How capable can the Han people be from slaves to generals? Wei Qing tells you that nothing is impossible.

The "Battle of Dragon City" was the first cross-border attack on Xiongnu in Han Dynasty, and it was also the first battle of Wei Qing's military career. Let's open the watermelon video and search the creator of the watermelon video to find out!

The feud between Han Dynasty and Xiongnu has a long history. From Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang to Lv Hou, they were bullied by Xiongnu. Lv Hou didn't even dare to scold him when he was molested by modu chanyu. Instead, he condescended to say that he was too old to serve Khan. Therefore, whether in public or private, Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, will dismount the Huns and set foot on them again!

In BC 133, under the planning of Liu Che, the Han Dynasty launched its first counterattack against the Huns, namely the Battle of Mayi. However, because Yu Hanjun exposed his strategic intention early in this campaign, the Huns discovered the attempt of the Han Dynasty, and finally fell short, and Wang Hui, the initiator of this campaign, died.

Speaking of Wang Hui's death, many people feel wronged. Because according to Wang Hui's logic, since the Han army has lost the opportunity to ambush the Huns, being forced to fight will only damage the military forces, so it gives up pursuing the Huns. But Wang Hui neglected one of the biggest problems, that is, the courage and confidence of the Han army. In other words, the reason why Wang Hui didn't go out to war was self-serious on the surface, but the essence was that the Han army still had deep fear of the Huns and had no confidence in defeating them. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty agreed that Wang Hui ambushed Xiongnu in Mayi precisely because he was not afraid of Xiongnu during the invitation war. But it is such an invited soldier who retreated during the war, which will have a great impact on the psychology of the Han army! Even if Wang Hui fails to attack, the emperor will not kill him, because it shows that Wang Hui is not afraid of Huns and meets the emperor's psychological requirements, but Wang Hui is afraid of war. What was waiting for him was the emperor's anger, and he died for no reason!

Four years after the Battle of Mayi, Liang Wudi decided to attack again. However, in view of the lessons of the previous Mayi battle, this battle chose the battlefield in Xiongnu. And change the ambush tactics used in the past, but take the initiative to attack and want to face the Huns on the battlefield.

The deployment of the Han army is like this:

General Wei Qing started from Shanggu County, General Gongsun Ao from County, General Gongsun He from Yunzhong County and General Li Guang from Yanmen County. They each led 10,000 cavalry to attack the Huns near Guanshi.

Guanshi is a trade market established in the border areas in the Han Dynasty. Used to trade with Xiongnu, it can not only attract tariffs, but also attract Xiongnu who are short of materials. This is an important part of the imprisonment policy. Even after the battle of Mayi, the Sino-Hungarian trade in Guanshi was never broken.

From the period of Emperor Gaozu to the period of Emperor Wudi, the Han Dynasty has been relaxing the border policy and gradually expanding the trade volume. To what extent is this trade volume? According to the theory of salt and iron, that is, through the trade of the Han Dynasty, the large livestock of the Huns have been "all for my livestock" just like those raised by the Han people themselves.

In this way, the Han Dynasty smuggled the Xiongnu's fine horses into the territory to improve the quality of the horses in the Han Dynasty, which was also an important safeguard measure for the Han Dynasty to mobilize hundreds of thousands of military forces to fight against the Xiongnu. One of the most outstanding representatives was Nie Yi, the ancestor of Zhang Liao in the Three Kingdoms period.

The four armies of the Han army went hand in hand, and each army was separated by more than a hundred miles, so they marched. It can be seen from the arrangement of fighting in the Han Dynasty that this campaign should be a strategic test, not only for the Huns, but also for our own people.

At the tactical level, the first is the expulsion. At that time, the Xiongnu in the north had crossed Qin Changcheng and moved freely in the area south of Qin Changcheng. The purpose of the joint action of the four armies in the Han Dynasty should be to suppress the activities of the Huns, drive them to the north of Qin Changcheng, restore the border defense line based in Qin Changcheng, and then in the process, look for the Xiongnu army to participate in the war.

A small number of troops are used to test new tactics, and the troops are separated by one day to provide timely support. Even if the war situation is unfavorable, it can reduce losses. In the end, no matter how the battle results, it is a test of the new tactics of cavalry and generals. Among the four generals in the battle, besides Li Guang, an experienced cavalry general, there are two generals, Gongsun and Wei Qing, both from the background of nearly serving in Liu Che. If we want to entrust them with important tasks in the future, we need to test their command ability through a real battle.

