"Karl Benz" Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were the most outstanding generals who fought against the Huns during their heyday

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the "Regulation of Mountains and Rivers" laid a solid foundation for the Xiongnu's counterattack, and it was only then that the Xiongnu truly realized the terror of the Han people. The deeds of two famous ministers who fought against the 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 were outstanding generals who emerged in this war.

During the Warring States Period in the 3rd century BC, a nomadic tribe called the Xiongnu appeared on the grasslands of northern China. At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, that is, during the reign of Mao Dun, Lao Han and Shanyu of the Ministry of War, the Xiongnu reached its peak period and ruled from the Greater Khingan Mountains in the east, to the Qilian Mountains and Tianshan Mountains in the west, to Lake Baikal in the north, and to Hetao in the south. In order to plunder property and slaves, the Huns often harassed the northern frontier of the Central Plains Dynasty.

In the early Western Han Dynasty, due to insufficient economic strength and internal instability, from Liu Bang to the early years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty adopted a pro-Xiongnu policy and gave large amounts of gifts and money to the Huns every year. However, the pro-people policy failed to prevent the plunder of the Huns' nobles. 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 70 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 his democratic policy and launch a large-scale war against the Xiongnu.

Without the conquests of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty would always be in a humiliating situation. The wealth of the Han Dynasty would continue to be "gifted" to the Xiongnu, and the peace of the northern frontier would not be guaranteed. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "governing the territory" laid a solid foundation for the Xiongnu's counterattack, and the Xiongnu truly realized the terror of the Han people. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the deeds of two famous ministers fighting against the Huns in the desert will be passed down forever. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were outstanding generals who emerged in this war.

Wei Qing, the first outstanding general to fight against the Huns.

Wei Qing Zhongqing, a native of Pingyang, Hedong Province in the Western Han Dynasty, was the leading general in the fight against the Huns during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was good at using troops and made great contributions to the development of the northern border of the Han Dynasty. He was also a famous victorious general in Chinese history. Wei Qing led his army to fight against the Huns and made great achievements in battle, but he never joined the party or interfered with politics. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dahan changed his policy of being close to the Xiongnu in the early Western Han Dynasty and relied on the wealth and army accumulated under Wenjing's rule to launch a large-scale counterattack against the Xiongnu. In 129 BC, the Xiongnu went south again, and their forwards pointed directly at the Shanggu. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decisively appointed Wei Qing as a general who rode a motorcycle to conquer 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 Shanggu, General Gongsun Ao sent troops from Dai Jun, General Gongsun He sent troops from Yunzhong, and General Li Guang sent troops from Yanmen. Each of the four generals commanded 10,000 cavalry. Wei Qing went on an expedition for the first time, but he fought bravely, stormed into Dragon City, beheaded 700 people, and won a great victory. Two of the other three paths failed, and both failed. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw that only Wei Qing had won. He was so grateful that he sealed the customs.

The Han Dynasty's counterattack against the Xiongnu made the Xiongnu's invasion even more rampant. In the autumn of 128 BC, Tarkan marched southward on a large scale, first breaking through western Liaoning, killing the prefect of western Liaoning, defeating the Yuyang Gate God Han Anguo, and plundering more than 2,000 people. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Li Guang, a flying general whom the Huns feared, to guard Youbeiping. The Huns soldiers avoided Li Gua. In 127 BC, the Huns nobles assembled a large number of troops to attack Shanggu and Yuyang. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to avoid an actual attack and sent Wei Qing to attack Henan, which had long been occupied by the Xiongnu. This was the first war between the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu.

Wei Qing led 40,000 troops from the clouds, adopted the tactic of "detour and flank attack", marched westward to the rear of the Xiongnu army, quickly occupied Gaochun, and cut off the Xiongnu King Aries, Henan King Loufan and the Khan's Court contact. Then, Wei Qing led his fine cavalry and flying troops southward and entered Longxi, forming a siege of Baiyang and Loufan. Seeing that the situation was not good, Aries and the Xiongnu Lou Fan led their troops to flee. The Han army captured thousands of enemy soldiers alive, seized more than a million livestock, and completely controlled the Hetao area. Due to the rich water and grass in this area and the dangerous situation, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Shuofang City here, established Shuofang County and Wuyuan County, immigrated 100,000 people from the mainland to settle here, and repaired the border forts and river fortifications built by Meng Tian during the Qin Dynasty. This not only eliminated Tarkan's direct threat to Chang'an, but also established a forward base for further fighting against the Huns. Wei Qing was very accomplished and was named the Marquis of Changping. He owned 3,800 restaurants.

