Xiang Yu has too many advantages over Liu Bang. Originally undefeated, he was eventually planted in the hands of Liu Bang. Afterwards, when people analyzed the reasons for Xiang Yu's failure, they summed up a lot. Some say that he is self-absorbed, some say that he is indecisive, and some say that he does not cherish talents. Among the many reasons, there is one that must not be ignored, that is, the problem of the capital after Xiang Yu overthrew the Qin Dynasty.
Xiang Yu stills
In 206 BC, after winning the Battle of julu, Xiang Yu took his soldiers to the outside of Hangu Pass. Because Liu Bang was afraid of Xiang Yu's strength, he took the initiative to confess his mistake to Xiang Yu and sealed it in the treasury for Xiang Yu to check. Xiang Yu had originally planned to kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet, but when he saw that Liu Bang knew him so well, coupled with the "love of righteousness" at that time, he temporarily let him go. Xiang Yu led the combined forces of the princes into Xiangyang City with a big swing, and after burning and looting, he killed the Prince of Qin and destroyed the Qin Palace with a single fire. After that, he was divided into eighteen princes, and he returned to Pengcheng as the "King of Western Chu".
Stills of Liu Bang
The fertile land of Guanzhong has always been the best choice for the king, so why didn't Xiang Yu stay in Pengcheng? First of all, Xiang Yu's hometown complex played a role. At that time, Han Sheng said to Xiang Yu: "Guanzhong obstructs the mountains and rivers, the land of the four plugs, fertile, but all are Uncle." Xiang Yu looked at the Xianyang Palace, which had been burned to pieces by him, and then said slowly: "Rich and noble do not return to their hometown, such as clothes embroidered at night, who knows!" In Xiang Yu's view, returning wealth to their hometowns is a traditional custom. He has worked hard with Jiangdong's children for so many years, if he does not go back to let his father and fellow villagers see, who knows that he can achieve such achievements? So he returned to Pengcheng.
Pit to kill the Qin army
Secondly, Xiang Yukeng killed 200,000 troops of the Qin state, robbed and burned Xianyang, which was not tolerated by the Qin people. Xiang Yu's grandfather and uncle were both killed by Qin Bing, so he hated the Qin people to the bone. After the Battle of Julu, Zhang Handan surrendered, and more than 200,000 Qin troops also surrendered to Xiang Yu. Because these large armies were too consumed and the Chu army could not afford it, Xiang Yu ordered people to kill the 200,000 Qin troops at night. After entering Xianyang, the combined forces of the princes burned and looted him in the city, so the people of Xianyang also hated him. If Xiang Yu was in Xianyang, it would be equivalent to hanging a sword over his head, and he would be killed by the Qin people at some point.
Stills of the King of Chu
Then, in order to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes. Although Xiang Yu had already proclaimed himself the "King of Western Chu" at that time, he still had a superior, that is, the King of Chu Huai. Although this King of Chu Huai would not know anything, after all, it was a royal bloodline. Before Xiang Yu could gain real control, he still needed to firmly control King Huai of Chu. At that time, the King of Chu was in Pengcheng, so Xiang Yu could only return to Pengcheng.
The princes of the late Qin Dynasty were divided into seals
Finally, Pengcheng's geographical location at that time was not bad. In the impression of many people, Xiang Yu chose a place with a bad geographical location. But don't forget, Xiang Yu was still around Fan Zeng at that time, Xiang Yu didn't understand these things, didn't Fan Zeng understand either? Judging from the map of Xiang Yu's divided princes, Pengcheng was located in the middle of the Eighteenth Road Princes, occupying the best geographical location in the world at that time, and could reach any of the princes' fiefdoms at any time, which was also conducive to his control over the world. Although the land of the Guanzhong Plain is fertile, the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, where the Chu State is located, is also rich in products. Therefore, Xiang Yu would choose to set the capital pengcheng.