Video Clip: Opening Inventory of the Ten Emperors

Chapter 172 The Empire's Double Walls have their own characteristics, and there is no difference between high and low

"Wei Qing, Huo Qubing is a good example, I should emulate him."

Sitting in the barracks, Yue Fei watched Wei Qing's inventory video and couldn't help but feel emotional.

He respected Wei Qing.

Who can disrespect this legendary coach?

They are all for their own country, they are all for their own nation, driving out foreign enemies, and fighting all their lives.

"Wei Qingshi broke the Xiongnu with innovation in warfare."

"It can be said that Wei Qing's combat exploits and military achievements have far-reaching influence. I, Yue Fei, have to obey many of his tactical ideas!"

"It is precisely because Huaxia has such outstanding seniors that we can better inspire us juniors to work hard."

"Wei Qing's tactical ideas, I, Yue Fei, have also used them. I have to say that some ideas are still effective even after a thousand years."

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Wei Qing is extremely talented, he is courteous to the scholar-officials, he is kind to the soldiers, and he can share joys and sorrows with them on the battlefield.

Even though people often comment that Wei Qing is too "soft", but as a general who defeated the Xiongnu in seven battles and seven victories since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, he was also a servant who went in and out of the ban and was in charge of discussions, a doctor of the Taizhong, and a person who participated in political affairs and was in charge of the cardinal. The Great Sima and General of the Inner Dynasty all need extraordinary ability and courage.

Wei Qing fought back powerfully when humiliating a powerful enemy externally, but when dealing with colleagues, he was modest and generous.

"Zizhi Tongjian" records that the prince and the empress were often worried after their growing favor and decline. Emperor Wu of the Han took the initiative to find Wei Qing and said that the prince was gentle, quiet and peaceful, and he was the most suitable sage to guard the city, and asked Wei Qing to tell him.

When Wei Qing was alive, no one dared to frame Prince Wei. After his death, many officials believed that the prince had lost the support of his family, and gradually more and more people tried to frame the prince.

Many people who caused disasters in the later period of Emperor Wu, such as Li Guangli and Jiang Chong at the time of the witchcraft disaster, did not start to hold positions until a few years or more than ten years after Wei Qing's death.

Did the people of the Han Dynasty really think highly of Wei Qing?
First of all, many people in the Han Dynasty highly praised Wei Qing.

In the simplest terms, Emperor Wu of Han himself recognized Wei Qing very much. After Wei Qing's death, he specially built a tomb in the shape of a Yin mountain in the northeast of Maoling.

"From the mound to Xianglu Mountain", and gave him the posthumous title "Lie", taking the meaning of "making meritorious deeds with martial arts, honoring virtue and respecting career is called "Lie"" in the "Posthumous Law".

In addition, Wu Bei, one of the "Eight Dukes" of Huainan King, once commented on Wei Qing and said: "The general is extremely talented, he treats the scholar-bureaucrats politely, he is kind to the soldiers, and everyone is willing to serve him. The general rode up and down the hill as fast as Only by flying can you be outstanding.”

Not only that, when Liu An, the king of Huainan, planned to rebel, he sent Cao Liang as an envoy to Chang'an. When he returned, he also said: "The general has strict orders, is brave in fighting against the enemy, and always takes the lead. Even the ancient famous generals are unmatched! "

In this sense, people of Wei Qing's contemporaries spoke very highly of him. As for Wei Qing after the Western Han Dynasty, people's evaluation of Wei Qing was mostly praise. Spokesperson.

That being the case, why do many people in later generations feel that people in the Han Dynasty generally did not have a high opinion of Wei Qing when they turned to history?
Why do some people say that Wei Qing has a very low evaluation in history?

In fact, this is mainly an illusion of everyone.

The main reason for this illusion is because of a book called "Historical Records".

Because, for the vast majority of people in later generations, most of Wei Qing that everyone knows comes from the records in Sima Qian's "Historical Records".

In the book "Historical Records", Sima Qian did not speak highly of Wei Qing, and even had some derogatory connotations.

In the simplest terms, Sima Qian recorded Wei Qing in "Biography of Ning Xing", saying that he was favored by the emperor only as a foreign relative, which is equivalent to "the male favorite of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty".

It is only because Wei Qing is so talented and unwilling to be degraded that he has made great achievements.

Moreover, in the "Biography of General Wei Hushi" in Sima Qian's "Historical Records", there is always a feeling of restlessness.

Because, but in the book "Historical Records", in almost all biographies or joint biographies, at the end of the article, Sima Qian will make a very deep evaluation of the characters in the article, but Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are the only ones who do not make evaluations.

In this regard, we can read the article "Biography of General Wei Hushi". At the end of the article, Sima Qian just quoted such a passage from Su Jian (Su Wu's father).

