It is said: "Since ancient times, famous people are like beauties, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world", and this sentence is also applicable to famous horses. Throughout the history of our country, famous generals who are famous in history are not scarce, but there are not so many famous horses that can occupy a place in the history books. There is an old saying: "The horse, the foundation of the armor, the great use of the country", this short sentence reveals the role of horses in war vividly.
In that era of cold weapons and extremely closed traffic, it is simply a very important thing to have a BMW with good blood. Although most of the ancient marching armies relied on infantry to fight, we cannot ignore the important role of horses in warfare. The Mongol cavalry of that year could not see the Mongol cavalry of that year, but the large army of the Central Plains was beaten to the ground.
In the ancient history of our country, most of the haojie who galloped across the river were equipped with a brave and invincible colt. With the full cooperation of the two, these heroes can be famous in history. After all, things on the battlefield have always changed rapidly, whether it is the courage to pursue the enemy when the side has taken advantage of the opportunity, or the rapid retreat when the situation is not right, there are a number of good colts that are as strong as the wind.
For those soldiers on the battlefield, the horses under their crotches are like their partners. The former can help them to take advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, and the latter can help them save their lives in the rain of bullets and bullets. It is often said that every hero with great achievements probably has some obsession and love for BMW in his heart, so every famous general basically has one or more good horses of his own.
However, as the so-called "Maxima often exists and Bole does not often exist". Therefore, although there was no shortage of famous horses in ancient China, there was a lack of specialized somaids. As a result, countless good colts have been buried, and very few have been found.
At the same time, among these discovered famous horses, very few can be as famous as the famous generals of the past. Although the existing historical records of famous horses are not as numerous as those of famous courtiers and good generals, it does not mean that they do not exist. Next, let's take a look at what are the famous colts in the history of our country? What kind of stories are hidden behind these famous foals?
Since ancient times, I have only heard of kings who love the country, the beauty, and the treasures of gold and silver, but I have rarely heard of kings who love famous horses. This is also a relatively strange hobby for the king of a country. According to legend, this king who loved horses appeared during the Zhou Dynasty, and the history books called him King Mu of Zhou. Speaking of this Zhou Mu Wang, that is really a talent, he is the longest reigning monarch of the Zhou Dynasty.
Probably inheriting the good genes of his ancestors, he has made small achievements in governing the country. Moreover, his hobbies are also different from those of ordinary monarchs, most kings like beautiful women, and even if they are not good, they will like some other pastime, but this king loves famous horses. During his reign, he has been searching for famous horses, and his kung fu has lived up to his painstaking efforts, and after years of hard work, he has successfully collected eight famous horses for himself.
At the top of the eight horses was a BMW named Jedi. Speaking of jedi, that's really the best of the horses. In ancient times, it was basically under the conditions of dirt roads and mountain roads, not to mention horses galloping, even if people walked on it, they would often get dusty. However, this BMW can do it, no matter how fast it runs, it will not stir up the slightest dust, you say it is not strong?
Next, let's talk about the second-ranked "flip feather", which is also a talented BMW. Legend has it that it runs faster than a bird. The third rank is called "Benxiao", and it is said that this horse can travel thousands of miles a day in the field. The old fourth is called "Yue Ying", and its best skill is to run after the sun. The fifth horse is famous for its glowing coat color, so it has a name that echoes its own coat color called "Over-glow".
The sixth horse is known for its swiftness as the wind, and according to legend, it can see ten shadows at a casual run. From this sentence, I think everyone can also imagine how fast it runs. It is because of this lightning-fast speed that it gets a very cool name called "Super Light". Finally, let's talk about Little Seven and Little Eight.
According to legend, Xiao Qiqi can run by the clouds, and seeing this, everyone may guess whether its name is called Chengyun? If you think so, then everyone should be disappointed, its name is actually called "Tengwu". The so-called soaring clouds driving fog, so the two can also be regarded as echoing each other. The last horse in this ranking is more mysterious, and according to legend, it has meat wings on its body, so it has a name that matches its appearance very well, called "Wing".
After talking about the Zhou Dynasty, let's go back to the Han Dynasty and talk about the famous Silk Road.
The opening of the Silk Road opened the prelude to exchanges between the Han Dynasty and many countries in the western region. The so-called communication, of course, is to have a back and forth, as the saying goes: "Coming and going without being rude." "The Han Dynasty spread its advanced culture and silk porcelain to the Western Regions. The countries of the Western Regions naturally had to come up with something of equal weight in exchange, otherwise, how could the exchanges between the two sides be long-lasting?
