Is Fan Zeng overrated? Xiang Yu doesn't seem to have any good strategies. What do you think?

Fan Zeng is really talented. He is not overrated. Fan Zeng took advantage of the situation at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and came to Xiang Liang in his seventies. As soon as he came out of the mountain, he showed his unique talent in Snow Emperor. When Xiang Liang and Liu Bang and other rebels discussed how to defeat Qin, Fan Zeng made a comprehensive analysis of the whole situation.

First of all, he analyzed the root causes of the failure of Chen Sheng Uprising and Guangwu Uprising. Chen Sheng and Guangwu uprising had a good timing, and in a very short period of time, they quickly expanded their ranks, which supposedly had an absolute advantage in eliminating the Qin Dynasty. However, Chen Sheng and Guangwu did not rely on the anti-Qin forces to stand on their own feet as kings. In a sense, the uprising is not justified. So Fan Zeng suggested that Xiang Liang succeed to the throne as king to unite the anti-Qin forces of the Chu people. Xiang Liang accepted Fan Zeng's suggestion, and the effect was very good. It can be seen that Fan Zeng is far-sighted and resourceful.

Fan Zeng assisted Xiang Yu after Xiang Liang's death and was honored as the father of Xiang Yu. He has a prominent position in the army and is also known as the first counselor of Xiang Yu. If Fan Zeng has no ability, it is impossible to get the approval of the arrogant Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu is even less likely to respect Fan Zeng as his father because he is old.

Although in historical materials, there are not many records about Fan Zeng's stratagems about Xiang Yu's every action. But you know, Fan Zeng is the first counselor of Xiang Yu, equivalent to Xiang Yu's chief of staff, and Fan Zeng is involved in every deployment. So it's no exaggeration to say that Fan Zeng is the master planner of Xiang Yu's every action. There is almost no victory in the contest between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. These contributions do not depend entirely on Xiang Yu's bravery.

Fan Zeng's most talked about by later generations should be the Hongmen Banquet, which was carefully laid out by Fan Zeng. The reason why he did this, on the one hand, shows his unique vision, on the other hand, shows that he knows the kindness of Xiang Yu women. Fan Zeng's intentions are very good. Although his strategy is far from profound, there is no denying his strangeness. But it turns out that Xiang Yu's actions were all in his expectation, but Liu Bang's reaction was unexpected. In addition to Xiang Yu's headstrong, Liu Bang also had Sean's strategizing behind him.

Fan Zeng can regard Liu Bang as the biggest hidden danger, which shows that he has accurate positioning. In Xiang Yu's mind, Liu Bang, who has suffered many defeats and wars, is not worth mentioning at all, but this Liu Bang, who has suffered many defeats and wars, is an invincible Xiao Qiang. Chu and Han fought for nearly four years and simply lost.