I compared it with reference materials. If it is a comparison of force, Xiang Yu comes first. Xiang Yu's bravery is invincible in the world (ancient people commented on him as "the bravery of Yu is unique throughout the ages"). He is the most brave general in China for thousands of years. The word "overlord" refers specifically to Xiang Yu. Here is Professor Wang Liqun's "Wang Liqun's Reading of Xiang Yu in "Historical Records"". A strong young man with a heroic dream. Xiang Yu was tall and strong. Historical records record that he was more than eight feet long, capable of carrying a cauldron, and extremely talented. In the Qin Dynasty, one foot was equivalent to 23.1 centimeters today, so "more than eight feet" should be a person who was over 1.84 meters tall. This is height. His strength can "carry a cauldron", that is, he can lift a cauldron with both hands. In the entire "Historical Records" records, there are only two people who can carry the tripod: one is Xiang Yu, and the other is the eighth son of Liu Bang's eight sons, Liu Chang, King of Huainan. Xiang Yu can carry the cauldron, so he is naturally very strong. When he and his uncle Xiang Liang took refuge in Kuaiji, the local young people were very afraid of Xiang Yu. As a foreigner, Xiang Yu lived in a foreign land and fled to a foreign land, but he was still respected by people, mainly because of his brute strength. In order to learn, you can only learn from ten thousand enemies. When Xiang Yu was a child, he did not want to read or learn to read or learn fencing. He also said: Reading can be used to remember names. (Books say: Books are enough to remember names). His uncle Xiang Liang saw that he was unwilling to study, so he asked him to learn fencing. However, Xiang Yu was also not interested in fencing (a sword is an enemy of one person and is not enough to learn), and Xiang Liang was very angry. Xiang Yu must learn the art of war that can command thousands of troops (learn from the enemy of ten thousand people). What is the purpose of this aristocratic young man who has been determined to learn the art of war to "defeat ten thousand enemies" since he was a child? This is closely related to Xiang Yu's family background. Xiang Yu's grandfather Xiang Yan was forced to commit suicide by Qin generals. Xiang Yu believed this was a shame to the family. Therefore, Xiang Yu had a strong hatred for Qin since he was a child. He believed that only by learning the art of marching and forming formations could he have the opportunity to avenge his family's shame. This ambition of the young Xiang Yu made him the main general who destroyed the Qin Dynasty in the future. However, Xiang Yu's understanding of the function of reading caused him to make a series of mistakes when he competed with Liu Bang for the world after the Qin Dynasty was destroyed. Books are the crystallization of human wisdom. The historical works and works of scholars in the pre-Qin classics are full of all kinds of life wisdom. Xiang Yu did not read all the books in his youth, which paved the way for his future failure. Xiang Yu doesn't want to learn swordsmanship, but is his swordsmanship very crude? No! Xiang Yu is very good at hand-to-hand combat. Before Wu Jiang committed suicide, he held a sword and fought with the Han army on foot, killing hundreds of Han soldiers by himself. This shows that his swordsmanship is extremely good. The reason why he doesn't want to learn swordsmanship is not that he can't learn it well, but that he is determined to learn the art of war against "thousands of enemies" and is unwilling to learn one-on-one combat. Xiang Liang was willing to teach Xiang Yu the art of war, and Xiang Yu was very happy (so Xiang Liang taught him the art of war, and he was overjoyed); however, Xiang Yu did not finish learning the art of war of "ten thousand enemies", but only briefly learned it (he knew a little about its meaning, but did not understand it). Willing to learn). So, how well did he learn the art of war? In the eleventh year of Emperor Gaozu (196 BC), when Liu Bang put down the Tingbu rebellion, he saw that the Tingbu army's formation was very similar to Xiang Yu's army formation. Liu Bang immediately felt a huge psychological pressure (the Bu soldiers were very skilled, and they went up to Biyong City to look at the Bu army). Put Chen like Xiang Jijun, the best is evil). Six years after Xiang Yu's death, Liu Bang was still frightened when he saw the Taibu military formation that looked exactly like Xiang Yu's military formation. It can be seen that Xiang Yu was not incapable of fighting, but was extremely good at setting up formations to fight. His "knowledge of its meaning but unwillingness to learn it" was just his unwillingness to memorize the art of war. "Han Shu." The book on the art of war recorded in "Yi Wen Zhi" contains an article "King Xiang". Although this article on the art of war has been lost today, it at least shows that Xiang Yu not only understood the art of war, but also had military books that were passed down to later generations. From the official historical records quoted above, we can know that Xiang Yu was born in an aristocratic family with generations of generals, and the greatest influence on the young Xiang Yu was his uncle Xiang Liang. Xiang Yu doesn't want to study, nor does he want to just learn swordsmanship. What he loves most is the art of war that can command thousands of troops. Because only the military art of commanding thousands of troops and horses can make him a commander-in-chief and fulfill his long-cherished wish to destroy Qin. Perfect appearance with a sword. ... Xiang Liang took the opportunity to say to Yin Tong: Huan Chu is on the run and no one knows where he is, only Xiang Yu knows.
