Huo Qubing (140 BC to 117 BC, one says 145 to 117 BC) was a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty. A native of Pingyang, Hedong (now southwest of Linfen, Shanxi). The nephew of Wei Qing, a famous general in the Han Dynasty.
Heroes do not care about their origin
Huo Qubing (140 BC - 117 BC) was a native of Pingyang County, Hedong County (now southwest of Linfen, Shanxi Province). A famous general during the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty of China, Han nationality, and an outstanding military strategist. The nephew of Wei Qing, a famous general in the Han Dynasty, he was good at riding and shooting. Good at traveling long distances. Classic battle: decisive battle in Mobei.
In the sixth year of Yuanshuo (123 BC), Huo Qubing was appointed as the captain of Piao Yao by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He followed Wei Qing to attack the Xiongnu in Monan (south of the present-day Mongolian Plateau Desert), wiping out 2,000 people with 800 people. The remaining people were awarded the title of Champion Hou. In the second year of Yuanshou (121 BC), he was awarded the title of General of Hussars. In spring and summer, he led troops to attack the Xiongnu tribe that occupied Hexi (today's Hexi Corridor and Huangshui River Basin) twice, and annihilated more than 40,000 people. In the autumn of the same year, he was ordered to welcome King Hunxie of the Xiongnu who led his troops to surrender to the Han Dynasty. At the critical moment of the partial surrender, he led his troops into the Xiongnu army, killed the rebels, and stabilized the situation. King Hunxie was able to lead more than 40,000 people. Return to Han. From then on, the Han Dynasty controlled the Hexi area and opened up the road to the Western Regions. In the summer of the fourth year, he and Wei Qing each led 50,000 horses across the desert (today's Mongolian Plateau Desert) to attack the Xiongnu. After Huo Qubing defeated King Zuo Xian's troops, he took advantage of the victory and pursued it, going more than 2,000 miles deep and annihilating more than 70,000 people. Later he was promoted to Grand Sima and shared military power with Wei Qing. He used his troops flexibly, paid attention to strategy, did not adhere to ancient methods, was brave and decisive, and won every battle, winning the trust of Emperor Wu. He left behind the eternal famous saying "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, why should we take care of our family". He died of illness in the sixth year of Yuanshou (117 BC) at the age of 24.
[Edit this paragraph] A hero does not care about his origin
Huo Qubing was born into a legendary family. He was the son of Wei Shao'er, a slave girl from Princess Pingyang's mansion, and Huo Zhongru, a small official from Pingyang County. The official did not dare to admit that he had an affair with the princess's slave girl, so Huo Qubing could only be born as an illegitimate son. An illegitimate son whose father dared not admit it, and whose mother was a slave girl, it seemed that Huo Qubing would never get ahead, but a miracle finally happened to him.
About when Huo Qubing was just one year old, his mother was Wei Shaoer, and his aunt Wei Zifu entered the harem of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and was soon named Madam, second only to the Queen. Huo Qubing's uncles Wei Changjun and Wei Qing were also promoted to the rank of servant. The fate of the Wei family has changed since then. At this time, I am afraid no one thought that it was not just Wei Qing and Huo Qubing who had their fate changed, but also the offensive and defensive changes between Han and Huns over the years.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che was an emperor with great martial arts achievements in Chinese history. At that time, the Han Dynasty had unstable borders and was often invaded by the Huns. As a nomadic people, the Huns almost regarded the Han Dynasty, which relied on farming, as a storehouse for their own needs, and they burned, killed, and looted everything. Faced with this situation, the countries within the Great Wall have been unable to fundamentally change since the Qin Dynasty, and they rarely won. Qin could only rely on building the Great Wall for passive defense, while the Han Dynasty relied on marriage and a large number of "dowries". “Properties buy temporary relative peace.
The talented Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hoped to change this situation, and he soon found someone who had the same aspirations as him. He was Wei Zifu's younger brother Wei Qing.
In the fifth year of Yuanguang (130 BC), Wei Qing paid homage to the chariot general, and he and three other generals each led an army out of the fortress. During this troop dispatch, three of the four armies were defeated. What was especially outrageous was that veteran Li Guang was captured by the Huns and managed to escape with great difficulty. On the contrary, Wei Qing, the "cavalry slave" who went out to lead troops for the first time, came out of Shanggu and went straight to Longcheng, killing 700 enemies. Wei Qing's military genius impressed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. From then on, he went on many expeditions with great success.
