"Horse trampling Xiongnu fierce youth, running thousands of miles over Juyan." Speaking of Huo's disease, the most touching thing is his life against the Xiongnu. In the depths of the desert, thousands of miles rushed to attack, with a body of courage for the Western Han Dynasty to conquer the border and peace, outstanding feats are known as the Chinese god of war.
It was also with a legendary body that he captured the throat of the Xiongnu, and then Emperor Wu of han set up four important towns in the area, and the mainland is still benefiting from this to this day.
Vital to the Hexi Corridor
As the throat of the Xiongnu, the Hexi Corridor was also an important passage connecting the Central Plains with the Western Regions. This important road is located in a special geographical location, west of the Yellow River, sandwiched between the Qilian Mountains and the Heli Mountains, with a length of about 1,000 kilometers and abundant materials, which is an excellent place for the soldiers.
Since the end of the Qin Dynasty, the rise of the Xiongnu, the vast land resources of the Hexi Corridor began to attract the attention of the Xiongnu, as a people on horseback, animal husbandry is one of the main sources of Xiongnu life, the Hexi Corridor is equivalent to natural grassland, the Xiongnu leader Mao Dunshan is looking at this point, he led the cavalry to occupy the Hexi Corridor under the hooves of horses.
Greed and good at war are the characteristics of the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu after occupying the Hexi Corridor have begun to be dissatisfied with the status quo, because the Hexi Corridor is only rich in natural materials, compared to the prosperity and richness of the Central Plains, it is really not worth mentioning.
So the Xiongnu set their sights on the Central Plains and began to harass and rob supplies frequently. The rulers of the Qin Dynasty took a series of defensive measures against the burning and looting of the Xiongnu, and Meng Tian once led an army of 300,000 people to the north to fight against the Xiongnu and supervised the construction of the Great Wall to resist the Xiongnu.
By the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the Hexi Corridor became more and more arrogant, and from time to time went deep into the Guanzhong area to harass the people, seriously endangering the peaceful life of the people.
However, at that time, the Western Han Dynasty was not strong enough to dare to fight with one, so it adopted a policy of peace, made peace with the Xiongnu, and gave treasures in an attempt to alleviate the invasion of the Xiongnu in this way. But the Xiongnu did not stop their provocative moves because of these concessions, but became more and more intense, more and more excessive.
It was not until the time of Emperor Wu of Han that Zhang Qian was sent on an envoy to the Western Regions, and after Zhang Qian, who had been trapped in the Western Regions for thirteen years, returned to the court of the Han Dynasty, he informed Emperor Wu of the Xiongnu situation.
Zhang Qian, who had been in the Western Regions for many years and had already mastered the situation of the Xiongnu, told Emperor Wu of Han that the Hexi Corridor was not only an indispensable material supply place for the Xiongnu, but also an important transportation route for the Xiongnu, equivalent to the right arm of the Xiongnu.
If this right arm of the Xiongnu is cut off, the Xiongnu will not only be greatly weakened, but the Han Dynasty will also be able to dominate the war. Emperor Wu of Han, who heard this, was bound to take down the Hexi Corridor.
Great War Hexi Corridor
Emperor Wu of han, as a brilliant and ambitious emperor, it was inevitable to expand his territory. In the face of the provocation and harassment of the Xiongnu, Emperor Wudi of han did not intend to adopt a hidden and forbearing means, and the phrase "those who commit crimes against the strong Han will be punished from afar" is his best declaration, and he must wash away the shame of the previous dynasty and conquer every piece of land under the feet of the Xiongnu.
The ambitious Emperor Wu of Han happened to have the great general Huo Quyi, who made the Xiongnu fearful. Before the battle of Hexi began, Huo Wentai was made a hussar general, and then he led 10,000 cavalry deep into the Xiongnu lair, swept through the five kingdoms of the Xiongnu with lightning, and in just six days, Huo Wentai rushed thousands of miles, he captured the son of Mu Dun Shan Yu in his hands, and beheaded the king of Zhelan and other main forces, forcing the Xiongnu to surrender.
