Dahan first prince

Chapter 451 One more day of adjustment at the end···

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Li Guang
A native of Chengji in Longxi, his ancestor Li Xin was a famous general in the Qin Dynasty who led an army to defeat Prince Dan of Yan.

Li Guang's hometown is in Huaili, and later moved to Chengji.

Li Guang's family has passed down archery from generation to generation.

In 166 BC (the 14th year of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty), the Huns invaded Xiaoguan on a large scale. Li Guang joined the army to fight against the Huns as a son of a good family.

Li Guang followed the emperor to hunt and kill beasts several times. Emperor Han Wen said: "It's a pity, you didn't meet the opportunity. If you were born in the emperor's generation, it would be no problem to be a ten thousand householder!"

After Han Jingdi came to the throne, Li Guang was appointed as the captain of Longxi, and then changed to Qilang general.

During the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion between Wu and Chu, Li Guang served as the captain of Xiaoqi, and followed Taiwei Zhou Yafu to fight back against the rebels of Wu and Chu.

Under the city of Changyi, he captured the flag of the rebel army and made great achievements, which made him famous.

However, because Liu Wu, the king of Liang, granted him the general seal, after returning to the teacher, the imperial court did not give him a reward.

Li Guang was transferred to be the prefect of Shanggu, and fought against the Xiongnu every day. Sun Kunxie, the Duke of Dian, cried and said to Emperor Han Jing: "Li Guang's talent is unparalleled in the world. He is conceited and has repeatedly fought hand-to-hand with the enemy. I am afraid that he will lose him."

So the imperial court transferred Li Guang to be the prefect of Shangjun.Later, he successively served as the prefect of Longxi, Beidi, Yanmen, Daijun, and Yunzhong, all of whom were famous for their hard work.

When the Xiongnu invaded Shangjun on a large scale, Emperor Han Jing sent his close eunuchs to follow Li Guang to train soldiers to fight against the Xiongnu.

Once, the eunuch led dozens of cavalry, galloped on horseback, encountered three Huns, and fought with them.The three men turned around and shot arrows, wounding the eunuch, and the dozens of cavalrymen were also shot to death.

The eunuch ran up to Li Guang, who said, "This must be the man who shoots the eagles."

Li Guang led a hundred cavalrymen and hurriedly pursued these three men.

The three men had no horses and walked on foot for dozens of miles. Li Guang ordered the cavalry to disperse and surround them from the left and right. .

After the prisoners were tied up and mounted on horses, they saw thousands of cavalry from the Xiongnu.

When they saw Li Guang, they thought it was the cavalry that was luring the enemy. They were all startled and went up the mountain to form an array. Li Guang's [-] cavalry were also very panicked and wanted to gallop back.

Li Guang said: "We are dozens of miles away from the army. Now we flee like this with a hundred cavalry. As soon as the Huns chase and shoot, they will all be wiped out. If we stay now, the Huns will think that we are here to lure the enemy for the army, and they will not dare to come. attack us."

Li Guang ordered the cavalry to say, "Advance!" When they reached about two miles away from the Xiongnu's position, they stopped and ordered, "Get off your horses and unsaddle your saddles!"

His cavalry said: "There are many enemies and they are close at hand. What should we do if there is an emergency?"

Li Guang said: "Those enemies thought we would leave, but now that they have untied their saddles, they say they will not leave, which can make the enemy more insist on their wrong judgment that we are here to lure the enemy."

So the Huns cavalry did not dare to attack.

A Xiongnu general riding a white horse came out to guard his soldiers. Li Guang got on his horse and galloped with a dozen cavalrymen to shoot and kill the Xiongnu general on a white horse. Open, lie down casually.

It was just dark at this time, and the Xiongnu soldiers always felt very strange and dared not attack.

In the middle of the night, the Xiongnu soldiers thought that the Han army was ambushing them and prepared to attack them at night, so they all withdrew.

At dawn, Li Guang returned to the army station.The army didn't know where Li Guang was, so they didn't send troops to meet him.

In 141 BC (three years after Emperor Han Jing), Emperor Han Jing died and Emperor Wu of the Han came to the throne.

All the ministers on the left and right thought that Li Guang was a famous general, so Li Guang was transferred from the prefect of Shangjun to be the chief of the Imperial Guard of Weiyang Palace, and Cheng Bushi also came to be the chief of the Imperial Guard of Changle Palace.

