The story of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, has been passed down for thousands of years in the history of the mainland.
The truth of becoming a king and losing a king doesn't seem to apply to the two of them, Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty, he is naturally a "king", but Xiang Yu's ending is not like a "defeated king". Although Xiang Yu was defeated, the prestige of the overlord of Western Chu did not disappear.
To this day, Xiang Yu is still the only "God of War" since ancient times.
For such a long time, why can Xiang Yu's prestige endure? Why is his prestige still resounding even if he becomes a defeated general?
The overlord was born, with great ambitions
During the Qin Dynasty, things like surnames and clans were still very important.
Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the ages, was Yingzheng, his surname was Ying, so after he became the first emperor, all the sons of their Ying family became nobles. They relied on their surnames to act recklessly and treated state affairs as child's play in the DPRK and China.
These "officials" in the DPRK who are noble by their surnames even think of driving away those foreign surnames Keqing, so that the entire Qin State will completely become the world of their Ying family.
But the consequences of this are very obvious, and the state of Qin is a mess by these incompetent guys.
At this time, Li Si's "Book of Exhortations to the Guest" appeared in front of Ying Zheng, and the Ying clan in the court had nothing to refute.
Xiang Yu's surname Xiang is recorded in Sima Qian's "Historical Records", and the Xiang family has been a general of the Chu State for generations, and the fief is in Xiangdi, so the people of the whole clan have changed their surnames to Xiang. As for what happened before, then no one knows.
But when Xiang Yu was born, the state of Chu had been destroyed, and Xiang Yu's parents also lost their lives in the war, and they were raised by their uncle Xiang Liang since childhood.
Xiang Liang wanted Xiang Yu to get out of the control of his surname and never touch the sword again, so he began to teach Xiang Yu to read. But Xiang Yu didn't learn anymore after learning for a few days.
So Xiang Liang retreated and began to teach Xiang Yu to use a sword, but Xiang Yu stopped learning for two days, and Xiang Liang was very angry.
Xiang Liang rebuked Xiang Yu: "People like you don't study or practice swords, what do you want to do?" ”
Xiang Yu replied: "Reading and literacy is the most to remember a person's name, no matter how good the swordsmanship is, it can only be the enemy of a few people, I want to be the enemy of the world, to be the enemy of ten thousand!" ”
Xiang Liang sighed, the Xiang clan still couldn't escape the fate of leading the troops to fight, so they began to teach Xiang Yu the art of war.
Xiang Yu was very happy and studied with Xiang Liang for a while, but the paper talk was too boring, and Xiang Yu was not happy to learn after studying for a while.
Although Xiang Yu was still a child, he already had a strong spirit of resistance in his heart.
Once Qin Shi Huang traveled and passed by where Xiang Yu and they lived. When Xiang Yu saw Ying Zheng, he said bluntly: "He can be replaced." ”
This sentence frightened Xiang Liang and quickly covered Xiang Yu's mouth and sternly told him not to say it. Although Xiang Liang didn't let Xiang Yu speak wildly, Xiang Liang admired this nephew even more in his heart.
Later, Xiang Yu slowly grew up, from a small child to a strong man with a height of eight feet and infinite strength. The friends who played with him before were also afraid of him.
Xiang Yu is strong and strong in martial arts, and has become a well-known local powerhouse. Xiang Yu has been waiting for an opportunity to lead troops to fight and dominate the world.
In the first year of Qin II, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang said "princes and generals, rather have a kind", which ignited the anti-Qin fire on the earth.
Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Liang, after all, is the general of the Chu State, and he still has a bit of prestige in the local area, and there are many people who are willing to follow him. So he found the descendants of the king of Chu who were in exile among the people, and restored the state of Chu.
The divine power of the overlord can be determined
After having the state of Chu, Xiang Yu became the general of the state of Chu and began to lead troops to fight against the Qin army. Xiang Yu, who is on the battlefield, has begun to appear as a god of war, and no one can stop him from killing the enemy on the battlefield.
In order to enhance the strength of the Chu State, Xiang Liang sent Xiang Yu to win over another descendant of the Chu general, Huan Chu.
Although this Huan Chu is a descendant of a Chu general, he does not have Xiang Yu's ambitions. Although he divided one side and held soldiers and horses, he did not move and did not join the anti-Qin army.
This time, Xiang Liang sent Xiang Yu to see him, just so that Huan Chu could lead his troops out of the mountain and become a member of the anti-Qin army.
At this time, Huan Chu had already lived a good life and was unwilling to leave his comfort zone, so he gave Xiang Yu an impossible request, as long as he completed this matter, he was willing to lead the troops to the battle.
And Huan Chu's request is to lift the giant tripod in front of Huan Chu's palace.
In front of Huan Chu's palace is an open space, only in the middle of the open space there is a huge ding. Although this giant tripod looks heavy, it is actually not light.
When Huan Chu transported this giant tripod here, it took a lot of time and manpower, and this tripod weighed a thousand catties. Therefore, he is very confident that it is impossible for this mouth to be lifted by one person.
Before Xiang Yu made a move, Huan Chu first let a few strong men under him try it, and they used the strength to eat milk, but this giant tripod did not move at all.
When it was Xiang Yu's turn to make a move, people all gathered around, wanting to see Xiang Yu make a fool of himself. But after Xiang Yu came over, he looked very relaxed.