However, the remote western region is certainly not as great as the Central Plains, which is rich and wealthy. However, they did not want to miss this rare opportunity for exchange, so they exchanged their country's abundant BMW with it.
The prestige of the western sweat and blood BMW, presumably many people are like thunder. According to legend, this horse was originally a sacred colt unique to the Dawan Kingdom, and for the people of Dawan, this horse can also be regarded as a treasure of the town. Moreover, this horse is a rare good helper in war due to its endurance and staying power. Therefore, the Great Wanguo adopted strict control measures against this horse, and this horse was firmly controlled by them in their own hands.
However, the opening of the Silk Road brought them the disaster of national destruction.
What's going on here?
According to legend, after the opening of the Silk Road, the Han Dynasty sent envoys to the Western Regions many times. Once, in the process of envoys on an expedition to the Western Regions, they overheard the news of the sweat and blood BMW. He immediately realized that if the Han Dynasty could introduce such a good colt, then the combat effectiveness of the Han Dynasty army would be qualitatively improved. Therefore, the envoy XingChongchong told Emperor Wu of Han the news.
For an emperor who was exhausted and militaristic, there was nothing that made him happier than the overall combat effectiveness of the country. Soon, he sent envoys to the Kingdom of Dawan and expressed to the other side his intention to introduce sweat and blood BMWs. Unexpectedly, his proposal was severely rejected by king Dawan, and the envoys sent out were murdered on the way back to China.
Not being able to get a BMW was already angry, and his envoys were dying inexplicably.
How could the arrogant Han Tianzi easily swallow this breath? Therefore, with a big wave of his hand, he sent his brother-in-law Li Guangli to lead a large army to attack the kingdom of Dawan. Although Li Guangli's straw bag did not beat the Kingdom of Dawan to the ground as he wished, Emperor Wu of Han was not willing to rub shoulders with the sweat and blood BMW, so he continued to send troops to conquest.
When the army pressed the border, Dawanguo was finally afraid. They knew that their current strength was not enough to compete with the mighty Han Dynasty, so many lords and factions in the country united to kill the King of Dawan, who had refused to cooperate, and surrendered to the Han Dynasty with the king's body as a surrender.
However, the Han Dynasty Tianzi did not really want to destroy this small country, and his ultimate goal was only to get a sweat and blood BMW. Therefore, seeing that the other side has understood his intentions, he no longer marches with his division. After some intense haggling, the two countries finally agreed on a mutually acceptable plan: the country agreed to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty 3,000 purebred sweat-blooded BMWs a year.
After obtaining the BMW, the Han Dynasty army returned to the Dynasty according to the agreement. Although these BMWs, which were plundered through war, lost two-thirds of them due to unsatisfactory water and soil and other reasons on the way back to China, the Han Dynasty still used the remaining one-third to cross with the good horses of its own dynasty and cultivate a large number of high-quality military horse breeds.
In the above article, although the number of famous horses we mentioned is quite large, only sweat and blood BMW is certified. For example, the eight divine colts of King Mu of Zhou are nothing more than rumors in history.
Today, let's take a look at the famous colts in the history of our country that really have stories, and see how they look.
First of all, the name of this sacred colt we want to talk about is "WuXiao", "Li Bao Shan is full of qi and the world, and the times are unfavorable and undead", and a "Song Under the Dragon" makes the name of Wu Xiao forever remain in the long river of history. When it comes to the Western Chu Overlord, presumably everyone knows that everyone knows. The black horse we mentioned above is his mount, and according to legend, this horse is black and shiny, like the best satin, but the four hooves of the horse are as white as snow. But when exactly it became a Xiang Yu mount, we have no evidence to examine.
However, there is a record in the history books that when Xiang Yu's army defeated Wujiang, an old shipwright advised him to get on a ship and flee back to Jiangdong in order to make a comeback. However, Xiang Yu refused the shipwright's kindness due to discouragement, and before he died, the only thing he could not rest assured of was his beloved mount. So he gave it to the boatman and told him that the horse had been following him for five years, and that it had tried to travel thousands of miles a day when it ran the fastest. From this, we can speculate that this horse, at least accompanied him through the rain of bullets and bullets for five spring and autumn.
Sometimes, however, animals tend to be more grateful and spiritual than humans. Seeing that the master did not hesitate to end his life, he also jumped into the river with it.
We leave it aside whether this rumor is true or not, but its act of knowing the reward does cast a more legendary color on it.
As the saying goes, "Lü Bu among men, red rabbit among horses", both of which are the best of them.