Cheng Bushi and Li Guang used to be the prefects of border counties, and they were also in charge of the garrison of the army. When they sent troops to attack the Huns, Li Guang marched without strict formation and formation, and stationed troops near places with abundant water and grass. It is convenient for everyone, and he does not fight at night to defend himself. The shogunate simplified various documents and books, but he placed sentries far away, so he was never in danger.

Cheng Bushi had very strict requirements on the formation of troops, marching troops and garrison formations. He made shifts at night, and the clerks and military officials dealt with official documents such as performance appraisals without ambiguity.

Cheng Bushi said: "Li Guangzhi's army is simple and easy, but if the enemy suddenly invades, he can't stop him. And his soldiers are comfortable and happy, and they are willing to fight for him. Although my army is busy with military affairs, the enemy is not Dare to violate me."

At that time, Li Guang and Cheng Bushi were famous generals in the frontier counties of the Han Dynasty, but the Huns were afraid of Li Guang's strategy, and most of the soldiers were willing to follow Li Guang, but it was hard for them to follow Cheng Bushi.

In 133 BC (the second year of Yuanguang Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty obeyed Wang Hui's words and laid down heavy troops in Mayi with the intention of encircling and annihilating the Xiongnu. His intentions retreated, so all the Han troops returned without success.

Four years later, Li Guang attacked the Xiongnu from Yanmen with Wei Wei as his general.

The Xiongnu had a large army, defeated Li Guang's army, and captured Li Guang alive.

The Xiongnu Shanyu always knew Li Guang's virtuousness, and ordered to capture Li Guang alive. The Xiongnu cavalry captured Li Guang alive, and placed him on a net between two horses, and Li Guang lay on the net.After walking for more than ten miles, Li Guang pretended to be dead, and secretly saw a Hun cavalry riding a good horse nearby. Li Guang suddenly jumped on the Hun cavalry's horse, drove the horse southward for dozens of miles, and joined his subordinates. Back to Sene.

Hundreds of Hun cavalry pursued Li Guang, who shot and killed the pursuers with the bows and arrows of the Xiongnu cavalry he had captured, and finally escaped.

When Li Guang returned to the Han Dynasty, the court handed Li Guang over to the officials.

The officials believed that Li Guang suffered a great loss and was captured alive by the enemy, so he should be beheaded. Later, Li Guang redeemed him as a commoner.

A few years later, Li Guang and Guan Qiang, the grandson of the former Marquis Yingyin who retired to live in Lantian County, often went hunting in Nanshan.

Once at night, Li Guang took a cavalry out to drink with others in the field.

When he came back to Baling Pavilion, Captain Baling was drunk and scolded Li Guang for stopping him.Li Guang's cavalry said, "This is the former General Li."

Ba Lingwei said: "The current general cannot pass at night, let alone the predecessor!" Li Guang was asked to stay under the Baling Pavilion.

Not long after, the Xiongnu invaded western Liaoning, killed the prefect, and defeated General Han.General Han moved to You Beiping and died.

So the emperor appointed Li Guang as the prefect of Youbeiping.Li Guang asked Ba Lingwei to go to the post with him. After Ba Lingwei arrived, Li Guang killed him, and then wrote a letter to apologize.

Li Guang was in Youbeiping County, and the Xiongnu called him "Flying General" and avoided Li Guang for several years.

Lang Zhongling Shi Jian passed away, so the emperor recruited Li Guang to succeed Shi Jian as Lang Zhongling.

In the sixth year of Yuanshuo, Li Guang was transferred to be a general again, and followed the army of General Wei Qing to attack the Xiongnu from Dingxiang County.

Most of the generals killed the enemy and captured the enemy to meet the standard and were awarded the title of Marquis due to merit, but Li Guang's troops did not have merit.

Three years later, Li Guang led [-] cavalry from You Beiping as Lang Zhongling, and Zhang Qian, the Marquis of Bowang, led [-] cavalry to accompany Li Guang in two routes.

After walking for several hundred miles, King Zuo Xian of the Huns led [-] cavalry to surround Li Guang. Li Guang's soldiers were terrified, so Li Guang sent his son Li Gan to charge at the enemy.

