During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "the rule of mountains and rivers" laid a solid foundation for the Huns to fight back, and the Huns truly realized the horror of the Han people. The deeds of two famous ministers who fought against Xiongnu in the desert during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will be passed down through the ages. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are outstanding generals who emerged in this war.
During the Warring States Period in the 3rd century BC, a nomadic people named Xiongnu appeared on the grassland in northern China. At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, that is, during the reign of Mao Dun, the old man and the Ministry of War Shangshu Khan, the Huns reached their peak, ruling the Daxinganling Mountains in the east, Qilian Mountains and Tianshan Mountains in the west, Baikal Lake in the north and Hetao in the south. In order to plunder property and slaves, Xiongnu often harassed the northern frontier of the Central Plains Dynasty.
In the early Western Han Dynasty, due to the lack of economic strength and internal instability, from Liu Bang to the early years of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty adopted a pro-Xiongnu policy and gave Xiongnu a lot of gifts and money every year. However, the people-friendly policy failed to stop the plunder of Xiongnu nobles, and the production in the northern frontier was often destroyed, and countless Han people were robbed or killed. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, after nearly 71 years of recuperation in the Western Han Dynasty, the autocratic centralization of the Han Dynasty was strengthened, the social economy was greatly developed, and the military strength was strengthened. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to change the democratic policy and launch a large-scale war against Xiongnu.
Without the conquest of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty would be in a humiliating position forever, and the wealth of the Han Dynasty would continue to be "presented" to the Huns, which could not guarantee the peace of the northern frontier. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "governing the territory" laid a solid foundation for the Huns to fight back, and the Huns truly realized the horror of the Han people. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the deeds of two famous ministers fighting against Xiongnu in the desert will be passed down forever. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are outstanding generals who emerged in this war.
Wei Qing, the first outstanding general who fought against the Huns.
Wei Qing Zhong Qing, a native of Pingyang, east of the Western Han Dynasty, was the main commander in the fight against Xiongnu during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was used to fighting, and made great contributions to the development of the northern territory of the Han Dynasty. He was also a famous ever-victorious general in the history of China. Wei Qing led the army against the Huns and made great achievements, but he never joined the Party or intervened in politics. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dahan changed the policy of getting close to Xiongnu in the early Western Han Dynasty, and relied on the wealth and army accumulated by Wen Jing's rule to launch a large-scale counterattack against Xiongnu. In 129 BC, Xiongnu went south again, and the striker pointed to Shanggu. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decisively appointed Wei Qing as the general who rode a motorcycle to the Huns. From then on, Wei Qing began his military career.
In this battle, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched four attacks. General Wei Qing went straight to the valley, General Gongsun Ao sent troops from Dai Jun, General Gongsun He sent troops from the clouds, and General Li Guang sent troops from Yanmen. The four generals each received ten thousand cavalry. Wei Qing went to war for the first time, but he fought bravely, took the dragon city, beheaded 711 people, and won a great victory. The other three roads, both failed, and both failed. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw that only Wei Qing won. He was so grateful that he sealed the customs.
The Han Dynasty's counterattack on the Huns made the Huns' aggression more rampant. In the autumn of 128 BC, tarquin marched southward, first breaking through western Liaoning, killing the satrap of western Liaoning, defeating Han Anguo, the keeper of Yuyang, and plundering more than 2,111 people. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Li Guang, the flying general feared by the Huns, to guard the right Beiping, and the Huns avoided Li Gua
In 127 BC, the Xiongnu nobles gathered a large number of troops to attack Shanggu and Yuyang. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to avoid the actual attack and sent Wei Qing to attack Henan, which had been occupied by Huns for a long time. This was the first war between the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu.
Wei Qing led 41,111 troops from the cloud, adopted the tactic of "circuitous side attack", went west to the rear of Xiongnu army, quickly occupied Gaochun, and cut off the connection between Xiongnu Aries King, Henan Loufan King and Khan Wang Ting. Then, Wei Qing led the elite soldiers to fly south and enter Longxi, forming a siege of Aries and Loufan. Seeing that the situation was not good, Aries and Xiongnu Loufan led the troops to flee. The Han army captured thousands of enemy soldiers alive and seized more than one million heads of livestock, and completely controlled the Hetao area. Because of the abundant aquatic plants and the dangerous situation in this area, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Shuofang City here, and set up Shuofang County and Wuyuan County, where millions of immigrants from the mainland settled, and restored the frontier fortress and river fortifications built by Meng Tian in the Qin Dynasty. This not only relieved tarquin's direct threat to Chang 'an, but also established a frontier base to further fight against the Huns. Wei Qing is very successful, and was named Changping Hou, with 3,811 restaurants.
