Chapter 122: 17 years old, champion
[This is the first large-scale Northern Expedition, with four routes launched simultaneously! ]

[Gongsun Ao was defeated, losing more than 70% of his troops.]

[Gongsun He led 10,000 cavalrymen, got lost the entire way, didn't find a single Hun, and could only return to the army after checking in. ]

[Li Guang encountered the main force of the Xiongnu and was defeated and captured because he was outnumbered.]

[Only Wei Qing fought well. He fought back and forth with inferior forces, and raided Xiongnu Longcheng, killing more than 700 Xiongnu cavalrymen, and finally retreated safely.]

【But that’s all. 】

【Emperor Wu of Han's first large-scale northern expedition.】

[The effect cannot be said to be completely absent, but it can only be said to be almost negative. ]

[The loss of soldiers and generals and huge expenditures have not changed the disadvantage of the Han Dynasty. 】

Outside the sky.

Ying Zheng saw that the Han Dynasty, which had been boasting for so long, was doing this when fighting the Huns?

I couldn't help but laugh.

"A pseudo dynasty in the future is, after all, a pseudo dynasty in the future."

"The Huns are indeed very strong, I admit that."

"If we send the Qin army to fight on a large scale in the Xiongnu territory, it will easily fall into a passive position."

"But since a northern expedition against the Xiongnu will not bring any benefits, we should choose a strategy that suits us!"

"Being good at choosing is also a capability of a king."

Ying Zheng made a very professional judgment:

"It can be seen that the Han Dynasty army during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han might be good at fighting defensive battles."

"But if we take the initiative to go outside the Great Wall and fight the Huns, it will be a free gift."

"Different armies excel in different things."

"The Xiongnu army has an advantage in the grasslands, so it's normal that they can't win."

"But even though you know you can't win, you still insist on fighting. It's so time-consuming and costly. What is there to brag about?"

But Ying Zheng also knew it.

It is too early to conclude that the army of the later Han Dynasty was incompetent.

After all, Tianmu also said that Huo Qubing was one of the top military generals and it is very likely that he was quite powerful.

Since he has become a famous general, he must have some military achievements.

The sky continues.

[The first large-scale northern expedition against the Xiongnu was not very effective.]

【However, Emperor Wu of Han saw Wei Qing's ability and appointed him as the chief general. 】

[Huo Qubing also made his official debut soon after and joined Wei Qing's army.]

Huo Qubing was only seventeen years old. He was the nephew of Wei Qing and a relative of Emperor Wu of Han. He was originally allowed to join the army and appointed as the lieutenant of the cavalry, just to gain some experience.

【And what did Huo Qubing do? 】

[Please watch VCR! 】

I saw a TV series playing on the sky screen.

The commander marked as Wei Qing was studying the map and assigned a task to Huo Qubing, who was only 17 years old.

[Huo Qubing, take your 800 cavalrymen to catch some tongues.]

[Thank you, General. I will leave now! ]

【Be careful not to go too far. 】

【Um. 】

……

The VCR clip ended and Tianmu continued to narrate the battle situation.

[The Han army led by Wei Qing is very capable in fighting. ]

【But the Xiongnu said they were also at their peak. 】

[On the front battlefield, the two sides fought back and forth, and the battle situation was extremely tense. ]

[Su Jian, the right general under Wei Qing, fought against the Xiongnu and his entire army was annihilated.]

[Former general Zhao Xin joined even though he couldn't defeat them, and surrendered directly. ]

[Almost all of the Han army's intelligence was in the hands of the Xiongnu, and the situation suddenly became very bad.]

[It seems that we will not gain any advantage in another war with the Xiongnu. ]

[When the battle was about to end, Huo Qubing, who had gone to catch the tongue, brought back good news.]

Huo Qubing led his troops to attack the Xiongnu royal court from a thousand miles away, killing more than 2,000 Xiongnu soldiers. He also captured countless people.

[Many royal relatives of the Xiongnu royal family, such as the grandfather and uncle of the Chanyu, and the Xiongnu prime minister who was responsible for staying behind to command, were all captured alive by Huo Qubing.]

[On the front line, hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops fought back and forth with the Han army.]

【Suddenly I found out that my house had been ransacked! 】

【With this, the Han army won a great victory! 】

[This is not only a victory for the Northern Expedition, but also the first major victory over the Xiongnu since the founding of the Han Dynasty! ]

[It completely reversed the situation in which the Central Plains Dynasty could only passively defend against the Xiongnu army! ]

[It is also a turning point in the entire history of Chinese wars. ]

[And Huo Qubing, who was only seventeen years old, was also named Champion Marquis because of his outstanding contributions to the entire army! ]

……

silent.

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng was silent.

Not only Ying Zheng, but the entire court was silent.

Through the previous sky curtain, everyone in the Qin Dynasty also knew that Huo Qubing in later generations was definitely a very powerful military general.

It must have made a great contribution.

But when he heard the commentary on the sky screen that Huo Qubing, at the age of only seventeen, had attacked the Xiongnu royal court, created an unprecedented glorious record, and made unprecedented contributions.

Everyone was still so shocked by Huo Qubing's amazing performance that they were speechless.

Originally everyone in the Qin Dynasty felt that.

The Qin Dynasty had been founded for hundreds of years and had many famous generals, especially Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an, who had an incredibly strong record of military success.

Wu Anjun was suppressing it.

Why are other military generals in later generations called the ceiling of military generals?
But now after seeing Huo Qubing's performance.

Everyone had to admit it!

At the age of only seventeen, he was able to face such a powerful enemy and conquer the Xiongnu royal court in one battle.

This is indeed a ceiling-level performance for a military general!

……

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang saw a military commander named Huo Qubing who, at the age of seventeen, destroyed the Xiongnu royal court and captured a large number of Xiongnu princes, nobles and high-ranking officials.

I couldn't help but cheer loudly. !
"Good! Good! Good! Future generations should strive to be proud of us!"

"At first, I thought that you, Huo Qubing, were able to lead the army to defeat the Xiongnu because the Han Dynasty was very powerful. After recuperating, it completely crushed the Xiongnu in terms of national strength."

"All it takes is an easy frontal advance to win."

"But now we know."

"That's not the case at all!"

"The Xiongnu are still strong, even stronger than they are now!"

"And if you want to defeat the Huns, you must pay a considerable price."

"But you did it. You attacked the Xiongnu royal court thousands of miles away with only a few hundred cavalrymen!"

“This is a great achievement unprecedented in history!”

"I finally understand why you can be called the ceiling of military commanders in Chinese history."

It can be said that this section of the story is told through the sky curtain.

Huo Qubing's status as the ceiling of Chinese military generals has been established.

But this was just the beginning of Huo Qubing's cheating career.

The sky curtain also continued to tell more stories.

[During the intermission of the war, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, also wanted Huo Qubing to learn more about the art of war, especially the art of war of Wu Qi.]

[But Huo Qubing said that he never looked at any military tactics, he only needed to look at the specific strategies of the war.]

[Soon, a new round of Han-Xiongnu War is coming. ]

[This time, Huo Qubing, who was only 19 years old, was appointed General of Cavalry. ]

【Emperor Wu of Han gave him 10,000 cavalrymen.】

[Huo Qubing's mission was to open up the Hexi Corridor. ]

(End of this chapter)