As the successor of Wei Qing, the general of the Western Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing can't afford the praise of "young hero" anyway.
Born humble, once rich.
Huo Qubing, like his uncle Wei Qing, was born in poverty in his early years, and his mother was the sister of Wei Zifu, the second queen of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. However, when Huo Qubing was born, Webster's family had no prominent position.
Wei Xiaoer is just a humble slave of Pingyang Houfu, and Huo Qubing is the illegitimate child of Huo Zhongru, a petty official of Pingyang County.
Soon, Huo Zhongru was transferred to other places after his term expired, and they lost contact. Huo Qubing didn't even know who his father was for a long time.
In the second year of Jianyuan, Wei Zifu entered the harem of Emperor Wu and was favored. In the third year of Jianyuan, the Wei family embarked on the road of success by virtue of Wei Zifu's pivotal position in the harem, and Huo Qubing, who was only three years old, became an aristocrat in the "upper class" from then on.
Huo Qubing showed extraordinary talent from an early age. Historical records recorded that he was "good at riding and shooting", brave and good at fighting, and won the favor of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was chosen as the "near servant" around the emperor, and Emperor Wu even wanted to personally teach him ancient art books such as Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Although thanks to my aunt Wei Zifu, Huo Qubing never failed to live up to the expectations of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.
Small year pea
In the sixth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (BC 123), Huo Qubing, who was only 17 years old, was made a captain of Piaoyao, and twice followed his uncle Wei Qing to the north to crusade against Xiongnu.
Huo Qubing, who has not yet reached the age of weak crown, became famous in World War I. He was brave and good at fighting, led 800 hussars to break through hundreds of miles, killed many Xiongnu officials, not only killed Khan's grandfather, but also captured Khan's uncle alive, which was fruitful and greatly inspired the morale of the soldiers in the Western Han Dynasty.
When the news reached Chang 'an, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed. When the army triumphed, he immediately named Huo Qubing the top scholar in recognition of his achievements in the whole army.
/kloc-at the age of 0/7, he was a marquis, with 1,600 fiefs. In history, he was also "unprecedented, and there was no one after him." Huo Qubing's talent should not be underestimated.
Get through the western regions
The First World War in the sixth year of Yuanshou was only the small beginning of Huo Qubing's fight against Xiongnu. The Huns' real nightmare has just begun, and what awaits them is the fierce attacks again and again in the Western Han Dynasty.
In BC 12 1 year, 19-year-old Huo Qubing was made a general in title of generals in ancient times and was ordered to lead the troops out again. The battle lasted for a long time. Huo Qubing traveled around the Western Regions with a great army, and fought against Xiongnu in Longxi and Rouge Mountain respectively, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. With this credit, he sealed 2000 food cities.
The next offensive was slightly critical, and the Han army soldiers were divided into two ways. On the other hand, Gongsun Ao lost his way in the vast desert and failed to meet Huo Qubing as planned. You may delay, but time will not. In order to avoid delaying the fighter plane, Huo Qubing decided to go deep into the enemy camp alone.
Xiongnu was hit hard again. In this campaign, after the Han army captured the Xiongnu five Wang Wu, 59 were Khan and Prince, 63 were Guo Xiang, General, Danghu and a surname, and more than 30,000 people were annihilated. The Huns were weakened and could no longer fight.
The Huns recorded a song: "Losing Qilian Mountain makes my six animals unhappy;" Losing my mountain makes my married wife colorless. "Visible huns suffered heavy losses in this war.
This battle is of great significance to the Western Han Dynasty. Not only did the Huns stop invading the border in the following decades, but the number of troops and soldiers decreased and the burden on the people was greatly reduced. In a strategic sense, the Western Han Dynasty gradually began to control the Hexi Corridor, creating a relatively peaceful and stable external environment for Zhang Qian to open up the "Silk Road" in the future.
Be defeated in Wolf Mountain.
Xin Qiji has a poem "Yearning for Happiness in Jingkou Pavilion": "Yuan Jia Cao Cao, sealing the wolf to live in Xu, seizing the north." Among them, the word "sealing the wolf in Xu" comes from Huo Qubing.
In BC 1 19, Huo Qubing, who was 2 1 year old, went to the Huns again. He and Wei Qing each led an army of 50,000, and went deep into Mobei with the intention of annihilating the main force of Xiongnu.
He led an army two thousand miles north, and in the process of continuous fighting with Xiongnu, he reached the Wolf's residence in Xushan (now in Mongolia) all the way, where he made a sacrifice to heaven, leaving a much-told story of "sealing the Wolf's residence in Xushan", which became a great achievement pursued by future military commanders.
Subsequently, under his leadership, the Western Han army directed at Lake Baikal in Russia today, and the remnants of Xiongnu at the southern end of the desert were completely eliminated. Xiongnu Khan was forced to flee far away and never dared to attack again. At the same time, he lost control of the northeast.
Even heaven envies the elite.
Because Huo Qubing made great contributions in the Xiongnu War, he was more and more loved by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty specially set up Fu's official position, and two generals, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, paid official homage to Fu, so the prestige and power of the Wei family reached its peak.
In 65438 BC+065438 BC+07 BC, because the Xiongnu Khan refused to pay tribute to the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was dissatisfied, and once again assembled military forces to destroy the Xiongnu in one fell swoop, making it impossible to fight again.
However, the horn of war has not yet sounded, and the last step of Emperor Wudi's grand plan to destroy Xiongnu has not yet been completed. General Huo Qubing, an ancient general, died at the age of 24. Such an accident forced Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty to stop preparing for war.
Just a grand funeral obviously can't express the sadness of the brain drain of Emperor Wu. Then Huo Qubing was ordered to be buried with the tomb, and the soldiers from Hexi lined up along Chang 'an to go to Huo Qubing's mausoleum. He posthumously awarded Huo Qubing as the "King of Huan Hou" in recognition of his bravery and bravery, and his great achievements in opening up the territory for the Han Dynasty.
At the same time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered his mausoleum to be built in the shape of Qilian Mountain, so that the endless towering mountains could appease the hero's soul for a long time.
Wang Weiyou wrote in his poem: He was born in Yulin Lang, an official of the Han Dynasty, and fought against Yuyang for the first time in the name of a title of generals in ancient times. Who knows the pain of not going to the border, even if you are killed, you still have a chivalrous fragrance.
In Shi Fo's works, the chivalrous courage and lofty aspirations of young heroes are vividly displayed on the paper, and an image of a young man with high spirits and a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers is outlined for us, which is exactly the impression left by Huo Qubing to future generations.
From 17 to 24, life is short, and he never stops conquering. Although his life was as splendid and short as fireworks, he left three colorful characters in the history books-Huo Qubing, a young man of later generations, who was very excited after only one look.