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The four fierce generals of the Western Han Dynasty: the third and fourth on the list of heroes of the Qilin Pavilion, the first two and called the Imperial Double Bi

author:Jingjin Peter Pan

The Western Han Dynasty Zhongxing refers to the period from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to Emperor Xuan of Han. During this period, Siyi was pacified, and the territory of the Western Han Dynasty increased from the original 3.5469 million square kilometers to 6.6637 million square kilometers, nearly doubling. Under the martial arts of the Wenchen warlords, the Western Han Dynasty had a situation of Zhongxing. In the process of the Western Han Dynasty, there were four major generals who were indispensable, and their ranking in terms of combat strength was as follows.

The four fierce generals of the Western Han Dynasty: the third and fourth on the list of heroes of the Qilin Pavilion, the first two and called the Imperial Double Bi

Fourth place: Han Zeng (?) –56 BC), a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, one of the "Eleven Heroes of the Qilin Pavilion", and also a general of the Western Han Dynasty Zhongxing, and a general of the Great Sima Che Riding Army. He was a young Lang official, a former general of the Han Zhao Emperor, and a former general with the general Huo Guang, who supported Emperor Xuan of Han and sealed thousands of households. In the first two years of this year, he and Tian Guangming and other four generals attacked the Xiongnu, led 30,000 horses out of the clouds, beheaded more than 100 ranks, and returned to the deadline. In the first year of the Shenjue Dynasty, Zhang Anshi died, and Han Zeng succeeded him as the Grand Sima and CheQi General, and the Consul Shangshu. Wu Feng died in the second year of his life, and his courtesy name was An Hou.

The four fierce generals of the Western Han Dynasty: the third and fourth on the list of heroes of the Qilin Pavilion, the first two and called the Imperial Double Bi

Third place: Zhao Chongguo (137 BC - 52 BC), a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, one of the "Eleven Heroes of the Qilin Pavilion", and a general of the Western Han Dynasty. Weng Sun, a Han Chinese, was originally a Shangyi of Longxi, and later moved to Huangzhong. Courageous, familiar with xiongnu and Qiang habits. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he accompanied the general Li Guangli to attack the Xiongnu, led 700 strong men to break through, was worshiped as Zhonglang, and later led an army to defeat the rebellion of the Wudu Yu clan, and attacked the Xiongnu, capturing the King of Xiqi. After the death of Emperor Zhao of Han, he and Huo Guang and others supported Emperor Xuan of Han and made him the Marquis of Ping. In the first year of shenjue (61 BC), the 76-year-old Zhao Chongguo still supervised the army in Xi'an and defeated the Qiang invasion. At the age of 80, he was still directing battles. After retiring in his 80s, he still often participates in the discussion of the "four Yi" issue. Ganlu died in the second year (52 BC) at the age of 86.

The four fierce generals of the Western Han Dynasty: the third and fourth on the list of heroes of the Qilin Pavilion, the first two and called the Imperial Double Bi

Second place: Wei Qing (?) –106 BC) Western Han Dynasty general, also the Western Han Dynasty Zhongxing general, zi Zhongqing, a native of Pingyang, Hedong (present-day Linfen, Shanxi). Emperor Wu of Han's second empress, Wei Zifu's younger brother, was promoted to the rank of Grand Sima Da,magnum opus and was given the title of Marquis of Changping. Wei Qing was the chief general and hero who turned defeat into victory in the Han-Hungarian War, he made his first surprise attack on Longcheng, and then fought seven battles and seven victories, recovered the Heshuo and Hetao regions, broke Shan Yu, and made the Xiongnu completely submit to Han. Wei Qing raised war with war, dared to go deep with his troops, and made meritorious contributions to consolidating the absolute dominance of the "Great Han Empire." After Wei Qing's death, his tomb was like Lushan Mountain in recognition of his great achievements.

The four fierce generals of the Western Han Dynasty: the third and fourth on the list of heroes of the Qilin Pavilion, the first two and called the Imperial Double Bi

The first: Huo Fuyi (140 BC - 117 BC), a fierce general of the Western Han Dynasty, and also a general of the Western Han Dynasty, and Wei Qing, known as "Imperial Shuangbi". Brave and brave, at the age of 17, he was appointed as a lieutenant of Yao Yao and accompanied Wei Qing to attack the Xiongnu. Led 800 light horses to advance first, threw off the main force for hundreds of miles, went deep into the southern desert region to fight alone, annihilated 2028 people, killed Shan Yu's grandfather Ruo Houchan, and captured Shan Yu's uncle Luo Gubi. At the age of 19, he twice led troops to occupy the Xiongnu department in Hexi, annihilating more than 40,000 people. At the age of 22, he penetrated more than 2,000 miles into the enemy's territory and annihilated more than 70,000 enemy troops. On these two occasions alone, Huo went ill and beheaded the Xiongnu by 120,000, completely expelling the Xiongnu from the Central Plains and fighting all the way to Russia, so that the Xiongnu did not dare to invade the south. At the age of 24, he died young, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent the ironclad army of the five counties on the border to send a hundred-mile army to the funeral, and his tomb was like Qilian Mountain, in recognition of his merits in defeating the Xiongnu. Wei Qing and Huo went to the north to conquer the Xiongnu, Wei Qing was the commander-in-chief, Huo Went sick was the vanguard, on commanding Wei Qing first, on the battle strength Huo went to the disease first. Because we are ranking the combat strength, Huo's disease is at the top of the list.

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