Chapter 47 3. Huo Qubing

With this battle, Wei Qing's brothers ascended to heaven with him.But he immediately discovered that the Huns were not done yet.In the summer of that year (124 BC), more than ten thousand cavalry of the Xiongnu attacked Daijun, killed the captain, and captured more than a thousand people. When the news came, Liu Che didn't snort, and Wei Qing didn't move. In fact, they're already moving.Wei Qing is quietly integrating troops and preparing for action.This time, the Han troops prepared for nearly five months.The reason why it took so long was because Wei Qing wanted to make a big one.Wei Qing's goal this time is not to control the virtuous kings of the Xiongnu, but Shan Yu's headquarters.

123 BC, spring. Wei Qing's troops set off.This expedition almost concentrated the elites of the Han Dynasty.The list is as follows: General Zhong, Sun Ao, Marquis of Heqi; frustrated. These six major troops are all under the command of Wei Qing.These six generals are all battle-tested and able to recruit good fighters.At the same time, Zhang Qian served as the chief tour guide of the Han Dynasty.The Han army has a total of more than 100,000 cavalry. This situation can be described as the lineup of the luxury version of the Han Dynasty.However, among the crowd, no new face was noticed.At this moment, he stood quietly beside Wei Qing like a falcon.

In February, the Monan War kicked off.Wei Qing led the Sixth Army to set off from Dingxiang.Dingxiang, today's Helinger County in Inner Mongolia.The Han army marched for hundreds of miles, engaged in an encounter with Shan Yu, and wiped out thousands of enemies. Wei Qing did not pursue the victory, he suddenly made an unexpected decision: a truce.As a result, all the six armies returned to their cages and stationed in Dingxiang, Yunzhong, and Yanmen counties.At this time, someone suddenly discovered that the falcon beside Wei Qing had disappeared. In fact, Wei Qing, the falcon, was chasing its prey hundreds of miles away.The falcon that accompanied Wei Qing made the people of the Han Dynasty proud, and made countless generations think of Huo Qubing with enthusiasm.

Regarding Huo Qubing, whether it is his life experience or his courage, no matter how you look at it, he looks like an upgraded version of Wei Qing.First of all, like Wei Qing, they are all illegitimate children; secondly, compared with Wei Qing's courage, it can be said that green comes from blue, and is better than blue. A long, long time ago, the old man Mencius once chanted bitterly: "Heaven will send a great mission to the people, and they must first suffer from their will, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their skin and skin, empty their bodies, and disturb their actions, and then move their hearts and forbearance." , gain what it cannot.

According to my observation, this statement is basically true.Among them, Shu Weiqing experienced the most profound taste.Although our Young Master Huo has suffered a little less than his uncle Wei Qing, he has suffered a lot.How Huo Qubing was produced and then circulated on the earth, the process is roughly as follows: First of all, there is a small official in the fiefdom of Princess Pingyang, Liu Che's elder sister, known as Mr. Huo.This Mr. Huo is simply a clone of Wei Qing's father, Mr. Zheng.Just like Mr. Zheng at the beginning, Mr. Huo took a fancy to a certain female slave of Princess Pingyang's family.The difference is that Mr. Zheng had his eyes on Wei Qing's mother, while Mr. Huo had his eyes on Wei Qing's second sister, Wei Shaoer.The two of you love each other, and Huo Qubing was reaped not long after the sowing.

However, when Huo Qubing was born, his father, Mr. Huo, dared not admit that Huo Qubing was the fruit of his labor and refused to accept it.Thus, Huo Qubing confusedly became a product with only a production date but no label. From an ethical point of view, such products lacking relevant procedures cannot be marketed and circulated without the approval of authoritative departments.Therefore, Huo Qubing had no choice but to be raised under cover, until his aunt Wei Zifu was favored by Liu Che, and then he did not show up in public. Because the younger sister's husband is favored, the way for the younger sister to be a sister is also opened.Soon, the child married a family.As for Huo Qubing, a child who was born by a mother but had no father to teach him, his uncle Wei Qing, who is also sick and sympathetic, was responsible for his survival education.Under Wei Qing's training and the care of his relatives, Huo Qubing finally thrived.At the age of eighteen, he joined the work and became Liu Che's entourage.

Unexpectedly, Liu Che heard that Huo Qubing was good at riding and shooting, so he asked him to go out with his uncle Wei Qing to practice.Wei Qing accepted the imperial edict and accepted Huo Qubing.Unexpectedly, on a whim, Wei Qing promoted Huo Qubing to be the commander of the special forces (Lieutenant Piao Yao), leading eight hundred Qingqi. At this time, Huo Qubing, a young eagle head, was wandering in the depths of the desert, looking for the shadow of the Huns.Unfortunately, the Huns' lair was found by Huo Qubing's special forces.What's even more unfortunate is that Huo Qubing took over the Huns' old nest.

