Xiang Yu followed his uncle Xiang Liang in Wuzhong (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province) to fight against Qin in his early years. After Xiang Liang was killed, he led an army to cross the river to save Zhao Wangxie, and defeated Qin Jun's main forces led by Zhang Han and Wang Li in the Battle of Julu.
After Qin's death, he was called the overlord of the West Chu, with Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province) as the capital, and the system of enfeoffment was implemented, and the heroes of Qin State and the nobles of six countries were crowned kings. Then Liu Bang, the king of Han Dynasty, sent troops from Hanzhong to attack Xiang Yu, and launched a Chu-Han war with Xiang Yu for four years.
Xiang Yu repeatedly defeated Liu Bang in the frontal battlefield, while Peng Yue constantly destroyed supplies behind Xiang Yu. Han Xin unified the Yellow River north and moved south, and Xiang Yu suspected his father Fan Zeng, who was finally destroyed by Liu Bang.
In 202 BC, Xiang Yu was defeated (now south of Lingbi County, Anhui Province) and broke through to Wujiang River (now wujiang town County, Anhui Province) to commit suicide.
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On the battlefield, Xiang Yu was an outstanding military commander. He is brave and good at fighting, brave and powerful. In the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu burned his bridges, defeated the public with few men, and annihilated Qin Jun's main force; In the Battle of Chu and Han, Xiang Yu defeated Tian Rong, saved Cheng Peng, saved Xingyang and captured the elevation. He fought dozens of wars in his life and won many victories. So the ancients said that he had the ability to win every battle.
However, Xiang Yu is also a tragic figure. He was cruel and killed more than 200,000 people in the State of Qin. After entering the customs, Qin Gong was set on fire, and the fire lasted until March. He has a soft heart for women. Despite several reminders from Fan Zeng at the Hongmen banquet, he insisted on letting Liu Bang go, laying a hidden danger for the dispute between Chu and Han.
After the demise of the Qin dynasty, claiming to be the overlord, he was busy enfeoffment the princes and supporting the remnants of the nobles of the six countries, which violated the people's desire for reunification and caused a chaotic separatist situation.
Xiang Yu's lack of foresight and self-reliance discouraged the governors and led to his lack of alliances. At the same time, he was jealous of talents and didn't like employing people, which led him to abandon his relatives and friends and his morale was lax. Militarily, he lacked the vision of a strategist, was headstrong, refused to accept good words, and suffered repeated defeats and wars; He doesn't have a solid rear base, and he doesn't have enough money and troops. So although he won many wars, he turned from prosperity to decline.
In December of the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu, the Chu army was besieged in Gaixia, and the people had almost no food. Before Xiang Yu committed suicide, he also said, "My death today is not a crime of war." )"。
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