The Xiongnu nobles did not want to lose in Henan and wanted to recapture the north, so they sent out troops many times in a few years, but they were all repulsed by the Han army. In the spring of 124 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing to lead 30,000 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 Youbeiping. This time the total army has hundreds of thousands of troops. Xian, the right king of the Xiongnu, thought that the Han army was far away and would not be able to come for a while, so he relaxed his vigilance. Wei Qing led his army forward six to seven hundred miles and surrounded King You's camp in the dark. At this time, You Zheng was drinking in his tent with a beautiful concubine, and had been drunk for eight or nine minutes. Suddenly, the sound of killing outside the tent was heard, and fire broke out. Wang Xian on the right panicked. He took his beautiful concubine and hundreds of strong horses, mounted his horse, and ran north through the siege. Han military captain Guo Cheng led an army to pursue them for hundreds of miles, but captured more than ten people, including more than 15,000 men and women, and millions of livestock. The Han army won a great victory, played a song of victory, and retreated to North Korea.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty received the battle report, he was overjoyed. He sent a special envoy with a seal to the army, appointed Wei Qing as a general, and sealed 8,700 restaurants.

All the generals were under his command. Wei Qing's three sons were still in their infancy and were called Liehou by Emperor Wu of Liang. Wei Qing was very humble and refused to say: "I am very lucky. I am in a guilty army. I rely on your Majesty's God to make our army victorious, all because of the soldiers' desperate struggle." Your Majesty has blocked my food city. . My son is still young and has no merit, but His Majesty divided the land and sealed it. This does not encourage soldiers to fight hard. How dare the three of them accept the reward. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty granted titles to Gong, Gongsun He, Zhao Buyu, Gong, Li Ju, Dou Ruyi, etc.

After several attacks, the Huns are still rampant. Dai, attacked Yanmen and plundered Dingxiang and Shangjun. In February 123 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing to attack the Xiongnu. Gongsun Ao is the middle general, Gongsun He is the left general, Zhao Xin is the front 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 powerful 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 800 elite cavalry to participate in the battle for the first time, annihilating more than 2,000 enemies, and achieved brilliant results. After the war, the entire army returned to Dingxiang to rest and recuperate. A month later, they went out again and won more than 10,000 Huns. However, the right general Su Jian and the former general Zhao Xin encountered the Huns. The Han army suffered heavy casualties, and Su Jian broke through and fled. Xin Zhao was originally a surrendered Huns. After the defeat, he surrendered to the Huns. Beginning in 129 BC, Wei Qing led his army to conquer the Xiongnu seven times, with outstanding military exploits. Wei Qing led his army to attack the Xiongnu and obtained 16,300 fiefs. Although he had outstanding achievements in the war and held great power, he never got involved in political affairs. Unlike Huo Qubing, he is more sympathetic to the soldiers, can share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and has high prestige. Finally, Wei Qing died of illness in 105 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, was the maid of Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. She had an affair with Huo Zhongru, the magistrate of Pingyang County, and gave birth to Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing has lived among slaves since he was a child, and his life is very difficult. But he was diligent and studious, and mastered various martial arts such as horse 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 Xiongnu. This year, Huo Qubing was only 18 years old. When he heard that his uncle was going to fight again, he was eager to give a detailed report to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw that he was young and brave, so he agreed to his request and appointed him as the leader of Yao. Wei Qing selected 800 brave and agile cavalry under his command.

Huo Qubing led 800 Xiaoqi to the north. The vast grasslands are deserted. They walked hundreds of miles without realizing it. As dusk approached, they suddenly spotted a black spot far ahead. Huo Qubing judged that this should be the Huns' camp, and immediately ordered his men to carry gold medals and kill them with lightning speed. The Xiongnu soldiers did not expect that the Han army had killed so far, and they fell into chaos. Huo Qubing took the lead in breaking into the Xiongnu camp. The 800 Xiaoqi soldiers are very brave. They killed the Huns soldiers and fled.

In this battle, Huo Qubing wins first prize, and there are winners and losers in other ways. Wei Qing reported the war to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty praised Huo Qubing and said: "Huo Qubing was Yao's general. He killed 2028 Xiongnu soldiers and 800 slaves, and also killed the Huns' grandfather Shan Yu. His grandfather was born in Hou, and he had other generals under his command and a large family. , but his uncle Luo was captured alive and won a great victory, and he was crowned the champion of 2,500 households. "

The Hexi area, today's Hexi Corridor, is located on the Yellow River. To the west, between the Qilian Mountains and the Heli Mountains, the terrain is low and it was the golden passage to the west in the Han Dynasty. Originally inhabited by the Yue people, it was later occupied by the Xiongnu and became the territory of the Xiongnu Evil King and Xiutu King. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to get in touch with Dayuezhi and other Western countries to jointly deal with the Xiongnu, so he launched the Hexi Campaign.

