The great man will live forever

Chapter 85
In the third year of Yuanshou, on the third day of July, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing returned to the court with their troops.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty held a grand welcome ceremony for this purpose. Chariots greeted him, Yu Lin bowed his head, trumpets thundered, and Chang'an City was once empty of people.

The scene was simply noisy with gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting, red flags waving, and huge crowds of people!

At this point, the Battle of Mobei finally ended with the Han army's overall victory.

In this battle, Huo Qubing and Liu Han severely damaged King Zuoxian's tribe and captured and annihilated 3 people including Tuntou King and Han King, as well as 98 generals, prime ministers, danghu, and captains. They lost 8493 people on their own side. There were 79543 enemies, and almost all the elite troops of King Zuo Xian were lost.

The Wei Qing tribe fought a decisive battle with the main force of the Xiongnu Chanyu, killing and capturing as many as 23567 Xiongnu soldiers. The battle results were rich, and their own losses were not small, with 17645 casualties, and a large amount of Xiongnu supplies were seized and burned.

The two armies annihilated and captured a total of 103101 Xiongnu troops. The Western Han Dynasty also lost 26138 troops. In addition, more than half of the 14 war horses were lost, leaving only 64532.

Of course, compared with the number of enemies killed in history, the number of war horses was also less. After returning in history, there were less than 3 war horses.

This battle dealt an extremely heavy blow to the Xiongnu Chanyu headquarters, and almost all of the main force of King Zuo Xian was wiped out.

Yi Zhixie Shanyu was separated from the soldiers for more than ten days and was mistakenly thought to have died in battle. In addition, King Zuo Xian was defeated early and almost all of his men were dead...

Therefore, King Youguli established himself as Chanyu.

However, what was unexpected was that more than ten days later, Yi Zhixie Shanyu appeared alive again.

Helpless, King Youguli had no choice but to go to the Chanyu, and got down from the position of the Xiongnu Chanyu.

He came down, but Yi Zhixie's prestige suffered a huge blow, and the Huns' court became much more chaotic.

Due to the annihilation of a large number of living forces and the loss of a large amount of supplies, the Xiongnu Chanyu no longer dared to establish a foothold on the northern edge of the desert and fled far to the northwest. As a result, the situation of "no royal court in the south of the desert" emerged.

If after the Battle of Monan, the Xiongnu Chanyu moved his royal court to Mobei, it can be regarded as a strategic shift.

Then, the "No Royal Court in Monan" after the Battle of Mobei marked the retreat of the Huns' power on a large scale.

After that, the two sides temporarily ceased fighting. After this decisive battle, the Xiongnu border troubles that had harmed the Han Dynasty for more than a hundred years have been basically resolved.

The Battle of Mobei was the largest expeditionary war launched by the Han Dynasty against the Huns. After this battle, the Huns did not dare to invade the Han Dynasty for many years.

Due to the embarrassment of life, civil strife broke out within the Xiongnu many times, which made the Xiongnu empire weaker and weaker. Decades later, the Xiongnu split into multiple tribes, and its strength further weakened.

It can be said that the Battle of Mobei was the most important turning point in the history of the Han-Hungarian war. It shifted the strategic focus of the Huns, greatly reduced the threat of the Huns to the north of the Han Dynasty, and showed the unique style of the Han family.

From then on, the Han people completely became the masters of this land. They had nothing to fear. The era of one Han as the five barbarians came, and the strong men became completely strong.

The battle is over and the army has returned, so naturally it's time to reward him.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was extremely satisfied with the victory in the Battle of Mobei. After the Han army's triumphant return, he appointed Wei Qing and Huo Qubing as Grand Sima.

From then on, the two men were called Grand Sima General and Grand Sima Hussar General.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even ordered that the salary of the hussar generals should be equal to that of the generals. He also granted [-] additional households to the hussar generals, and many of his generals were also granted marquisships and rewards.

Among them, Li Gan followed Huo Qubing as a school captain to conquer the Xiongnu. Because he captured the drum flag of King Zuoxian and beheaded many people, he was given the title of Marquis of Guannei and was given a settlement of [-] households.

Of course, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt guilty. After all, he had a certain responsibility for Li Guang's death.

What's funny is that the crowned lord was ignorant and used the idea of ​​attacking the Xiongnu to increase the number of heads he got. He should be beheaded, redeemed, and expelled. This guy was also speechless. He actually reported his military exploits in a panic and exaggerated the number of Xiongnu heads he had harvested.

Zhao Ponu was promoted to General Yingshang during the Battle of Hexi. He followed the army to attack the right territory of the Xiongnu, beheaded the Xiongnu King Susui, and captured more than 3000 people including King Jiqie, Youqian Cavalry General, the prince, and the queen mother. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sealed Zhao Po Nu became a Cong Piaohou. This time, he made another meritorious service and added 2500 households in the city.
Fu Luzhi was originally King Yinchun of the Xiongnu, and later surrendered to the Han Dynasty. During the Battle of Mobei, he followed Hussar General Huo Qubing to conquer the Xiongnu in the north. Due to his meritorious service, he was named Duhou and was granted 1300 households in the city.

Yi Jixuan was originally the Xiongnu King of Louzhen. He later surrendered to the Han Dynasty. During the Battle of Mobei, he joined the Hussars General Huo Qubing in his northern expedition. He was granted the title of Marquis and 1800 households in the city.

