One of Liu and Xiang is a victorious hero, and the other a defeated hero. Victory has reasons for victory, and failure has reasons for failure. These history have long been concluded. The sentence "Benevolence and righteousness are not applied, but the offensive and defensive momentum are different" from Jia Yi's "On Passing the Qin" is enough to cover it up. It is also the best answer to whether Xiang Yu should cross the Wujiang River.
Xiang Yu lost his father when he was young and grew up with his uncle Xiang Liang. Xiang Yu was not very interested in reading or learning swordsmanship when he was young, and Xiang Liang was very angry. Xiang Yu said: "Books are enough to record names, but swordsmanship is not enough to defeat one person. I would like to learn how to defeat ten thousand people." So Xiang Liang taught him the art of war. Xiang Yu was very happy, but he knew a little bit about the general idea, but he refused to finish learning it. This shows that Xiang Yu is a smart but impetuous hero.
Liu Bang has a bold personality, broad mind, high intelligence, good understanding of people, and willingness to accept words. He is a genius leader with great personality and charm. Liu Bang was able to recruit Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin and other talented literati and warriors to serve under his banner, which is not something ordinary ordinary people can do. Liu Bang valued what his ministers, staff, and generals said. He could go against his own decision and then turn 180 degrees to accept the opinions of his ministers. Liu Bang was unwilling to overthrow Qin and the fruits of victory were monopolized by Xiang Yu. He led his army eastward and launched the four-year Chu-Han War. In the early stages of the war, Liu Bang was at a disadvantage and suffered repeated defeats. However, he knows people well and pays attention to receiving advice, can give full play to the talents of his subordinates, and pays attention to uniting the forces against Xiang Yu from all over the country, so he can turn defeat into victory.
In the anti-Qin struggle, Xiang Yu was the winner who commanded the rebel army to destroy the main force of the Qin army, but failed in the competition with Liu Bang. Regarding Xiang Yu's short and tragic life, Li Qingzhao, a female poet in the Song Dynasty, sang like this: "I was born as a hero, and died as a ghost hero. I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River." Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, fully affirmed Xiang Yu's achievements. In the novel, Xiang Yu is a brave and generous hero. Although he failed, his courage, courage, and aboveboard character have become an example of a hero in people's minds and will never be forgotten. Xiang Yu massacred 200,000 Qin troops who surrendered to him! He also massacred the city! He burned Afang Palace! Because Qin Shihuang belonged to Qin, he hated all Qin people and let his troops massacre Qin people! Is he a hero? How much manpower and material resources did it take to create Afang Palace? How many things are hidden inside!
Xiang Yu is an arrogant person who makes his own decisions and does not listen to other people's suggestions! Only reuse your own brothers! He didn't even look at the others! If a person like him wins the world, how can he win the hearts of the people! When someone said in front of Xiang Yu that he could compare with the King of Qin, he always said how could he compare with Qin Shihuang! He killed 200,000 Qin soldiers who surrendered to him. He was a tyrant just like the King of Qin. He killed 200,000 people, which means he had a grudge against at least 1 million people. This was because he killed 200,000 people so that he could stop himself at Wujiang River. Because he let one father among these 200,000 people point the wrong way! If he didn't kill these 200,000 people, would Qin Jun's father point him to the wrong path? A road to death?
Even if Xiang Yu escapes, it will not be easy to make a comeback! A ship has to take a man, and if he gets on board, he will be treacherous. To quote what he often said, you are not a hero! Just because he died he was a hero! Who is not a sinner?
The only reason Liu Bang won the world was because he listened to what others said! It was he who valued friendship over family ties, but Xiang Yu looked down upon Liu Bang and called him a idiot, a common man! A person who looks down on others and doesn't listen to other people's advice is rare in the world, and the world is not peaceful! A fence has three stakes, and a hero has three gangs. How can a polished commander like Xiang Yu conquer the world?
Xiang Yu is dead! Have a good death! If he doesn't die! The common people in that world are even more pitiful!
I don’t know how to comment on Xiang Yu, saying that he is not a hero. He made great efforts to destroy the Qin Dynasty! He is said to be a hero because he massacred 200,000 Qin troops and civilians who surrendered to him! Is such a person considered a hero?