During the Qin and Han dynasties, the Rising Xiongnu in the northern steppes became a major problem for the Central Plains Dynasty, especially during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who launched wars with the Xiongnu many times. In the long history of the Han-Hungarian War, many famous generals who fought against the Xiongnu emerged, and Huo Fuyi was one of them.
The champion Hou Huo led the Han army deep into the desert north and broke the Xiongnu many times, and at the age of 17, he was given the title of Marquis of The Imperial Army because of his military exploits, and was known as the Imperial Double Bi together with Wei Qing. Huo's exploits in fighting the Xiongnu shocked posterity, and his short and brilliant life was also a significant stroke in the history of the Han Dynasty.
However, such a young general is said to have often beaten soldiers when leading soldiers to fight, and did not sympathize with the hardships of soldiers. If this is true, why did his soldiers never mutiny?
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It is recorded in the "Records of History" and the "Book of Han" that Huo went ill and beat the soldiers, but he did have something worthy of criticism. The history books record that every time Huo Went ill led his troops on a campaign, Emperor Wu of Han would prepare sufficient daily necessities and combat equipment for him, and on the day of his return, those rice and meat that had not been eaten, Huo Wentai would order the soldiers to be thrown away, but there were obviously people among the soldiers who had not eaten enough; sometimes Huo Went sick led the soldiers to fight outside the sai, the soldiers lacked food and were sluggish, and Huo Wentai had to play football there. As for Huo's beating of the soldiers, it is not recorded in the main history, and it is very likely that it is a fabricated gossip rather than a fact.
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However, obviously, Huo Wentai was not a general like Han Xin who "undressed me and pushed me to eat", and loving soldiers such as Sons was never the label of Huo Go's disease. This makes people very strange, after all, Huo Fuyi is a general who leads soldiers to fight, in addition to having command and strategy, what is most needed for a war to win is manpower and soldiers, why does Huo Goyi care for soldiers so much, and never sympathize with their hardships? Why didn't these soldiers under him mutiny?
The author believes that there are mainly the following reasons. First: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a very high "exclusive favor" for Huo's illness, and the soldiers naturally did not dare not disobey Huo's orders. The "Records of History" records that Huo Went ill at the age of 18 became the Tianzi servant of Emperor Wu of Han, and from then on, Emperor Wu of Han's love for Huo Wentai was far better than that of the great general Wei Qing.
Every time Huo went to war, Emperor Wu of Han had to give him the most elite soldiers and soldiers; after his death, Emperor Wu of Han ordered him to accompany him to the burial of Maoling, and built stone carvings such as the Ma Ta Xiongnu at his present time to honor his outstanding deeds; on the day of his burial, those surrendered Xiongnu wore black clothes and black armor to send a funeral for Huo's illness.
After Huo's death, even his son was favored by Emperor Wu of Han and planned to train his young son to become a general. Those who can receive such grace from the emperor, those nameless soldiers in the army naturally cannot afford to offend, and daring to rebel under Huo's hands is equivalent to being an enemy of the emperor, and it is precisely because of this that the soldiers dare not mutiny.
Stills of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Second: Huo went to the sick young man to win the zhi, he was heroic and fierce, fierce and tenacious, and his soldiers did not dare to mutiny against his bravery. Every time Huo Went ill led his troops to fight, he rushed to the front, and even drove the lone army straight into the Xiongnu camp.
However, he was not a brave man with only righteous courage, and the countless hard and vicious battles he fought with the Xiongnu won, which was enough to show his bravery and unruliness. Under such a general, there is a heart of rebellion, which is tantamount to seeking his own death, so those soldiers would rather suffer more losses under Huo Quyi than die because of rebellion against the general.
Third, and most importantly, The identity of Hodge is not closely related to the soldier. The reason why Huo was able to enter the army as a teenager and make many military achievements was that in addition to his unparalleled military talent, it was also closely related to his identity. Because Huo Wentai was one of the most valued foreign relatives of Emperor Wu of Han, that is to say, as a relative of the emperor and one of the emperor's most favored relatives, Huo's status was extremely high, and he and ordinary soldiers were basically people of two worlds.
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Moreover, because of its outstanding military achievements and outstanding military talents, Huo's disease has a high reputation among soldiers, and can also have a very high status among many generals, but this does not mean that Huo's disease is closely related to soldiers. As a general in command of tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of troops, Huo had neither the time, the need, nor the energy to reach out to the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.
Therefore, regardless of whether the rumors of The beating of soldiers and inconsiderate soldiers by Hodgari are true or false, even if they are true, the beating of several soldiers is obviously far from enough to cause the army to mutiny. What's more, as an army, whether soldiers or generals, the pursuit of victory and fame and fortune is bound to be, and all this is exactly what Huo Can give.
Map of the Han Dynasty
As one of the most talented young generals, Huo Zhiyi made countless military achievements in his short military career, and each battle achievement would bring rich benefits to his generals. Huo's command also became the army with the most feudal titles among the Han army. With this alone, even if The Hobble was a little harsh on the soldiers, the soldiers would only endure these shortcomings and simply follow the victorious general.