The pot served by Huo Qubing has a lot of fat.First of all, beheaded 2,028 levels of captives; secondly, captured the Xiongnu Xiangguo alive and led troops to point out officers; what was even fatter was that of Shan Yu's two uncles, one was beheaded and the other was captured alive. Summer, April.Wei Qing led the Sixth Army to move out upon hearing the news, and went straight to the Xiongnu. Why did Wei Qing always send troops?intelligence.Intelligence is the way Wei Qing often wins.However, this time Wei Qing's information was miscalculated.Because what he encountered was not Shan Yu's troops.The ones who encountered Shan Yu were the right general Su Jian and the former general Zhao Xin.

Shanyu is not scary, what is scary is that there are so many people.It is not terrible to have too many people, what is terrible is that there are few Han soldiers.The combined armies of Su Jian and Zhao Xin had only 3,000 men.The main cavalry of the Xiongnu actually numbered tens of thousands.Three thousand blocks tens of thousands, unless God helps the Han army, if you want to win Shan Yu, go daydreaming. Su Jian and Zhao Xin had a bloody battle with the Xiongnu for more than a day. Seeing that the Huns were coming fiercely, they were ready to fight to the end.However, an unexpected accident happened at this time: Xin Zhao was reversed.

To be precise, Xin Zhao didn't call back, but ran away.Because Zhao Xin was originally a Hun, he first turned against his own people, surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and was named Marquis by Liu Che.Those who surrender are not reliable, and those who are reliable do not surrender.I believe Shan Yu understands this truth.Therefore, Shan Yu made a temporary cost reduction strategy to induce a surrender. Fighting is death, and death is not what it should be, so it is better to surrender.So Xin Zhao threw himself back into the arms of the Huns and took away 800 cavalry. Now, only Su Jian was left alone.Su Jian did not give up and continued to fight with the Huns.However, he didn't hold on.All the soldiers under him disappeared in one night, leaving him alone.In the end, only running is the best policy.

