The popular explanation of "sealing the wolf to occupy Xu" refers to that Huo Qubing, a general in title of generals in ancient times in the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, led 50,000 cavalry to set off from the border of the Western Han Dynasty, went deep into the hinterland of Xiongnu for thousands of kilometers, and held a retreat ceremony in the Xiongnu holy land until the Xiongnu sacrificed their ancestors. Feng means to accept Zen. Langjuxu is a mountain, which was a sacred place for the Huns at that time, equivalent to the ancestral temple of the Han people. Mount Langjuxu is the Kent Mountain in the east of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia today. Huo Qubing led an army of 50,000 troops to March in and fight here. In addition to offering sacrifices to heaven at Wolf Beard Mountain, Huo Qubing also held a sacrifice ceremony at the ancient saying Mountain, which was also the sacred place of Xiongnu at that time, that is, Wolf Beard Mountain further north of Kent Mountain. Huo Qubing also led a great army to the vast area, which is today's Lake Baikal in Russia.
In ancient times, only the emperor could hold amenorrhea ceremony, but Huo Qubing held amenorrhea ceremony in the holy land of Xiongnu with the title of an ancient general. This is not a rude violation, but an insult to the Huns, and it is also a promotion of the great man's national prestige. The reason why Huo Qubing's meritorious military service was described as "sealing the wolf to his post" was extended to the highest honor of ancient military commanders. The most fundamental reason is that Huo Qubing's exploits reached an unprecedented level, at least in the Western Han Dynasty at that time. In the thousands of years from Pangu's creation to Liu Bang's establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, the Central Plains regime, whether a ruler or a military commander who fought abroad, never reached the height reached by Huo Qubing, never came to a place like the North, and never beat foreign enemies to such a brilliant level.
Even the Daqin Empire established by the powerful Qin Shihuang was nothing more than Meng Tian's 300,000-strong army driving the Huns eight hundred miles north. In addition, no China people have reached such a far place, which is not only geographically far away, but Huo Qubing has created a brand-new and insurmountable height. These geographical terms, the wolf inhabits Xushan, Guyanshan and Hanhai, appeared in written records for the first time in the 5,000-year history of China, so these geographical names, together with the records created by Huo Qubing, went down in history and became the glory of the Chinese nation. Therefore, there is an allusion of "sealing wolves in Xu, Zen in Gu Yan and drinking horses in the sea".
Huo Qubing can create such a record, not only playing the Xiongnu Holy Land, but also a series of countless feats. For example, in the last battle of Mobei in Huo Qubing, Huo Qubing led 50,000 riders and then marched more than 2,000 kilometers north. I can't imagine how Huo Qubing solved the problem of food and materials in the era of cold weapons. I can't imagine how Huo Qubing and his 50,000 Han cavalry overcame the problems of cold, acclimatization, fatigue and diet. In the Battle of Mobei, Huo Qubing crusaded against Xiongnu Left, beheaded 70,443 people, captured 3 Xiongnu governors and 83 generals, and the whole left part nearly collapsed. This is just what Huo Qubing achieved in the Battle of Mobei. In addition to the Battle of Mobei, Huo Qubing also created 42,028 people to cut the enemy and 7 people to capture Xiongnu princes in the Battle of Monon and the Battle of Hexi respectively.
All Huo Qubing's achievements are real feats, without a trace of moisture, accurate to single digits. Huo Qubing was besieged in Dengbaishan for seven days and seven nights as soon as Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty. After several generations of emperors such as Han, Lv Hou, Han Wendi and Han Jingdi, the humiliation brought by Xiongnu to the Western Han Empire was finally washed away in the hands of Emperor Wudi, which made the Western Han Dynasty far-reaching and famous. Since then, there is no one in the whole East Asian continent who does not know that there is a China. Huo Qubing's meritorious military service is the highest honor in the era of cold weapons. No one can surpass this contribution. If you don't believe me, you can look at the exploits created by other famous military commanders and compare them.
For example, the honor of "Yuegong" is similar to that of "sealing the wolf from Xu", but in fact, "Yuegong" has a lot of water. Yanran is a mountain, which was then a mountain of the Northern Xiongnu. It is Hang Ai Mountain in Mongolia today, and it is also the last stronghold of Xiongnu forces in the north. "Music" means carving, and "Gong" means contribution and achievement. The combination of "Ranyan musicians" means a contribution to Yanran sculpture. The reason why it can be carved in Yanran Mountain is that the general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dou Xian, led the Han army and the allied forces of the southern Xiongnu, Donghu, Wuhuan, Xirong, Qiang and so on. , break the northern Xiongnu, kill Attila and the following more than thirteen thousand soldiers, captured horses, cattle, sheep and Qiang.
After this war, the main force of the northern Xiongnu was destroyed, and some of the remaining Xiongnu continued to flee westward. Later, an outstanding figure named Alati came out of this group of Huns, who was called "the whip of God" by Europeans, that is, Alati, which made the Roman Empire perish later. In China in the east, since then, there has never been a large-scale Xiongnu war. From then on, the Huns lost their capital against China and gradually weakened until they perished. Although there were riots in the southern Xiongnu who joined the Han Dynasty, they never returned to the period when the Xiongnu was strong. Dou Xian's record is far inferior to that of Huo Qubing. Dou Xian defeated the Northern Xiongnu with the help of the multinational coalition forces. Besides, the northern Xiongnu was already very weak at that time, and its strength was not as good as before. The Western Han Dynasty, where Huo Qubing was located, was the time when the Xiongnu was strong.
In other words, Huo Qubing defeated the Huns when they were strong, and Dou Xian defeated them when they were weak. Moreover, Huo Qubing defeated Xiongnu by the strength of the Western Han Dynasty alone, and Dou Xian united a large number of servant countries such as South Xiongnu, Donghu, Wuhuan, Xirong, Bianyi and Qiang. Huo Qubing really made a record by his own talent, and Dou Xian's victory was somewhat lucky. Besides, Dou Xian is not a general who can fight, but his Geng Bing is very powerful. Therefore, Ran Yan Le Gong can't compare with Seal the Wolf to the Profession, and its height is not as good as Seal the Wolf to the Profession.
Let's see which general in China's history has more war functions than Huo Qubing's "wolf". Very few. For example, although Sun Wu is the father of a strategist and has great influence, most of them are theoretical; Xiang Yu, known as the eternal god, is only a flash in the pan, and its far-reaching influence is not as good as that of Huo Qubing; Tian Lei killed countless people, claiming to kill God, but they all killed their own people and were too bloody at the same time; Han Xin, known as the once-in-a-thousand-year soldier, never lost his virginity, but after all, he was only a passing sight with limited influence. Yue Fei is a tragic hero who died of failure. Excavate is very successful, but he can't surpass Huo Qubing; Guo Ziyi recreated Datang, but he couldn't save Datang; Guan Yu's reputation is loud and well known, but he lacks tangible military achievements and political achievements.
Therefore, Huo Qubing's feat of "sealing the wolf to hold Xu" is the highest honor in the ancient cold weapon era, an unattainable height, an ideal of a military commander's life and an unattainable achievement.