Tai Shigong said: Su Jianyu said: "I try to respect the generals, but the world's sages are not called. May the generals look at the ancient famous generals and choose the sages. Encourage them."General Xie said: "Since Wei Qi and Wu'an's great guests, the Son of Heaven often gnashes his teeth."He is attached to scholar-bureaucrats, and those who are unworthy in recruiting talents are also the handle of the master.It's just that the ministers follow the law and obey their duties, why recruit soldiers!' Hussars also agree with this, and they will do so!"

In fact, even Wei Qing's enemies have a very high opinion of Wei Qing.

Before Liu An, the king of Huainan, wanted to rebel, he asked his military adviser Wu Bei several times: "If I raise an army in the future, the emperor will definitely send Wei Qing to fight against me. What kind of person is Wei Qing? Is he easy to deal with?"

Wu was answered: "I have a good friend named Huang Yi, he fought with Wei Qing against the Xiongnu, Huang Yi told me that Wei Qing never oppresses others, treats all soldiers equally, and has a high prestige in the army.

Coupled with Wei Qing's promising demeanor, he is very powerful.

I think Wei Qing is not easy to deal with, he is our worst enemy! "

Wei Qing's strength can be seen from the enemy's mouth. It can be said that Wei Qing is really very powerful.

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"Someone would look down on Wei Qing?"

"Could it be that group of scholar-bureaucrats?"

"What's wrong with the later generations? Is this group of literati really going to use this method to exclude the military officer? To belittle the military officer? Then improve their own status?"

Yingzheng, the first emperor, was very puzzled by this.

Scholar-bureaucrats and military officials, logically speaking, are the pillars of a dynasty.

There are civil servants and military officials. Civil servants assist the emperor in governing the country, and military officials help the emperor fight on the battlefield. This is the correct way to open up a country.

However, some scholar-bureaucrats blindly squeeze the military officers instead. What is the reason for this?

"Don't they understand the reason why lips are dead and teeth are cold?"

"If the military officer is excluded and no one leads troops to fight, leading to the destruction of the country, won't these literati and bureaucrats also suffer from bad luck?"

"Do they really not understand what is important and what is not?"

"The same goes for Yue Fei. Those civil officials in the Song Dynasty only knew how to squeeze him. Why?"

"No matter what, my Great Qin absolutely does not allow such a thing to exist."

"Civil and military officials are supposed to work together. How can there be any reason to suppress and exclude?"

Yingzheng decided that if Daqin dared to have scholar-bureaucrats suppress military officials, he must be severely punished.

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"Scholar-bureaucrats of later generations look down on Wei Qing?"

"What's the reason for this?"

"Is it to improve their status?"

"If this is the case, I really feel sorry for these scholar-officials."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che shook his head.

He naturally knew that the history books of later generations were all recorded by civil officials.

For some history books, civil officials have a strong subjective factor.

It is also normal to write slander indiscriminately.

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Since ancient times, the topic of the Imperial Twin Walls has never stopped.

The empire has two jades, and the horse rides on the Huns.

So Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, who is better?

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"Who is better, Wei Qing or Huo Qubing? This is really an interesting topic."

"I personally think Huo Qubing, how fierce Huo Qubing is."

"No, no, no... I think it's Wei Qing, Wei Qing is too powerful."

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Who is better about Wei Qing and Huo Qubing?
This topic has been discussed for thousands of years.

But in fact, the Han Empire has two jades, and both of them are geniuses.

It's hard to say who is great.

From different angles, you will get different answers.

But if the comparison method is that the two each lead an army to fight, Wei Qing is even better.

Because Wei Qing is a typical handsome talent, a master of military tactics before the Han Dynasty, and his abilities are quite comprehensive.

Wei Qing's general strategy of combat is to fight to support the war, and to fight every step of the way.

Wei Qing's Northern Expedition, especially in the early days, did not kill many enemies, but captured a huge number of cattle, sheep and horses. He wished to shovel back all the land of the Huns. It brought a large number of horses and other resources with excellent bloodlines, which fundamentally improved the combat effectiveness of the Han army.

This way of fighting to support war is very in line with the real situation of the big man.

After all, the human and financial resources required for war are too great.

And what about Huo Qubing?
Huo Qubing's combat ideology is to pack lightly and run for thousands of miles, that is, blitzkrieg.

The core idea of ​​the blitzkrieg is a fast word, so fast that you have no time to react, so fast that you have no time to report, and so fast that you have no time to run away.

This is a very advanced tactic and a very risky tactic.

The blitzkrieg requires harsh hardware conditions, excellent horses and high-level soldiers. These conditions were created by Wei Qing for Huo Qubing in the early stage.

From the beginning to the end, Huo Qubing's soldiers and horses were all the elite of the Han army.

The style of the two can be seen from the results of the battle. Huo Qubing's typical pure output flow, no battery life, no resource saving, full output to go straight to Huanglong, no food, grass, and luggage, and slowly resume repairs after all battles are over.