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While Wei Qing was making great achievements, Huo Qubing also gradually grew up. Under the influence of his uncle, he was good at riding and shooting since he was a child. Although he is young, he disdains to stay in Chang'an City, indulge in sensuality and enjoy the shelter of his elders like other princes and grandsons. He longed for the day when he would kill the enemy and achieve meritorious service.
In the sixth year of Yuanshuo (123 BC), the Battle of Monan.
Huo Qubing, who was under 18 years old, volunteered for military service, and Emperor Wu named him Captain Piao Yao to accompany the army on the expedition.
On the battlefield, Huo Qubing relied on his bravery and 800 cavalry to gallop hundreds of miles in the vast desert to find traces of the enemy. As a result, his "long-distance attack" strategy won the first battle and killed 2,000 enemies. Among the remaining people, one of the two uncles of the Xiongnu Chanyu was killed and the other was captured alive. But Huo Qubing and others returned intact. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately named him the "champion lord" and praised his bravery to win the three armies.
Huo Qubing’s first battle, with such eye-catching results, announced to the world that the most dazzling generation of Han family generals had been born.
[Edit this paragraph] The God of War is Invincible
In the spring of the second year of Yuanshou (121 BC), Huo Qubing was appointed as a hussar general and led 10,000 elite troops to attack the Xiongnu alone. This is the Hexi War.
The 19-year-old commander-in-chief Huo Qubing lived up to expectations, running through the desert thousands of miles away and fighting a beautiful roundabout battle. In six days, he fought against the five Xiongnu tribes, advancing all the way, and fought a head-to-head life-and-death battle with the Huns King Luhou and King Zhelan in Gaolan Mountain. In this battle, Huo Qubing was defeated miserably, with only 3,000 elite soldiers remaining from 10,000. The Xiongnu suffered heavy losses - King Luhou and King Zhelan were both killed in battle, Prince Hunxie, Prime Minister, and Captain were captured, killing 8,960 enemies. The Xiongnu sacrificed to Tianjin and became Han Trophies of the army. After this battle of blood and fire, no one in the Han Dynasty doubted young Huo Qubing's ability to lead the army. He became a military model and the embodiment of martial spirit in the Han army.
In the summer of the same year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to pursue the victory and launch a battle to regain Hexi.
In this battle, Huo Qubing became the commander-in-chief of the Han army, while veteran general Li Guang and others only served as his supporting troops. What makes people laugh or cry is that Gongsun Ao and other "old horses" who often traveled in the desert who cooperated in the battle were not as good as Huo Qubing, the son of Chang'an two years ago. They actually got lost in the desert and did not play their due role in assisting. The veteran Li Guang's troops were surrounded by the Xiongnu King Zuoxian. Huo Qubing once again went deep alone and won another victory. In the Qilian Mountains, Huo Qubing's troops killed more than 30,000 enemy soldiers and captured five Xiongnu princes, as well as 59 Xiongnu princes and 63 Xiongnu generals.
After this battle, the Xiongnu had to retreat to the north of Yanzhi Mountain, and the Han Dynasty regained the Hexi Plain. The Xiongnu who once did whatever they wanted on the head of the Han Dynasty and destroyed countless people in the Han Dynasty finally sang a lament: "The death of my Qilian Mountains will make my six animals unable to rest; the loss of my Yanzhi Mountain will make my women colorless."
From then on, the Han army became more powerful, and the 19-year-old Huo Qubing became a god of war that frightened the Huns.
The thing that really made Huo Qubing like a god was "Hexi's surrender", which happened in autumn.
After the two battles in Hexi, the Xiongnu Chanyu wanted to deal harshly with King Hunxie who had been defeated repeatedly. After the news leaked, King Hunxie and King Xiutu wanted to surrender to the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not know whether the surrender of the two Xiongnu kings was true or false, so he sent Huo Qubing to the Yellow River to accept the surrender. When Huo Qubing led his troops to cross the Yellow River, a mutiny broke out among the Xiongnu troops. Faced with this situation, Huo Qubing personally rushed into the Xiongnu camp with only a few soldiers, faced King Hunxie directly, and ordered him to kill the mutinous soldiers. We can never guess what King Hunxie is thinking at this time. At that moment, he had every opportunity to take Huo Qubing hostage or kill him for revenge. As long as he did this, the Chanyu would not kill him but would reward him. However, King Hunxie gave up in the end, and the momentum of this young man who dared to take risks alone and was not afraid of life and death suppressed him. Huo Qubing's momentum not only suppressed King Hunxie, but also suppressed more than 40,000 Huns. In the end, they did not continue to expand the rebellion.
