How fierce is the war in Huo Qubing?

When it comes to Huo Qubing, many people will think of such words: A famous soldier in the Han Dynasty defeated Xiongnu ... Yes, Huo Qubing's life was completely linked with Xiongnu, but such words are far from enough to describe Huo Qubing.

As the nephew of Wei Qing, a famous Han Dynasty star, Huo Qubing lived in a military camp since childhood. Coupled with Wei Qing's teaching, Huo Qubing became famous in the battlefield at a young age. But I'm afraid even Wei Qing didn't think that his nephew turned out to be a rare military genius.

From 17 years old, I went out with my uncle Wei Qing for the first time, and I put on a good show that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Since 800 cavalry went straight into the hinterland of Xiongnu and annihilated more than 2,000 people, Huo Qubing began his military career as a god of war.

Huo Qubing was only 19 years old when he went to the Huns for the second time. As the commander-in-chief of an army, Huo Qubing was always at the forefront of every war. He hit the Xiongnu twice in a row in the Hexi War and recovered the Hexi Corridor occupied by the northern Xiongnu for a long time.

By 1 19 BC, Huo Qubing, who was 2 1 year old, was on a par with his uncle's general Wei Qing.

In order to completely destroy the Huns, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty sent all the elite soldiers to capture and kill Huns Khan. In this war, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing joined their swords, killed Mount Kent in one breath, and held a ceremony to worship heaven in Xushan, where the wolf lives. Since then, "sealing the wolf to make a promise" has become synonymous with victory.

Later, Huo Qubing, unwilling to let Xiongnu Khan slip away, went deep alone and killed all the way to the vast sea by feeling, which is what we call Lake Baikal today. Huo Qubing, in hot pursuit, wiped out the last dim sum of Xiongnu, and surrendered in the autumn of the same year.

It can be said that Huo Qubing was basically invincible at that time, especially in the fight with Xiongnu, and he was troubled by "seeking defeat alone". Probably because of this, Huo Qubing died at the age of 23 shortly after the Huns announced their surrender to the Han Dynasty.

Perhaps this is the meaning of his life. War broke out, he was born, the war ended, and he left smartly, just for the war.