After the demise of the Qin Dynasty, the Chu-Han confrontation between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu kicked off. Xiang Yu's military talent and strength can beat Liu Bang out of the water, but in the end he became Liu Bang's underdog. There are two main reasons: first, Liu Bang is better at recruiting and controlling talents than Xiang Yu, and second, Xiang Yu's "woman's benevolence" eventually led to his ruin.

First, Liu Bang's way of employing people is obviously superior to Xiang Yu's.

"Only those who can secure the world can choose people" is a truth that is difficult to understand in ancient and modern times. Fighting the country is an arduous and complicated systematic project, and it is far from enough to rely on one person. Liu Bang's military talent is far less than Xiang Yu's, but he has one advantage that makes Xiang Yu sigh: he is good at knowing people and employing people.

Under Liu Bang's command, it can be called a "concentration camp" for outstanding talents in the late Qin Dynasty and early Han Dynasty. The strategists are Sean, Han Xin and Xiao He; Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu and Fan Kuai dominated the battlefield. The quantity and quality of talent reserve far exceeds that of Xiang Yu.

At the same time, in order to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of his subordinates, Liu Bang never stints on rewards. He will not hesitate to reward civil servants and military commanders who have made great contributions, even at the expense of cracking the soil and sealing the king. Liu Bang's talents can not only give full play to their talents, but also get high officials and rich salaries, with a bright future, and their enthusiasm and subjective initiative are unprecedented, which has become the basic guarantee for defeating Xiang Yu.

Second, Xiang Yu's "woman's kindness" also made him suffer greatly.

Although Xiang Yu is brave and good at fighting, he has a soft heart under his tough appearance. In the dispute between Chu and Han, he has long gained the upper hand. He is a shoo-in, and he can even kill Liu Bang easily once, but he was countered by Liu Bang, which has a lot to do with his terminating. At the hongmen banquet, Fan Zeng tidied up his nest to shoot tigers, and arranged baits to catch aojiang fish. The encirclement has been set, and Liu Bangchao can't escape.

But at the critical moment, Xiang Yu made a big mistake. He has given the order, and the thugs will rush out to kill Liu Bang. But at the last minute, Xiang Yu committed the old habit of "women's benevolence" and could not bear to hurt Liu Bang. Finally, he returned to the mountain and made a big mistake.

To sum up, Liu Bang's way of employing people and Xiang Yu's "woman's benevolence" are the fundamental reasons for Liu Bang's victory over Xiang Yu.