The surrender of Hexi ended successfully, but today we can only imagine with admiration how that nineteen-year-old boy stood in the enemy's camp when the situation was confusing and dangerous. With just one expression and one gesture, he subdued 40,000 soldiers and 8,000 rebels outside the tent.
From then on, the four counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang were added to the territory of the Han Dynasty. The Hexi Corridor was officially incorporated into the Han Dynasty.
This was the first time in Chinese history that foreign invaders had surrendered. It not only made the Han people proud and proud of themselves after suffering from the Huns for hundreds of years, but also gave them the confidence to be strong.
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In the fourth year of Yuanshou (119 BC), in order to completely eliminate the main force of the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched the unprecedented "Mobei War" ".
At this time, Huo Qubing had become the trump card of the Han army without any doubt. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had great trust in Huo Qubing's ability. In the pre-planning of this war, Huo Qubing was originally arranged to fight Shanyu. However, due to intelligence errors, the game became Wei Qing's and Huo Qubing failed to meet his most desired opponent. , but ran into King Zuo Xian’s tribe.
However, this battle can be regarded as the pinnacle of Huo Qubing. In the process of searching for the main force of the Huns in Mobei, Huo Qubing led his troops to attack for more than 2,000 miles. With a loss of 15,000, he annihilated more than 70,000 enemies and captured three Hun princes and eight generals. Thirteen people. Probably because he was eager to meet the Xiongnu Chanyu, Huo Qubing, who "sought defeat alone", pursued him all the way to the Kent Mountains in present-day Mongolia. It was here that Huo Qubing paused temporarily and led his army in a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth - the heaven-sacrifice ceremony was held at Langjuxu Mountain, and the earth-sacrifice Zen ceremony was held at Guyan Mountain. It is a ritual and a determination.
After confining the wolf to Xu, Huo Qubing continued to lead his army to pursue the Xiongnu in depth, and fought all the way to Hanhai (now Lake Baikal, Russia) before returning. Starting from Chang'an, we rushed all the way to Lake Baikal, and won great victories along the way in an almost completely unfamiliar environment. What an achievement!
After this battle, "the Huns fled far away, and there was no royal court in the south of the desert." Huo Qubing and his "Self-conferring the Wolf to Survive" have since become the highest pursuit and life-long dream of Chinese soldiers of all ages. This year, Huo Qubing was only twenty-two years old.
[Edit this paragraph] Even if you die, you can still smell the fragrance of a hero
After completing such an unparalleled feat, Huo Qubing also reached the pinnacle of his life: the Great Sima Hussar General . However, only two years later, in the sixth year of Yuanshou (117 BC), the 24-year-old hussar general Huo Qubing passed away. Chu Shaosun added in the eighth chapter of the chronology of the marquises since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty in Volume 20 of "Historical Records": "When Guang was not dead, he wrote: "My brother, the Hussar General, cured his illness and served in the army. After he died of illness, he was given the posthumous title of Marquis Jinghuan. Later, Chen Guang was willing to share the 3,500 households in Dongwu Yangyi with the mountain. "This is the only record of the cause of Huo Qubing's death in history books.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very sad about Huo Qubing's death. He mobilized the armored troops and formed a formation along Chang'an to Huo Qubing's cemetery in Maoling. He also ordered that Huo Qubing's tomb be built to look like the Qilian Mountains to show his extraordinary achievements in defeating the Huns.
Huo Qubing was given the posthumous title Fengjing. Huan Hou.