This round, Wei Qing lost terribly.The former army and the right army were all in vain.However, Wei Qing immediately regained another round.The main force led by Wei Qing killed 19,000 Xiongnu prisoners. Calculated in terms of heads, the Han army gained far more heads than lost.Especially Huo Qubing, with 800 warriors, took down more than 2,000 heads and a bunch of heads and faces of the Xiongnu.No matter how you calculate it, the Han Dynasty did not lose money. However, Liu Che didn't think so. Running away from Zhao Xin, losing two generals and losing thousands of soldiers, no matter how you calculate it, the merits and demerits can only be offset, and there is no merit.Not only Wei Qing has no merit, but all the other generals have no merit.Among the whole army, there were only two marquises. The first person, of course, is Huo Qubing.Liu Che commented on Huo Qubing in this way: to obtain the best record at the lowest cost.Whether it is caught alive or hacked to death, it is the first.Therefore, it was decided to seal Huo Qubing as the champion. The other person who was granted the title of marquis was Zhang Qian, the adventure king.In this expedition, Zhang Qian made a great contribution because he was familiar with the road and led the army properly. The main force of the army was not short of grass or water.Therefore, Liu Che granted him the title of Marquis of Bowang. So, how does Su Jian deal with it?This is a troublesome question. Su Jian fled back to Wei Qing's place, and Wei Qing exchanged opinions with the staff on how to deal with it.The opinions of the staff officers are roughly divided into two factions.One faction advocates killing, the reason is that Wei Qing has never killed a general since he became a general.Su Jian's defeat this time can only be regarded as his bad luck.It is a good thing to kill chickens to warn monkeys, establish military prestige, and kill two birds with one stone. The other faction doesn't see it that way.They advocate not killing for two reasons.First of all, with a small force against a large army, even a god can't stop it, let alone Su Jian; secondly, Su Jian fought with the Xiongnu for more than a day, and at the end of the fight, he didn't even have a body, and he still remembered to run back.This is not bad, it is better than Zhao Xin who defected; moreover, if Su Jian is really killed, as in this case, after the generals lose the battle, how dare they come back, they all go to the Xiongnu.That's a lot of harm but no benefit. The two factions fought fiercely and were at a stalemate.In the end, they simply cast their eyes on Wei Qing and watched the general express his opinion.At this moment, Wei Qing said slowly: I disagree with the first school of opinion.If it is said that killing generals is to establish military prestige, then I would like to ask, do I still lack military prestige when I am leading the army with a foreign relative?This is one of them; but what I want to declare is that even though I, Wei Qing, is favored by His Majesty, I can't let His Majesty know about it, so I can take advantage of a defeated opponent.This is the second. Therefore, my opinion is to temporarily lock up Su Jian and send him to Chang'an for His Majesty to deal with.Isn't it a beautiful thing to establish for the world a minister who dare not be arbitrary? High, really high.Not only tall, but also kind enough.Su Jian was escorted back to Chang'an, and Liu Che's handling opinion was in line with Wei Qing's: Su Jian should die according to the crime.But if you take money to redeem someone, you can go home. It was literally a green light.Su Jian's family paid money to pick him up, and finally saved his life. Su Jian lost everything, but Zhao Xin made a lot of money.Shan Yu recruited Zhao Xin again, decided to keep him with treatment, and made Zhao Xin his own second king.At the same time, Shan Yu also made an astonishing move, marrying his sister to this Hun.Of course, the king was not sealed for nothing, and my sister was not married for nothing.Immediately, Shan Yu discussed with Xin Zhao how to deal with the Han Dynasty. Unexpectedly, Xin Zhao made a suggestion that stunned Shan Yu: If you want to deal with the Han Dynasty, one word, run. Shan Yu was confused for a moment.After spending so much money, all I'm waiting for is your words telling me to run away?If so, it would be unbelievable.However, when Xin Zhao finished speaking, Shan Yu had to admire Xin Zhao's foresight. Xin Zhao said this: The Xiongnu wanted to fight a protracted war with the Han Dynasty, and it was impossible to win.First of all, the Han Dynasty was very rich, and the emperor Liu Che was very generous and was not afraid of burning money.If the Xiongnu wanted to play with him, they had to see how much wealth they had; secondly, the generals of the Han Dynasty were very good.People like Li Guang who are not afraid of death are not scary.The frightening thing is that people like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, who hit your hometown and returned without knowing the way, are simply the nemesis of the Huns. Summarizing the above two points of view, we can draw a conclusion: If you can't provoke them, you can always hide them. The Xiongnu wanted to hide, so they could only wrong themselves temporarily and moved the Shanyu headquarters from Monan to Mobei, so that the Han Dynasty could not find North.Monan stayed with Zuoxian King and Hexi Corridor General Huns to stay and take care of them. Xin Zhao advocated not moving to Zuo Xianwang's court. This is not only a strategic issue, but also a tactical issue.Fighting seems like fishing. If you want to catch a big fish, you have to put a long line.If the Han army wants to take down Shanyu, they must go deep into Mobei.At that time, the Xiongnu can take advantage of the exhaustion of the Han army and catch him by surprise.This is the so-called, reluctant to part with children, unable to trap wolves. Think carefully about Xin Zhao's words, it's really not a lie.If the green hills remain, what is the point of gnawing on more sand?Shan Yuxin.So he decided to move, moving north tragically. Shan Yu was forced to move, which is a taste of Liu Che's power.If you want to sum up the eleven years of the Han Dynasty's foreign wars, there are only ten words: the results are brilliant, but the price is heavy. According to statistics, in the eleven years of the war against Hungary, more than 200,000 catties were spent just to reward the generals and soldiers who made meritorious service, and more than 100,000 people died in the Han Dynasty.What is particularly frightening is that the vast amount of wealth accumulated during Wen Jingzhi's 70-year rule was squandered by Liu Che in just over ten years. However, if you want to expand the results of the war, you must continue to fight against the Huns.If you want to continue fighting, you must find money.The treasury is empty and there is no food left. Where can I find money? At this time, Liu Che thought of a way to raise money. Facts have proved that this is a solution with endless troubles, but it is a last resort.That is, sell the magnate.Liu Che issued an edict that anyone who has money can buy a noble.At the same time, as long as it is a crime, it can also be redeemed with money.More money, more redemption, less money, less punishment. The titles sold by Liu Che are divided into eleven levels.They are as follows: the highest level is called "Zaoshi"; the second level is called "Xianyuwei"; the third level is called "Good Scholars"; Bingduo"; the seventh level is called "Qian Fu"; the eighth level is called "Yue Qing"; the ninth level is called "Zhi Rong"; the tenth level is called "political and general officials"; the eleventh level is called "Military Guard". It is sold according to the level, and each level is 170,000 yuan.Anyone who buys the seventh-level "Thousand Masters" can become a cadre at the grassroots level.Grassroots cadres were called officials in the Han Dynasty. Don’t treat officials as cadres. If they perform well, they can be recommended to the central government as officials.When you become a Lang official, the probability of contacting the emperor will increase greatly. Whether you will develop in the future is determined by nature, and depends on hard work. Liu Che's business of selling lords was very prosperous, and he earned 300,000 gold from this alone.However, problems also arise.To use an analogy, the officialdom is like a bus, anyone with money can buy a ticket to get on the bus.As time goes by, more and more people squeeze into the car, and one day it will definitely be seriously overloaded.In this situation, it is unreasonable to drive people out of the car, and it is also unreasonable not to drive people out of the car. Therefore, the roads of the Han Dynasty could only continue to be driven by such a huge overloaded official car.If there is no tire blowout, the car will only drive correctly.