Xiang Yu (232 BC – 202 BC), courtesy name Yu, was a native of Xiaxiang of the Chu State (present-day Suqian, Jiangsu), the King of Western Chu, the grandson of the famous Chu general Xiang Yan, a military figure[1], and a representative of the "military situation" in Chinese military thought.
In his early years, Xiang Yu followed his uncle Xiang Liang in an uprising against Qin in Wuzhong, and after Xiang Liang's death, he led an army to cross the river to save King Xie of Zhao, and at the Battle of Julu, he broke the main force of the Qin army led by Zhang Handan and Wang Li. After the fall of Qin, he was called the King of Western Chu, and the capital was Pengcheng, and the system of sub-feudalism was implemented, and the qin heroes and nobles of the Six Kingdoms were sealed as kings. Later, he and Liu Bang launched a "Chu-Han dispute" for several years. In 202 BC, Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang's 600,000 allied troops under the command of Liu Bang at the Battle of Xiaxia, and after breaking through to Wujiang, he killed himself.
Xiang Yu's life is full of dramatic colors,
Zhang Handan, the last famous general of the Qin Dynasty.
At that time, Chen Sheng had already claimed the throne, and his general Zhou Wen led hundreds of thousands of troops to force Xianyang.
What about Zhang Handan? With a group of prisoners and slaves. That is to say, a group of coolie workers and slaves were organized.
The front side straightened Zhou Wen and hundreds of thousands of people.
Then there were all kinds of counter-insurgency, repeated battles and victories, dingtao a war, and directly straightened out Xiang Liang. (Xiang Liang was the commander of the Chu army before Xiang Yu and Xiang Yu's uncle.) After Xiang Liang's death, Xiang Yu was marginalized for a time, but soon regained control of the army through a mutiny. ）
It can be assumed that if there was no Xiang Yu, perhaps the Qin Dynasty would not have perished so quickly, and It was entirely possible that Zhang Handan would put down the rebellion everywhere and then let the Qin Dynasty continue. This is quite possible.
Because at that time, Zhang Handan's counterinsurgency beat all the rebels to the point that they didn't want it, and even xiangliang, the strongest state of Chu, killed him
And then...... Xiang Yu began to appear!
I seem to hear the voiceover of history: Start your sparkling life!
Xiang Yu was a god in the first battle, and was in the giant deer!
In the battle of the giant deer, who is Xiang Yu's opponent? It's Zhang Handan!
And Wang Li.
Who is Wang Li?
His grandfather was Wang Qi ,王翦, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States, the same Wang Qi who led his troops to destroy the Chu State when Qin Shi Huang unified the world.
When Wang Qi destroyed the Chu state, he killed Xiang Yan, the general of the Chu state at that time.
And Xiang Yan is Xiang Yu's grandfather.
And in the Battle of the Giant Deer, Wang Qi's grandson Wang Li confronted Xiang Yan's grandson, Xiang Yu.
Sometimes, history is really interesting...
Wang Li's army was the last elite of the Qin Dynasty at that time! The Great Wall Army stationed on the Great Wall and the Xiongnu fought for many years! It had only been a few years since Meng Tian defeated the Huns.
Such an army! It is conceivable that it is not a soft persimmon, it is an elite!
In addition, Zhang Handan's large-scale destruction of the various rebel army's criminal army.
How many?
A total of four hundred thousand.
What about Xiang Yu? Fifty thousand people. The main force among them is what we commonly call the Eight Thousand Jiangdong Disciples.
In the Battle of the Giant Deer, Xiang Yu did something that has been passed down through the ages, that is, the idiom of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat.
After he crossed the river with his troops, he ordered the boats to be sunk! Meaning: Since Lao Tzu came, he had no intention of going back! Only to kill the enemy forward, there is no intention of turning around and running away!
Xiang Yu ordered that all the pots used by the soldiers in the troops for eating be smashed.
The subordinate said: Then how do we eat?
Xiang Yu said: Kill the Qin army and eat it with their pot!
That's right, it's just so cool and crazy to drag the dick to blow up the sky
Battle of the Giant Deer, 50,000 vs. 400,000.
Xiang Yu won nine battles and nine victories, and Sheng Sheng straightened the other side!
This year, Xiang Yu was 25 years old.
25 years old.
After winning the battle, Xiang Yu rode past the other princes' military camps, and at the gate, the princes of other countries all knelt on the ground at the camp gate to salute!
Just one word: serve!
The princes' evaluation of Xiang Yu was four words: Heavenly Gods Descend to Mortal!
Then there is the Battle of Pengcheng.
Liu Bang took 560,000 people and threw up Xiang Yu's base camp.
What was Xiang Yu doing at that time? Xiang Yu led an army to the north and fought the State of Qi.
Hearing that his hometown had been overthrown, Xiang Yu's decision was to tell his subordinates: You continue to fight the state of Qi, and I will take some people back to kill ya.
