How epic was the victory of Shule City?

How epic was the victory of Shule City?

In the winter of the seventeenth year of Yongping, Emperor Han Ping ordered Dou Gu, Xu, Geng Bing and Liu Zhang, a captain in the car, to lead the troops to conquer the kingdom of Che. Such a large-scale war against the western countries is rare in the history of the Han Dynasty, which shows the determination of Emperor Han Ming to cut off the northern Xiongnu minions.

In this war, it was Geng Bing who showed his power. He led the troops thousands of miles, went deep into the hinterland of the Che family, beheaded more than a thousand enemies, plundered the Che family country and forced it to surrender.

After the surrender of the Che family, the Eastern Han Dynasty re-established the Western Region Duhu House and an infinite captain to exercise jurisdiction over the countries in the Western Region. Two black-bone chicken captains, one named Guan Chong, were stationed in Liu Zhongcheng; A man named Geng Gong was stationed in Cheng Jinpu, each with hundreds of soldiers.

Geng Gong and Geng Bing were both nephews of Geng Yan, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. With the withdrawal of Geng Bing and others, Geng Gong was pushed to the foreground of history because of an accident and wrote a solemn and stirring hymn.

Che family is a "big country" in the western regions bordering on Xiongnu and Western Han Dynasty, and its strategic position is very important. The reason why the Eastern Han government sent troops was to force the Che family to become a military force to contain the western wing of Xiongnu.

Of course, the northern Xiongnu was not happy when the car drove down to Han. In March of the eighteenth year of Yongping, Bei Khan sent Zuo Wang to lead twenty thousand cavalry to attack the chariot driver. The speed and intensity of revenge on the Huns were obviously underestimated by the Han army. Geng Gong could only squeeze 300 people through his teeth to reinforce the drivers, but it was broken without making a sound.

Xiongnu killed King Che and besieged Cheng Jinpu.

The population of Geng Gong is no more than 500. In the face of twenty thousand Xiongnu soldiers in full swing and a small wall, it is estimated that several charges will collapse.

In desperation, Geng Gong boarded the city wall and made people shout to the Huns: the Han family is blessed by gods, and anyone who is shot by an arrow will have a "supernatural phenomenon"!

Some Xiongnu soldiers who are not afraid of death rushed forward. Geng Gong ordered soldiers to shoot arrows with bows, and several Huns fell. The "paranormal" really happened, and blisters quickly appeared on the wounds of the soldiers who were hit.

There is no paranormal phenomenon. Geng Gonggang just painted a rare poison on the arrow. The Huns didn't know what to do. They were frightened to disgrace and huddled at the gate.

Just then, God helped, and the storm suddenly came. The Huns were frightened: Is the Han army really God helped? Uneasy, Geng Gong ordered the whole army to go out of the city to fight. The frightened Xiongnu soldiers hurriedly retreated and roared all the way: God bless the Han army, retreat quickly!

The first direct contact between Geng Gong and Xiongnu ended in a dramatic ending.

You can only pretend to be a god man once, and the Huns won't be so stupid next time. Cheng Jinpu is really not conducive to defense, and Geng Gong took a fancy to Shule City.

Shule City is not Shule County, Shule County is in Kashgar, which is 1700 kilometers away, and Shule City is in Qitai County at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain. There is a small river on the edge of Shule city, which is convenient to take water. The city is much stronger than Chengjin Pupu.

In May, Geng Gong sent more troops to Shule 1000 people. In July, the Huns, who had recovered, made a comeback and surrounded Shule City.

This time, the Huns are no longer "simple and honest". They occupied the water source and prevented the city from getting a drop of water. I thought you were blessed by God. Let's see if God can show us this time.

Lack of water is far more terrible than lack of food, so Geng Gong quickly ordered to dig wells for water. The soldiers dug 15 feet in despair, but there was no wet soil.

The whole army was thirsty and was forced to draw water from horse manure to quench their thirst!

According to this momentum, we won't fight at all. Geng Gong sighed: In the past, the general of the Second Division stabbed the mountain with his sword, and the mountain spring gushed out. Now that I'm showing my virtue, how can I cut off the water? He tidied up his clothes, bowed solemnly to the well, and kept praying for the whole army.

The miracle happened again, and suddenly the spring water flowed down the well and just turned white! Han army thundered.

The Huns outside the city are waiting to surrender in two days. I don't know why the Han army in the city cheered. Do they crave hallucinations? Just when they were suspicious, the Han army in the city played the "Water Splashing Festival" and kept watering the city gate.

It's over! Xiongnu sighed. It seems that the Han army really has God's blessing. Let's leave. The second confrontation between Korea and Hungary ended dramatically again.

However, this situation is not simple, and the Han army in the whole western region is in big trouble:

In June, Yanqi and Qiuci rebelled and raided the western regions to protect Mu Chen, and Mu Chen was wiped out.

When the Huns surrounded Shule City, another army surrounded Liu Zhongcheng, and Guan Chong sent a distress signal to the court.

In August, Emperor Han Ming died and the rescue was put on hold. Under the pressure of Xiongnu, Che Shiguo betrayed the Eastern Han Dynasty again.

