Why did Liu Bang beat Xiang Yu and still hold his ground?

Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty, was born as a farmer, grew up as a farmer, and had no strong points. Xiang Yu is a noble of Chu and a natural god of war. But why did Liu Bang defeat Xiang Yu in Chu-Han hegemony? Later, he became emperor and settled down. Just because Liu Bang made two correct choices compared with Xiang Yu.

First choice: make good use of talents

Among the successful emperors in China, Liu Bang can be said to be the one with the worst strategy. But he has one advantage that others lack most, that is, he is good at employing people. In fact, Liu Bang doesn't have strong martial arts, but he has a pair of eyes and can find the advantages of others. He knows how to win people's hearts. He is good at dealing with interpersonal relationships. Although he doesn't have much money, he can try his best to help others and be good at communication so as to make friends widely. Be able to see things in the depths that others can't see, make use of every opportunity to build momentum for yourself, earn attention for yourself, establish prestige in the hearts of others, and let more people follow you to death.

In June of the same year when Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne, Liu Bang summed up the reasons for his victory at the Nangong celebration banquet in Luoyang: "In terms of strategy, I am better than Sean; On the supply of food and grass to comfort the people, I am not as good as Xiao He; I'm not as good as Han Xin, who led a million troops and won a decisive battle on the battlefield. However, I can make good use of people and give full play to people's talents. This is the real reason for our victory. " As for Xiang Yu, Fan Zeng was the only one he could use, but he was suspicious, which was also the reason for his final failure. Liu bang's summary is indeed correct. The human factor is always the most important factor that determines the outcome of a war. As the saying goes: in troubled times, talents are more important than morality. Although Liu Bang himself does not have much outstanding talent, he is really good at employing people. He has many religions, and he covers everything.

For example, Fan Kuai, who used to kill dogs, Xia Houying, who used to drive cars, and Zhou Bo, who used to make up the position, and so on. These people all sweated and bled in different positions, and made contributions to Liu Bang's farmland. It is precisely because of Liu Bang's way of knowing people and his wise ministers' concerted efforts that he finally defeated the mighty and arrogant Xiang Yu and won the final victory of the hegemony of Chu and Han. After the Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang unified China and established the Han Dynasty, he ruled the world by writing, requisitioned Confucian scholars, issued imperial edicts to the world, and recruited wise men, which laid a talent foundation for consolidating his ruling position. On the other hand, although Xiang Yu was a superb general, he could not be a qualified emperor. He killed innocent people every time he attacked the city, which was very unpopular. Moreover, his opponents are not rewarded according to their own personal preferences, but are rewarded at will and even unwilling to raise them.

Xiang Yu did not pay attention to internal unity and was not good at employing people, which led to the departure of outstanding talents such as Han Xin, Chen Ping and Ying Bu. He only believed that Fan Zeng was the only one, and was finally driven away by Sean and Chen Ping. Their different attitudes towards employing people led to the victory of Chu-Han hegemony, and Libra tended to Liu Bang.

The second choice: conform to the historical development trend.

After Qin Shihuang unified the world, in order to establish a perfect feudal empire, roads, the Great Wall, tombs and palaces were built, which exhausted the financial resources of the whole country. Severe punishment and harsh laws, burning books and burying Confucianism, seeking immortality and medicine, and emigrating have caused untold suffering to the people all over the world. Qin Shihuang seized the day, but he was too eager for quick success, so the world thought that Qin was "violent" and the death of II was a historical necessity.

However, there is nothing wrong with the general direction of Qin Shihuang, and the reunification of the Chinese nation is the general trend of history. Judging from the historical development of China, the winner of Chu-Han hegemony is the successor of Qin Shihuang, and this successor must choose reunification. In Chu-Han hegemony, Xiang Yu actually won first. In fact, after Xiang Yu unified the whole country, he immediately made the vassal state king. In fact, this practice is to split the country again and return to the chaotic situation of feudal lords fighting for hegemony during the Warring States period, which is contrary to the law of historical development. On the other hand, after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang immediately seized the military power of various governors, strengthened centralization, and brought China back to the track of reunification.

After hundreds of years of wars in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China has understood that only reunification can make the country develop, and only unified people can live and work in peace and contentment. Therefore, it was not Liu Bang who defeated Xiang Yu, but the unity of division. This also fully proves that Liu Bang's choice of "conforming to the historical development trend" is extremely correct. "Han inherited the Qin system". After Liu Bang became king, he adopted the policy of recuperation at home and good-neighborliness and friendship with foreign countries, which made the land of China, which was ravaged by war at the end of Qin Dynasty, stable and peaceful again. If Qin Shihuang was the pioneer of unifying China, then Liu Bang was the man who unified China and restored order. It was because of his inaction in the early Han Dynasty that China rose rapidly in the east of the world with a strong and unified attitude at the end of the third century BC, and embodied the Western Roman Empire in Europe.

Yue Se Toynbee said of Liu Bang: "The two most farsighted politicians in human history have the greatest influence on later generations. One is Caesar, who founded the Roman Empire, and the other is Liu Bang, the pioneer of Han civilization. Caesar failed to witness the establishment of the Roman Empire and the rise of civilization, and was unfortunately assassinated. However, Liu Bang personally created a prosperous time and created a new dollar in human history with his far-sighted leadership! "

In a word: Liu Bang's two correct choices of "making good use of talents" and "following the trend" enabled him not only to defeat Xiang Yu, but also to become an emperor, thus consolidating his position in the hegemony between Chu and Han. Liu Bang's experience makes us realize that only by making good use of talents, making correct and decisive decisions, conforming to the historical trend and being kind to the leaders of ordinary people can we complete the mission entrusted by history and realize the ideals of mankind.