Huo Qubing was born as a slave and grew up in Qiluo, but he never indulged in wealth and luxury. He put the safety of the country and achievements before everything else. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once built a luxurious mansion for Huo Qubing. Third, Huo Qubing refused to accept it, saying: "The Xiongnu are not exterminated, why do we need to take care of our family? "These eight short words are engraved in the hearts of the soldiers who have defended the country and the country in the past dynasties because they came from Huo Qubing's mouth. Don't talk empty words. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once wanted to teach Sun Wu the art of war in person. He replied: "In war, you should adapt to changes, and the situation has changed. The ancient art of war is no longer suitable. ”
Huo Zhongru didn’t want to be the father of Huo Qubing in the womb, so Wei Shaoer never told him about his life experience. After he made great achievements, he finally knew the cause and effect. Just when he After becoming a hussar general, he came to Pingyang (today's Linfen, Shanxi), knelt down to his father Huo Zhongru, who had abandoned him at that time, and said: "Qubing didn't know that he was the son of an adult earlier, and he didn't fulfill his filial piety. Huo Zhongru was ashamed and did not dare to respond, so he replied: "I have to entrust the general with the power of heaven." "Subsequently, Huo Qubing bought a farm and house for Huo Zhongru, who had never fulfilled his father's duties for a day, and took his stepmother's son Huo Guang to Chang'an to cultivate him into a good man.
The young general Huo Qubing was not a perfect man. He once shot Li Dare, I have also conquered the severe situation.
However, no matter how serious he is, he is still the god of war. All soldiers yearn to become his subordinates and follow him to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service. He led troops to formally attack the Xiongnu four times in his life, and returned with great victory every time. He destroyed 110,000 enemies and surrendered 40,000 enemies. He opened up new territories and expanded the territory. His military exploits were even more spectacular than those of his uncle Wei Qing. For the entire world military history and Chinese history, Huo Qubing is a legend that will shine through the ages.
Huo Qubing's tomb still stands next to Maoling. The stone statue of "Horse Trampling the Huns" in front of the tomb symbolizes his immortal contributions to the country. Thousands of years later, the world still thinks of the peerless demeanor of the young general Huo Qubing. They are fascinated by his spirit, wisdom and courage, and their blood boils with enthusiasm for his ambition to protect his family and country without any desire for luxury.
[Edit this paragraph] Huo Qubing’s Tomb
The tomb of Huo Qubing, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty in China. It is about 15 kilometers northeast of Xingping County, Shaanxi Province. Huo Qubing (140 BC - 117 BC) was from Pingyang, Hedong (now southwest of Linfen, Shanxi). When he reaches the rank of Grand Sima Hussar General, he is awarded the title of Champion Marquis. He led the army in combat at the age of 18. He sent troops outside the Great Wall six times and achieved great victories, opening up the Hexi Corridor. He died of illness in the sixth year of Yuanshou (117 BC). In order to commemorate his military exploits, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built a large tomb for him in the northeast of Maoling, shaped like Qilian Mountain. There are huge stones piled on the seal, and stone figures, stone beasts, etc. are placed in front of the tomb. In 1961, the State Council of the People's Republic of China announced it as a national key cultural relic protection unit, and built the Maoling Museum in front of its tomb.
According to historical evaluations, the bottom of Huo Qubing’s tomb is 105 meters long from north to south and 73 meters wide from east to west. The top is 15 meters long from north to south, 8 meters wide from east to west, and the tomb is about 25 meters high. There are 16 existing stone carvings in front of the tomb, which are the earliest existing physical materials of stone elephants in my country. There are 14 identifiable stone elephants, 3 of which are carved with two shapes each, totaling 17 living creatures and 12 different types of objects. There are weird people, monsters eating sheep, crouching cows, humans hugging beasts, crouching pigs, prancing horses, "horses trampling on Huns", crouching horses, crouching tigers, crouching elephants, short-mouthed fish, long-mouthed fish, otter, bat, and Zuo Sikong. Carved stone and plain carved stone. The stone carvings are based on the shape of the stone, with slight carvings. The technique is concise, the personality is outstanding, and the style is rich. They are the earliest and best-preserved large-scale stone carving art treasures in China. Among them, "Horse Trampling the Huns" is the main image of the stone carving in front of the tomb. It is 1.9 meters long and 1.68 meters high. It is carved from gray-white fine sandstone. The stone horse stands with its head held high, its tail long dragging the ground, and the carving holding a bow, arrow, dagger and long beard under its belly is struggling on its back. The image of the Huns is the most representative monumental work. This group of stone carvings are all carved from a single piece of stone using the techniques of line carving, round carving and relief carving. The selection of materials and carving techniques are coordinated with the body shape, some focus on form, some highlight expression, and have both form and spirit. The beasts are shown to be ferocious, the horses are shown to leap forward and stare ahead, and the ox and elephant are shown to be docile, with different expressions. It can be inferred from the inscriptions and stone carvings that these stone carvings must have been supervised by Shaofu Zuo Sikong. Stone carvings such as stone figures, stone horses, stone elephants, and stone tigers are arranged in front of the tomb, which had a profound influence on the stone carvings of subsequent Chinese mausoleums and has been inherited by the art of stone carvings in all mausoleums since the Han Dynasty.
