In the long history of Chinese civilization, countless heroes have emerged in the general classics. This is precisely because “there are so many beautiful mountains that countless heroes have to bow down.”. However, Xiang Yu is the only one who has been debated by the world for thousands of years after his death.

Some people say that he is a hero who stands up to heaven and earth; some say that he is a brave and unscrupulous man; others say that he is a short-sighted and childish fool. It is true that different people have different opinions. However, I firmly believe that Xiang Yu is a true hero who stands up to heaven and is open and aboveboard.

In the peasant war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, when Uncle Xiang Liang died and the anti Qin troops were in a dilemma, Xiang Yu stepped forward and killed Song Yi, who was still at a standstill, and made himself commander-in-chief. Then, he broke down and defeated the main force of the Qin army in the battle of Julu, forcing Zhang Han, commander of the Qin army, to surrender. Xiang Yu is indeed a brave and brave commander-in-chief. At this time, Liu Bang, who took the opportunity to enter Xianyang, obviously belonged to opportunistic “picking peaches” behavior.

At the Hongmen banquet, when fan Zeng advised Xiang Yu to kill Liu Bang, Xiang Yu could not make up his mind. Perhaps it is because of the affection of their former comrades in arms who fought against the tyranny of Qin Dynasty that they could not bear to kill each other; perhaps it was because they cherished Liu Bang’s talent that they cherished each other; or they loved face and thought that it was not open and aboveboard, which was despised by people with “gentlemanly demeanor”. In a word, Liu Bang finally retired. But for Xiang Yu, I will be a disaster in the future.

The battle of cuanxia was the first defeat of Xiang Yu in history, and also the last battle of “the battle between Chu and Han”. Xiang Yu, once the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, who once “pulled out the mountains and filled the world with Qi”, was defeated completely. In all directions, he watched the death of Hu Ji Xiang Xiang. At the end of the battle, when Xiang Yu took only 26 people to Wujiang River, what a tragic and tragic thing! When the fisherman rowed and told Xiang Yu to get on the boat quickly, Xiang Yu showed the courage of a strong man and the pride of a kingIf I want to die, why should I cross the river? Besides, Xiang Yu, who led eight thousand of Jiangdong‘s children across the Wujiang River and marched westward, has no one survived. Even if Jiangdong’s brothers and fathers love me and hold me king, how can I face them? Or even if they don‘t say so, don’t I feel guilty in my heart? “And then he committed suicide.

This is Xiang Yu, majestic! He was a hero who stood up to heaven and earth when he was alive; beautiful! When he faced death, he showed the true character of a tough man with iron bone.

Perhaps, some people will say that if Xiang Yu chooses to cross the Wujiang River and organize his own team to make a comeback, there may be a bright future. There may be some truth in this sentence.

But it is inevitable that Xiang Yu finally chose to commit suicide in Wujiang, which is also the tragedy of the hero. To borrow Hemingway‘s famous saying: ”man is not born for failure. One can be destroyed, but not defeated.“.