So, Xiang Liang took advantage of the opportunity that the prefect Yin Tong asked him to summon Xiang Yu, told Xiang Yu his plan to kill Yin Tong and seize Kuaiji County, and asked him to wait outside with his sword. After sitting down again, Xiang Liang told Yin Tong to call Xiang Yu in and ask him to find Huan Chu. Yin Tong summoned Xiang Yu into the governor's house to discuss matters. Xiang Liang winked at Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu suddenly drew his sword and killed Yin Tong. Xiang Liang was holding the head of the Sheriff in his hand, wearing the Sheriff's ribbon and official seal. The entire county governor's mansion was shocked by the sudden scene, and a melee immediately broke out in the county governor's mansion. In the melee, Xiang Yu killed hundreds of people by himself, so that everyone in the county guard's mansion was so frightened that they lay on the ground, and no one dared to act rashly. This is the first time in Xiang Yu's life that he has carried out a "decapitation operation". It is the first time that Xiang Yu's courage and bravery have been put to outstanding use. The Battle of Pengcheng was an unprecedented miracle in the history of world war. In the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang's vassal coalition had 560,000 troops, while Xiang Yu only had 30,000 troops. Xiang Yu was temporarily in trouble. His battle plan was that he would not only annihilate the opponent's 560,000 troops with 30,000 troops, but also travel long distances to set up sneak attacks. ! This can be said to be a crazy plan that has never been done before or since! In this battle, Liu Bang suffered a terrible defeat. Xiang Yu's army "killed more than 100,000 Han soldiers", and "more than 100,000 Han soldiers entered the Sui River, and the Sui River stopped flowing". The two "more than 100,000 men" severely damaged Liu Bang's army, and the second "more than 100,000 men" was forced to dive into the water to escape and drowned in Suishui. Revolution in tactics and innovation in technology. In this battle, Xiang Yu (also China) used cavalry to fight independently for the first time. The technical effect was brilliant, and the battle was of great historical significance! This was the first great victory caused entirely by cavalry over infantry. Its historicity is unprecedented! It is also a technological innovation and a technical victory! This kind of victory achieved the future glory of the cavalry! Look at Lu Bu again: Lu Bu studied calligraphy and painting with his mother since he was a child. He is smart and studious, can pass every point, and has a photographic memory. He is aggressive by nature, extremely strong, and likes to dance with guns and sticks. He is taller and heavier than ordinary people, and children of the same age do not dare to do it. Play with him. When he was eleven years old, the Hungarian and Han border people held a large-scale celebration at the White Horse Temple. Lu Bu went with his father to participate. In the horse racing competition, his riding skills were superhuman, the horse was as fast as an arrow, and his majestic appearance showed off, and he won the honor of being a rider in one fell swoop. The aggressive Lu Bu was watching a wrestling match. He saw the wrestlers winning many battles without any opponents. He was dissatisfied and rushed into the arena alone, shouting: "Let me try!" The winner of the wrestling match was a boy. , did not pay attention to him at all, and the two of them instantly became entangled. After several rounds of competition, Lu Bu knocked to the ground a strongman wrestler who was several times taller and heavier than him. This immediately caused a sensation in the entire arena, and people called him the strongman prodigy. Since then, Wuyuan area has become a household name, everyone knows it, and is proud of it. Chen Shou commented on Lü Bu: "Lü Bu has the courage of a coward, but no heroic strategy. He is cunning and repetitive, and only sees profit. From ancient times to the present, there has never been anyone like this who will not be destroyed." ("Three Kingdoms--Lü Bu Zang Hong's Biography" No. "Seven Commentaries") Translation: Lu Bu is as brave as a roaring tiger, but he does not have superior wisdom and strategy. He is cunning and capricious, and only has selfish interests in his eyes. From ancient times to the present, there is no such person who has not been eliminated. Lu Bu was neither a politician nor a military strategist, nor could he be compared with his contemporaries Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang. He was just a brave and foolhardy general. Xiang Yu led the Chu army to defeat the Qin army in the decisive battle of Julu in 207 BC. After the death of Qin, he proclaimed himself the "Overlord of Western Chu" and commanded various princes. At the same time, he contended with Liu Bang for many years. Such an achievement was something Lu Bu could not achieve. Compared to. Therefore, Xiang Yu is awesome!