But this plan has one of the biggest shortcomings, that is, it does not focus on the use of troops. If the Huns investigate the specific forces of the Han army, they will gather heavy troops and eat one or more of the Han army. As a result, the Huns did the same.

The results of Emperor Wu's inspection of the four generals came out soon. The area attacked by Li Guang and Gongsun Ao is the junction of the Xiongnu Khan headquarters and the left, so they were attacked from both sides by the Xiongnu main force and almost completely annihilated. Li Guang himself was captured and managed to escape. GongSunHe attack to the north, at the foot of Qin Changcheng. No one saw him all the way, so he went back the same way. Wei Qing didn't meet the Xiongnu army on the way into the army, because at this time, he left to besiege Li Guang and Gongsun Ao, the left wing of the Han army.

If Wei Qing follows the logic of GongSunHe, since he has never met anyone, he will definitely come back. However, Wei Qing, after all, is Wei Qing, and now he shows the potential of a great star. He didn't return to the original road like GongSunHe, but after judging the emptiness inside the left, Wei Qing decisively chose to cross Qin Changcheng and enter the left hinterland. Decisive raid, occupied Liuzhou, where the Huns sacrificed to heaven, and * * * harvested 700 heads, becoming the only army that won the battle. That's how the name "Battle of Liuzhou" came from.

As for the location of this Dragon City, according to research, it should be the Xilin Gol grassland area between kangbao county, Hebei Province and Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia, and it is the seat of the Xiongnu left Wang Xian court.

Longcheng is the place where Xiongnu held sacrificial activities. Similar to the ancestral temple mentioned by the Han family, emperors can set up ancestral temples, and princes can also set up temples. Therefore, Dragon City is not only unique to the imperial court, but also can be found in other royal courts. It is not unique, but any place where Xiongnu nobles set up ancestral temples or family temples can be called Dragon City.

Some people think that Wei Qing attacked Longcheng near Chanyuting. This is very possible, because according to the Xiongnu inheritance law, Khan's first heir is Zuo, so it is both a reasonable arrangement and a test of Zuo's ability to guard the ancestral temple. If Zuo fails to hold the ancestral temple, it means that you are unable to inherit Khan's position, so you should replace him as soon as possible.

At present, there are two views on the location of Shanyu Pavilion: Yinshan area in the south of the desert and Helin in the north of the desert. Wei Qing's marching route is on the far right side of the battlefield. It is impossible to cross the marching route of the other three troops to attack the Yinshan Mountain on the far left side of the battlefield. As for Mobei, it is even more impossible. Let Wei Qing sneak attack the desert with only ten thousand people. Liu Che shouldn't be crazy.

After the war in Longcheng, Gongsun Ao and Li Guang were sentenced to death and bought their lives by spending money. Actually, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't want Li Guang and Gongsun Ao to die, so he specially made such a law. Prior to this, there was no law in the Han Dynasty that you could pay ransom to avoid death after defeat. After all, Li Guang is a veteran, and Gongsun Ao is also a bodyguard who has followed him for many years. You can't deprive them of the opportunity to continue to work hard for themselves just because of one defeat. If you are defeated, you will die. Then, I'm afraid no one will dare to go to war in the future.

Compared with Li Guang and Gongsun 'ao, Wei Qing was named Shanhaiguan Hou for his work, second only to the highest rank of 20 Chehou in Han Dynasty.

After the war, Liu Che summed up the campaign. There are two main reasons for failure:

First, the unified generals and troops are not familiar with each other, and their thoughts are not unified.

Second, the senior generals made mistakes in command, and the middle and lower officers were not determined to use their troops and left the battle without authorization, which led to the collapse of the army.

According to the "Han Wudi Ji" records:

The ancients ruled the army and vibrated the brigade. Because they were captured by the enemy, they were reunited, and there was no upper and lower ranks. General Ao and General Yanmen were all unscrupulous. A captain betrayed his faith and abandoned the army to the north. Few officials broke the ban. The method of using troops: don't work hard and don't teach, lead too much; The fatwa is clear, and if you can't do your best, it is also a crime of foot soldiers. The general has sent Ting Wei to make it right and add it to the foot soldiers. The two are parallel and heartless. I was framed by the people and wanted to brush my face and change careers, restore justice and die. He forgave the sergeant of Yanmen and Dai Jun for disobeying the law. "

Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, adopted a passive defense policy against Xiongnu. Therefore, the army that has been on the defensive for a long time lacks both field experience and experience in decisive battle with the Xiongnu army. However, the expedition of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed the previous style of play and went deep into the enemy's territory. He was not familiar with the geographical situation and the new tactics of the Xiongnu army, and it was inevitable that there would be various unsuitable situations, which was also the reason why the Han Dynasty had to carry out strategic exploration.

