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"About 127 BC, perhaps in revenge for the Han Dynasty's surprise attack on Longcheng, the Xiongnu Chanyu led the main force to attack Shanggu, Yuyang and other places in the Western Han Dynasty. At this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Wei Qing as general to lead the counterattack."

"Similar to the tactics of the surprise attack on Dragon City, Wei Qing did not engage in a decisive battle with the Xiongnu army. Instead, he led 3 elite cavalry troops to bypass the rear and cut off the connection between the Xiongnu army and the rear. In the end, King Loufan and King Aries were defeated. captive."

"Although the Han army did not achieve absolute victory in this battle, and not many Xiongnu soldiers were killed or captured, they recaptured the entire Heshuo area."

"From then on, the Xiongnu not only lost the fertile Heshuo grassland, but the Han Dynasty also solved the problem of the Xiongnu cavalry threatening Chang'an, and also gained a springboard to attack the Xiongnu."

"After the failure of the Battle of Heshuo, the Xiongnu Chanyu was not reconciled. On the one hand, he did not want to lose Heshuo, an important military and people's livelihood area. On the other hand, he also wanted to restore the myth of the Huns' invincibility, so he launched a campaign in 124 BC. War, this battle is called the Battle of Monan."

"In the later stage, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing came on stage and attacked separately, launching the second battle of the Battle of Heshuo. One guarded the battlefield, and the other invaded the Xiongnu's lair."

"Whether it was the Battle of Heshuo or the Battle of Monan, the victory of the two wars was less influential and significant than the Battle of Hexi, because the Battle of Hexi fundamentally changed the isolated status of the Western Han Dynasty."

"In 121 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Huo Qubing to lead an army to attack Hexi in order to open up the connection between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. This battle was also known as the Battle of Hexi. It was also a war initiated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

“At that time, Husband General Huo Qubing led tens of thousands of Western Han cavalry to fight for more than a thousand miles twice and fought fiercely with the Xiongnu in Gansu. This area was already the hinterland of the Xiongnu. Many tribes of the Xiongnu were defeated, and the royal family, soldiers, and people captured were immeasurable. "

"The significance of the Battle of Hexi does not lie in how many Huns were captured, but in capturing the Hexi Corridor. The Han Dynasty also established the four counties of Wuwei, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, and Zhangye in Gansu."

"This move not only promoted the economic development of the Western Han Dynasty, but also improved the deterrent power of the Western Han Dynasty in the Western Regions, and indirectly disrupted the close relationship between the Western Regions and the Xiongnu."

"Following the Battle of Heshuo, the Battle of Monan, and the Battle of Hexi, the Huns' influence around Chang'an was basically wiped out. They even had to move to Mobei for the sake of the safety of the royal court, in order to wait for work and make a comeback in adversity."

"It is a pity that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing did not give them this opportunity. In 119 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to lead an army to attack Mobei to find the royal court of the Xiongnu for the final decisive battle."

"The army led by Wei Qing fought fiercely with the main force of the Xiongnu for several days. In the end, only a hundred of the Xiongnu chanyu were defeated. Huo Qubing went deep into Mobei and pursued them to Langju Mountain. He captured and captured tens of thousands of Xiongnu. From then on, the Xiongnu became arrogant again. It cannot pose a substantial threat to the Han Dynasty."

"With the deaths of Huo Qubing and Wei Qing, and the many years of war in the Han Dynasty, the country was in dire straits, and the Xiongnu side had no strength to fight anymore. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also launched a small-scale war against the Xiongnu, but basically all It means losing troops and generals and returning without success."

"In this way, the two sides ushered in a period of peace that lasted for more than ten years. The Han Dynasty stopped conquering the world, and the Xiongnu also began to recuperate."

"And during this period of fierce fighting, there is another key issue: diplomacy."

"Zhang Qian, this person has been passed down through the ages. In modern times, as long as there is some understanding of history, who doesn't know about Zhang Qian?"

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian for diplomacy to express the sincerity of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions on his behalf."

"The final result was to open up the ancient Silk Road that shocked the world at home and abroad. However, this mission was not for any economic and cultural purpose, but a purely political purpose."    "Many people regard this as an economic exchange. , promote social development and progress, that is viewed according to modern thinking, but it was different in ancient times."

"In ancient diplomatic relations between countries, monarchs and emperors were more inclined to tributary diplomacy, which meant that weak countries submitted to strong countries and regularly sent envoys to strong countries to express their submission."

"I was born in a country of equality, and I may have different opinions, but in feudal society, the order of hierarchy is originally the dominant one. It is really difficult for the emperor who stands at the top of the pyramid to have this idea. of."

"Didn't the Xiongnu problem plague the rulers of the early Han Dynasty for many years? When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to power, he had to clean up the army and completely solve this problem."

"However, as an emperor with great talent and great strategy, of course he would not just use brute force. Although his national power has become stronger, he still needs to save money if he can. So Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to unite the countries around the Xiongnu and form a The encirclement will directly destroy the Xiongnu, and you will no longer have to worry about it.”

"This is what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did. The original purpose of Zhang Qian's trip was to persuade the Yuezhi to form an alliance with the Han Dynasty to jointly deal with the Xiongnu."

"Zhang Qian went through all kinds of hardships and traveled in the Western Regions. After returning home, he happily reported to Liu Che that he had completed the task. His joy was just the joy of completing the task. No one would have thought that he had spent his life to get through this path. Roads will ultimately serve as the lifeline for economic and cultural exchanges between the country and inland countries.”

"After the Huns were expelled and all parts of the Western Regions surrendered, rare species from the Western Regions were gradually introduced, or presented as tributes to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

"Many things were introduced to our Central Plains region at that time."

"It is said that after the surrender of the Dawan Kingdom, the precious sweat-blooded horse was also presented to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty together with the king's head as a gift for peace."

"This BMW is really a good thing, because there were really no good horses in the Central Plains at that time, because we are in the plains after all, and only the nomads who live on horseback can breed good horses."

"The introduction of this bloody horse has directly improved the quality of horses in our Central Plains region, and the combat effectiveness of the Han Dynasty's army has directly improved by several levels."

"I think the connection between the Western Region and the Central Plains region should have started a long time ago. As for when the connection started, it can no longer be traced back. I can't be wrong."

"The opening up of the Silk Road was gradually advanced with the pace of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Western Expedition."

"That seems too polite a statement."

"In fact, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che issued an order. Wherever the army attacked, it would surrender to the Han Dynasty without any suspense. Then, naturally, envoys and supplies could pass without hindrance wherever they went. In the end, the entire Western Region surrendered, starting from Chang'an The Silk Road that began at the beginning will be completed throughout.”

"So, the opening of this Silk Road was actually quite bloody. This road was covered with the blood and tears of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty and the soldiers of various countries in the Western Regions."