That is the Talas River in Kazakhstan today. The famous Battle of Zhi Zhi took place here. This battle took place in 36 BC, in the middle and late Western Han Dynasty, and was established by Emperor Hanyuan three years ago.
As we all know, in the history of the Central Plains Dynasty of the Han nationality, there were two brilliant dynasties, the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, which were collectively called "Han and Tang Dynasties". But this does not mean that these two dynasties were proud of the world from beginning to end. Just like a good life, good things only last for a while. It can be said with certainty that the so-called "glory of a great man" does not refer to Liu Bang and his three generations of descendants who frequently kissed Han in the early Han Dynasty, but refers to his great-grandson Liu Che's "expanding territory" and attacking Xiongnu in the north. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although the Western Han Dynasty also adopted the policy of "softening people's hearts", it was "keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile".
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a number of outstanding generals with distinctive styles were trained, such as Li Guang, the flying general, Wei Qing, the champion Huo Qubing and so on. Under the fighting of these brave Han Chinese, foreign enemies have been contained as never before.
however, the war never stopped. The real era of peace began in the Han and Yuan Dynasties after the middle of the Western Han Dynasty. Historically, it is recognized that Emperor Hanyuan was a mediocre monarch, but since he came to power, there have been fewer and fewer foreign invasions in the Han Dynasty, and the Xiongnu rarely took the initiative to attack the Han Dynasty. China and Hungary have lived in peace for 6 years. Why is this?
Of course, the civil strife in Xiongnu "declined" for a reason, but no matter how the Xiongnu "declined", it was not enough to fear the brave army of the Han Dynasty. Then another accident happened.
As we all know, two things happened in China and Hungary during the Han and Yuan Dynasties. One is the "Battle of Zhi Zhi", that is, the "decapitation action" initiated by Han Jiang Chen Tang against Zhi Zhi Khan in; The other is "pro-diplomacy"-Zhao Jun's departure. These are two completely different things, one is "exchanging women for peace" and the other is blowing "pillow talk" to enemy leaders. The other is "maintaining wars by fighting", which is a difficult process. These two things happened almost simultaneously. Since then, there has been a surprisingly long period of silence in the history of China and Hungary.
who made this quiet? Some people say that this is to show your majesty's beauty, and more people support Shang Chen's work.
Chen Tang, a general of the Western Han Dynasty, was the commander-in-chief of the western regions in the Han and Yuan Dynasties, equivalent to the deputy commander of the northwest frontier defense, with a low rank. As for Chen Tang's personal quality, like his level, the evaluation given by history books is not very high. But Chen Tang is a genius. In this position, he fought bloody battles and shouted vows, thus creating two historical records of China, becoming a landmark figure and laying the foundation for the soul of the Han Dynasty.
this battle is the "battle of support" mentioned at the beginning.
The background of this war is the middle and late Western Han Dynasty, and its heyday has passed. Their first foreign enemy, Xiongnu, declined faster than them. At the end of Xuan Di, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Huns fell into civil strife, forming two groups, Uhaanyehe and Hutu. Yes, Hu is a pro-Han faction, and Hu is an enemy. He fought far away in the northwest, allied with neighboring countries, and became a bully in the western regions, ready to fight the big fellow for a long time.
in 36 BC, the third year of Zhao Jian, Chen Tang came to the western regions. Although he is a deputy, he is independent and dare to take responsibility. At that time, Gan Yanshou, the leader of Du Fu, was proud of painting the land, instead of actively provoking the Huns. However, Chen Tang disagreed and thought that we should take the initiative to attack: the headquarters is fierce, and if we listen to its orders, Han will lose the Western Regions. The Huns were not good at defense, so they led the Han soldiers to the city gate and wiped them out.
Chen Tang made it clear that the enemy was there. If you don't take the initiative
the Han army forms six formations, and the soldiers are divided into two ways. Gan Yanshou led three formations from North Road to Gu Chi. Chen Tang led three formations out of the South Island, crossed the Pamirs and headed for Zhi Zhi.
This is the capital of Xiongnu in Zhi Zhi, with tight defense and strong walls. The main city of Zhi Zhi is made of mud, and there are two wooden cities outside. Hundreds of Huns wore armor, hundreds of cavalry galloped at the gates, and hundreds of infantry stood behind the door, despising the Han army. The Han army rushed to drive the cavalry out of the city, blew the trumpet, surrounded the city on all sides, with a big shield in front and a halberd crossbow in the back, and returned to the city. Xiongnu soldiers went down to Tucheng, and with the help of Mucheng, they shot many Han soldiers. Han soldiers burned the wooden city with firewood and shot hundreds of tarquin people who wanted to break through.
