msmithbooks Chapter 115 Wei Qing counterattacks the Huns
Chapter 115 Wei Qing counterattacks the Huns
[In the second year of Yuanguang (133 BC), the businessman Nie Yi proposed to Liu Che the plan of Mayi, trying to lure the Xiongnu military officer Shan Yu into the country, and set up an ambush in the Mayi Valley. 】
[This operation, although the Han army's actions were exposed, did not succeed in luring the enemy, but it opened the prelude to the war between the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu. 】
[If there is a war, the general is naturally inseparable.When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che fought back against the Xiongnu, there were many outstanding generals, and Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were topics that could not be avoided no matter what. 】
[Wei Qing's mother, Wei Yu, is a servant of Princess Pingyang's mansion. She had an affair with the county magistrate Zheng Ji and gave birth to Wei Qing. 】
[Because Wei Qing couldn't support him, he was sent to Zheng Ji's home, but Zheng Ji let him herd sheep, and his other sons didn't treat him as a brother, and beat, scolded and abused him frequently. 】
[Wei Qing grows up a bit, and returns to his mother, becoming Princess Pingyang's riding slave. 】
[In the second year of Jianyuan, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the palace of Princess Pingyang as a guest. He took a fancy to Wei Qing's third sister, Wei Zifu, and brought her into the palace. Not only did Wei Zifu transform from a slave girl into a queen gorgeously. 】
[And Wei Qing also achieved earth-shaking changes, so he was able to enter the palace as a guard, and finally realized the counterattack from riding slave to powerful general through the ages. 】
[Wei Qing's experience is very legendary. The generals in the early Han Dynasty were almost all hereditary children of meritorious nobles, and Wei Qing grew up step by step from a slave to a general on the battlefield, which is almost unimaginable. 】
[This is not only because of Wei Qing's outstanding military talent, but also because of the eclectic use of talents by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. 】
[In the past, emperors and generals promoted talents from aristocratic families, but starting from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, not only the landlords of common people, common people, and slaves, but also the talents. 】
[This Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has recruited countless confidants. 】
[In the sixth year of Yuanguang (129 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Wei Qing as the chariot general, and at the same time assigned four groups to attack: Wei Qing went out of Shanggu, cavalry general Gongsun Ao from Daijun, light chariot general Gongsun He from Yunzhong, Xiaoqi General Li Guang sent troops from Yanmen. 】
[The generals of the four routes each led [-] cavalry to meet the Xiongnu. 】
On the big screen in the sky.
On the grassland, [-] cavalrymen rushed towards the Monan grassland from four directions.
Although these big Han cavalry are majestic, all the soldiers lack confidence.
The Han Dynasty had never really fought against the Xiongnu for more than [-] years, but they had always heard that the Huns were strong and could not resist, and everyone was a little worried.
The young general with thick eyebrows, big eyes, imposing manner and armor in the front is Wei Qing.
He seemed to feel that everyone was a little uneasy, and he turned his head and smiled: "What are you afraid of?"
"We usually practice martial arts to kill the enemy. We are unstoppable. If we don't go to the battlefield, how can we know what our military strength is?"
"We big men, are we really inferior to those Huns and barbarians?"
"If it's unlucky to die on the battlefield, the emperor and the people will remember us! We didn't embarrass the family either!"
"The general is right!"
The whole army was inspired by his few words.
In the video.
In Longcheng, the cavalry of the Xiongnu, who could not see the side at a glance, galloped freely while drinking kumiss.
"General, I heard that the weak Han people have sent troops to look for us!"
A general said contemptuously.
"These weak two-legged sheep still want to fight back?"
"They'll just send us more women and treasure!"
Everyone laughed proudly.
Before the laughter fell, all of a sudden, there were big Han cavalrymen rushing out of the surrounding grass.
Surrounded from all directions.
The cavalry galloped like lightning, and the arrows flew down like a rainstorm.
"Han army? Why did they arrive so soon?"
The Xiongnu cavalry didn't take precautions, and there was a sudden chaos, and hundreds of people were shot off their horses in an instant.
The two sides quickly fought hand to hand.
The soldiers of the Han Dynasty were extremely brave holding the ring-headed sabers, and the scimitars of the Huns broke in two as soon as they touched.
While in a daze, the Han army chopped off their heads with a single knife.
In a blink of an eye, hundreds of corpses fell off the horse.
The Xiongnu soldiers were ambushed by Wei Qing and others, and they had never experienced such a powerful enemy, so they had no intention of fighting again.
"Escape! Escape!"
The general yelled, turned around and ran away.
All the soldiers followed him and fled desperately.
It would be better for Wei Qing and the others to kill them than to chase them down.
The Xiongnu cavalry finally broke out of the encirclement and ran to the distance.
Another rain of arrows fell from the Han army.
While fleeing, the Xiongnu soldiers turned around and held up their shields for cover, and their figures finally disappeared.
Wei Qing and others cut off the left ears of the corpses of the Hun soldiers.
The screen turns.
Outside Chang'an City.
The four armies returned one after another, and the remaining three armies were all downcast.
Two of them lost more than a thousand soldiers.
Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a little heartbroken, he still stepped forward to comfort Li Guang and other soldiers.
At this time, dust was flying in the distance, and Wei Qing and others quickly came to the gate of the city.
Several soldiers threw several sacks on the ground.
Several soldiers beside Emperor Wu of the Han hurried over, opened the bag, and the ears of the Hun soldiers fell out.
"So many enemies?"
Not only Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but even the soldiers and people who were watching by the side exclaimed loudly.
Several soldiers quickly counted the exact number.
"Report to Your Majesty, there are seven hundred of them in total!"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Longyan Dayue, looked up to the sky and laughed, strode forward, and patted Wei Qing on the shoulder hard.
"Seven hundred poems! Wei Qing, you really have lived up to my high expectations!"
Everyone was amazed. They always thought that the Huns were invincible, but now Wei Qing broke this myth.
[Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately granted Weiqing the title of Marquis of Guannei. 】
[The Battle of Dragon City was not only Wei Qing's first battle, but also his first victory against the Huns since the early Han Dynasty. This completely boosted the confidence of the Han Dynasty. 】
[In the first year of Yuanshuo, Wei Qing was a chariot general, leading [-] cavalry out of Yanmen, beheading thousands of people again. 】
[In the second year of Yuanshuo, Wei Qing led a large army to attack, using roundabout tactics, went around to the rear of the Xiongnu, captured Gaoque, and cut off the connection between the Xiongnu Aries King and Loufan King who were stationed in Henan and Shanyu Wangting. 】
[Surrounded King Aries and King Loufan.The Han army captured thousands of enemy soldiers alive, seized millions of livestock, and captured the Hetao area from the Xiongnu. 】
[Emperor Wu built Shuofang City here, set up Shuofang Commanderies and Wuyuan Commanderies, and moved 10 people from the interior to settle there, completely eliminating the direct threat of the Xiongnu to Chang'an. 】
In the video.
On the vast prairie.
Tens of thousands of Han troops were divided into two large armies, and they surrounded and wiped out the two opposing Hun armies.
No matter how hard the Xiongnu soldiers rushed, they could not break through the encirclement of the Han army.
However, the soldiers of the big Han became more and more courageous as they fought, with swords and spears flying up and down, and the soldiers of the Xiongnu on the opposite side kept falling down.
As soon as the screen turned, the entire Hun army was ripped apart and running for thousands of miles.
If the Han army could not catch up, they stopped pursuing.
Four or five thousand Hun captives rode on horses with their hands tied behind their backs.