Huo's life was the most brilliant moment in the Western Han Dynasty. At the age of seventeen, he was famous all over the world, and was made a lieutenant of Yao Yao by Emperor Wu of Han, followed his uncle to the battlefield, won the first battle, cut off the head of the enemy leader, and made great achievements in battle.
At the age of nineteen, Huo was appointed as a general of the Huns, went out to attack the Xiongnu, and used blitzkrieg tactics to quickly crush the enemy troops, behead the King of Kuipu, and annihilate more than 40,000 enemy troops.
He possessed extraordinary heroism, and his achievements frightened the ferocious Huns, who received little benefit from Huo's sick hands.
Huo Fuyi used his life to make a lot of meritorious contributions to the Han Dynasty, not only driving out the Xiongnu, but also opening up the Hexi Corridor, establishing the connection between the Han Dynasty royal family and Central Asia, promoting the development of economy and trade, and making indelible contributions to the opening up of the Silk Road.
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Unfortunately, The envy of talent, years of running and labor and the old wounds of the conquest made his health deteriorate, and he even died at the age of 24, with the title of Marquis of Jinghuan.
His life cannot but be described as legendary, and it is no exaggeration to say that sealing the wolf Juxu is the highest glory of every Han general, and it is also the most magnificent poem written by the people of Zhongyuan when they wrote the general.
But throughout his brilliant life, there has always been a stain, and because of this stain has been blamed many times.
There are many scholars who say that Huo is sick and does not sympathize with soldiers and does not cherish food.
Huns
It turned out that every time Huo Went to the front, Emperor Wu of Han did not hesitate to pay attention to grain and grass, and each time he would reward him with dozens of truckloads of good meat for him to eat, but every time even if these meats were rotten and festered, Huo Fuyi would not eat them, let alone distribute them to soldiers to eat.
His approach is puzzling.
Why would Huo go sick and let dozens of truckloads of good meat rot rather than give it to the soldiers to enjoy? Why would he rather bear the infamy than insist on going his own way?
It was not until 26 years after Huo's death, even if the Wei family was killed, the Huo family was still safe and sound, and the answers to these questions were ready to come out:
Emperor
Fight against the water and go light
One of the most important reasons why Huo went to the disease would rather stink than eat the dozens of truckloads of good meat sent by Emperor Wu of Han was that the grain and grass problem had always been part of Huo's battle plan.
First, Huo's combat strategy is very particular about a fast word, he is afraid to lengthen the front, as long as there is an opportunity, Huo to lead the army to attack with all its might, annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop, and do not give the enemy any time to react at all.
Especially in the battle plan of going deep into the enemy's hinterland, Huo Wentai has always insisted on being quick and accurate, and making a quick decision, and the seventeen-year-old Huo Quaiyi had the courage to see the opportunity to lead 800 cavalry to block the enemy army, and cut off the heads of more than 2,000 enemy people.
In the face of a protracted melee, he went straight in, endured hardships, and finally won the dynasty. It is very laborious to fight such a blitzkrieg as Huo's disease, first, it requires the general's accurate judgment and accurate timing; second, it requires the full cooperation of the soldiers.
Ancient wars
Based on his combat characteristics, his soldiers must also have rapid adaptability, and in order to quickly keep up with the team, it is important to cut the equipment.
And his soldiers had already honed their skills to survive in desperate situations, and even without this meat, Huo's army could not have starved, because they had a rich supply granary, the grain depot of the Huns.
Therefore, the sick soldiers had no time to take care of the car of meat piles at the moment of battle, and they could only take up arms and fight to kill the enemy. After penetrating deep into the enemy's hinterland, Huo's army was not short of supplies, and they could rob the Huns of their granaries, rob the Huns of meat and wine, sit on the enemy's territory and eat meat and drink heavily.
Therefore, Huo Went ill and did not eat the meat pile rewarded by Emperor Wu of Han, which was not a waste of grain at all as the literati complained, but in order to maximize the interests of the battle, he went into battle lightly.
Huns (stills)
Second, Huo's illness is not distributed to the soldiers, that is, to give the soldiers the determination to fight a battle and the courage to see death as a homecoming. The front line was arduous, the environment in which the Xiongnu were located was very harsh, and only with courage could they overcome the harsh environment and win the war.
When Huo went to the sick to fight, he did not distribute meat piles to the soldiers, which was an encouragement to the soldiers, telling the soldiers that if they wanted to eat big fish and meat, they could only charge into the battlefield, kill the enemy, and rob the enemy's granary, so that they could have food to eat and meat to eat.
Therefore, in the face of dozens of truckloads of good meat sent by Emperor Wu of Han, Huo went ill and preferred to stink rather than eat, giving the soldiers the courage to fight a battle. Moreover, the soldiers also knew that they had temporarily abandoned these meat piles, killed the enemy and trapped the enemy, and what awaited them when the banshi returned to the dynasty was not only these few carts of meat, but the supreme glory.
Huo went to war with two major characteristics, one is to dare to take risks, and the other is to be fierce and tenacious. It can also be seen from this that Huo Fuyi is a brave and resourceful person, not a warrior who only knows how to do things, and it is precisely because of this good general that the Great Han can create a prosperous and brilliant world.
