In fact, there are many reasons, first of all, at that time, Liu Bang had already occupied a great advantage, if Xiang Yu had crossed the river, then the war would have burned to Jiangdong. Liu Bang is not Xiang Yu, and he will not leave hidden dangers for himself. After all, cutting the grass does not remove the roots, and the spring equinox blows and grows again. This was one of the reasons why Xiang Yu was reluctant to cross the river.
The second is Xiang Yu's own problem. As the overlord of Western Chu, Xiang Yu had his own self-esteem and pride. And this kind of pride belongs to the pride of an aristocrat, and perhaps because of this, many people will say that there is no nobleman after Xiang Yu dies. At first, Xiang Yu had taken so many Jiangdong disciples to run around, but not only did he not let these people return to their hometowns, but they also lost their lives.
Jiangdong is Xiang Yu's hometown, but also the hometown of these dead soldiers, where there are many relatives waiting for them to return. And if Xiang Yu went back to see these fathers and elders of Jiangdong who had lost their brothers, husbands, and sons, then how should he explain to them. Even if they didn't bother with themselves, then the hurdle in Xiang Yu's own heart would not be able to pass, let alone make a comeback in the future.
However, these are not all the reasons, and the most important reason is that Xiang Yu has discovered a big secret. And this secret is that Heaven will forget him. The ancients believed in fate very much, once Xiang Yu did not look at Liu Bang in the eyes, but Liu Bang finally became a existence that could not be ignored, and it made Xiang Yu suffer a lot.
At that time, Liu Bang accepted a large number of talents, and they liked to create public opinion, and the same was true of the white snake when they were beheaded. This sends a signal to people that Liu Bang is the true Dragon Heavenly Son. Originally, Xiang Yu didn't believe it either, but so many things he had experienced seemed to confirm this. This made Xiang Yu have to believe it, and when Zhang Liang and others let people sing Chu Songs, it made Xiang Yu believe in this point.
Not only that, but it is also recorded in the history books that Xiang Yu later said that he was going to die in heaven, and killed dozens of people in a row to prove this. It was precisely because Xiang Yu was convinced that Heaven was going to kill him, so he would think that even after crossing the Wu River, he would be able to do what he could do. Heaven is not on its side, how can it not be? The ancients believed in fate, and it was precisely because of this that there were many fortune tellers.
Xiang Yu knew that he had no hope, so after returning to Jiangdong, he was just struggling a lot. How can man overcome heaven? Coupled with the previous points, and the people he loved the most had left him, his heart was even more tired. All this made Xiang Yu give up the opportunity to cross the river himself. Because of this, there will be a scene in history that makes people feel tragic.
It was precisely because Xiang Yu discovered the great secret that Tian was going to die, so he would rather die than cross the Wu River. However, although Xiang Yu died, he was still the Overlord of Western Chu.