He brought back 30,000 people.
His strategy is to fight whirlwinds and storms!
First, on the periphery, fan and the partial teacher of the irrigation were broken.
Then, in the early hours of the morning, Fo Xiao launched a general attack on the Han army.
30,000 vs 560,000
How long did Xiang Yu take?
quite a while.
Attack at dawn and end the battle at noon.
It's really half a day!
Liu Bang was defeated, and on the battlefield of Pengcheng, more than 100,000 people died.
And Xiang Yu pursued fiercely all the way, from Peng Cheng to Lingbi.
That is, from today's Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, all the way to Suzhou, Anhui Province.
Liu Bang died another hundred thousand people.
Almost the entire army was wiped out.
Liu Bang finally ran out with more than a dozen people, his wife and father, all of whom were captured by Xiang Yu.
In the end, where did Liu Bang run to stand?
Xingyang. Well, Xingyang, Henan.
See for yourself, 30,000 people, chasing 560,000 people, from Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, to Suzhou, Anhui, and finally to Xingyang, Henan.
The 560,000-strong army was wiped out.
Except for the final battle under the mountain, King Chu bawang was undefeated in his life!
He himself has said that in eight years of rising from the army, he has fought more than seventy battles, and he has not lost a single battle!
He lost once in his life.
And in the battle of Xiaxia, who is Xiang Yu's opponent?
Han Xin! Inbe! Peng Yue!
It was Han Xin's army that took the lead, and then Han Xin was defeated and retreated.
This is the only failure in the life of Marquis Huaiyin in all the historical materials I have seen! (It is also said that Han Xin came up to pretend to attack and defeat, which has always been doubtful in the history books.) ）
If it's not cheating, then... Marquis of Huaiyin, who has won every battle, has just xiang yu on the front, and has not just passed by others.
It gathers all the famous generals, generals, and all the elite essences of the early Han Dynasty.
The Five Roads Army was formed to block and besiege layer by layer, and finally Xiang Yu was overthrown.
And people are suicidal.
Xiang Yu was an extremely proud man, if he was willing to cross the Wujiang River, return to Jiangdong, and then pull up an army, the Han Dynasty would unify the world, and I don't know how many years it would be delayed.
Because at that time, Xiang Yu was only 31 years old. Liu Bang is 54 years old.
Historically, Liu Bang only lived for more than 6 years after killing Xiang Yu.
If Xiang Yu fled back to Jiangdong, would he be able to survive until Liu Bang died?
No one knows.
Xiang Yu has many weaknesses and black spots.
Such as brutality, such as careful eyes, such as not being tolerant, such as no political acumen, no overall view, and so on.
Probably because his ability in one aspect was too strong, Han Xin was originally a subordinate of Xiang Yu, but he was depressed under Xiang Yu's hands.
Xiang Yu didn't like to use any tricks or anything like that when fighting, three words: just do it!
And his ability to be tough and tough is indeed unique in the world. Everyone who had just confronted him was dead.
Therefore, thinking about it, he must be extremely proud: with what scheme, Lao Tzu directly pushed it over and won.
Therefore, it is conceivable that Han Xin, who used soldiers to enter the gods, was definitely not appreciated when he was under his command.
(What you said about thinking so troublesome to do, Lao Tzu directly front A past ah.) ）
He had done this more than seventy times in his life, and indeed he had won each time.
However, the last time, he met another famous general Han Xin.
This simple and frontal method of warfare was restrained by Han Xin.
Ten ambushes... Alas, ten sides ambushed.
Xiang Yu was really too domineering, so this brought him too much beauty—if it was a long-distance observation.
But if you're in the same era as him, you're definitely not going to fall in love with him.
Because he was cruel, he killed people indiscriminately, he slaughtered cities, pit pawns, and so on.
But he was too domineering, so domineering that people could not help but remember his domineering spirit for a thousand years after his death.
In the end, Xiang Yu took 28 horses and charged in the siege of the Han army, and also achieved a brilliant battle loss ratio.
He said: I tell you, Lao Tzu is not unable to fight, it is really god who wants to kill me, I am actually still very strong, I don't believe you see.
Then he killed and beat the pursuing soldiers to the point of crying.
28 rides indicate: I rub the boss you are right!
He said: I will prove it to you again, and watch me cut the other side a general!
Then Xiang Yu rushed out and cut down a general of the Han army.
The subordinates said: Boss is awesome!
Of the last 28 rides, none of them surrendered.
When Xiang Yu finally died, he committed suicide.
The Han army that surrounded him did not dare to come forward!
Although Liu Bang made a huge reward.
But because he was so fierce, no one dared to go up, even if he was already scaly, no one dared to go up.
It wasn't until Xiang Yu killed him that the Han army rushed up to grab his body
The word overlord, he really lives up to his name.