The "rule of Wenjing" in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty laid a solid foundation for countering the Huns, and it was also the Huns who really realized the horror of the Han people. The deeds of two famous ministers who fought against Xiongnu in the desert during Liang Wudi's period will be immortal. 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, Huns, rose on the grassland in northern China. At the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, Xiongnu was in the period of Khan, Khan and Khan, and reached its peak, ruling the vast area from Daxinganling in the east, Qilian Mountain and Tianshan Mountain in the west, Lake Baikal 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 years of the Western Han Dynasty, due to the lack of economic strength and internal instability, the Han Dynasty adopted a pro-Xiongnu policy from Liu Bang to the early years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, giving Xiongnu a lot of gifts and money every year. However, the kinship 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 period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, after nearly 70 years of recuperation in the Western Han Dynasty, the autocratic centralization of the Han Dynasty was strengthened unprecedentedly, the social economy was greatly developed, and the military strength was also strengthened. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to change the pro-marriage policy and launch a large-scale anti-Xiongnu war in an all-round way.

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 be continuously "presented" to the Huns, who could not guarantee peace in the northern frontier. The "rule of Wenjing" in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty laid a solid foundation for countering the Huns, and it was also the Huns who really realized the horror of the Han people. The deeds of two famous ministers who fought against Xiongnu in the desert during Liang Wudi's period will be immortal. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are both outstanding generals who emerged in this war.

Wei Qing, the first outstanding general who fought against the Huns.

Wei Qing, whose real name is Zhong Qing, was born in Pingyang, East of the Western Han Dynasty. He was the main general who fought against Xiongnu during the period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. He was a general used to fighting and made great contributions to the development of the northern territory of the Han Dynasty. He is also a famous ever-victorious general in the history of China. Wei Qing led the army against Xiongnu and made many achievements, but he never formed a political party to interfere in political affairs. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dahan changed the policy of making friends with the Huns in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, and relied on the wealth and strength accumulated by "the rule of the cultural scene" to launch a large-scale counterattack against the Huns. In 129 BC, the Huns went south again, and the pioneers pointed to Shanggu. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decisively appointed Wei Qing as a general riding to meet the Huns. From then on, Wei Qing began his military career.

In this battle, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched four attacks. Ride general Wei Qing straight out of the valley, ride general Gongsun Ao with his own troops, ride general Gongsun He from the clouds, and ride general Li Guang from the Wild Goose Gate. Four generals each led ten thousand cavalry. Wei Qing went to war for the first time, but he was brave and good at fighting. Straight to Longcheng, beheaded 700 people, and achieved great victory. The other three roads, two roads failed and one road failed. Seeing that only Wei Qing won, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appreciated it very much, so he sealed Hou to enter the customs.

The Han Dynasty's counterattack on Xiongnu made the invasion of Xiongnu more rampant. In the autumn of 128 BC, tarquin went south, first breaking through western Liaoning and killing the governor of western Liaoning.

In BC 127, Xiongnu nobles gathered a large number of troops to attack Shanggu and Yuyang. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to avoid reality and empty it, and sent Wei Qing to attack Henan, which the Huns had occupied for a long time. This was the first great battle against Xiongnu in the Western Han Dynasty.

Wei Qing led 40,000 troops from the clouds, adopted the tactic of "circuitous attack", marched westward to the rear of Xiongnu army, quickly captured Gaoque, and cut off the contact between Xiongnu Aries King and Loufan King stationed in Henan and Khan Wang Ting. Subsequently, Wei Qing led Qi Jingnan down to Longxi, forming the encirclement of Aries King and Loufan King. King Loufan of Attila saw that the situation was not good and led his troops to flee. The Han army captured thousands of enemy troops alive and seized more than one million livestock, completely controlling the Hetao area. Because of the abundant aquatic plants and dangerous situation in this area, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Shuofang City here, and established Shuofang County and Wuyuan County.100000 immigrants from the mainland settled here, and restored the frontier fortress and fortifications along the river built by Meng Tian in the Qin Dynasty. This not only eased tarquin's direct threat to Chang 'an, but also established a forward base for further attacking Xiongnu. Wei Qing made great contributions, and was named Changping Hou, with 3,800 food cities.