Hodge disease
How could the well-bred young master remember the broken silver
Huo went to the disease would rather stink than eat dozens of truckloads of good meat sent by Emperor Wu of Han, and there was also a reason that Huo went to the disease since childhood.
Huo's childhood was an important stage in the expansion of the territory of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At this time, Emperor Wu of Han urgently needed a member to fight against the Xiongnu for him and guard the frontier. It was also at this moment that Huo's uncle (Empress Wei Zifu's younger brother) Wei Qing entered the sight of Emperor Wu of Han.
Emperor Wu of Han discovered Wei Qing's amazing military talent, so he supported Wei Qing all the way to become a knight and became a famous general on horseback, Wei Qing also lived up to his trust, and led the army straight to Longcheng in the first battle and won a strategic victory.
After this battle, Emperor Wu of Han immediately made him the Marquis of Guannei, and Emperor Wu of Han entrusted Wei Qing with a heavy responsibility. Wei Qing became famous in the First World War, and the Wei family also changed from a foreign relative to a truly powerful family, which also made the relatives of all ethnic groups of the Wei family stained, and the Huo family was among them.
Wei Qing
Huo went to the Han Palace with his aunt, and with the power of his uncle Wei Qing, he jumped from a poor boy to a young master, he became a new upstart loved by thousands of people, and his living conditions were qualitatively improved.
Huo's childhood, lived a pampered life, he had the flattery of everyone, the glory and brilliance of the family, these supreme rights allowed the young Huo to see too many mountains and treasures, seafood, silk.
However, what is valuable is that he still maintains a simple character and a strong character, and insists on learning martial arts archery, which also lays a solid foundation for his later conquest of the battlefield.
How could Huo, who is accustomed to the taste of the mountains and the sea from snacks, care about those few carts of meat that do not know the taste? Those ten carts of unappreciative slices of meat weren't enough for Huo to pay attention to them all day. Therefore, part of the reason why Hodge disease is not distributed to soldiers is that Hodge disease really does not take this meat to heart.
Delicacies
Sacrifice the small to the big, and mingzhe to protect himself
There are also some historians who believe that Huo would rather stink than eat dozens of carts of good meat sent by Emperor Wu of Han in order to protect himself, express his loyalty to Emperor Wu of Han, and dispel the emperor's doubts. He does this for at least two purposes:
This move left a stain on him and created the image of a general who was clumsy and ignorant of the suffering of soldiers. And this image of a mangfu is undoubtedly more acceptable to the emperor than the image of a shrewd and martial general.
Since ancient times, the emperors have had suspicious problems, afraid that others will covet their own Jiangshan Society, especially jealous of Huo's illness, such a general who was born into death, and left a good impression on the hearts of the people.
The unrighteous act of allowing the grain and grass to fester was smeared with black mud under his prestige, and although the people admired his talent, they would not have a high opinion of him, and they would reassure the emperor that he would not have other thoughts.
Hodge disease (stills)
Second: Huo Went ill can not give the things that Emperor Han gave him casually to the next person, if it is passed on to the ears of Emperor Wu of Han by people with hearts, it will definitely make Emperor Wu of Han suspicious and suspect that Huo Go disease has the intention of asking for credit.
Although the pile of meat rewarded by Emperor Wu of Han was provided to the army, on the surface it was given to Huo Zhiyi himself, and he actually had no right to reward the soldiers again.
If the reward to the soldiers will make the emperor think that Huo fu is not precious of his rewards, casually giving these rewards to people will leave an arrogant impression on the emperor and a great disrespect to the emperor;
Secondly, if Huo Went sick used what the emperor gave to treat the soldiers, it would give the impression that the emperor Huo went ill and deliberately co-opted the soldiers, which was even more taboo for the emperor.
Ancient Soldiers (Stills)
Therefore, Huo Wentai's move was very wise, completely dispelling the emperor's doubts, and also expressing his bold loyalty to the emperor, and because of this, Huo went ill for a lifetime to avoid the persecution of the imperial power, and after his death, the emperor never forgot him, and even treated his family kindly.
After Huo Went's illness and death, Emperor Wu of Han kept his son Huo Huan by his side, and even let him participate in the Taishan Sealing Zen Ceremony, hoping that he could inherit Huo's military talents Unfortunately, Huo Huan died at the age of ten and did not grow up at all. This made Emperor Wu of Han feel even more guilty and sad, and then treated the Huo family very favorably.
In summary, Huo Wentai would rather stink than eat dozens of truckloads of good meat sent by Emperor Wu of Han is a very wise move, and it is enough to see that Huo Wentai not only uses soldiers flexibly, pays attention to strategy, does not adhere to ancient laws, is brave and decisive; he has a persistent love for the Han, leaving behind the famous saying that "the Xiongnu are not destroyed, why should the family be";
Moreover, in terms of being a subject, there is also a set, which can please the emperor and at the same time dispel the emperor's doubts and seek long-term for himself.
Emperor
Huo went ill, always a name that will always shine in the long river of Chinese history, he has repeatedly defeated the Xiongnu with few victories and many victories, made great military achievements, and is a young general and an outstanding military expert.
As for why the literati had such a bad evaluation of him, perhaps because the previous historians also saw his painstaking efforts, so they deliberately did not poke, or even secretly helped him; perhaps it was also because the literati despised his origins and deliberately denigrated him, which is unknown.