The original total number of stone carvings on Huo Qubing’s tomb is unknown. Some were turned upside down and some were buried due to earthquakes during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. Before 1949, 9 pieces were originally placed in front of the tomb, and 7 were newly discovered in 1957. "Horses Trampling Huns" is a granite product, 168 cm high and 190 cm long. It was created around 117 BC (Western Han Dynasty). It was originally erected in front of the tomb of Huo Qubing in the northwest of Daochang Village, Xingping County, Shaanxi Province.
Ying Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty commented on Huangfu Gui, the general of the Liao Dynasty, in "Customs and Meanings. Guoyu": "Emperor Xiaowu treated Huo Qubing, the general of hussars, and ordered him to treat it, saying: "The Huns do not If the family is destroyed, why should we do this for our family?" Even if the relatives of the deceased are cured, all the warriors can still resist Hong Yi; but the pure Confucianism of the old family is not the only one to blame. "At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty when the eunuchs were dictatorial for the foreign relatives, the Qingliu people like Ying Shao were quite disdainful towards the foreign relatives, so much so that they even spoke highly of Huo Qubing. Huangfu Gui was a famous general and minister at that time. , there is another wonderful performance in the disaster of the party, Ying Shao still thinks that his behavior is not as good as Huo Qubing
(Song Dynasty) He Qufei's "Huo Qubing Theory" in "Dr. He's Preparation"
In the past, when the Han Dynasty had trouble with the Xiongnu, their families and generals were handed over to the fortress.
And Wei Qing started from the imperial family, fought against illness and fought like a proud boy, fought thousands of miles, and was invincible. His fame and achievements shocked the world, and even the famous generals in ancient times could not surpass him. Did the abilities of these two people come from their practice? It is also provided by heaven. Therefore, when the Han Dynasty wanted to teach people how to cure diseases, they wrote in the writings of Sun and Wu, saying: "Gu Fanglue is so ignorant that he does not seek to learn the ancient art of war." Believe it or not, the art of war cannot be taught by law. In the past, people were speechless and just got rid of the disease. This is enough to know that he is Xiaobing.
A soldier can be helpless, but a man can be ignorant. Building troops may not come from the law, but the law may not be able to be used in the army. Because it must come from the Dharma, people cannot fail to learn it. However, those who have obtained the law and spread it are rough. Since the troops are not exhausted, the enemy cannot defend it exclusively. It is wonderful to pass on the Dharma without getting it. Laws have final conclusions, but soldiers have no permanent shape. Within a day, within a moment, there are endless changes in clutching, clutching, and rejecting. One move of one's heel, one blink of an eye, and the shape of the army changes. If you keep a certain book and face infinite enemies, the odds of victory and defeat will be ruthless. Therefore, those who are good soldiers in ancient times do not use the law as a defense, but use the law as a weapon. The Dharma can always be born due to the Dharma, and the Dharma can be reunited with the husband without the Dharma. Comply with the past and apply it to the present; rely on others and apply it to yourself. People use it to die, but I use it to live; people use it to defeat, but I use it to win. If you look at it as a fool, you will become a master; if you look at it as a fool, you will become wise. Luck, strange combinations and changes, once you win, don't tell people, and people don't know why. In order to cure diseases, one does not seek to learn deeply, but considers one's own strategy.
As for Zhao Yun and Yue Fei, both of them quoted Huo Qubing’s famous saying and asked for the magnificent house given by the emperor. This also shows the mutual recognition between famous generals and famous generals. I am afraid it is more precious and more valuable than Comrade Wang Lang’s comments. Be convincing. As for the allusions of Wei Huo, Han family general, Feng Langju Xu in Tang poetry and Song lyrics, they are even more old-fashioned.