When Zhi Zhi was alone among Hutu people, he found the situation critical. Dozens of queens, large and small, went to Tucheng to guard the Royal Guard. They went to Tucheng because he was shot in the nose. After midnight, two wooden towns were burned down and the Xiongnu soldiers returned to Tucheng. At that time, more than ten cavalry units came to help the Xiongnu, echoing the cries of Xiongnu soldiers in the city and repeatedly attacking the Han army camp. At dawn, the Han army beat drums to break through Tucheng. Kang's army retreated. Khan led hundreds of people to avoid entering the inner city, and the inner city was immediately solved. The Han army led by the queen, the prince and the king killed more than 1,5 Hutu people and captured more than 1, people, achieving a "great victory".
in the battle of Zhi Zhi, although the Han army was a siege force, the proportion of casualties was far lower than that of Xiongnu. Chen Tang believes that Han soldiers can "treat one as five". One Han soldier's fighting capacity is equivalent to five Xiongnu soldiers.
Through this great victory, the Han army completely wiped out the Xiongnu tribes opposed to the Han Dynasty and established the sovereign position of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions.
Then, Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou reported their victory to the court and elected Zhi Zhi Khan as the leader of Hutuwu. But instead of rewarding Chen Tang, Emperor Han Yuan almost arrested him and sent him to death row. Because of the Western Expedition, Chen Tang is a false imperial edict and a death sentence. Seeing that he was going to jail, Chen Tang was doomed to commit suicide, so he soon wrote a letter to Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty with Gan Yanshou. This letter is reasonable.
"I smell the great justice in the world, when mixed into one." Xiongnu was called Beifan in Uhaanyehe, but Zhi Zhi Khan rebelled. He didn't fall for it, so he didn't think a strong man could become a priest. Zhi Zhi is only responsible to the people, and a catastrophe is coming. I will prolong my life, I will fight for my soldiers, and I will be wise after the event. I rely on your Yin and Yang gods to take the lead in defeating the enemy. I will cut off my head, lower than the famous king. It is wise to hang one's head among barbarians to show Wan Li's distance. Those who commit Han will be punished! "
This passage means that as courtiers, we know that there is only one leader in the world. Now the Xiongnu is a vassal state of Dahan, and Huhanye has surrendered to us, but Hutuwa has established another Xiongnu tribal regime to openly confront us. Their actions show neighboring countries that we are stronger than other countries and do not need to be followed by other countries. Besides, this Zhi Zhi Khan is a demon, suffering endless pain and evil behavior. Out of indignation, we fought for justice and finally won the First World War. Now, we have put forward the highest standards in Zhi Zhi, and proposed to hang the first border line. If so, we tell countries thousands of miles away: whoever dares to invade the powerful Han Dynasty will kill as far away as possible.
everyone will be moved by this passionate letter. Although Emperor Hanyuan was a mediocre king, he was not a bad king. After reading it, he was in high spirits and announced that he would pardon Shang Chen's crimes, correct the imperial edict and seal off the customs. Later, after the death of Chen Shang, he was posthumously named "Broken huzhuang Hou".
Shang Chen's famous words add powerful footnotes to his famous history. There is a saying that is still infecting the Han nationality, that is, whoever commits a strong Han dynasty will be punished!
Chen tells the world that China is a big country and the Han nationality is an excellent nation, so it should be. No matter which country or nationality, as long as you dare to offend, even if you are far away from the west and run to the ends of the earth, you will be hunted down!
Secondly, according to historical records, Emperor Hanyuan adopted Chen Tang's suggestion after World War II and hung his head on the "Foreigner's Mansion" on Chang 'an Avenue to show it to the public. I hung up for ten days.
Uhaanyehe, who later formally unified the Huns, did two things with great fear: first, he became a vassal of the Han Dynasty; Secondly, he married Wang Zhaojun, a Han woman, and took Zhaojun as his queen.
since then, there has been no war between China and Hungary for 6 years, and the era of peace has come.
According to historical records, the Han Dynasty married eight princesses, and Wang Zhaojun was the eighth and last one. Chen and Tang overthrew the separatist forces of Xiongnu, and the "unified regime of Xiongnu" married to Zhaojun did not mean to commit the Han Dynasty, nor did it have the courage to commit the Han Dynasty. History has its own public opinion. But one thing is certain: Xiongnu's submission to Han was unprecedented, indeed after Chen Tang defeated cold-blooded Han.
This also explains the relationship between "peace and war":
China and foreign enemies can be compared to "every man meets a tiger and a wolf". Tigers and wolves can hardly satisfy their desires. Once they worry about their lives, all their desires will disappear, leaving only the instinct to survive, and so will wars between countries. For greedy foreign enemies, only war can bring permanent peace. Giving money and beautiful land may bring temporary peace, but it will leave eternal shame and irreversible spirit.