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Chapter 208 Battle of Mobei
My charming but short-lived ancestor: This is true. Some people question his character, but no one has ever doubted his strength!
Who in the clouds sent me a brocade book: That's right, and isn't it said now that he has never failed in his life? But I don’t quite agree with this.

Wan Ning can’t sleep acridine (Guan): Yes, many people now think that Xiang Yu only lost to himself, not to Liu Bang
goin: It can only be said that the benevolent sees benevolence and the wise see wisdom. But I don’t think he really has never lost, otherwise how could he lose?

I send my thoughts to Mingyue: Yes, but Xiang Yu is really awesome in fighting!

The pig came to the bowl quickly: "Well, King of Western Chu, are you just kidding me?"
Kick the lame man's good leg wildly: Agreed! He is really brave in fighting!
Su Yue looked at the comment area and said: "Okay, I believe you will be very excited about the next battle! Come! It means Huo Qubing's battle, take a guess!"

His Majesty Han Xiaowu: I guess it was the first time! After all, he was really famous that time.
Wuduyi: No! I think it’s the Battle of Hexi! Huo Qubing was really awesome that time, and his achievements that time were not small!

Who in the clouds sent a brocade book: Why do I think it was the time when the champion Hou Feng Lang Ju Xu? After all, that time was the real classic, right?
Wan Ning can’t sleep (Guan): That’s right! And it seems that Wei Qing didn’t go out that time, it was Huo Qubing’s solo show
I just want to say: No? I remember it was Huo Qubing and Wei Qing who went out together to defeat the Xiongnu?
Community of Contradictions: Forget it, let Yueyue speak for herself, we will have another fight soon.
My charming and short-lived ancestor: Agreed!

Su Yue also saw the comment and said, "Okay, but this time it's the Battle of Mobei! It's also the time when Huo Qubing sealed Lang Juxu!"

After the Battle of Henan, the Battle of Monan, and the Battle of Hexi, the Xiongnu forces suffered a heavy blow, but Yizhixie Chanyu still did not stop raiding southward.

At this time, the Western Han Dynasty encountered financial difficulties due to its long-term use of troops against the Xiongnu. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adjusted his policies in a timely manner, implemented measures such as reorganizing the currency system, monopolizing salt and iron sales, and increasing commercial taxes, and prepared for a larger-scale attack.

After two years of active preparations, in the spring of the fourth year of Yuanshou (119 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty mobilized 10 cavalry and ordered General Wei Qing and Hussar General Huo Qubing to take 5 each to go deep into Mobei to find and annihilate the main force of the Huns.

He appointed Li Guang, the lieutenant commander, as the former general, Lord Zhao Shiqi as the right general, Pingyang Marquis Cao Xiang as the rear general, and Gongsun Ao as the school lieutenant as the general, all under the command of Wei Qing.

Huo Qubing did not have any generals under his command, but most of the soldiers he commanded were those who had been selected first and were brave enough to fight in depth.

In order to ensure victory in the battle, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also recruited 140,000 private horses and hundreds of thousands of infantry to be responsible for transporting baggage and ensuring logistical supplies. Countless amounts of food and fodder were prepared for this war.

The Han army originally planned to leave Dingxiang from Huo Qubing and attack Yizhixie Chanyu directly.

Later, he learned from the prisoners that Yi Zhixie Shanyu had gone east, so he changed his plan and ordered Huo Qubing to leave Daijun and Wei Qing to leave Dingxiang. The troops divided into two groups and marched northward.

After Wei Qing left the fortress, he captured the prisoners and learned the exact location of Yi Zhixie Chanyu, so he ordered the former general Li Guang and the right general Zhao Shiqi to merge their troops, attack the flank of the Xiongnu army from the east, and lead his elite troops to directly attack the Xiongnu army. .

Wei Qing's army marched more than a thousand miles out of the fortress, wading through the desert, and finally met Yizhixie Shanyu's troops.

Wei Qing saw that the Xiongnu army was well prepared, so he ordered the Wugang chariots (chariots with thick leather covering on the sides and roof for protection) to surround the camp, take a stand, and then attack the Xiongnu with 5 cavalry.