In the same month, the Che people joined forces with the Northern Xiongnu and besieged Shule City again.

This time, Geng Gong did not rely on "God's protection". Beat back the Huns and Cheshi allied forces with absolute disadvantage many times. Fortunately, the widow of Hanwang, who is a car driver, is Chinese, so she firmly stood on the side of the Han army and quietly handed over the information and food to the Han army.

In this way, by the end of the year, Geng Gong had run out of food, even the leather on armor and crossbows. Encouraged by Geng Gong, the whole army still held its ground. It's just that there are huge casualties, and there are only dozens of people left in the Han army. At this time, Geng Gong didn't know. Hundreds of miles away, Mu Chen and Guan Chong were completely annihilated. He is already alone in the sea.

As the winner, Bei Khan sent an envoy to lure Geng Gong to surrender at the gate: surrender, let you be the king of the White House, and let you choose any beautiful woman. Hearing this, Geng Gong didn't lie to me, did he? Come to the city to discuss in detail.

So the messenger happily entered the city and stepped into the gate of hell. Geng Gong personally beheaded the messenger, then tied him to Chengtou and lit lanterns in front of the Huns.

North Khan was so angry that he added fuel to the fire and sent more troops to storm. Geng Gong this dozens of people, just like being destroyed, stiff, huns how also can't break their lines.

In Luoyang City, Emperor Zhang of Han Zhao, who just ascended the throne, called his ministers to discuss the urgent documents of the Western Regions. Si Kongwulun suggested giving up the rescue for the simple reason that the western region is a big burden and should be given up.

Situ Baoyu resolutely opposed it. He said that giving up people who are loyal to the country hurts the hearts of loyal ministers. If something happens to the border in the future, who will be loyal to their country? Geng Gong, the fact that the Huns win more with fewer shows that the soldiers are fighting for their lives. Xiongnu is already a tired teacher. As long as the elites of Dunhuang and Jiuquan are recruited, I estimate that the problem can be solved in 40 days.

Zhang Han immediately made a decision and ordered Geng Bing to be stationed in Jiuquan to meet him. At the same time, more than 7,000 people were recruited in Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang counties, and troops were immediately sent as drivers. In the first month of the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Han army entered the Che kingdom, annihilated 3,800 people in one fell swoop, and forced the Che kingdom to surrender to the Han again.

At this time, the rescue forces have learned that Guan Chong and Mu Chen were completely annihilated, and it is estimated that Geng Gong should also be the result. Therefore, they decided to abandon the westward plan and withdraw their troops to return home.

In the army, a soldier named Fan Qiang raised an objection. Geng Gong went to Fan Qiang and was sent to Dunhuang by Geng Gong to collect soldiers' winter clothes. Now he is in the rescue army. Fan Qiang affectionately requested reinforcements to move on and rescue his comrades.

It's the middle of winter, and it's snowing all over the sky, making it difficult for people to walk. If you meet Takan on the road, you will have bad luck. The reinforcements decided to divide 2,000 people into two groups and hand them over to Fan Qiang for rescue mission, while the rest retreated.

Fan Qiang and his party almost crawled in the snow more than ten feet deep (about 2 meters). When the army arrived at the gates of Shule, there was a dead silence outside. God help, in this weather, it is difficult to defend the city, and it is even more difficult to attack the city. Geng Gong and others have been blessed by God for the third time, but they have stood up!

When the soldiers heard the noise of the military forces outside the city and thought that the Huns would attack the city again, they struggled to get up and prepare to fight back, but they heard Fan Qiang's call. They were shocked. They can't believe that they can wait for reinforcements.

The soldiers opened the gate and shouted with the reinforcements! This is too bad for Geng Gong. When the head count was made, there were still 26 people left. All their shoes and socks are worn out, and their faces are gaunt and deformed.

The heavy snow saved them, but it also hurt them. The party's retreat was too slow, and the whole army was exhausted after a long journey. Sure enough, he was attacked by Xiongnu on the way. They fought and retreated, causing heavy casualties.

Until March, the army withdrew from Yumenguan and made another inventory. Geng Gong and his team, including himself, only 13 people are alive!

Zheng Zhong, the corps commander who met at Yumenguan, was stunned by what he saw. He personally bathed and changed clothes for the soldiers, and submitted an affectionate letter to Emperor Zhang Han:

"Stick to the gu city on your own, and be a Xiongnu soldier, for tens of thousands of people, and keep it for many years, and your heart is trapped. Digging mountains for wells and cooking crossbows for food, out of the hope of immortality. Before and after killing hundreds of ugly Lu, all the soldiers were brave and not ashamed of the big fellow. The meaning of ceremony has never existed in ancient and modern times. Yirong, Yishuai. "

Influenced by the long-term invasion of Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty paid a huge price and wrote countless heroic deeds. For example, Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions, Su Wu herded sheep, Shang Chen pursued Khan for thousands of miles, and Fu Jiezi cut Loulan alone.

Geng Gong's deeds are particularly outstanding. They broke through the physiological limits of human beings and let our greatest national spirit shine with the glory of patriotism!