After Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty, one of his great enemies was the Xiongnu of the northern Mongolian steppe. Liu Bang once led his troops to personally attack the Xiongnu, and as a result, he was surrounded by the Xiongnu on Mount Baishan. If it were not for Chen Deng, Liu Bang would not have been able to withdraw safely. After that, the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty always adopted a policy of peace and affinity towards the Xiongnu, after all, the Western Han Dynasty had just established a state, and it was in ruins to be revived, and the national strength was not allowed to attack the Xiongnu. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty had been recuperating for decades and had raised the banner of counterattacking the Xiongnu. In the course of Emperor Wu of Han's confrontation with the Xiongnu, there were two main people, one was Wei Qing and the other was Huo Fuyi. The merits of the two people can be said to be comparable. However, due to Huo's untimely death, in general, Wei Qing did not have a great influence during the period of Emperor Wu of Han. Let's see how powerful Wei Qing really was at that time.
Wei Qing was the illegitimate son of his father, and later escaped and ran to the family of princess Pingyang as a slave. The reason why Wei Qing was able to develop later was related to his sister Wei Zifu, because Wei Zifu was valued by Emperor Wu of Han. Therefore, Wei Qing relied on his sister to step into the clouds. However, Wei Qing was not an ordinary clumsy disciple, but had real talent and practical learning.
In 129 BC, Emperor Wu of han appointed Wei Qing as a che cavalry general and led 10,000 cavalry to meet the Xiongnu. Wei Qing went deep into the dangerous situation and directly attacked the Xiongnu Heavenly Sacred Land Dragon City, capturing 700 people and winning the victory. At that time, the other three people had no credit except for failure. This battle was also the first victory of the Han Dynasty over the Xiongnu, and it was of great significance. In 127 BC, the Xiongnu invaded, and Wei Qing captured thousands of enemy soldiers alive, seized millions of livestock, and controlled the Hetao area. Know that the whole place was a strategic place for the Huns. After Wei Qing occupied this place, the Xiongnu had to move north. Wei Qing was also awarded the title of Marquis of Changping for his military merits, with 3800 households.
In the time that followed, Wei Qing and the Xiongnu fought six major battles against Liu. Every time it is a victory. Wei Qing recovered the Heshuo and Hetao regions, destroyed Shan Yu, and made a major contribution to the development of the northern territory. And this time span is very large, lasting nearly thirty years. When Wei Qing was alive, the Huns did not dare to go south, and even had to migrate north. It once migrated all the way to the vicinity of the Arctic Circle and has reached what is now Russia. I have to say that at that time, except for Li Mu's experience in fighting against the Xiongnu, others had no experience at all. And Wei Qing can achieve such a big record, which is really rare in the world. It can be said that Wei Qing really made great contributions to the Western Han Dynasty.