Yizhixie Shanyu also ordered Wanqi to go out to fight.

The two sides fought fiercely.

When the battle reached dusk, strong winds came up, sand and gravel hit our faces, and the two armies did not meet each other.

Wei Qing took advantage of the situation and ordered his army to outflank the Xiongnu army from the left and right wings.

Yi Zhixie Shanyu saw that the situation was not good and expected that it would be difficult to win due to the overwhelming number of Han troops, so he led hundreds of strong cavalry to break out from the northwest and escape.

It was getting dark, and the Han and Hungarian armies were still fighting in a melee, with considerable casualties.

At this time, the left colonel of the Han army captured prisoners and learned that Yi Zhixie Shanyu had escaped, so he urgently reported to Wei Qing. Wei Qing immediately sent his light cavalry to pursue them all night, and then led the main force to advance.

The Huns army collapsed.

At dawn, the Han army chased for more than 200 miles, but failed to catch up with Yizhixie Chanyu. They wiped out more than enemies along the way and entered Zhao Xin City (built by Zhao Xin) in Zhiyan Mountain (now Nazhut Mountain in Mongolia). name), obtained a large amount of grain from the Xiongnu and replenished the army.

After resting for one day, they burned all the city and remaining military supplies and returned.

In this battle, Wei Qingjun wiped out 19000 enemies.

On the other way, after Huo Qubing led his army out of Daijun, he marched more than 2 miles north, crossed the desert, and encountered the Xiongnu Zuoxian King's tribe.

Huo Qubing commanded the Han army to launch a fierce attack and defeated the Xiongnu army. He captured 3 people including the Tuntou King and the Han King, and 83 generals, prime ministers, households, and captains. With 1 own losses, he annihilated 70443 enemy people. Almost all the elite members of the Xianwang tribe were lost.

King Zuo Xian led his cronies to abandon the army and fled. Huo Qubing sent his troops to pursue him to Langjuxu Mountain (historically known as "Fenglangjuxu"). He worshiped the heaven on the mountain and the earth at Guyan Mountain, and returned victoriously.

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 named Wei Qing and Huo Qubing the Grand Sima. From then on, the two were named Grand Sima General and Grand Sima Hussar General.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered that the salary of the hussar generals be equal to that of the generals, and 5,800 additional households were granted the title of hussar generals. Many of his generals were also granted marquisships and rewards.

Because the former general Li Guang and the right general Zhao Shiqi got lost and failed to arrive on time, the results of the battle were damaged, and the Shanyu escaped, so Wei Qing did not gain the benefit of the seal.

Among Wei Qing's subordinates were Chang Hui, the prefect of Xihe, and Suicheng, the prefect of Yunzhong, who were rewarded and promoted to the rank of princes. They were given food to 200 households in the city and a hundred catties of gold; Chang Hui was given the title of Marquis of Guannei.

The Battle of Mobei was the largest war fought by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty against Hungary. Both sides tried their best.

In this battle, more than 9 Xiongnu people were wiped out on both sides, and their vitality was severely damaged. Afterwards, the Xiongnu fled far away, and "there is no royal court in the south of the desert", and its strength gradually declined.

war result
The Battle of Mobei ended with the Han army's complete victory.

In this battle, more than 9 Huns were annihilated.

The Western Han Dynasty also lost 10,000 troops.

The Xiongnu Chanyu headquarters suffered a heavy blow, and almost all of the main force of King Zuo Xian was wiped out.

Yizhixie Chanyu was separated from the soldiers for more than ten days and was mistakenly thought to have died in battle. King Yougu Li established himself as the Chanyu. After more than ten days, Yi Zhixie Chanyu came back, and King Yougu Li resigned. , the chaos and embarrassing state of the Xiongnu royal court shows its seriousness.

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 the Xiongnu Chanyu's move of the royal court to Mobei after the Battle of Monan can be seen as a strategic shift, then the "no royal court in Monan" after the Battle of Mobei marks the large-scale change of the Xiongnu's power. flinch.

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.