Li Gan led dozens of cavalry alone and galloped away, pierced through the encirclement of the Huns cavalry, copied the enemy's left and right wings, and returned, reporting to Li Guang: "The Huns are easy to deal with." The soldiers settled down.

Li Guang formed a circular formation, facing the outside world. The Xiongnu attacked them fiercely, and the arrows rained down like rain.

More than half of the Han soldiers died, and the Han army's arrows were almost exhausted.Li Guang then ordered the soldiers to draw their bows away and not to shoot arrows. Li Guang personally shot the enemy lieutenants with a rhubarb crossbow, killing several of them, and the Huns gradually relaxed.

It just so happened that it was getting dark, and the officers and soldiers were all pale, but Li Guang's expression was the same as usual, and he commanded the army more energetically.The soldiers in the army admired his courage.

The next day, they continued to fight hard, and Zhang Qian's army also arrived, and the Huns broke away from the siege.The Han army was exhausted and could not pursue.

At this time, Li Guang's army was almost wiped out, so he had to withdraw his troops and go back.

According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, if Zhang Qian delayed the scheduled date, he should be sentenced to death, paid for atonement, and reduced to a commoner.Li Guang's military merits and crimes are equal, and there is no reward.

Li Guang once chatted privately with Wang Shuo, an astrologer, and said: "Since the Han Dynasty attacked the Huns, I have never failed to participate, but the officers of the troops below the captain's level are not as talented as the middle-level people. I’m no worse than others, but I don’t have any credit to get the fiefdom, what’s the reason for this, is it because my bones shouldn’t be enfeoffed? Or is it my destiny?”

Wang Shuo said: "Recall, General, have you ever regretted anything?"

Li Guang said: "When I was the prefect of Longxi, the Qiang people rebelled. I tricked them into surrendering, and there were more than 800 people. I killed them all in one day by deceitful means. To this day, my biggest regret is only this incident."

Wang Shuo said: "There is nothing that can bring misfortune to a person than killing someone who has surrendered. This is why the general cannot be a marquis."

Li Guang successively served as the prefect of seven counties for more than 40 years. He received rewards and immediately distributed them to his subordinates, eating and drinking with the soldiers.There is no extra property in the family, and there is no talk of buying property in his life.

Li Guang is tall, with long arms, and has a talent for archery. Even if his descendants and others learn archery from him, they can't catch up with him.

Li Guang was a man of few words and didn't talk much to others. He lived with others and drew battle formations on the ground.A game dedicated to archery.

When leading an army on a march, when there is no food or water, not all the soldiers drink when they see water, he does not go near the water, not all the soldiers eat, he does not taste a mouthful of rice.

He treats soldiers generously and seriously, so soldiers like to work for him.

When he shoots an arrow, if he sees the enemy within a few tens of steps, he will not shoot if he thinks he will miss the target, and he will fall to the ground as soon as he shoots.

Therefore, he led troops to fight, was besieged by the enemy many times, even shot fierce beasts, and was injured several times.

In 119 BC (the fourth year of Yuanshou), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched the Battle of Mobei. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing each led [-] cavalry from Dingxiang and Daijun to attack the headquarters of the Xiongnu across the desert. Li Guang asked several times to accompany him. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty At first he refused because he was old, but later he couldn't stand Li Guang's request and agreed to him as a former general.

After the Han army left the fortress, Wei Qing captured the Xiongnu soldiers. Knowing where Shan Yu was stationed, he brought his elite troops to chase Shan Yu, and ordered Li Guang and the right general to join forces and attack from the east.The east road is long and circuitous, and there is a lack of aquatic plants, so it is bound to be impossible to march in parallel.

Li Guang asked: "My position is a former general, but the general ordered me to send troops from the east. Besides, I have fought against the Huns since I was young, and I have only had one chance to fight against the Huns. I would like to be a forward. Decisive battle with Shanyu."

Wei Qing was secretly warned by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that Li Guang was old and his fate was bad, and if he was not allowed to fight against Shan Yu, he might not be able to realize his wish to capture Shan Yu.

At that time, Gongsun Ao had just lost the Marquis as a general and went out with Wei Qing. Wei Qing also wanted Gongsun Ao to join him in fighting Shan Yu, so he deliberately transferred Li Guang away.

