1. For Anbian, concentrating on defeating the Huns.
After Han Wudi Liu Che succeeded to the throne, he thought about how to lift the threat from the northern Huns and make the borders peaceful and the country harmonious.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (like)
1, the ambush fails, and the "marriage" ends. In the second year of the Yuanguang period, the wealthy businessman Nie Yi in Ma Yi (now Shuocheng District, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province) indirectly offered a plan to Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, saying that we can lure the Huns to go south, and then deploy ambushes at suitable locations to encircle them. After discussing with relevant personnel, Liu Che believes that this plan is feasible.
Nie Yi offers a plan (still)
So, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, asked Nie Yi to use the offer of Mayi city as a bait to lead the Huns into the encirclement. At the same time, Liu Che dispatched 300,000 troops to ambush in the valley near Mayi, preparing to annihilate the Huns.
However, the tempted Huns were on their way to Mayi city, and Shan Yu, the coach, found no one in the wilderness, and became suspicious. So he sent troops to take down a bunker, and after inquiring about a captured Han lieutenant, he learned of the Han's tricks and quickly retreated northward. Z1z
Shan Yu saw through the strategy of the Han army (stills)
With the unsuccessful ambush, the "marriage" policy of the Han and Xiongnu came to an end.
2, the first northern expedition, three-way reactive. In the sixth year of Yuanguang four years later, the smug Han Wudi organized the first Northern Expedition against the Xiongnu. Liu Che assembled 40,000 elite cavalrymen and marched northward in four ways to conquer the Huns: Chariot general Wei Qing attacked from Shanggu (junzhi Juyang, now southeast of Huailai, Hebei); cavalry general Gongsun Ao Congdai County (junzhi Dai County, now Yu County, Hebei) Northeast) attacked; Xiaoqi general Li Guang attacked from Yanmen (Gunzhishanwu, present-day Youyunan, Shanxi); light car general Gongsunhe attacked
from the clouds.
The Han army attacked (picture)
attacked the Xiongnu this time, the four-way army was on the east and west fronts and launched an attack at the same time. Among them, Wei Qing led an army to attack the "Holy Land" Dragon City of the Xiongnu (the place where the Xiongnu people sacrificed to heaven and earth, ancestors and ghosts and gods). The Wei Qing army, which acted suddenly and swiftly, beheaded and captured more than 7,000 Xiongnu soldiers in the battle and returned in triumph.
However, Gongsun Aobu was defeated by the Huns and 10,000 cavalry lost more than 7,000; Li Guangbu was even more miserable. The coach was captured alive by the Huns and escaped while being escorted. Gongsun Hebu did not find the Huns all the way and returned in vain. The only four-way army is Wei Qing who has made meritorious deeds along the way. Wei Qing came to the fore and gradually became the coach of the Northern Expedition of the Huns.
Li Guang, who escaped by chance (still)
3, adjusted his strategy and got "Henan". Z4z Xiongnu's military officials only saw the Han's four-way conquest army. Three of them lost their troops or returned without success. They didn't feel comfortable, and they immediately sent troops to attack and harass the border areas of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Han Wudi Liu Che decided to continue to attack to solve the problem.
In the autumn of the first year of Yuanshuo, Wei Qing and Li Xi led a team from Daijun to the north, and they were horns with Wei Qing to attack the Huns. On this expedition, Wei Qing beheaded thousands of Huns, but Li Xi returned without success.
In the second year of Yuanshuo, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adjusted his strategy according to the actual situation and decided to capture the birthplace of the Huns "Henan" first. The aquatic plants here are very close to Chang'an, and the straight-line distance is only 700 kilometers. Qin general Mengtian once captured the "Henan Land" and was later taken back by the Huns. Now, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to capture the "Henan Land" to relieve the Huns' threat to Chang'an.
Wei Qing's expedition (stills)
This important task fell on the shoulders of Wei Qing who has won numerous military exploits. He was ordered to lead an army northward from Yuxi Fortress. After arriving in Yunzhong, he suddenly sent his troops westward, captured Gaoque, and severed the connection between King Fanfang and King Aries stationed in "Henan" and the northern Huns. Then Wei Qing moved south and defeated the Huns. King Loufan and King Aries left more than one million cattle and sheep, and fled north in panic with the defeated soldiers..
4, make persistent efforts and defeat the King Youxian. After the "Henan Land" was captured by the Han, the newly enthroned Yizhi Xianyu urged King Youxian of the Xiongnu ("Henan Land" belongs to the jurisdiction of King Youxian) to march south and regain this feng shui treasure as soon as possible.
Yizhi Xianyu (still photo)
After learning of the situation, Emperor Wu of Han decided to organize his forces to completely defeat King Youxian. Therefore, in the spring of the fifth year of Yuanshuo, Liu Che ordered Wei Qing to lead an army to attack the Huns from Shuofang.
On a black and windy night for a month, the army of Wei Qing, who had marched six or seven hundred miles, approached the camp of King Youxian. Following Wei Qing's order, the Han soldiers entered the Xiongnu barracks.
