Speaking of war, this is a word that people don't want to mention, after all, the pain it brings to people is really too great. Whether it is a modern war or an ancient war, it is always the people who are hurt, but there are some wars that must be fought, and if there is no war, the people will be hurt, the country will be in danger, and some wars are also called just wars. Looking back at the Han Dynasty, the war with the Xiongnu has been going on, which is already a contradiction between the nationalities and is irreconcilable.
If the Han Dynasty lost the war, then the consequences can be imagined, the people will be hurt by those nomadic tribes, that is a devastating disaster, so the war against the Xiongnu is inevitable. However, war is cruel, and some soldiers with a strong heart may surrender or flee when they see that the situation is weak, and we are not ashamed of such people.
But we also often say that there is no shortage of heroes at any time, then in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were 26 heroes, they were struggling to hold on to a city, during this period, there were 7,000 Han troops across the distance of two thousand miles, but also to rescue them, do you know the story behind this?
In fact, during the Western Han Dynasty, the war between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu broke out, and it continued until the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Ming of Han, the Han Dynasty had already pacified the Western Regions and the Cheshi Kingdom, and such a large territory must also need to be managed, so the Han Dynasty also set up the Western Regions Capital Protectorate, while leaving Geng Gong and Guan Yu two great future towns to guard the city pool. However, at this time, the western region was still unstable, and after a few months, the Xiongnu launched another attack.
At that time, the Northern Xiongnu sent 20,000 people to attack the Cheshi State, and the Xiongnu also united two other countries in the Western Regions to carry out the capital protection. At that time, the capital protectorate did not have many troops, and under the attack of the two countries, the western region capital Chen Mu also fell into a whole army and was destroyed. Seeing that the situation was not right, Geng Gong also sent troops to rescue, but there were only 300 people, which was also no way to do it, because Geng Gong's strength at this time was less than 1,000 people.
Seeing this, Geng Gong could only be forced to retreat, and Geng Gong led his remaining soldiers to retreat to Shule City, and at the same time, on the one hand, sent emissaries back to the Eastern Han court to seek assistance. At this time, Emperor Han Zhang also inherited the throne, and there was also a fierce discussion on whether to rescue this matter in the imperial court, and some ministers thought that there was no need to send reinforcements, first of all, the distance was too far, and when the reinforcements arrived, presumably those defenders had already died.
The other part of the ministers thought that they must go to the rescue, because these warriors in order to defend the western region and guard the frontier of the Han Dynasty, it can be said that they have worked hard, and now in the face of this dangerous situation, the imperial court must not abandon them, otherwise this will make many soldiers chill and be very demoralized.
After much deliberation, Emperor Han Zhang also chose to rescue these soldiers. After his orders were issued, the Han Dynasty also sent 7,000 reinforcements, but the distance was too far, a full two thousand miles, so it was also hoped that they could survive before the reinforcements arrived.
At this time, the Han reinforcements did not know whether the defenders were alive or dead now, but they knew that the capital was only established for a short time, but they were once again facing the invasion of the Xiongnu, and it was these defenders who were taking their lives to resist, so they also had to go to the rescue of them anyway.
Even if you pay everything, you have to go, which is a promise to the defenders! They are defending their homeland in the front, so no matter what, we can not let them chill, from which we can also see the cohesion of the Han Dynasty, only a cohesive dynasty can flourish.
These 7,000 reinforcements also advanced rapidly along the way, and after several months of travel, they also came to the place where Guan Pet was stationed. Here, they fought a great battle against the Xiongnu army and the rebels of the Cheshi State, and after a fierce battle, they also successfully defeated the enemy, but Guan Yu was already dead, and he and his men had been completely annihilated. This also gave the reinforcements a bad premonition in their hearts, because they didn't know if the others were still alive.
In the end, they still decided to go to the rescue, to see people in life, to see corpses in death, even if they were really killed, they had to send their corpses back. But if you want to go to the rescue, you have to cross the Tianshan Mountain, it was still winter at that time, and even now the Tianshan Mountain in March is very dangerous, and we can imagine how strong the determination of the Han army to go to the rescue was at that time. At this time, Geng Gong was still alive and well, but their situation was getting more and more difficult.
Geng Gong is still holding out, but the Huns are also very clever, they have successfully cut off the water source in Geng Gong City, there is no way, Geng Gong can only dig a well in the city, of course, this is a very difficult project, in order to dig a well, I don't know how many soldiers died due to lack of water. After the water problem was solved, the defenders also encountered another problem, that is, food shortages.
Faced with the dilemma of no food, the soldiers, in desperation, also boiled the leather things on their bodies, but still to no avail, many soldiers were still starved to death. Seeing that the morale of these Han Dynasty soldiers had gradually declined, the Xiongnu side also sent emissaries, hoping that Geng Gong could surrender, and the Xiongnu side also promised that as long as Geng Gong surrendered, then any high-ranking official Houlu beautiful woman would give him.
However, Geng Gong was a very loyal person, and these conditions offered by the Xiongnu could not impress him at all, and Geng Gong also killed the emissaries of the Xiongnu, and seeing that the surrender could not be achieved, the Xiongnu side also sent people to continue to attack. Fortunately, the road of heaven and no one, just when Geng Gong was about to run out of mountains and rivers, reinforcements finally came, and at this time, together with Geng Gong, only 26 people were left. Their spirit of death was also touched by the reinforcements who arrived.
The reinforcements also killed the heavy siege of the Xiongnu, leading these 26 people to retreat to the Han Dynasty. Along the way, they crossed the Tianshan Mountains, passed through countless difficulties and obstacles, and finally came to Yumen Pass, and these soldiers once again felt the feeling of home.
By this time, only 13 of the 26 people remained, but they also managed to return. This matter is also a very famous thing in history, the concerted efforts among compatriots, not abandoned, not abandoned, which is why the Han Dynasty can be very powerful.
epilogue:
The defenders were trapped by 7,000 reinforcements thousands of miles to the rescue, which is a kind of trust between compatriots, but also reflects the traditional virtues of our Chinese nation, no matter when, no matter where, as long as our compatriots have difficulties, then we will definitely help.
This story is also touching, thinking of our current society is not the same? Ten parties have difficulties, eight parties support, this is the cohesion of our Chinese nation, and it is because of this that our Chinese nation will have a better future!