The purpose of Liu Che Campaign is to train commanders and troops through small-scale campaigns, and at the same time, solve the problems found as soon as possible to prepare for the next larger campaign. Therefore, Liu Che did not hold the vast majority of soldiers accountable. After symbolically punishing Li Guang and Gongsun 'ao, Liu Che ordered the pardon of all middle and lower rank officers and men who escaped.

Wei Qing, on the other hand, has sprung up, commanding such novice troops and going deep behind enemy lines. As a novice, he can bring the troops back intact, and at the same time, he can gain something, which has been great, and has since established his position in the hearts of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Although the battle was fruitless, it was a great political victory. First of all, it proves Liu Che's understanding of people. Liu Che appointed Wei Qing, who had never commanded the army, as a general riding a chariot, which should also be very stressful. This battle proved the correctness of Liu Che's choice.

I give you a chance, you give me victory, which is a model of the relationship between the monarch and the minister.

The most important change in the Battle of Dragon City is psychological. After the Battle of Liu Bangbai, the Emperor Gaozu, the Han Dynasty became pale and powerless to the Xiongnu, and this victory proved that the Xiongnu could also be defeated.

Compared with the Han Dynasty, Huns had to win every battle in order to maintain oppression and deterrence against neighboring countries. However, as long as the Huns fail even once, they may fall apart. Because as long as you successfully fight back once, the country bullied by him will no longer be afraid of him.

After the Battle of Longcheng, the Han Dynasty finally found out the Huns' cards. In the following ten years, the Han Dynasty launched eight consecutive offensive operations, and the Huns could not stop the Han Dynasty from advancing. Through unremitting efforts, the Han Dynasty finally defeated the Xiongnu and forced them to move westward.

Wang Wei once severely criticized Wei Qing in "Old General": "The victory of General Wei Qing was only an accident, and it was difficult for Li Guang to seal the title", which means that Wei Qing's success was all blessed by God, and Li Guang was unlucky not to be sealed. Did Wei Qing in history really succeed by God's blessing? Let's open the watermelon video, search for the creator of watermelon video, Cao Shuo Mu Yan, and find out!

Wei Qing came into Liu Che's sight because of her sister Wei Zifu, who used to be Princess Pingyang's riding slave. Although fate did not give Wei a noble birth, it gave him an opportunity to change his fate, and he also seized this opportunity, kept a clear head and tolerant personality, and finally achieved a good start and a good end.

Wei Qing is very lucky. After all, he got a chance to show his strength. But as far as opportunities are concerned, Li Guang has opportunities, even more than Wei Qing. If nothing else, as far as the "Battle of Dragon City" is concerned, among the four generals who went out together, the most elite cavalry was given to the general Li Guang, and the ordinary cavalry was given to the rider Gong Sun Ao. For Wei Qing and GongSunHe, it is simply a mixed force of cavalry and chariots. In terms of fighting capacity, Li Guang's fighting capacity is the strongest, which also shows that Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty emphasized Li Guang's mind, because only Li Guang was not a green hand, but Li Guang was defeated.

The generals in the Han Dynasty can be divided into two categories, namely, generals in military array and generals in military system.

The general of the army array is the so-called miscellaneous general, such as General Xiao Qi, who is the general who commands the elite cavalry; Riding will be the general who commands ordinary cavalry units; Guerrilla generals, that is, generals in the reserve, go where they need help; General Charles explained that the object of conquest was the city of Charles. The general of the ship means the general of the water army; General crossbow explained that he was in charge of crossbowmen and so on.

General of the army array was not a permanent official position of the country in the Western Han Dynasty, and needed to be appointed temporarily according to the actual situation. After the war, the title of general automatically lapsed, and the subordinate troops returned to their respective organizational systems and stations. However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, this situation changed, and a large number of miscellaneous generals appeared, such as General Dangkou and General Kulu, who became the permanent official positions of the country.

A military general is a permanent official position of a country. He usually has his own commander-in-chief and a fixed shogunate, that is, the staff office.

There were eight military generals in the Western Han Dynasty, from high to low: general, general of title of generals in ancient times, general of car, general of Wei, general of left, general of right, former general and later general. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the number of military generals in the Han Dynasty increased rapidly, with the addition of four generals, four towns, four Siping and four An generals.