The history books record that Huo went ill and killed "8,960 people" of the Xiongnu in this battle, and the First Battle of Hexi ended in a complete victory for the Han Dynasty.
Shortly after the end of the First Battle of Hexi, Emperor Wu of Han began to plan the Second Battle of Hexi. Emperor Wudi of Han considered that the Xiongnu would not be repaired in a short period of time, and did not expect that the Han would start a war again, so he wanted to destroy the Xiongnu with a single blow.
Not long after, Emperor Wu of Han ordered Huo to launch the Second Battle of Hexi, and this time Huo Went ill was no longer fighting alone, and Emperor Wu of Han equipped him with three helpers, namely Gongsun Ao, Li Guang, and Zhang Qian.
However, these three helpers were of little use in the battle, and even some of them were meant to be helpful. Both Gongsun Ao and Li Guang got lost in the depths of the desert, and Li Guang fell into the encirclement of the Xiongnu, but fortunately Zhang Qian led his troops in time to rescue Li Guang from breaking through the siege, but also delayed the military plane that met Huo.
Huo Wentai alone led the cavalry deep into the Qilian Mountains, in order to be able to quickly raid the various tribes of the Xiongnu, along the way, lightly armed and simple, fast horses and whips, rushed more than two thousand miles, captured the chieftain Tu Wang and Shan Huan King alive, suppressed the forces of all sides, and its speed and courage were breathtaking. It is also in this way that Hodg disease is known as the "originator of blitzkrieg" by the world.
In the Second Battle of Hexi, the Xiongnu were unable to defeat their armies, fled in all directions, and were unable to compete with the Han for the Hexi Corridor, which from then on belonged to the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established four important towns
Emperor Wu of han, who seized control of the Hexi Corridor, set up four important towns in order to facilitate the strengthening of control, and he named the four important towns as Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Wuwei, and Zhangye, which contain different meanings.
Dunhuang symbolizes the strength of the Western Han Dynasty, but also symbolizes the rise of the Western Han Dynasty, and the road to the Western Regions has been opened, and the diplomatic road of the Han Dynasty will become more and more smooth.
According to legend, there is a story behind the name Jiuquan. When Huo Wentai led his troops deep into the desert, he ran out of ammunition and food, and there was no supply, resulting in the morale of the soldiers being demoralized and unwilling to fight.
So Huo went ill and took out a pot of fine wine given to him by Emperor Wu of Han, and he poured the wine into the spring water to drink with the soldiers, and the morale of the soldiers soared, and they revived their strength, directly pounded the old nest of the Xiongnu, and won the victory in the war, and the name Jiuquan was also derived.
Wuwei means that the Han army was invincible under the leadership of Huo Fuyi and had outstanding military merit. Therefore, the two words "mighty" are mainly to commemorate the merits of Huo's conquest of the Xiongnu, so that future generations will not forget the merits and efforts of their ancestors.
Zhangye described the Hexi Corridor as a right arm, which played a huge role in the Western Regions. However, the fact that the Great Han was able to take this arm under his command was enough to show the great strength of the Great Han and at the same time swear territorial sovereignty to the foreign powers.
After Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty regained control of the Hexi Corridor, it was more convenient for the envoys of the Han Dynasty to send envoys to the western regions, and when the envoys spread silk, tea, porcelain and other items to various places, they not only promoted social and economic development, but also spread Chinese culture to all parts of the world, so that world civilization was blended and the process of human development was promoted.
It has to be said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Huo Zhiyi made great contributions to the development of the Western Regions, so that the Hexi Corridor became a world-famous place for trade.
epilogue
The four important towns established by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the Hexi Corridor have continued to this day, and are known as the "Ancient Road Silk Road" by later generations, under the development of New China, this passage has become a civilization road for win-win cooperation between the mainland and other countries, and the intersection between China and the world is also being staged on this road.