Six times in five years, Xiongnu captured 1 10000 people! How did Huo Qubing call?
According to Records of Historical Records, Huo Qubing even surpassed Wei Qing in the battle with Xiongnu. Wei Qing attacked Xiongnu seven times and killed more than 50,000 enemy soldiers. Nine captains who fought alongside Wei Qing became generals, 14 became generals, while Huo Qubing attacked Xiongnu six times in five years and killed enemy soldiers 14.
Huo Qubing
Looking at the figures alone, Huo Qubing's record is more than twice that of Wei Qing. You know, Huo Qubing won these feats at a very young age. Huo Qubing/kloc-went to war for the first time at the age of 0/7. At the age of 22, he led 50,000 elite riders to launch the battle of Mobei and won? Seal the wolf in the house, Zen in the ancient swallow, and drink the horse in the sea? How did Huo Qubing achieve the highest record in the era of cold weapons? How did he call?
Before Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the history of China people's resistance to Xiongnu dates back to the time of Qin Shihuang. At that time, after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, his strength was at its strongest in history. Meng Tian led 300,000 troops to defeat the Xiongnu, and drove the Xiongnu 800 miles north. In the era of Liu Bang, he fought against Xiongnu in Deng Bai. Because I underestimated the enemy, I was almost besieged by the Huns and could not escape. Then the pro-Qin policy was adopted until the early years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was almost one.
Wei Qing and Huo Qubing: Two Treasures of the Great Han Empire
Xiongnu is a nomadic people, also known as the people on horseback. Its military strength is 100% cavalry, and there are no other arms. Cavalry are good at riding horses and archery. This is the most basic skill. Huns are all guerrilla tactics. If you can't beat them, you will. Xiongnu soldiers are very mobile, and they also burn, kill and rob from time to time. In order to deal with the Huns, the Han Dynasty had to form cavalry. In the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although a large number of cavalry were formed, they fought against large-scale cavalry.
For the routine operations of the Han Dynasty, it must be that the military forces did not move, and the grain and grass went first. The Han army is a mixture of cavalry and infantry, and then the trench troops are responsible for transporting grain, grass, supplies and weapons at the back, and then advancing to the grassland as a whole. At first, that's how Wei Qing beat the Huns, and Wei Qing was good at forming arrays. At the same time, the Huns were flanked by cavalry from both sides, and then they fought a war of annihilation, although the Han army often lost or was not on time.
Huo Qubing
Before Wei Qing became famous, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent an army without a commander-in-chief, under unified command, to take the initiative to attack the Huns. The army was remotely controlled by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Han army soldiers are divided into multiple channels and fight together. For example, when Wei Qing played for the first time, he and Gongsun Ao, Gongsun He and Li Guang * * * each received ten thousand troops. The final result is that only Wei Qing captured 700 people, and the other two roads were defeated by the Huns, all the way back in vain.
After Wei Qing became famous, Wei Qing, as commander-in-chief of the Xiongnu army, took unified command, while Huo Qubing, as Wei Qing's nephew, obviously took special care of him. Huo Qubing, for example, was only 17 years old in the first battle. At the age of 17, he was able to lead 800 troops to attack the Huns alone as a captain, and at the same time, he won the credit of 2028 enemies. How did Huo Qubing do it?
The history books do not record how Huo Qubing won, but we can infer from the relevant records that, first of all, Huo Qubing led the army alone, and it lasted for hundreds of years, and went directly to the Xiongnu rear area. At that time, it was completely unimaginable. Traveling hundreds of miles alone means that Huo Qubing has no logistics and no troops to follow. In other words, Huo Qubing is alone and surprised. This was Huo Qubing's first battle, that is,
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From the Huns' point of view, the general tactic of the Han army is to advance step by step and then outflank. Obviously, the Huns can calculate the speed and range of the main force of the Han army, but Huo Qubing's long-range offensive tactics were completely unexpected. If other generals were changed, would you dare to lead 800 people straight to the Xiongnu rear area? This is a problem. Look at the loss of seven thousand cavalry led by Gong in front. Li Guang was completely annihilated, but I was captured, Gong Sunhe.