I saw Xiang Yu walking around Juding, and then patted Juding, looking careless. Xiang Yu didn't even use his hands to exert his strength, he only needed to hold the bottom of the giant tripod with one arm, and he lifted the giant tripod up at once.
When everyone was amazed, Xiang Yu lifted the giant tripod three times in a row, indicating that this tripod was not sinking at all.
Everyone was shocked by Xiang Yu's might, and Huan Chu also happily agreed to the request to send troops. Of course, Huan Chu was not afraid that Xiang Yu would come and kill him, but just to fulfill his promise.
Xiang Yu became famous in the first battle, and many people knew Xiang Yu's name, and also knew the story of Xiang Yu's one-armed jacking.
The overlord went on the expedition, the most unparalleled record
Xiang Yu's great strength made him invincible on the battlefield, and no one could fight against him.
Xiang Yu was appointed a general from the age of twenty-three, and at the age of thirty, Wujiang killed himself. In these seven years, Xiang Yu has participated in nearly seventy battles, and he has almost no defeat, only he has killed all sides, and no one has been able to confront him head-on.
Xiang Yu's most famous battle is the Battle of Julu, which is also a famous case in the history of the mainland to win more with less, and also created an idiom called "breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat".
Originally, Xiang Liang was fighting against the main force of the Qin army, but after Xiang Liang won several battles in a row, he was very proud, and the arrogant soldiers were bound to lose.
At this time, Xiang Liang thought that he could defeat the Qin army with his own forces, but after successive defeats, the Qin army transferred a large number of reinforcements and raided Xiang Liang's army.
Xiang Liang couldn't defend himself, his army was directly swallowed up by a large number of Qin troops, and Xiang Liang was also killed in the chaos. After Xiang Liang's death, the dragons of Chu were leaderless, and at this time Xiang Yu stood up to stabilize the situation.
At this time, Xiang Yu only had 8,000 men and horses in his hands, and on the opposite side was an army of 400,000, and their general was Wang Li, the grandson of Wang Qian, a famous general of Qin.
But at this time, Xiang Yu had no way to retreat, and after he crossed the Zhangshui with his eight thousand soldiers and horses, he immediately asked the soldiers to scuttle the boat, and after eating, he smashed the pot and leaked. They only carried three days' worth of dry food on them, and they rushed straight to the 400,000 Qin army.
Under the leadership of Xiang Yu, these 8,000 soldiers seem to have become the gods of war one by one, and they can be regarded as a small number of kills, Xiang Yu rushed to the front, and the number of enemies he killed was even more unimaginable.
Not long after, Wang Li was captured alive by Xiang Yu, and he didn't know why his army of 400,000 was defeated so easily.
Although the Battle of Julu is Xiang Yu's most classic battle of winning more with less, it is not the only battle.
In the later struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han, Liu Bang led an army of 560,000 to occupy Pengcheng. When Xiang Yu learned about it, he immediately took the 30,000 elite soldiers around him to Pengcheng.
After Liu Bang occupied Pengcheng, he only cared about eating, drinking and having fun, and didn't care about Xiang Yu's 30,000 horses at all.
But under the leadership of Xiang Yu, these 30,000 horses were killed from morning to night in an army of hundreds of thousands. The dead Han army fell into the river and even blocked it. When Xiang Yu led the army to Pengcheng, Liu Bang remembered to run away.
But at this time, Liu Bang was already surrounded by the Chu army and couldn't escape at all. At this time, a gust of wind blew, which blew a hole in the encirclement of the Chu army, and Liu Bang was able to escape.
If it weren't for God's help, Liu Bang would have confessed to Pengcheng. It's a pity that Liu Bang didn't hear the "Four Faces Han Song" played by Chu Jun for him.
Even in the subsequent battle of Qixia, Xiang Yu was still able to break through the encirclement of the Han army with 800 light horses, which shows that they couldn't stop Xiang Yu at all.
If it weren't for Xiang Yu's refusal to admit this defeat because he took care of his face, I'm afraid the final outcome would not be known.
The overlord of Western Chu, the youngest overlord
At the beginning, Xiang Yu led 8,000 men and horses to contain and eliminate the main force of the Qin army, so when Xiang Yu was engaged in the Battle of Julu, it was actually the weakest time for the Qin State.
The princes were all waiting for the results of the battle of Julu, but Liu Bang, a hooligan, chose to take advantage of the fire to rob and invaded Xianyang at this time.
Liu Bang originally thought that Xiang Yu would inevitably die in the battle of the giant deer, but not only did Xiang Yu not die, he was like a god of war who came back from hell, which scared Liu Bang so much that he quickly withdrew from Xianyang. After that, Liu Bang also had to go to the Hongmen banquet.
But Xiang Yu was still young, fell into Liu Bang's trap, and let Liu Bang go.
Although he failed to kill Liu Bang, Xiang Yu was already standing at the top at this time. With his "strength", he became the overlord of the princes of the world, and began to divide the territories among the heroes.
At this time, Xiang Yu was only twenty-six years old, and he had already occupied a large area of land and became the youngest overlord who deserved his name.
The life of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, is not only the life of Rong Ma, but also the love of children.
The overlord Farewell Concubine in the Battle of Qixia, and the final "shameless face of Jiangdong fathers", all made the character of Xiang Yu flesh and blood, rather than a simple murderer or a strong man.
Maybe this is the reason why Xiang Yu can be called unique!