Xiongnu nobles did not want to defeat Henan and wanted to take back the north, so they sent troops many times in a few years, but they were all turned back by the Han army. In the spring of 124 BC, Emperor Wu ordered Wei Qing to lead 30,000 cavalry from Gaoque. Su Jian, Li, Gong Sunhe and Cai Li were all made by Wei Qing, and led the troops northward; Li Xi and Zhang Cigong led their troops from Beiping. This time, there are more than 6,543,800 troops. Wang Xian, a Hun, thought that the Han army was too far away to arrive at the moment, so he let his guard down. Wei Qing led an army to March in six or seven hundred li, and surrounded the camp of Right Wang Xian in the dark. At this time, you Wang Xian was drinking in his tent with a beautiful concubine in his arms. He's drunk. Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside the tent and flames were everywhere. You Xianwang panicked, quickly led the beautiful concubine to get on the horse, took hundreds of strong horses, stood out from the encirclement and fled north. Guo Sheng, a captain of the Han army, led the troops to pursue hundreds of miles, but failed to catch up, but captured more than ten people, more than fifteen thousand men and women, millions of livestock, and the right king. The Han army won a great victory, sang triumphant songs and retreated to North Korea.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed after receiving the battle report. He sent a special envoy to worship Wei Qing as a general in the army and sealed 8,700 grain cities, all of which were under his jurisdiction. Wei Qing's three sons are still in their infancy, and they were also awarded the rank of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Wei Qing was very modest and resolutely refused, saying, "I was lucky enough to save the army that committed heinous crimes. I relied on your majesty's great strength to win our army, and all the soldiers worked hard. Your majesty sealed my food city, and my sons were young and useless, but your majesty divided the land and made them princes. This will not encourage soldiers to fight hard. How dare the three of them accept the reward? " Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave gifts to Gongsun Ao, Gongsun He, Zhao Buyu, Gongsun Rongnv, Li Jue and Dou Ruyi. People who fought alongside Wei Qing.

After several blows, the Huns were still rampant. Enter the ground, attack the wild goose gate, and rob the Dingxiang monk army. In February 123 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing to attack the Huns. Gongsun Ao is the upper general, Gongsun He is the left general, Zhao Xin is the former general, Su Jian is the right general, Li Guang is the later general, and Li Ju is the strong crossbow general. Their Sixth Route Army, led by General Wei Qing, marched hundreds of miles north from Dingxiang, annihilating thousands of Xiongnu troops. In this battle, Wei Qing's nephew Huo Qubing led 800 elite cavalry to participate in the war for the first time, and achieved brilliant results in annihilating more than 2,000 enemy troops. After the war, the whole army returned to Dingxiang to rest, and went out again a month later, capturing the Xiongnu army 1 10,000 people. But the right general Su Jian and the former general Zhao Xin had an encounter with the Xiongnu. The Han army suffered heavy casualties, and Su Jian broke through and fled back. Zhao Xin was originally a Xiongnu surrender, and surrendered to Xiongnu after the defeat. From BC 129, Wei Qing was appointed as the general of riding a chariot, and led troops to crusade against Xiongnu for seven times, with outstanding achievements. Wei Qing led the army to fight against the Huns, and repeatedly made meritorious military service, with a total of fiefs 16300. Although he made great contributions to the neutrality of the war, and his power was between the ruling and the opposition, he never formed a political party to interfere in political affairs. Unlike Huo Qubing, he is more sympathetic to foot soldiers, can share weal and woe with soldiers, and enjoys high prestige. Finally, Wei Qing died in BC 105.

Huo Qubing, the second outstanding general against Huns.

Huo Qubing, a native of Pingyang County, Hedong County, is the nephew of General Wei Qing. His mother Wei Xiaoer is the handmaiden of Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. After having an affair with Princess Huo Zhongru of Pingyang, Huo Qubing was born.

Huo Qubing grew up in a group of handmaiden, life is very hard. However, he is diligent and studious, and he has been proficient in martial arts such as horseback riding, archery and assassination since he was a child.

In the spring of 123 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once again organized a counterattack against the Huns. This year, Huo Qubing just turned 18 years old. When he heard that his uncle was going out of the mountain again, he was anxious to plead with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Seeing that he was young and brave, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty agreed to his request and appointed him as a captain of Yiyao. Wei Qing chose 800 brave and agile cavalry under his command.

Huo Qubing led 800 people from Xiao Qi to the north. The vast grassland is deserted. Unconsciously, they walked hundreds of miles. Towards dusk, they suddenly found a black spot in the distance ahead. Huo Qubing judged that this should be the Huns' camp, immediately ordered his men to carry gold medals, and killed them at lightning speed. The Huns didn't expect the Han army to fight so far, and it was a mess. Huo Qubing took the lead in breaking into the Xiongnu camp. 800 Xiaoqi soldiers are very brave. They killed Xiongnu soldiers and fled everywhere.