Preface to the new book of General Qi Ji Xiao (Wang Shizhen): "When I was in charge of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, I went to North Korea, Yunnan and Yue, sweeping across Ou, Fujian and South Vietnam, not spinning but just like inheriting the ancients. The most important thing is The Huns were in trouble, but the generals and hussar generals conquered the desert with their light cavalry, and they were very ambitious. Isn't this just a matter of luck? And Tai Shigong was born in a legendary place? Family. He is the child of Wei Shao'er, a slave girl from Princess Pingyang's mansion, and Huo Zhongru, a clerk from Pingyang County. The clerk did not dare to admit that he had an affair with the princess's slave girl, so Huo Qubing could only be born as an illegitimate son. He was an illegitimate son and his mother was a slave girl. It seemed that Huo Qubing would never succeed, but a miracle finally happened to him.
About when Huo Qubing was just one year old, his aunt Wei Zifu entered the family. She entered the harem of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and was quickly named Madam, second only to the Empress. Huo Qubing's uncles Wei Changjun and Wei Qing were also promoted to ministers. From then on, the fate of the Wei family changed - at this time, no one thought about being dismissed. It was not just Wei Qing and Huo Qubing who changed their fate, but also the offensive and defensive changes between Han and Huns over the years.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che was an emperor with great martial arts skills in Chinese history. During the Han Dynasty, the borders were unstable and they were constantly invaded by the Huns. As a nomadic people, the Han Dynasty almost regarded the Han Dynasty as a storehouse for their own needs. Faced with this situation, the Huns in the Great Wall did everything. However, the country has been unable to fundamentally change since the Qin Dynasty. It rarely wins, and most of the time it can only hope to buy temporary relative peace with marriage and a large amount of "dowry" property.
The talented and ambitious Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hoped to change this situation, and he soon found someone who had the same aspirations as him. He was Wei Zifu's younger brother Wei Qing.
In the fifth year of Yuanguang (130 BC). ), Wei Qing paid homage to the Chariot and Cavalry General, and he and three other generals each led an army to the fortress. During this dispatch, the four armies were defeated in three attempts. What was especially outrageous was that the veteran general Li Guang was captured by the Huns. After finally escaping, Wei Qing, the "cavalry slave" who led troops for the first time, went out of Shanggu and attacked Dragon City, killing 700 enemies and becoming the real "Dragon City Flying General". Wei Qing's military genius made Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. After seeing this with admiration, he went on many expeditions with great success.
Born out of the blue
While Wei Qing was making great achievements, Huo Qubing also gradually grew up. Under the influence of his uncle, he was good at riding and shooting since he was a child. Although he was young, he disdained Like other princes and grandsons, Yu stayed in Chang'an City, indulged in sensuality and enjoyed the shelter of his elders. He longed for the day when he would kill the enemy and achieve meritorious service.
In the sixth year of Yuanshuo (123 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once again planned a large-scale counterattack against Hungary (the famous Battle of Monan in history). Huo Qubing, who was under 18 years old, volunteered for military service, and Emperor Wu named him Captain Piao Yao to accompany the army on the expedition.
On the battlefield, Huo Qubing repeatedly asked for a fight, and Wei Qing gave him 800 cavalry. Huo Qubing, with his bravery and bravery, led his first batch of soldiers and ran for hundreds of miles in the vast desert to find traces of the enemy. As a result, his original "long-distance attack" victory in the first encounter, killing more than 2,000 enemies, and the Huns One of Shanyu's two uncles was killed and the other was captured alive. Huo Qubing's eight hundred cavalrymen returned intact. The overjoyed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately named him the "champion lord" and praised his bravery to win the three armies.
Huo Qubing’s first battle, with such eye-catching results, announced to the world that the most dazzling generation of Han family generals had been born.
The God of War is Invincible
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was amazed by Huo Qubing's military talent. Perhaps it was to test Huo Qubing's talent and courage again. In the spring of the second year of Yuanshou (121 BC) , Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Huo Qubing as a hussar general and asked him to lead 10,000 elite troops to attack the Xiongnu alone. This is the Hexi War.
