Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were outstanding generals who fought against Xiongnu in the heyday of Dahan.

The "cultural scene rule" 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, the Xiongnu, 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 consanguinity 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 70 years of recuperation in the Western Han Dynasty, the autocratic centralization of power in the Han Dynasty was unprecedentedly strengthened, the social economy developed greatly, 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, which could not guarantee the peace of the northern frontier. The "cultural scene rule" 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.

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 commander in the fight against Xiongnu during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He is a general who is used to fighting, and has 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 to fight against the Huns, and made many achievements, but he never formed a party to interfere in political affairs. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dahan changed the policy of making good friends with Xiongnu in the early Western Han Dynasty, and relied on the wealth and strength accumulated by "the rule of Wenjing" to launch a large-scale counterattack against Xiongnu. 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 riding general 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 Liuzhou, beheaded 700 people, and won a great victory. The other three roads, two roads failed and one road failed. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw that only Wei Qing won, he was very appreciative and sealed Hou to enter the customs.

The Han Dynasty's counterattack on Xiongnu made Xiongnu's invasion 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 pretend to be empty, and sent Wei Qing to attack Henan, which the Huns had occupied for a long time. This is the first time that the Western Han Dynasty fought against the Huns.

Wei Qing led 40,000 troops from the cloud, adopted the tactic of "circuitous attack", went west to the rear of Xiongnu army, quickly captured Gaoque, and cut off the connection between Xiongnu Aries King and Loufan King stationed in Henan and Khan Wang Ting. Then, Wei Qing led Qi Jing and flew south into Longxi, forming the siege 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, seized more than one million livestock, and completely controlled the Hetao area. Because this area is rich in aquatic plants and the situation is dangerous, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Shuofang City here, and set up Shuofang County and Wuyuan County, where 100,000 mainland immigrants settled, restoring the frontier fortress and fortifications along the river built by Meng Tian in Qin Dynasty. This not only relieved 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 restrained by Wei Qing and marched north. Li Xi and Zhang Cigong led their troops from Beiping. This time there are 65438+ 10,000 troops. Wang Xian, a Hun, thought that the Han army was far away and could not arrive for a while, so he let his guard down. Wei Qing led an army to March in six or seven hundred li, and surrounded the right camp in the dark. At this moment, You Wangxian 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. The right wise king panicked, quickly led the beautiful concubine to mount the horse, took hundreds of strong horses, stood out from the encirclement and fled north. Guo Cheng, a captain of the Han army, led the troops to pursue hundreds of miles, but failed to catch up, but captured more than 10 people, more than 15 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 when he received 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 command. Wei Qing's three sons are still in their infancy, and they were also given ranks by 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 power to make our army win, 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 rewarded Gong Sunhe, Gong Sunhe, Zhao Buyu, Gong Sunrongnu, Li Ju and Dou Ruyi. 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 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. Their Sixth Route Army, led by General Wei Qing, marched hundreds of miles north from Dingxiang and annihilated thousands of Xiongnu troops. In this campaign, 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 more than 10 thousand Xiongnu troops. But Su Jian, the right general, and Zhao Xin, the former general, had an encounter with Xiongnu. The Han army suffered heavy casualties, and Su Jian broke through and fled back. Zhao Xin was originally surrendered by the Huns, but after the defeat, he surrendered to the Huns. From BC 129, Wei Qing was appointed as a riding general and led the army 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. * * * won sixteen thousand three hundred fiefs. Although he made great contributions to the neutrality of the war, and his power was in the ruling and opposition parties, 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 has 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, 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, she gave birth to Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing grew up in a group of handmaiden, life is very hard. However, he is diligent and eager to learn, and he is proficient in martial arts such as riding, shooting and stabbing at an early age.

In the spring of 123 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty organized a counterattack against the Huns again. Huo Qubing just turned 18 this year. Hearing 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 a young warrior, 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 Xiao Qi northward. 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 it should be the Huns' camp, and immediately ordered his men to carry the gold medal and killed them in lightning speed. The Huns didn't expect the Han army to go 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 prize, and all other roads have their victories and defeats. Wei Qing reported the war to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty praised Huo Qubing, saying, "Huo Qubing, a captain of Park Yao, killed 2,028 Xiongnu soldiers with 800 yuan, killed many Xiongnu ancestors, such as Ruohou Chan, Guo Xiang and Danghu, and captured his uncle Luo alive, which was a surprise victory and won the whole army. 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. This 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 Attila and King Xiutu. In order to deal with the Huns together, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to get in touch with Dayue and other western countries, so he launched the Hexi Campaign.

In the spring of BC 12 1, Emperor Wu appointed Huo Qubing as a general of generals in ancient times and led 10,000 elite cavalry to attack Xiongnu 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 broke up after leaving the village. Gongsun ao got lost halfway and failed to participate in the war. Huo Qubing couldn't get in touch with Gongsun Ao, so he had to go deep alone, cross the Juyan Sea, cross the abortion tribe and reach Qilian Mountain. The Huns were puzzled by his mysterious tactics and were defeated in the first world war at the foot of Qilian Mountain. In this battle, 2,500 people including Wang Danhuan, Wang Kuitu and Ahun surrendered and captured the Queen Mother, Khan and Prince. Xiang, General, Danghu, et al. 120, annihilated 30,200 Huns.

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 evil king Xiongnu and the king of Xiutu, he won a great victory, killed Zhelan and Luhou of Xiongnu, and captured Guo Xiang, the son of Xiongnu and the ruler of Xiutu. Seven tenths of the Xiongnu's military power was wiped out in one fell swoop, and the Hexi Corridor was opened from then on. In the same year, Huo Qubing made another expedition. He led an army thousands of miles into the desert, and then suddenly went south, and defeated the evil Attila and the King of Soil Repair in one fell swoop. He captured 59 people, including five kings, the queen mother, Khan E Shi and the prince, and more than 30,000 people. The Xiongnu forces in Hexi Corridor were almost completely annihilated. 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 the mountain and made my woman lose color. "

The battle of Hexi not only cut off the connection between Xiongnu and the southern Qiang people, but more importantly, opened the Silk Road and opened the trade channel between East and 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 100000 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 learn 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 direct the battle on the battlefield, acted like lightning, and won many battles and became a generation of famous soldiers.

Huo Qubing made the meritorious military service 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 Wu of the Han Dynasty 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 brazenly, "How can we settle down before the Huns are extinct?" 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 general's door have 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 Wei died, and so did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.