Wei Qing is a continuous flow, advancing, attacking, retreating, and defending, looking for opportunities under the premise of steady progress, not greedy for cheap, plundering resources, controlling land, and supporting war with war.

Both play styles are fine.

The big man needs a blitzkrieg master like Huo Qubing, and also needs a coach like Wei Qing who can cover everything.

In contrast, Wei Qing is the commander of the three armies, and Huo Qubing is the marshal of the raiding army.

It is precisely because of this difference in positioning that Huo Qubing became a very special existence in the ancient Chinese military history.

Huo Qubing is also a commander, not the extreme "general talent" that other people say, but different from the traditional commander, he has almost no lieutenants, and all soldiers are under unified command.

In addition to the hardware conditions created for him by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Qing, the feasibility of this tactic and organization is due to his own keen intuition and unique understanding of war.

Since ancient times, Chinese generals have paid attention to sharing joys and sorrows with soldiers, and believe that this is the most important quality of a general.

Of course there is nothing wrong with this quality, and many famous players can do it, but it is a favorable condition for becoming a famous player, which is neither sufficient nor necessary.

If you can do it, of course it is commendable, but if you do it, it doesn't mean you can win the battle.

Huo Qubing was soberly aware of this, and never said anything about sharing weal and woe. He brought his own food during the war, and even asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to provide him with a cook.

Even so, his soldiers didn't dislike him because of this, because if they follow him to win battles, there will be rewards for winning battles. Holding real rewards in their hands is more practical than the so-called sharing joys and sorrows.

Seeing real returns, isn't it much better than an empty-handed white wolf?

It is because of Huo Qubing's unique understanding of war that Huo Qubing has a strong binding force on his subordinates.

Like his uncle Wei Qing, he employed a large number of surrendered Xiongnu soldiers, so he knew the information of the Huns, especially the geographical environment of the northern border, which is why Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were able to drive straight into the northern border without losing their way.

And Wei Qing is not only the master of ancient Chinese military tactics, but also the pioneer of blitzkrieg.

The Battle of Dragon City was the prototype of the Blitzkrieg. It can be said that Wei Qing at the beginning was very similar to Huo Qubing later, but Wei Qing was the beginning of counterattacking the Huns, coupled with the difference in personality caused by the two people's growth environment, Wei Qing did not do what Huo Qubing did. So extreme.

Wei Qing is the founder of blitzkrieg, and Huo Qubing is the one who really carried forward blitzkrieg.

When Wei Qing gradually climbed the ranks and became the military commander of the Han Empire, it was no longer possible for him to perform as recklessly as Huo Qubing later.

One is that the styles of the two are really different, Wei Qing is a steady lead, while Huo Qubing is a purely sharp attack.

The second is that the objective conditions do not allow it. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can only hold back so many excellent cavalry. Naturally, they must be handed over to Huo Qubing who can use them to the maximum. Then the remaining regular troops will naturally need a relatively traditional commander like Wei Qing. lead.

Therefore, Wei Qing's style is sharp at the beginning. In the middle and late stages, especially after Huo Qubing's appearance, Wei Qing became more and more stable.

In the early and mid-term, Wei Qing demonstrated the extraordinary ability of cavalry in small-scale raids, which was the prototype of blitzkrieg. After Huo Qubing carried it forward, Wei Qing turned to cavalry and large-scale combat.

Because the average level of Wei Qing's troops is far inferior to that of Huo Qubing's, and the organization is relatively neat, with many lieutenants and a larger scale, it is impossible to run long distances and quickly.

In the Battle of Mobei, Emperor Wu of Han made a miscalculation. The main force of Huo Qubing who was supposed to be dealt with by Huo Qubing was met by Wei Qing. Wei Qing, who was at a disadvantage in strength, creatively used Wugang chariots and cavalry to cover each other, advancing steadily, and finally defeated the strong with the weak , this is the earliest coordinated operation of chariots, infantry and cavalry.

In this battle, Wei Qing demonstrated strong on-the-spot adaptability and frontal combat command ability of large corps, and his military literacy is quite comprehensive.

Therefore, Wei Qing is a famous coach who keeps one foot in the door, is good at traditional tactics, and steps out with the other foot, and develops innovative tactics.

And Huo Qubing is a handsome talent who "breaks through the door".

There is no distinction between Huo Qubing and Wei Qing, because tradition does not mean backwardness.

In the millennium Chinese civil war in later generations, traditional military tactics were mainly used.

Huo Qubing "is as sick as the wind and plunders as fire".

Wei Qing "is as quiet as a forest, but as immovable as a mountain".

The two empires are neck and neck.

It is because of the different military theories and different tactical ideas of the two of them that the Han army can be invincible and attack everything, the Han Empire can be established, and the Han's reputation can be spread far and wide.

(End of this chapter)