The 19-year-old commander-in-chief Huo Qubing did not live up to the expectations of the public. He rushed across the desert thousands of miles away and fought a beautiful roundabout battle. In six days, he fought against the five Xiongnu tribes, advancing all the way, and fought a head-to-head life-and-death battle with the Huns Luhou and King Zhelan in Gaolan Mountain. In this battle, Huo Qubing and his men faced the Xiongnu army who was waiting for work, and fought bravely with determination from top to bottom as if they were dead. In the end, Huo Qubing won a brutal victory, and only 3,000 of his 10,000 elite troops returned to Chang'an. The Xiongnu suffered heavy losses - both King Luhou and King Zhelan died in the battle. Prince Hunxie, the Prime Minister, and the captain were made prisoners, and they killed 8,960 enemies. The Xiongnu also stopped slaughtering and offering sacrifices to the Tianjin people. It became a trophy of the Han army. After this battle of blood and fire, no one in the Han Dynasty doubted young Huo Qubing's ability to lead the army. He became a military model and the embodiment of martial spirit in the Han army.
In the summer of the same year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to pursue the victory and launch a battle to regain Hexi.
In this battle, Huo Qubing became the commander-in-chief of the Han army, while veteran general Li Guang and others only served as his supporting troops. What makes people laugh or cry is that Gongsun Ao and other "old horses" who often traveled in the desert who cooperated in the battle were not as good as Huo Qubing, the son of Chang'an two years ago. They actually got lost in the desert and did not play their due role in assisting. The veteran Li Guang's troops were surrounded by the Xiongnu King Zuoxian. Huo Qubing once again went deep alone and won another victory. In the Qilian Mountains, Huo Qubing's troops killed more than 30,000 enemies and captured five Xiongnu princes, as well as 59 Xiongnu princes and 63 Xiongnu generals.
After this battle, the Xiongnu had to retreat to the north of Yanzhi Mountain, and the Han Dynasty regained the Hexi Plain. The Xiongnu who once did whatever they wanted on the head of the Han Dynasty and destroyed countless people in the Han Dynasty finally sang a lament: "The death of my Qilian Mountains will make my six animals unable to rest; the loss of my Yanzhi Mountain will make my women colorless."
From then on, the Han army became more powerful, and the 19-year-old Huo Qubing became a god of war that frightened the Huns.
The thing that really made Huo Qubing like a god was "Hexi's surrender", which happened in autumn.
After the two battles in Hexi, the Xiongnu Chanyu wanted to deal harshly with the defeated King Hunxie. After the news leaked, King Hunxie and King Xiutu wanted to surrender to the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not know whether the surrender of the two Xiongnu kings was true or false, so he sent Huo Qubing to the Yellow River to accept the surrender.
When Huo Qubing led his troops to cross the Yellow River, a mutiny broke out among the Xiongnu troops. Faced with this situation, Huo Qubing personally rushed into the Xiongnu camp with only a few soldiers, faced King Hunxie directly, and ordered him to kill the mutinous soldiers. We can never guess what King Hunxie is thinking at this time. At that moment, he had every opportunity to take Huo Qubing hostage or kill him for revenge. As long as he did this, the Chanyu would not kill him but would reward him. However, King Hunxie gave up in the end, and the momentum of this young man who dared to take risks alone and was not afraid of life and death suppressed him. Huo Qubing's momentum not only suppressed King Hunxie, but also suppressed more than 40,000 Huns. In the end, they did not continue to expand the rebellion.
The surrender of Hexi ended successfully, but today we can only imagine with admiration how that nineteen-year-old boy stood in the enemy's camp when the situation was confusing and dangerous. With just one expression and one gesture, he subdued 40,000 soldiers and 8,000 rebels outside the tent.
From then on, the four counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang were added to the territory of the Han Dynasty. The Hexi Corridor was officially incorporated into the Han Dynasty. This was the first time in Chinese history that foreign invaders had surrendered. It not only made the Han people proud and proud of themselves after suffering from the Huns for hundreds of years, but also gave them the confidence to be strong.
Sealing the Wolf to Juxu
In the fourth year of Yuanshou (119 BC), in order to completely eliminate the main force of the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched the unprecedented "Mobei War".
At this time, Huo Qubing had become the trump card of the Han army without any doubt. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had great trust in Huo Qubing's ability. In the pre-planning of this war, Huo Qubing was originally arranged to fight Shanyu. However, due to intelligence errors, the game became Wei Qing's and Huo Qubing failed to meet his most desired opponent. , but ran into King Zuoxian's tribe.