In this battle, Huo Qubing won the first place, and all other roads had their victories and defeats. Wei Qing reported the war to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty praised Huo Qubing and said, "Huo Qubing, a captain of Park Yao, killed 2,028 Huns with 800 Xiao Qi, and killed many Huns' ancestors, such as Ruohou Chan, Guo Xiang and Danghu, and captured his uncle Luo alive, which was a surprise and a great victory. 2,500 households named Huo Qubing as the champion. "

Hexi area, today's Hexi Corridor, is located in the west of the Yellow River, between Qilian Mountain and Helishan Mountain, with low terrain, which is the golden passage to the west in Han Dynasty. It used to be the place where the Yue people lived, but it was later occupied by the Huns and became the territory of the evil Xiongnu king and King Xiutu. In order to jointly deal with the Huns, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to get in touch with Yue family and other western countries, so he launched the Hexi War.

In the spring of 12 1 year BC, Emperor Wu appointed Huo Qubing as a general of generals in ancient times and led 1 10,000 elite cavalry to attack the Huns from Longxi. Under the command of Huo Qubing, wherever the Han army went, it swept the five Xiongnu countries, fought for six days and set out across Yan Zhi. Li Guang and Zhang Qian led more than 10,000 people to attack the left wing of Xiongnu and cooperated with the main force in the Western Expedition. Huo Qubing and Gongsun Ao split up after leaving the village. Gongsun ao lost his way halfway and failed to take part in the war. Huo Qubing couldn't get in touch with Gongsun Ao, so he had to go deep alone, cross Juyanhai, cross Abortion Tribe and reach Qilian Mountain. Huns were puzzled by his mysterious tactics, and were defeated in World War I at the foot of Qilian Mountain. In this battle, a total of 2,500 people surrendered and captured the Queen Mother, Khan and the prince, including King Danhuan, King Chief Tu and a Hun. More than 120 people, including Xiang, General, Danghu and Dewey, wiped out 30,200 Xiongnu soldiers.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sealed 5,400 food cities in Huo Qubing. Since then, Huo Qubing's reputation has become more and more prominent, and his status has become more and more noble, almost equal to his uncle Wei Qing.

In the battle to capture the Hexi Corridor, Huo Qubing took a title of generals in ancient times and led ten thousand people to ride from Longxi to the Five Kingdoms of Xiongnu, almost taking away Khan's son. After encountering the department of Xiongnu Evil King and Xiutu King, he won a great victory, killed Xiongnu Zhelan King and Lv Hou, and captured Guo Xiang, the son of Xiongnu Evil King, and the ruler of Xiutu King alive. Seven-tenths of the Xiongnu's military power was wiped out in one fell swoop, and the Hexi Corridor was opened. In the same year, Huo Qubing made another expedition. He led the army thousands of miles into the desert, and then suddenly went south, smashing the evil Xiongnu king and Xiutu king in one fell swoop. He captured 59 people, including five kings, the queen mother, Khan E Shi and the prince, and captured more than 30,000 people. Almost all the Xiongnu forces in Hexi Corridor were wiped out. This war is a miracle in the history of war.

After two battles in Hexi, the Han Dynasty completely controlled Hexi area, which dealt a great blow to Xiongnu. Huns are very sorry. They sang sadly: "the death of Qilian Mountain will make my six animals unhappy;" I lost my mountain and made my woman lose color. "

The battle of Hexi not only cut off the connection between the Huns and the southern Qiang people, but more importantly, opened up the Silk Road and opened up the trade channels between the East and the West. This is indeed one of the greatest achievements of the Han 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 troubles that the Huns have been trapped for generations have finally been alleviated.

Huo Qubing led the army to attack the Huns four times in his life, killing and injuring 1 10000 people. He usually doesn't talk much, but he is brave on the battlefield. He is a military genius. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty often advised him to study Sun Wu's art of war, but he said, "Why arrest the ancient law in order to get rich at any time?" He relied on intuition to command the battle on the battlefield, acted like lightning, won many battles and became a famous soldier of a generation.

Huo Qubing made great achievements and got a high official position, but he put aside his personal enjoyment and put the national interests first. After the victory of Hexi Campaign, Emperor Wudi specially ordered someone 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 said proudly, "The Huns are not extinct. How can we settle down?" 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 contributions. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became more and more fond of Huo Qubing, and Huo Qubing's reputation surpassed that of his uncle Wei Qing. Many old friends who used to run under the generals moved to Huo Qubing's door. Wei Qing was left out in front of the door, but he didn't agree. He thinks this is human nature, and he is willing to live a quiet life.

BC 106, Fu Weiqing died, and so did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.