Xiongnu nobles didn't want to fail in Henan, but wanted to recapture the north, so they sent troops many times in a few years, but they were all repelled by the Han army. In the spring of 124 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing to lead 31,111 cavalry from Gaochun. Su Jian, Li Ju, Gong Shunhe and Cai Li were restrained by Wei Qing and led the troops from the north. Li Xi and Zhang Cigong led the troops from right Beiping. This time there are always hundreds of thousands of troops. Xiongnu right Wang Xian thought that the Han army was far away, and he couldn't come at the moment, so he let his guard down. Wei Qing led the army forward for six or seven hundred li, and surrounded the right king's camp in the dark. At this time, you was drinking with a beautiful concubine in his tent, and he had been drunk for eight or nine minutes. Suddenly listen to ShaSheng blasting outside the account, fire, Wang Xian on the right side of the panic. He rode his horse with his beautiful concubine and hundreds of strong horses and ran north through the tight encirclement. Guo Cheng, a captain of the Han army, led an army to pursue hundreds of miles, but captured more than 11 people, including more than 15 thousand men and women and millions of livestock. The Han army won a great victory, played the song of victory and retreated to North Korea.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed when he received the battle report. He sent a special envoy with a seal to the army, made Wei Qing a general, and sealed 8,711 restaurants. All the generals are under his command. Wei Qing's three sons are still in their infancy, and they are called Liehou by Liang Wudi. Wei Qing was very modest and refused to say, "I am very lucky. I am in a guilty army, relying on your God to make our army win, all because of the desperate struggle of the soldiers. " Your majesty has blocked my food city. My son is still young and has no credit, but your majesty has divided the land. This does not encourage the soldiers to fight hard. How dare the three of them accept the reward? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Gong, Gong Sunhe, Zhao Buyu, Gong, Li Ju and Dou Ruyi.
After several blows, the Huns are still rampant. Generation, attack the wild goose gate, looting dingxiang, Shang Jun. In February 123 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing to attack the Huns. Gongsun Ao is the middle general, Gongsun He is the left general, Zhao Xin is the former general, Su Jian is the right general, Li Guang is the rear general, and Li Ju is the strong crossbow general. He led the Sixth Route Army under the command of the mighty General Wei Qing. Hundreds of miles north from Dingxiang, thousands of Xiongnu troops were wiped out. In this battle, Wei Qing's nephew Huo Qubing led 811 elite cavalry to participate in the war for the first time, annihilating more than 2,111 enemies and achieving brilliant results. After the war, the whole army returned to Dingxiang to rest. A month later, they went out again and won more than 11 thousand Xiongnu soldiers. However, Su Jian, the right general, and Zhao Xin, the former general, met the Huns. The Han army suffered heavy casualties, and Su Jian broke through and fled. Zhao Xin was originally a surrendered Hun. After the defeat, he surrendered to the Huns. Starting from 129 BC, Wei Qing led troops to the Xiongnu seven times, and made outstanding achievements. Wei Qing led an army to crusade against the Huns and was granted a fief of 16,311. Although he made outstanding achievements in the war and was in power, he never set foot in political affairs. Unlike Huo Qubing, he is more sympathetic to soldiers, can share joys and sorrows with soldiers, and has high prestige. Finally, Wei Qing died in 115 BC.
Huo Qubing, the second outstanding general who fought against the Huns. [/s2/]
Huo Qubing, a native of Pingyang, Hedong, is the nephew of General Wei Qing. His mother, Wei Xiaoer, is the maid of Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. She had an affair with Huo Zhongru, the magistrate of Pingyang County, and gave birth to Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing has lived in a group of handmaiden since childhood, and her life is very hard. However, he is diligent and eager to learn, and he has mastered various martial arts such as riding, archery and jab since he was a child.
In the spring of 123 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty organized another counterattack against the Huns. This year, Huo Qubing was only 18 years old. When he heard that his uncle was going to fight again, he was anxious to give his detailed report to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Seeing that he was young and brave, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty agreed to his request and appointed him as the leader of Yao. Wei Qing chose 811 brave and agile cavalry under his command.
Huo Qubing led 811 Xiao Qi to the north. The vast grassland is deserted. They walked hundreds of miles unconsciously. Near dusk, they suddenly found a black spot in the distance ahead. Huo Qubing judged that this should be the Huns' camp, and immediately ordered his men to carry gold medals, killing them in lightning speed. Xiongnu soldiers didn't expect the Han army to kill so far, and they fell into chaos. Huo Qubing took the lead in breaking into the Xiongnu camp. 811 Xiao Qi soldiers are very brave. They killed the Huns and ran away.
