Why didn't Xiang Yu just cross the Wujiang River?

Xiang Yu didn't want to cross the river, but would rather commit suicide for two reasons.

The first one was besieged on all sides and exhausted. He felt hopeless and disheartened, so he chose to commit suicide.

Second: he once said that he was ashamed to see people, Jiangdong elder!

Because in the Chu-Han War, after Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang, although the encirclement was prominent, more than 8,000 people came out, that is, his soldiers.

Now no one has come back, all of them are dead. He has not won the world for many years, and none of the people he took out came back alive.

Xiang Yu is a person who loves face and self-esteem very much. He felt that he had no face to face them and felt sorry for them, so he chose to commit suicide instead of crossing the river.

Just like now, your parents give you a lot of money to start a business. You've been away for most of your life, and as a result, you've lost all your money, making yourself embarrassed to go home to see your family, relatives and friends, not to mention that Xiang Yu brought more than 8 thousand soldiers.