/kloc-at the age of 0/7, he dared to lead 800 people straight to the Xiongnu rear area, which in itself is a kind of courage and courage. There is no doubt that Huo Qubing is very courageous and enterprising. He even captured Huns nearly three times more than himself. This is a miracle. A Han army wants to capture nearly three Xiongnu soldiers alive, which explains two problems: first, the cavalry that Wei Qing gave to Huo Qubing was not the elite of the Han army; Second, young Huo Qubing is not only afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, but also has great courage and boldness. He is not afraid of many enemies, but dares to fight and rush.
Look at the Battle of Mobei in Huo Qubing. 22-year-old Huo Qubing and Wei Qing each received 50,000 cavalry. Judging from the personnel quality, Huo Qubing cavalry is the best, mostly lean young people, and there are also many Xiongnu surrendered generals and soldiers in the army. Originally, Huo Qubing was the main force to deal with Xiongnu Khan. As a result, by default, Wei Qing met Khan's main force, while Huo Qubing directly attacked more than 2,000 miles in the north, making a long-distance attack and supplying on the spot, and there was no need to win the battle.
Huo Qubing defeated the Huns.
50,000 people is not a small number. 65438+ ten thousand cavalry can be said to be the national strength of the Han Dynasty at that time. Cavalry was the most expensive unit at that time. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave Huo Qubing the best equipment, horses and soldiers, which was equivalent to desperately taking the national strength of the Han Dynasty. Huo Qubing is a young man who likes to launch the most direct attack with the most powerful army. The 50,000 elite cavalry did not meet the Xiongnu Khan, but beat the Xiongnu left badly. Left is Xiongnu Khan. The record of sealing wolves in Xu, Zen in Gu Yan and drinking horses in the vast sea.
This is a superficial achievement, behind which Huo Qubing has made countless efforts. First, how to avoid getting lost in the long-distance raid of two thousand miles? Huo Qubing relied on Xiongnu generals and soldiers in the army to help him, because these people had lived in Xiongnu, they knew the living habits of Xiongnu, and knew where to replenish food and find Khan. What is more commendable is that Huo Qubing trusts his soldiers and generals, which is called employing people without doubt. That's why we can't get lost in the vast grassland. You know, at that time, there was no GPS or compass, and the direction was determined entirely by the weather.
Another reason for Huo Qubing's victory is the rapid breakthrough. Huo Qubing's troops are elite cavalry, with no infantry and no trench, so when he entered the north, he seldom stayed in the range of troops and made great progress. From the point of view of unsuspecting Huns, he didn't expect to come to Huo Qubing so soon. Because of his surprise, Huo Qubing achieved great success. In the Battle of Mobei, Huo Qubing wiped out 70,400 people, surpassing its own army.
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The last reason is that the losses of the Han army are also great. According to historical records, when Wei Qing and Huo Qubing launched the Mobei War, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty prepared 6.5438+0.4 million war horses. At the end of the war, only 30,000 horses came back, and 79% of them were lost. This loss is quite big, only 265.438+0% of the horses survived. On the endless grassland, people can't go back without horses, although horses have lost so much. Because the Huns' horses can be captured, it is precisely because of this loss of troops that the war is very fierce, that is, a life-and-death war. The comprehensive strength of the Han Dynasty was stronger than that of the Huns, so Huo Qubing's final victory was also supported by the powerful strength of the Han Dynasty.
On the whole, Huo Qubing won for the following reasons:
1, Huo Qubing was alone and surprised.
2. Huo Qubing's men are all good soldiers.
3. Huo Qubing is courageous and resourceful. He dares to fight and rush, not afraid of life and death.
4. Huo Qubing trusted his Xiongnu soldiers and generals. He didn't get lost on the grassland and got supplies.
5. Huo Qubing is supported by the powerful comprehensive national strength of Han Dynasty.