There was a great dynasty in Chinese history: the Han Dynasty, and to this day, we are still proud of the Han chinese. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, liu Bang claimed the title of emperor after winning the Chu-Han war, and during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he was known as the Han Wu Dynasty. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming of Han and Emperor Zhang of Han followed the principle of lightly promoting thin endowments to create the rule of Ming Zhang.
In 74 AD, the Han Ming Emperor died, and the Huns began to storm jinpu city. Geng Gong led the crowd to the city to defend, just in time for the rainstorm to fall, Geng Gong seized the opportunity, led the crowd to break out and retreated to Shule City.
Guan Yu sent reinforcements to the imperial court, and when the messenger arrived at Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming of Han was dead and Emperor Zhang of Han had just succeeded to the throne. As for whether to rescue, the imperial court began a fierce discussion.
Many people think that the number of Han troops fighting the enemy outside is too small, half a year has passed, do not know whether there are survivors or not, should not go to the rescue. Only Situ Bao Yu resolutely advocated rescue, the state sent soldiers to the border to fight, and after encountering danger, the imperial court did not even go to the rescue, which not only made the people and soldiers chill, but also showed weakness to the Xiongnu.
Seven thousand elite cavalry set out from Dunhuang and quickly attacked the western region. Perhaps it would be more than worth the military gains or even unwise, but the court wanted to let the people know that the country would not give up any soldier who fought for it.
The Xiongnu besieged shule city for three hundred days, attacking every day, and the Han army in the city resisted to the death, and the number of Han troops was decreasing day by day, and there was a shortage of grain and grass. Can you wait until the rescue is saved? Everyone's heart was bottomless, but as a Han soldier, no one surrendered.
Seven thousand cavalry marched day and night to the western region. Unfortunately, at this time, the Guan's favor department had already been completely destroyed, and the angry Han army took Jiaohe City in one fell swoop, killed thousands of Xiongnu allied troops, captured more than 3,000 people, and the countries in the western region immediately surrendered to the Han Dynasty.
However, Geng Gong's troops were far north of the Tianshan Mountains, and according to this situation, it was estimated that the entire army had been destroyed? Just when the generals hesitated, an officer named Fan Qiang in the army stood up and said: "No matter what, we should go to the rescue, since these Han soldiers have not surrendered, it shows that they believe that the imperial court will definitely send reinforcements, this is the trust of the soldiers in their own country, then no matter what, they should send troops to rescue." The last general was willing to lead two thousand cavalry to the rescue. ”
So after consultation, Fan Qiang led two thousand cavalry to attack Shule City, and the 26 Han soldiers in the city saw the reinforcements of the imperial court! The two groups of soldiers hugged each other and wept in the city, and then withdrew from Shule City as quickly as possible.
Thirteen warriors
The Huns desperately pursued in the rear, and the Han army killed and walked, and people kept falling along the way. By the time he arrived at Yumen Pass in March, only thirteen of Geng Gongbu's survivors had survived.
Zheng Zhong, the general of Zhonglang stationed at the Jade Gate Pass, was touched to see the return of these thirteen warriors, personally washed the dust for them, and asked the emperor for merit for the thirteen warriors.