However, this battle can be regarded as the pinnacle of Huo Qubing. In the process of searching for the main force of the Huns in Mobei, Huo Qubing led his troops to attack for more than 2,000 miles. With a loss of 15,000, he annihilated more than 70,000 enemies and captured three Hun princes and eight generals. Thirteen people. Probably because he was eager to meet the Xiongnu Chanyu, Huo Qubing, who "sought defeat alone", pursued him all the way to the Kent Mountains in present-day Mongolia. It was here that Huo Qubing paused temporarily and led his army in a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth - the heaven-sacrifice ceremony was held at Langjuxu Mountain, and the earth-sacrifice Zen ceremony was held at Guyan Mountain. It is a ritual and a determination.
After confining the wolf to Xu, Huo Qubing continued to lead his army to pursue the Xiongnu in depth, and fought all the way to Hanhai (today's Lake Baikal, Russia) before returning. Starting from Chang'an, we rushed all the way to Lake Baikal, and won great victories along the way in an almost completely unfamiliar environment. What an achievement!
After this battle, "the Huns fled far away, and there was no royal court in the south of the desert." Huo Qubing and his "Self-conferring the Wolf to Live in Xu" have since become the highest pursuit and life-long dream of Chinese soldiers of all ages. This year, Huo Qubing was only twenty-two years old.
Even if you die, you can still smell the fragrance of your chivalrous bones
After completing such an unparalleled feat, Huo Qubing also reached the pinnacle of his life: the Great Sima Hussar General. However, only two years later, in the sixth year of Yuanshou (117 BC), the 24-year-old hussar general Huo Qubing passed away.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very sad about Huo Qubing's death. He mobilized the armored troops and formed a formation along Chang'an to Maoling Huo Qubing Cemetery. He also ordered Huo Qubing's tomb to be built to look like the Qilian Mountains to demonstrate his miraculous achievements in defeating the Huns.
Huo Qubing was given the posthumous title of Marquis Jinghuan.
Huo Qubing was born as a slave and grew up in Qiluo, but he never indulged in wealth and luxury. He put the safety of the country and his achievements before everything else. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once built a luxurious mansion for Huo Qubing, but Huo Qubing refused to accept it, saying: "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, why do we have a family?" These eight short words, because they came from Huo Qubing's mouth, are meaningful and meaningful. It is shocking and engraved in the hearts of the soldiers who have defended their homes and countries throughout the past dynasties.
Huo Qubing rarely talks but does more, and never talks empty words. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once wanted to teach Sun Wu the art of war in person. He replied: "In war, you should adapt to changes, and the situation has changed. The ancient art of war is no longer suitable."
Huo Zhongru did not want to be the father of Huo Qubing in the womb. , Wei Shaoer never told him his life experience. After he made great achievements, he finally understood the cause and effect. Just after he became a hussar general, he came to Pingyang (Linfen, Shanxi), knelt down to his father Huo Zhongru, who had abandoned him that year, and said: "Qubing didn't know that he was the son of an adult earlier and failed to fulfill his filial piety." Huo Zhongru did not dare to do so. In response, he replied: "I have to trust the general, this is the power of heaven." Afterwards, Huo Qubing bought a farm and house for Huo Zhongru, who had never fulfilled his responsibilities as a father for a day, and took Huo Guang, the stepmother's son, to Chang'an to cultivate him into a farmer.
The young general Huo Qubing was not a perfect man. He once shot and killed Li Gan, and he also once guarded Jun Jun. However, no matter how serious he is, he is still the god of war. All soldiers yearn to become his subordinates and follow him to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service. He led troops to formally attack the Xiongnu four times in his life, and returned with great victory every time. He destroyed 110,000 enemies and surrendered 40,000 enemies. He opened up new territories and expanded the territory. His military exploits were even more spectacular than those of his uncle Wei Qing. For the entire world military history and Chinese history, Huo Qubing is a legend that will shine through the ages.
Thousands of years later, the world still thinks about the peerless grace of the young general Huo Qubing, and is fascinated by his spirit, wisdom and courage, and his blood boils with his ambition to protect his family and country without any desire for luxury.