Youxian King (still)
At that time, the Hun King Youxian, who thought that the Han army would not go deep into Mobei, was drunk. After the paralyzed King Youxian was awakened by the sound of fighting, he fled under the escort of hundreds of fine riders. In this battle, the Han army captured more than ten Huns, more than 15,000 soldiers and civilians, and millions of horses, cattle and sheep. Wei Qing was promoted to general with great military exploits.
5. Forced retreat from the Huns and regained Hexi. Under the heavy blow of the Han army, Yi Zhi was forced to retreat northward. Yizhixian's northward withdrawal gave Emperor Wu of the Han a good fighter: to regain Hexi.
Hexi, the Hexi Corridor, has a dangerous terrain. Over the years, the Huns often entered the bandits from this point. At that time, the two tribes of the Xiongnu's King Hunxie and King Xiutu occupied the Hexi Corridor. In order to ensure the safety of the northwest border, the Hexi area is bound to compete. Emperor Wu of the Han handed over the heavy task of capturing Hexi to Huo Qubing (Wei Qing's nephew).
Huo Qubing, who was ordered to attack, led 10,000 cavalry troops from Longxi to the west of Yanzhi Mountain. He travelled more than a thousand miles and captured and killed more than 15,000 Huns. In the summer of that year, Huo Qubing once again led his army to attack, hitting the Qilian Mountains, capturing and killing more than 30,000 Huns.
Huo Qubing who fought on the battlefield (stills)
was beaten by Huo Qubing twice in a row. After being severely reprimanded by Yizhi Xie Shanyu, he planned to bring down the Han. Later, due to internal strife, King Hunxie killed King Xiutu and led 40,000 soldiers to surrender to the Han Dynasty. Since then, there has been no trace of the Huns in the Hexi Corridor.
6. The Battle of Mobei severely damaged the Huns. In order to completely defeat the main force of the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty assembled an army of hundreds of thousands in the summer of the fourth year of Yuanshou to organize the "Battle of Mobei." Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and others were ordered to separately lead the army to the Huns.
"Battle of Mobei" situation map
Weiqing crossed the desert all the way to the north, and encountered the main force of Yizhixie. After a fierce battle, the Huns were defeated. Yizhixie only took a few hundred fine horses and escaped northward. Wei Qing immediately chased his troops until Xincheng Zhao at the foot of Zhiyan Mountain, but did not catch up.
Huo Qubing went deep into Mobei for more than 2,000 miles, and met the army of King Zuo Xian of the Huns. Huo Qubing led the army to defeat King Zuo Xian. In the Mobei battle, a total of more than 90,000 Xiongnu soldiers were wiped out, resulting in the loss of the main force of Yizhixie and the inability to go south to attack and plunder.
7, at the end of the crossbow, it is difficult to continue. After the Battle of Mobei, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty strengthened the construction of border defense on the one hand; on the other hand, he sent envoys to persuade the Xiongnu to return to the Han. However, the Huns not only refused to submit, but also detained the envoy of the Han Su Wu and others.
Su Wu who was detained in the Huns (like)
After learning that Su Wu was detained by the Huns, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was forced to resume military operations. However, due to Huo Qubing, Wei Qing and other famous generals who have passed away one after another, and the current Northern Expedition coach Li Guangli lacked talents, Han Wudi Liu Che's Northern Expedition never achieved great results.
2. Injure the country, think about gains and losses and seek reform.
1. The gains are not covered up, and the money is spent hurting the people. In the end of , Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che failed to completely solve the problem of the Huns, but basically removed the threat from the Huns in the northern part of the Han Dynasty.
However, the conquest war, especially the war against the Huns, emptied the treasury, sacked the wealth of the wealthy merchants, and brought people’s lives to the brink of collapse. As a result, weakened the Han Guoben.
Peasant Uprising (Picture)
Poor peasants who can hardly continue to live continue to rise up to overthrow the Han Dynasty. By around 99 BC, four large-scale insurgents had been formed, each with thousands of people. In additionThere are many small rebel forces. Thus shakes the foundation of the regime.
2, learn from pain, and change in years. Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty tried his best to annihilate the insurgents, he suppressed one group and another group emerged. This made Emperor Wu of the Han keenly aware that if he did not change the course, the Han Dynasty would not be protected.
So, Liu Che, who was in his later years, painfully sinned himself-"Luntai Zhao". Emperor Wu of Wuhan reviewed his own mistakes and decided to shift the focus of the military's administration to the restoration of economic development.
Han Wudi and Wei Qing (stills)
Han Wudi Liu Che once said to Wei Qing: Han family started everything and the Huns continued to invade the mausoleum. If I did not reform the system, future generations would have no basis; if I did not go to the Northern Expedition, the world would be difficult. stable. Therefore, we have to waste money. However, if later generations are still like me, they will repeat the same mistakes as Qin died.
It can be seen from this that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, made clear the importance of the national economy and the people's livelihood, but he placed his hope on the next generation of policy changes. He originally wanted to deal with the Huns and other issues in his lifetime. However, the outbreak of social crises such as peasant uprisings forced him to change his policy ahead of schedule.