The description of it in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is that it can travel thousands of miles a day during the day, and even at night it can travel more than 700 miles at night. And, whether it is pulling up mountains or wading in water, it can be as easy as it is on flat ground. In addition, the appearance of this horse is also quite outstanding, and it is said that it cannot find a single stray hair on its whole body. He is one foot long and eight feet tall, and every time he roars, he always gives people a thunderous feeling.
When it comes to what happened to this horse, it is also a legend.
It is said that its first owner was named Dong Zhuo, but this person did not live long and was soon killed by his own righteous son. According to legend, after Lü Bu killed Dong Zhuo, he not only took away his woman, but even his BMW. In this way, Red Rabbit had its second master. However, the second master was also an unlucky egg, and it was not long before he was destroyed by Cao Cao.
In this way, the Red Rabbit could only change hands again, but cao Cao already had his own love colt at that time, so in order to win over the fierce general Guan Yu, he gave the Red Rabbit Horse to Guan Erye. Only then did Red Rabbit meet his destined master. In the decades since, this man has worked together to defeat many opponents on the battlefield.
Probably stained with the light of the master, as the master's reputation grows, it also occupies a place among the few famous horses in the history of our country.
At that time, Xin Zhiyi once composed a poem with such a description: "The Lu of the horse is fast, and the bow is like a thunderbolt." Although it is only a short six words, it vividly depicts the heroism of Luma.
This horse also originated in the Three Kingdoms period, but at the beginning, it did not get a good reputation.
It is said that although this horse gallops like the wind and is brave in battle, it is simply the best among good colts, but its appearance has dragged its feet. According to legend, it has a tired groove under its eyes, and there are small white dots on the edge of its forehead, which is an ominous appearance no matter how you look at it. Therefore, it is rumored that riding such a horse will have a bad impact on the owner. Moreover, such rumors have been fulfilled in several people.
According to legend, its first owner was named Zhang Wu, who was originally a general under Liu Biao, but eventually turned his back on Liu Biao. If a person becomes a traitor again and again, his fate will certainly not be good. Therefore, it didn't take long for this person to die at the hands of Zhao Yun, making this rare good horse suddenly become a masterless thing.
However, the famous colt is still a famous foal after all, even if the reputation is not good, there are still many people who are willing to flock to it. Soon, it was brought back and dedicated to Liu Biao, but this person was unwilling to accept it because of the reputation of its owner. However, Liu Bei showed great interest in it, and soon this good horse became his special mount.
Moreover, this famous horse was indeed in The hands of Liu Bei, completing his most brilliant moment as a divine foal.
According to legend, Liu Bei was designed by others and could only flee from the liquor bureau in a hurry. He was riding his beloved Luma, but he went the wrong way out of panic. I saw that the pursuing soldiers behind me were in hot pursuit, but I was blocked by the turbulent water in front of me. He couldn't help but think of the rumors of the "Lord of Lu Obstruction" in those days, so he repented and vented all his anger on his mount.
Under his violent thrust, the hip-hop atletico jumped up and jumped over the wide Sandalwood Creek, successfully helping it get rid of the pursuing soldiers. After this incident, not only did he not believe that this horse would affect his fortune, but he also felt that this was simply the lucky star of his fate. Since then, he has been inseparable from this horse everywhere.
It was not until later when he sent an army to attack Shudi that he saw his general Pang Tong riding an old and weak war horse. So, in order to show his compassion for his subordinates, he gave his cherished mount to this person. But perhaps the divine colt is really not something that ordinary people can control, and Pang Tong was grateful for the horse given by his lord one moment ago, and the next moment he was shot by the enemy in the middle of a random arrow.
At this point, this famous horse has also completely disappeared.
Finally, let's talk about "Claw Yellow Flying Electricity", when we first heard the name, did everyone have an inexplicable sense of joy, thinking that it did not look like the name of a BMW at all.
But in fact, this is the name of a god foal, and this god colt has a very powerful owner.
According to legend, it is Cao Cao's beloved mount, to what extent should Cao Cao love it? No one may believe that when he is marching and fighting, he will not ride this horse at all, but will carefully raise it in the stables and arrange for someone to serve it carefully. Only every time he wins the victory and returns to the dynasty, he will ride this noble horse into the imperial city to show his extraordinary momentum.
The above is some of the famous horses in the history of our country, after reading it, do you have a deeper understanding of the famous horses in the history of our country?
Resources:
[The Book of Han, Volume 96, The Sixty-sixth Biography of the Western Regions, The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, The Biography of Lü Buzang Hong, the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, the Chronicle of The Shu Zhi, and the Biography of the Ancestors]