Speaking of the story of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, many people still know it. These two people are also very powerful, and their relationship is relatively complicated. And most importantly, both of them are very good. Awesome, this is very, very important. Since they were from the same period, who made greater contributions to the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing or Huo Qubing? In other words, who made greater contributions, Wei Qing or Huo Qubing? The following is Let's continue to analyze these issues!
In the Han Dynasty's war against the Hungarians, both Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were outstanding, but in terms of merit, I vote for Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing’s presence in history is like a meteor streaking across the night sky. Although it is short-lived, it is particularly bright.
Huo Qubing went to war at the age of eighteen and became a marquis in the first battle, making his name famous throughout the world.
Compared with Wei Qing's maturity and stability, Huo Qubing has a unique rebelliousness and a unique spirit. He went deep into the Mobei grassland and launched a surprise attack. The elite cavalry of the Han army he led became a nightmare for the Huns. This was a threat that the grassland people had never faced before.
The grassland peoples have always competed with the Central Plains farming peoples for living space in history. They are tough, brutal and have no trace. They have always been a lingering threat to the Central Plains farming peoples and have always been a domineering existence throughout history. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi united with the nine princes to drive out the Dog Rong, and in the Warring States Period, Li Mu guarded the border. The Han people who bordered the Xiongnu built the Great Wall early for defense, which was really just defense.
Even if it was as powerful as Qin, it could only be driven out of the Hetao area.
Only Huo Qubing led the elites of the Han Dynasty deep into Mobei, pursued and intercepted the Xiongnu, killed the main force of the Xiongnu, went straight to the royal court, sealed the wolf in Xu Mountain, and fought all the way to Lake Baikal.
He opened up the Hexi Corridor, established Jiuquan and Zhangye, and opened up the Western Regions. He made the greatest contribution to the Han Dynasty's eternal achievements.
Sima Qian recorded that Huo Qubing was taciturn, calm, courageous, and courageous in taking on tasks. However, compared to Wei Qing's low-key, restrained, and humble character, Huo Qubing is outstanding and sharp-edged, and his love, hate, and resentment are not concealed at all.
Give three well-known examples.
Surrendered to the Huns. Under the successive attacks of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the Xiongnu fell into pieces, and King Hunxie came to surrender. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was worried that the Xiongnu would pretend to surrender, so he sent Huo Qubing to lead his troops across the Yellow River to respond. Sure enough, many of the Xiongnu tribesmen were unwilling to surrender. Huo Qubing led his troops and made a prompt decision, killing more than 8,000 Xiongnu soldiers who were unwilling to surrender, and took over these fierce cavalry on the grassland. Fortunately, it was Huo Qubing. Anyone else might not have been able to suppress him.
Shoot Li Gan. Li Gan was the son of Li Guang and a subordinate of Huo Qubing. He followed Huo Qubing in a surprise attack on the Xiongnu, made military exploits and was named a Marquis of Guannei. Li Gan blamed Wei Qing for his father's suicide and went to the general's palace to injure Wei Qing. Wei Qing kept a low profile and concealed the matter from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Unexpectedly, after Huo Qubing found out about it, he was hunting in Shanglinyuan and shot Li Gan without hesitation. Kill.
You must know that Li Gan had succeeded Li Guang as Lang Zhongling and was in charge of the palace guards. , one of the "Nine Qings" of Sangong and Jiuqing. Huo Qubing shot him casually.
How "willful"!
Refuse to marry. When Huo Qubing came back from a victorious battle, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave him a mansion. Giving away a house is just a gimmick, the real purpose is to marry him a princess or a royal child, and form a marriage to win over him. The biggest characteristic of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was his "nepotism". But Huo Qubing refused without even thinking about it, and what he said was high-sounding - before the Xiongnu were destroyed, why should we take care of our family!
His uncle Wei Qing did not dare. You see, although Wei Qing has great military exploits and is an extremely popular minister, he married Princess Pingyang who has been married twice. How aggrieved it is!
It’s a pity that God is jealous of talents and Huo Qubing is young. Died young!
In just five years, from the time he went to war at the age of eighteen to his death at the age of twenty-three, he established extraordinary achievements.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very sad when he died. He dispatched armored troops from five border counties to bury him and built his tomb in the shape of Qilian Mountain to commemorate his great achievements in his life.