Puduo was originally King Bi of the Xiongnu. He later surrendered to the Han Dynasty and was named Qu Zhonghou. During the Battle of Mobei, he served as a lieutenant from the Hussars General Huo Qubing in the Northern Expedition, and his contribution increased the number of households in the town by 1500...

Almost everyone on Huo Qubing's side has received a reward.

In contrast, the situation on Wei Qing's side was very bleak. Because former general Li Guang and right general Zhao Shiqi got lost and failed to arrive on time, the results of the battle were damaged. In addition, Shan Yu Yizhi ran away sideways, so Wei Qing did not gain any benefits.

Among Wei Qing's subordinates, only Chang Hui, the governor of Xihe, and Suicheng, the governor of Yunzhong, were rewarded.

Then he became the Prime Minister of the feudal lords, and was given food to [-] households in the city, [-] catties of gold, and Chang Hui was given the title of Marquis of Guannei.For others, Gongsun Ao served as a captain and followed the general Wei Qing to attack the Xiongnu. Although they had meritorious service, they had few beheadings and no rewards.

Li Guang lost his way and deserved to be executed. In fact, he could choose to be redeemed as a commoner, but he was desperate and committed suicide.

The right general Zhao Shiqi came out of Dingxiang from the general. He lost his way and should be killed and redeemed as a commoner.

In the Han Dynasty, there were really many generals who lost their way. There was Gongsun Ao in front of him. Those who lost their way in the battle of Hexi should be beheaded and redeemed as common people.

Later, Zhang Qian, the Marquis of Bowang, also lost his way during the battle in Hexi and failed to arrive as scheduled to join Li Guang. He should be beheaded and redeemed as a commoner.
It seems that those who have lost their way, beheaded, and redeemed as common people are routine operations, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also made some money by doing this.

I have to say that it’s great to have money, as you don’t have to die. Poor Sima Qian was in a poor family and was too poor, so he didn’t have money to atone for his sins, so he had to accept corruption instead of death.

Let’s talk about the later general Pingyang Hou Cao Xiang. He is the son of Princess Pingyang and the late Pingyang Hou Cao Shou. Princess Pingyang married Wei Qing. After all, Wei Qing is his stepfather.

He should have fulfilled his duties in the army. After returning to the court, because Wei Qing failed to completely annihilate Yizhi Xie Shanyu's army, he was not granted a title, and he was not rewarded. It was like he had no merit or demerit.

Similarly, the general of the left, Gongsun He, followed the general Wei Qing from Dingxiang to attack the Xiongnu, but in vain...

In such a comparison, Wei Qing's side is really gloomy and bleak!

It only took a few days to award the reward, followed by a big banquet to celebrate this great victory.

Of course, Liu Han's reward has never been determined, and everyone is a little unsure, but it's hard to say anything, after all, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has a high prestige.

At the banquet, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw Liu Han's expression as usual and nodded secretly.

"Ah ah!"

"Whoa!"

Under the moonlight, a man was dancing with a sword in the hall. That man was Huo Qubing.

He was tall and straight, with long flowing hair. He was holding a fine steel sword. The sword was like a stream of light, flashing coldly under the moonlight and candlelight. His eyes were bright, and his eyes revealed a firm and resolute will.

I saw him lightly holding the hilt of the sword with both hands, leaning forward slightly, like a cheetah preparing to attack.
Suddenly, his body swayed like a gust of wind, and his sword moves continued in succession, as skillfully and sharply as flowing clouds and flowing water.

The sword light seemed to be able to cut through the air, and the sword light seemed to be surging. Huo Qubing danced like the wind, and the shadow of the sword was like lightning.

His swordsmanship is like the unity of heaven and earth, fierce and powerful, but also contains a hint of flexibility.

It seems that every sword carries his fearlessness and determination towards the enemy. Sometimes the tip of the sword stabs straight ahead, sometimes cuts diagonally to the back, sometimes moves quickly, sometimes gently and elegantly.

In the process of his sword dance, his body movements were agile, like a swimming dragon. Surrounded by swords, his body leaped vertically and horizontally. He was as agile as an eagle and like a ferocious lion, giving people a very powerful feeling. Beauty is simply a combination of power and art.

"Your Majesty, I'm done dancing."

After Huo Qubing finished his sword dance, he clasped his fists in salute and returned to his seat.

"Okay, okay."

"Clap clap clap!"

Everyone applauded, seemingly unsatisfied.

"He is worthy of being my hussar general. His swordsmanship is agile, and he is like a tiger descending from the mountain. It's amazing. By the way, this time, I haven't given a reward to the Shui Chai Hou. Will you, Huo Qubing, fight for him?"

Huo Qubing looked at Liu Han and saw that his expression was as usual. He felt relieved and said with a smile, "Your Majesty will naturally have arrangements and will not forget the meritorious ministers."

"Haha, you guessed what I was thinking. After the banquet, if you stay with Marquis Shuiche, I have a separate reward for you."

"promise!"

Liu Han actually doesn't care about rewards anymore. He has money, beauties, a feudal state, land, and a house, so he doesn't seem to need anything else.

Of course, if possible, he would like to have a mobile phone, preferably one that can connect to the Internet, and a Ferrari, but unfortunately, this is impossible!

(End of this chapter)