Li Guang also knew the inside story, so he firmly asked Wei Qing to change the transfer order, but Wei Qing refused, and ordered Chang Shi to write a document and send it to Li Guang's shogunate, saying to him: "Hurry up to the right general's army and do as written in the document."

Li Guang set off without saying goodbye to Wei Qing, and went to the military headquarters very annoyed in his heart, led the troops to join forces with Zhao Shiqi and set off from the east road.

The army had no guide, and sometimes got lost, and fell behind Wei Qing. Wei Qing fought with Shan Yu, and Shan Yu fled. Wei Qing failed to capture Shan Yu alive and had to withdraw his troops.

Wei Qing went south across the desert, only to meet Li Guang and Zhao Shiqi's army.Li Guang returned to his army after meeting the general.

Wei Qing sent Chang Shi to give Li Guang dry food and wine, and asked Li Guang and Zhao Shiqi about the situation of getting lost. Wei Qing wanted to write a letter to Emperor Wu of Han to report the military situation.Li Guang didn't answer.

Wei Qing's head, Shi Ji, ordered Li Guang's shogunate personnel to go for trial and confront him.Li Guang said: "The lieutenants are not guilty. I lost my way. I will go to the general's shogunate to be tried and confronted."

When he arrived at the general's shogunate, Li Guang said to his subordinates: "I have fought against the Huns more than 70 times since I was a boy, and now I have the honor to go out with the general to fight against Shan Yu's army, but the general has transferred my troops to take a roundabout way. , I lost my way, isn’t it God’s will? Besides, I’m over 60 years old, after all, I can’t be insulted by those swordsmen.” So he drew his sword and killed himself.

The lieutenant generals of Li Guang's army cried bitterly for it.When the people heard the news, whether they knew Li Guang or not, young or old, they all shed tears.

When Li Guang died, his eldest son Li Danghu and his second son Li Jiao had both passed away, leaving only his youngest son Li Gan.

Li Gan was Huo Qubing's subordinate at the time, and was granted the title of Marquis of Guannei because of his military exploits. When he heard the news of his father's death, he thought that Wei Qing was arbitrarily transferred from Li Guang, so he injured Wei Qing.

Wei Qing concealed Li Gan's illegal behavior of beating others, but Wei Qing's nephew Huo Qubing couldn't accept his subordinates beating his uncle, and later shot and killed Li Gan while hunting in Ganquan Palace.

Li Ling, Li Guang's grandson, loves soldiers.The emperor thought that Li's general, Li Guang's tomb sent eight hundred horses.

After going deep into the Xiongnu for more than two thousand li, passing through Juyan and looking at the terrain, he returned without seeing any captives.

Worshiped as the captain of cavalry, he taught 5000 Chu people in Danyang to shoot Jiuquan and Zhangye to garrison Weihu.

A few years old, in the autumn of the second year of the Tianhan Dynasty, Li Guangli, the general of the Second Division, sent 5000 cavalry to attack the Youxian King of the Xiongnu on the Qilian Tianshan Mountains, and Li Ling sent [-] archers and infantry out of Yanbei for more than a thousand miles. He wanted to divide the Xiongnu soldiers. Ling Zhuanzhuo Ershi also.

When Li Ling was due to return, Shan Yu surrounded Li Ling's army with [-] troops.

Li Ling's army consisted of 5000 men, and when all their arrows were exhausted, more than half of the soldiers died, and more than [-] Huns were killed or wounded.

And lead and fight, fighting for eight days, before reaching Juyan for more than a hundred miles, the Xiongnu blocked the narrow road, Li Ling was short of food and could not rescue the soldiers, the captives rushed to recruit the mausoleum.

The mausoleum said: "Report to Your Majesty without a face." Then he surrendered to the Huns.

His soldiers were all gone, and the rest of the dead were scattered, and there were more than [-] people who returned to the Han.

Since Shan Yu acquired Li Ling, he had heard of his family's reputation, was capable of fighting and strong, and was valued for his daughter's wife's mausoleum.

Han Wen, the wife of the clan mausoleum mother.Since then, Li's reputation has been lost, and the scholars in Longxi who are under the family are all ashamed.

Later emperors Li Yuan and Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty recognized Li Guang and Li Gan as their ancestors.

(End of this chapter)