In the Western Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing, who sealed wolves and lived in Xuxu, drank horses by the sea, while in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dou Bodu, Yan Ran and Le Shi, both of whom were champions, were Han Jialang, and both of them were Han Wei.
This little poem was written by the author. Among them, Huo Qubing and Dou Bodu were outstanding generals in the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty who made great achievements in fighting against the Huns. Huo Qubing sealed the wolf to occupy the position of Xu, and Dou Bodu was a stone-bearer. These two great achievements can be regarded as the most outstanding achievements of the two Han dynasties in China history. One was a sublime mobei, which completely drove the Huns out of the desert south and the other was a sublime western region, and completely destroyed the northern Xiongnu in the long history of China. But when it comes to Huo Qubing,
1. Comparison of life experiences between Huo Qubing and Dou Bodu
They have one thing in common, that is, they are both consorts. The difference is: Huo Qubing was born in humble background, illegitimate child+slave background, while Dou Bodu was born in a big family.
Huo Qubing's mother was a slave girl of Pingyang Houfu, and her father was Huo Zhongru, a petty official of Pingyang County. They had an affair and gave birth to Huo Qubing. When Huo Qubing was young, he didn't know who his father was. menstruation Wei Zifu of Huo Qubing was later favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and was made a queen. Huo's family and Wei's family began to become dignitaries. Huo Qubing was also appointed as a servant by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty because of her consort status.
Dou Bodu is Dou Xian, and Bodu is his word. Dou Xian is the great-grandson of Dou Rong, the founding hero of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Dou Rong is the seventh grandson of Dou Guangguo, the younger brother of Dou, the queen of the Han Emperor in the Western Han Dynasty. Therefore, the Dou family is also a aristocratic family that has spread for hundreds of times. From the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dou Xian's sister was the queen of Emperor Zhang, and the Han Dynasty has always had a tradition of reusing consorts. Therefore, Dou Xian was named a samurai corps commander and became a powerful person.
Huo Qubing and Dou Xian entered politics because of their consorts' status, but Huo Qubing was born in a humble family and Dou Xian was born in a noble family.
II. Comparison of the reasons why Huo Qubing and Dou Bodu fought against Xiongnu
Huo Qubing was able to lead an army to fight Xiongnu. It was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who had an eye for talents and picked him out to lead troops to fight. Huo Qubing began his military career all his life. There is a famous saying in Huo Qubing: Why should the Xiongnu be home before it is destroyed? This means: how can I get married if the Huns have not been wiped out? This has inspired thousands of Han people in Qian Qian to serve the country.
Dou Xian's ability to lead an army to fight against Xiongnu is totally different from Huo Qubing's. Dou Xian, as the elder brother of the queen at that time, was killed by Dou Xian because Han Yong tried the case of his father Dou Xun. This was obviously bullying. After the death of Emperor Hanzhang, Dou Xian secretly sent someone to kill Liu Chang because he was worried that his sister Dou Taihou would reuse Liu Chang, the royal family of the Eastern Han Dynasty. This was a dead man at that time.
So, judging from the reasons for going to the Xiongnu, Huo Qubing was a patriotic general who fought for his country, while Dou Xian was a dude who was forced to make atonement by making achievements.
III. Comparison of Merits between Huo Qubing and Dou Bodu
Huo Qubing was a talented military general in the history of the Han Dynasty. When he was 17 years old, he led 8 cavalry for the first time and made a long-distance attack of hundreds of miles, capturing 2,28 enemies. He won the title for his work and became famous in World War I. He was only 17 years old. Now he is a high school student, but Huo Qubing has become a seasoned general.
when Huo Qubing was 19 years old, he was made a general of title of generals in ancient times by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. This may be the youngest general of title of generals in ancient times in China, equivalent to the deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Western Han Dynasty. In this year, Huo Qubing, as a general of title of generals in ancient times, participated in the battle of Hexi twice with general Wei Qing. In the spring offensive, Huo Qubing led 1, elite cavalry and marched for more than 1, miles in six days in Gaolan.
In the summer offensive, Huo Qubing led more than 1, cavalry to go deep alone, first crossing the Yellow River, Helan Mountain, Tengger Desert and Badain Jaran Desert, and going deep into the territory of Xiongnu for more than 2, miles. Without reinforcements and logistical supplies, Huo Qubing led his troops to attack the Hun Hun Hun's evil king and Hugh's butcher's department, killing more than 3, people and capturing 2,5 people, among whom 122 were nobles above a surname, including five.
when Huo Qubing was 21 years old, he led a 5, elite cavalry from Daijun to fight in Mobei, and traveled more than 2, miles to fight against Xiongnu Zuo Xianwang. In this battle, 7,443 people were wiped out, and 86 Xiongnu nobles above a surname were captured, including 3 Attila, and the Xiongnu Zuo Xianwang Department was almost completely annihilated. At the same time, Huo Qubing also held a ceremony to worship heaven in Langju Xushan and a ceremony to worship the ground in Guyan Mountain. This is the first time in the history of China to hit the Han Sea, which is a glorious record and the highest glory that can go down in history. From then on, there was no Xiongnu Wang Ting in the whole desert south and Mobei, and the Xiongnu was driven to further Central Asia.