In this battle, Huo Qubing won the first prize, and other roads won and lost. Wei Qing reported the war to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu praised Huo Qubing and said, "Huo Qubing is the general of Yao. He killed 2128 Xiongnu soldiers and 811 minions, and also killed Shan Yu, the grandfather of Xiongnu. His grandfather was born in Hou, with other generals and many dependents, but his uncle Luo was captured alive and won a great victory, heroically crowned the whole army. With 2,511 households sealing Huo Qubing as the champion. "
Hexi area, which is today's Hexi Corridor, is located in the west of the Yellow River, between Qilian Mountain and Helishan Mountain, with low terrain, and it is the golden passage to the west in Han Dynasty. Originally inhabited by the Yue people, it was later occupied by the Huns and became the territory of the evil king of the Huns and the king of Hugh soil. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to get in touch with the big moon family and other western countries, and * * * fought against the Xiongnu, so he launched the Hexi Campaign.
in the spring of 121 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Huo Qubing as the general of a title of generals in ancient times, and led 11,111 cavalry to attack the Huns from Longxi. Under the command of Huo Qubing, the Han army swept five Xiongnu countries, fought fiercely for six days, crossed Yan for more than a thousand miles, and fought fiercely with Xiongnu in Gaolan Mountain. Huo Qubing led his troops with extraordinary courage and rampage. He beheaded
In the summer of this year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to take advantage of the situation to sweep the Xiongnu forces in Hexi area, open up the road to the western regions and launch the second Hexi campaign.
In this campaign, Huo Qubing and Gongsun 'ao led tens of thousands of cavalry from the north, while Li Guang and Zhang Qian led more than 11,111 men to attack the Xiongnu from Beiping in the right, and the left cooperated with the main force of the Western Expedition. After Huo Qubing and Gongsun Ao quit the competition, they went their separate ways. Gongsun ao lost his way halfway and didn't take part in the battle. Huo Qubing couldn't get in touch with Gongsun Ao, so he had to go deep alone, cross Juyan Sea, cross Abortion Tribe and reach Qilian Mountain. The Huns were overwhelmed by his mysterious tactics and suffered a fiasco at the foot of Qilian Mountain in World War I.. In this battle, * * * 2,511 people surrendered and captured the Queen Mother, Khan E Shi and the Prince, including Huan Wang, King Tu of the United Arab Emirates, Guo Xiang and Dewey. More than 21 people, including Guo Xiang, generals, officials and a surname, wiped out 31,211 Xiongnu soldiers.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty closed 5,411 restaurants in Huo Qubing. Since then, Huo Qubing's reputation has become more and more prominent, and his status has become higher and higher, almost like his uncle Wei Qing.
In the battle to seize the Hexi Corridor, Huo Qubing rode a Longxi man with the title of General of the Eternal Age to the five kingdoms of Xiongnu, and almost caught Khan's son. After meeting the evil king of Xiongnu and the king of repairing soil, they won a great victory, killed King Zhelan and Lu Hou of Xiongnu, and captured Guo Xiang and Dewey, the sons of the evil king of Xiongnu, and the gold worshippers of the king of repairing soil alive. The Xiongnu's military strength in Hexi was destroyed by seven tenths at once, and the Hexi Corridor was opened from then on. In the same year, Huo Qubing made another expedition. He led the army into the desert for thousands of miles, then suddenly went south, and suddenly broke the evil Attila and King Hutu. He captured 59 people, including five kings, the queen mother, Khan E Shi and the prince, and more than 31,111 people. The Xiongnu army in Hexi Corridor was almost completely annihilated. This war is a miracle in the history of war.
After two wars in Hexi, the Han Dynasty completely controlled Hexi area, which dealt a great blow to the Huns. Huns are very sorry. They sang sadly, "the death of Qilian Mountain made my six animals unhappy;" Losing me to raise mountains makes my daughter colorless. "
The Battle of Hexi not only cut off the connection between Xiongnu and the southern Qiang people, but also opened the Silk Road and opened the trade channel between East and West. This is indeed one of the greatest achievements of the Dahan Empire. From a crumbling new country to the martial arts of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has completely become a great empire. The border problem besieged by Huns for generations has finally been alleviated.
Huo Qubing led an army to invade Xiongnu four times in his life, killing more than one million people. He is usually quiet, but he is brave on the battlefield. He was a military genius. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty often advised him to study Sun Wu's art of war, but he said, "Why do you want to stick to the rules so that you can be lucky at any time?" He commanded the battle by intuition on the battlefield. He acted by blitzkrieg, which made him win and became a famous generation in later generations.
Huo Qubing won high office and high salary through his repeated military exploits, but he put aside his personal enjoyment and put the national interests first. After the victory of Hexi Campaign, Emperor Wudi specially ordered people to build a mansion for him in Chang 'an to see if he was satisfied. Huo Qubing declined the kindness of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and boldly said, "The Huns are immortal, so why are they a family!" This famous saying, which has been passed down through the ages, is a portrayal of Huo Qubing's glorious life.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named Wei Qing and Huo Qubing Fu in recognition of their great achievements. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became more and more kind to Huo Qubing, and Huo Qubing's reputation surpassed that of his uncle Wei Qing. In the past, many old people who ran to the general's door were transferred to Huo Qubing's door. Wei Qing was turned away, but he didn't think it was human nature. He is willing to live a quiet life.
in 116 BC, Wei Qing, the general of Sima, died. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered people to build a tomb similar to Lushan Mountain for Wei Qing in the east of Maoling, symbolizing the great Archie.