In the spring of 121 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Huo Qubing as General Hussar, leading 10,000 cavalry to attack the Xiongnu from Longxi. Under the command of Huo Qubing, the Han army swept through the five Xiongnu kingdoms and fought fiercely for six days. They crossed Yan for more than a thousand miles and started a fierce battle with the Xiongnu in Gaolan Mountain. Huo Qubing led his troops with extraordinary courage and rampant spirit. He beheaded

In the summer of this year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to take advantage of the situation to sweep away the Xiongnu forces in the Hexi region, open up the road to the Western Regions, and launch the Second Battle of Hexi.

In this battle, Huo Qubing and Gongsun Ao led tens of thousands of cavalry from the north. Li Guang and Zhang Qian led more than 10,000 people to attack the Huns from Beiping on the right, and cooperated with the main force of the Western Expedition on the left. After Huo Qubing and Gongsun Ao withdrew from the competition, they went their separate ways. Gongsun Ao lost his way and did not participate in the battle. Huo Qubing was unable to get in touch with Gongsun Ao, so he had to go deep alone, crossing the Juyan Sea, passing through the Xiaoyue tribe, and reaching the Qilian Mountains. The Huns were overwhelmed by his mysterious tactics and suffered a disastrous defeat at the foot of the Qilian Mountains. In this battle, 2,500 Japanese surrendered and captured the Queen Mother, Khan Yanshi, and princes, including Wang Huan, King Tu of the United Arab Emirates, Guo Xiang, and Dewey. More than 20 people including Guo Xiang, generals, officials, and captains destroyed 30,200 Huns.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty closed Huo Qubing’s 5,400 restaurants. From then on, Huo Qubing's reputation became more and more prominent, and his status became higher and higher, almost the same as that of his uncle Wei Qing.

During the battle to seize the Hexi Corridor, Huo Qubing rode a Longxi man with the title of Eternal General to fight against the five Xiongnu kingdoms and almost captured the Khan's son. After encountering the Evil King of the Xiongnu and King Xiutu, he won a great victory. He killed the Xiongnu King Zhelan and the Marquis of Lu, and captured alive the sons of the Xiongnu Evil King Guo Xiang and Duwei, as well as the gold worshipers of the Xiutu King. Seven-tenths of the Xiongnu's military strength in Hexi was wiped out at once, and the Hexi Corridor was opened. In the same year, Huo Qubing went on another expedition. He led his army thousands of miles into the desert, and then suddenly went south, defeating the evil Huns and Hutu kings at once. He captured 59 people, including 5 kings, queen mothers, Khans and princes, and also captured more than 30,000 people. The Huns army in the Hexi Corridor was almost completely wiped out. This war is a miracle in the history of war.

After two Hexi Wars, the Han Dynasty completely controlled the Hexi area and dealt a heavy blow to the Xiongnu. The Huns are very sorry. They sang sadly, "The death of Qilian Mountain makes my six beasts unhappy; losing me to support the mountain makes my daughter colorless."

The Battle of Hexi not only cut off the relationship between the Xiongnu and the Qiang people in the south. It also opened up the Silk Road and opened up the trade channel between the East and the West. This was 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 issues that had been besieged by the Huns for generations were finally alleviated.

Huo Qubing led his army to invade the Xiongnu four times in his life, killing more than 110,000 enemies. He is usually quiet but brave on the battlefield. He was a military genius. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty often advised him to learn Sun Wu's art of war, but he said: "Why should we stick to the rules so that we can always have a sense of luck?" He commanded the battle based on intuition on the battlefield. His blitzkrieg style of action enabled him to achieve victory and become famous for generations to come.

Huo Qubing obtained high-ranking officials and generous salaries through repeated military exploits, but he put aside personal enjoyment and put national interests first. After the victory in the Battle of Hexi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty 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 Xiongnu are immortal, how can we be one family!" This famous saying that has been passed down through the ages is a reflection of Huo Qubing's glorious life.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named Wei Qing and Huo Qubing as Fu in recognition of their great achievements. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became more and more friendly to Huo Qubing, and Huo Qubing's reputation surpassed that of his uncle Wei Qing. Many old people who came to the general's house in the past were transferred to Huo Qubing's house. Wei Qing was turned away, but he didn't think this was human nature. He wants to live a peaceful life.

In 106 BC, Sima General Wei Qing died.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered people to build a Lushan-like tomb for Wei Qing in the east of Maoling, symbolizing the great Aqi