In the battle between Huo Qubing and Xiongnu, the total number of enemy fighters was more than 11,, and 28 officers and nobles above the Xiongnu were captured. At the same time, the Hun Hun Evil King and King Xiutu were forced to surrender, together with the Xiongnu soldiers and civilians who surrendered to the Han Dynasty, totaling more than 2,. In the war between the Han Dynasty and Xiongnu, not counting Wei Qing's record, Huo Qubing almost defeated the whole Xiongnu by himself, and Huo Qubing's contribution was unmatched by the whole Han Dynasty.
Let's talk about Dou Xian's record again. Dou Xian attacked the northern Xiongnu for the first time. There were three armies, the first was 8 Han cavalry led by Dou Xian and Geng Bing, the second was more than 1, South tarkan led by Wang Shizi, the third was more than 8 Qiang Hu who surrendered to the Han Dynasty and more than 1, South tarkan led by Hun Zuo Xianwang. The three armies had a total of 4, troops, led by Dou Xian.
The Third Route Army joined forces in Zhuoxie Mountain (Altai Mountain in present Mongolia), and then met the Northern Xiongnu Khan in Jiluo Mountain (Hang 'ai Mountain in present Mongolia). The two sides launched a fierce battle, and the Northern Xiongnu was defeated and the whole army was scattered. In this battle, more than 13, people were killed, and more than one million pairs of horses, cattle, sheep and camels were captured. More than 2, people surrendered before and after the Northern Xiongnu.
Later, Dou Xian, Geng Bing and others carved words on the stones in Yanran Mountain. These stones were found in Mongolia in 217, and the words carved by Dou Xian were faintly visible on them. It has been more than 19 years. At that time, Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also went to war with the army and truly recorded this war. This war forced the younger brother of the northern Xiongnu Khan to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty for peace, but the northern Xiongnu Khan was still alive, and Dou Xian also made contributions because of this great military achievement.
Two years later, General Dou Xian sent his right captain Geng Kui and Sima Ren Shang to attack the Northern Xiongnu from Juyansai, and defeated the Northern Khan in Jinwei Mountain (now Altai Mountain in Xinjiang), killing more than 5, people. The Northern Xiongnu Khan fled and never disappeared. According to the research of British historians, these Northern Xiongnu fled to Europe and dealt a heavy blow to the Roman Empire. For China, it was a great disaster.
Comparing the record of Huo Qubing and Dou Xian, we will find the following characteristics:
1. Dou Xian's record is far less than Huo Qubing's. Huo Qubing has almost ten times as many enemies as Dou Xian, which can be seen from the figures. Moreover, Huo Qubing kept winning four battles, and Dou Xian played once.
2. Huo Qubing dealt with the strongest Xiongnu in history, while Dou Xian dealt with the weaker Northern Xiongnu.
During the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu was still a whole and powerful, while the Xiongnu during the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was considered as a relatively strong period in the history of Xiongnu. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu had been divided into the South Xiongnu and the North Xiongnu, and the South Xiongnu was attached to the Han Dynasty, and the North Xiongnu was the enemy of the Han Dynasty. Its strength was already weak, and with the division, the strength of the North Xiongnu was even weaker, so the Xiongnu faced by Huo Qubing was much stronger than that faced by Dou Xian.
3. Huo Qubing defeated Xiongnu by strategy, tactics and strength, while Dou Xian defeated Northern Xiongnu by strength.
Huo Qubing almost defeated the Huns by leading elite cavalry with blitzkrieg and long-distance attack, and then relying on the strong strength and fighting capacity of the Han army, and going deep into the Huns' rear with unexpected strategies and tactics. In the battle of Dou Xian's defeat of the North Xiongnu, the Han army accounted for a small number, and most of them were the troops of the South Xiongnu. Together with relying on the Qiang people of the Han Dynasty and other Hu people cavalry, Dou Xian completely defeated the North Xiongnu by strength.
So no matter how it is compared, the gold content and influence of Huo Qubing's defeat of Xiongnu far exceeds that of Dou Xian. In addition, Huo Qubing also far surpasses that of Dou Xian in character. At least he gave up his family for the sake of the country. Later, Dou Xian became the consort of the first generation in the Eastern Han Dynasty and became a threat to the security of the Eastern Han regime, which was eradicated by the later Han and Emperor. That is to say, Huo Qubing's reputation was much better than Dou Xian's, so Huo Qubing's reputation was great and his influence was wide, while Dou Xian's was low-key and his fame was not great.