Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought in the east and west, defeated the Northern Xiongnu, and achieved great success, when he had many famous generals under his command, not only the well-known general Wei Qing, but also the god of war Huo. The strange thing is that Wei Qing made many military achievements in those years, and his merits were very high, but why was he more famous than his nephew Huo?
In the series of famous generals of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing is very famous, and he is a Han hero and a great general.
Born in Pingyang, Hedong, that year, his father's surname was Zheng, his original name was Zheng Qing, but the yin and yang were wrong, and he followed his mother Wei Mi's surname Wei, because his father died early, wei mi in order to survive can only take the child to remarry to the Wei family, so Zheng Qing can't help himself, and since then he changed Zheng Qing to Wei Qing.
However, Wei Mi's children were all very outstanding when they grew up, the eldest daughter Wei Junru married the Han Dynasty's taibu lord, the second daughter Wei Shi was even more powerful to marry into the Huo family and gave birth to the god of war Huo to get sick, while the third daughter Wei Zifu, who looked like a heavenly immortal, married Emperor Wu of Han and became one of the concubines of the Han Palace.
In this way, Wei Qing belongs to the imperial relatives and has a strong background. In particular, he was young and promising, good at riding and shooting, able to walk through Yang on horseback, seeing that none of the prey could avoid his sharp arrows, in a hunting activity with the emperor, Wei Qing performed well, so he was appreciated by Emperor Wu of Han and was named Taizhong Doctor.
In 129 BC, the Han Dynasty was in a state of emergency, and the Xiongnu in the north took advantage of their riding skills to invade the Han army and harass the people.
In the battle, the Han Dynasty army was mostly infantry, running on two legs and running on four legs, and was killed by the Xiongnu cavalry on strong horses.
Emperor Wu of Han was anxious to hear the news, and rushed to send a four-way army to meet the Xiongnu, but he did not expect that the three Han armies were defeated by the Xiongnu, and only Wei Qing, who was good at riding and shooting, defeated the Xiongnu all the way to Longcheng, frustrated the other side's vigor, and temporarily delayed the Xiongnu's ambition to go south to the Central Plains.
Emperor Wu of Han was very happy about this, saying that Wei Qing had made a great contribution this time and was given the title of Marquis of Guannei.
After this battle, Wei Qing also became a well-known hero of the people of the Han Dynasty. After five years, the Xiongnu kingdom made a comeback, and the Three Roads Iron Horse Army forcibly went south, at which time the Han Dynasty entrusted its hopes to Wei Qing.
In the Battle of Mo Nan, Wei Qing inspected the words and looked at the color, first ordered a detailed investigation to clarify the character characteristics of the enemy Xiongnu generals, judged that the Right XianWang was arrogant by nature, did not pay attention to the Han people on horseback, and the camp was also neglected in defensive deployment, so Wei Qing was bold, and led a team of elite light cavalry to visit the base camp of the Xianwang King at night, killing the other side by surprise, and hurriedly withdrew, not only that, Wei Qing led the team to pursue and kill, capturing a large number of prisoners and military resources.
This victory was soon delivered to the capital of the Han Dynasty, and the good news of the victory spread all over the world, the people cheered, and Wei Qing was also ranked as a major general and began to unify the Sixth Division of the Han Dynasty.
It can be seen that before Huo Went ill appeared, Wei Qing had the greatest merit and fame in the Han Dynasty, and he was praised by the people of Li Min and up to Emperor Wu of Han.
However, there were talents in the Jiangshan Dynasty, and when a generation of war gods Huo went ill and appeared on the scene, his uncle Wei Qing was eclipsed.
There are many factors involved here, Huo Went ill and rare, at the age of sixteen or seventeen, he dared to lead the Northern Expedition, with a crowd of 800 people to oppose the Xiongnu large army, not only won the battle but also killed thousands of people on the other side.
At that time, his peers like him also relied on the help of their parents, and prominent teenagers like Huo Fuyi really surprised the people of the world at that time, and they were impressed and impressed.
After that, Emperor Wu of Han directly gave Huo the title of Marquis of Huo and gave him greater military power.
In the war against the Xiongnu, Huo Fuyi was better than his uncle Wei Qing.
Almost regarded the conquest of the Xiongnu as the greatest ambition of his life, from the small details to the important decision, he was bound to do it himself.
Originally in the Hexi region, in order to find out the temperament of the two Xiongnu tribal kings, Huo Quyi learned the local Xiongnu language, and whenever he met local herders, he warmly entertained them, and fully understood the culture of the Xiongnu in the conversation, as well as the preferences, advantages and disadvantages of the tribal leaders.
In the end, huo zhiyi relied on his unique insights and actions to overcome the two major tribes and open up the Hexi Passage, so that the Han army was successfully stationed in the Hexi Corridor and won a strong geographical advantage for the next step.
Later, Huo Went ill was more and more heavily weighed by Emperor Wu of Han, and let go of his hand to do it, and directly led a large army deep into the hinterland of the Xiongnu, intending to end it.
With the deepening of the Han army, many scattered Xiongnu tribes could not resist and could only continue to lose, and Huo Fuyi eventually led his troops to the shores of Lake Baikal, where Su Wu was exiled by the Xiongnu.
Lake Baikal is located in the Siberian region, which is cold all year round and rarely populated. However, Huo Fuyi thought that the land was desolate and barren, could not be planted, and even if it was conquered, it would not have much use value, so he ordered the withdrawal of troops.
But in order to prove that he had conquered here, he left a well-documented stone tablet on a mountain peak, which is the famous "sealing wolf Juxu".
For this reason, it has great significance for the Han Dynasty and even future generations, and it is a landmark historical event. Although Wei Qing also established countless merits for the Han Dynasty, it was this symbolic merit that was missing, so he was naturally more famous than the young Huo.
Some people say that Wei Qing's personality is too low-key, he understands the great righteousness, he does not want to do meritorious service to the Lord, although the merit is high, but he knows how to be a person, never takes credit for himself, does not associate with the various parties of the imperial court, and only wants to serve Emperor Wu of Han in a low-key manner.
For example, in the confrontation with the Xiongnu in the north, Li Guang was not familiar with the terrain, resulting in a lost road, cutting off the support of the Han army, and under pressure from many sides, Li Guang could only commit suicide to apologize, but Li Guang's son Li Dare blamed Wei Qing for this matter, and also avenged his father, looking for an opportunity to assassinate Wei Qing, and Wei Qing was very low-key in handling this incident, without publicity, and did not warn Emperor Wu of Han.
However, Huo, who was still a general under Wei Qing at the time, was ill, but he was not accustomed to Li Gan's arrogance, and was worried about his uncle's safety, so he directly shot Li Gan with an arrow.
The above things can be seen that Wei Qing is indeed a person who does not love publicity, but Huo Wentong is sick and young, hot-blooded, heroic, often saying some bold words to encourage the soldiers, and expressing his patriotic feelings, such as: "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, why should the family be." Protected by heaven, never boundaries. Kiss for a hundred years, each extended. The Big Dipper has not been reversed, and it has vowed not to withdraw its troops" and so on.
Every sentence makes people feel full of pride and patriotism. In particular, Huo's untimely death from illness is extremely sad. This regret also increased his fame to some extent.