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    Chapter 30 Military Temple

    The Military Temple, adjacent to the Lingyan Pavilion and the Martyrs' Shrine in the Daming Palace, enshrines national heroes who have made outstanding contributions in the history of China in safeguarding national unity and resisting foreign wars.

    The orthodoxy of the Chinese nation is naturally the farming civilization of the Central Plains.  The great Chinese ancestors created this land of mountains, rivers and rivers for future generations. It is said that Dayu controlled the floods and turned the floods covering the sky into a big river flowing to the sea, so the Yellow River was born.  Chinese civilization was born here, and the Yellow River deserves the title of the mother river of China!

    For countless years, the descendants of Yan and Huang worked hard here and gradually grew up, so the name Huaxia gradually merged from a tribal alliance into a unified clan.  Surrounded by mountains and rivers, between the two mother rivers of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, Chinese civilization was born.

    However, civilization will inevitably lead to destruction.

    In the five thousand years of China, almost all the destruction has come from the wolves in the north. Although there are barbarians in the west and south, there has been no harassment. It can be seen that the wolves in the north have always been a big mountain in the history of China.

    The struggle process between the Han civilization and the northern nomads simplifies the entire history of China.

    The first person in the military temple is Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an of the Qin State during the Warring States Period. Although he never made any meritorious service to the Chinese nation in foreign wars, during the Changping War, although some people called him a human slaughterer,  It was precisely because of this war that it created an opportunity for the unification of the Chinese nation.

    After the Changping War broke out, Bai Qi faced Zhao Kuo, his reckless, arrogant and self-reliant opponent, and decided to retreat to lure the enemy and divide and encircle him.  He ordered the frontline troops to take on the task of luring the enemy. When Zhao Jun attacked, he feigned defeat and retreated, deploying the main force in a deep bag-shaped position. He also sent 5,000 elite troops to wedge between the enemy's leading troops and the main force, waiting for an opportunity to separate Zhao.  military.

    Zhao Kuo rashly took offensive action without knowing the truth.  The Qin army pretended to be defeated and secretly spread its wings to set up surprise troops to threaten the Zhao army.  The Zhao army took advantage of the victory and pursued the Qin army's fortress. Qin had already prepared and the fortress was strong and could not be entered.  Bai Qi ordered his troops on both sides to attack quickly and cut the Zhao army into three sections.  The Zhao army was separated head and tail, and the food route was cut off.  The Qin army sent light cavalry to constantly harass the Zhao army.  Zhao Jun's battle situation was critical, so he had to build a fortification and hold on to wait for reinforcements.  When the King of Qin heard that Zhao's food routes had been cut off, he went to Hanoi to supervise the war. He conscripted men over the age of fifteen to join the army and rewarded them with first-level civil nobility. In order to block Zhao's reinforcements and food, he devoted all his country's efforts to fight against Zhao.

    Zhao soldiers were deprived of food and were so hungry that they even killed each other.  Zhao Kuo was desperate and regrouped his troops. He divided his troops into four groups and took turns to break out. However, they were unable to escape. Zhao Kuo personally led his elite troops to fight, but was shot dead by the Qin army.  The Zhao army was defeated and 400,000 Zhao soldiers surrendered.  Bai Qi discussed with others: "Qin had already captured Shangdang, and the people of Shangdang did not want to surrender to Qin but surrendered to Zhao. Zhao's soldiers are fickle. If we don't kill them all, I'm afraid it will cause disaster in the future."

    So he tricked and killed all 400,000 Zhao Jiang soldiers, leaving only 240 young soldiers to return to Zhao to report the news.  , the Qin army successively killed and captured a total of 450,000 Zhao soldiers, which shocked the entire Zhao state.  From then on, Zhao's vitality was seriously damaged and it was unable to recover. It completely lost the qualification to compete with Qin for the world. As a result, the land of China also accelerated the pace of unification.

    Ranked second is Li Mu of Zhao State during the Warring States Period.  King Zhao Wuling's implementation of "Hufu riding and shooting" achieved remarkable results, which greatly enhanced the military strength and repeatedly defeated the Huns and other northern Hu tribes.  However, during the periods of King Huiwen and King Xiaocheng, the military power of the Xiongnu tribes was restored and became stronger, and they continued to harass the northern border of Zhao.  Li Mu was sent to the north by King Zhao Huiwen to take sole responsibility for guarding the border.

    Li Mu often lived in Yanmen County, where he lived. According to actual combat needs, he set up officials and subordinates, and all local city rents were handed over to the shogunate as military expenses.  He treated his soldiers favorably and rewarded them by slaughtering several cows every day; he paid attention to improving their combat capabilities and trained his soldiers in riding and shooting every day; he had strict defensive measures, selected personnel to detect the enemy's situation, and sent out alarm signals at any time.  He made an agreement with the army and the people: once the Huns invaded and no attack order was given, all men, horses and materials would be quickly retreated into the fortress to defend themselves, and no attack would be made easily.  This persisted for several years without any casualties in the army, forming a well-equipped and extremely high-quality border defense force.

    But the Xiongnu thought that Li Mu was timid, and some people in the army thought that their generals were timid, and there were often discussions about this.  When King Zhao heard the rumors, he blamed Li Mu.  Li Mu ignored him and angered King Zhao, who summoned him back to the court and replaced him with another general.

    The new general guarded the border for more than a year. When the Xiongnu invaded, he led his troops to fight.  Most of the battles were defeated, with heavy losses and casualties, and the border residents were unable to carry out normal farming and animal husbandry.  King Zhao had no choice but to ask Li Mu to come out to guard again, but Li Mu declined, insisting that he was ill and would not go out.  King Zhao tried to force him again and again, but Li Mu said: "The king will use his ministers as before, so I dare to obey his orders." King Zhao agreed, so Li Mu went to the border area again.

    Li Mu remained the same as before, and the Huns still gained nothing for several years.  But the Xiongnu still believed that Li Mu was brave.??, the soldiers on the border received generous support but were unable to serve, and they all wanted to ask for a war.  So Li Mu selected 1,300 chariots, 13,000 elite cavalry, 50,000 brave infantry, and 100,000 crossbowmen, and stepped up his tactics.  At the same time, he indulged the border people's livestock and filled the wilderness with people, inducing the Huns to invade.

    When a small group of Huns invaded, Zhao Jun pretended to be defeated and abandoned thousands of people to the enemy.  The Xiongnu Chanyu was greedy for the people's property, so he led an army to invade Zhao.  Li Mu then set up a strange formation and used two-wing outflank tactics to surprise and outflank the Xiongnu army, annihilating more than 100,000 Xiongnu cavalry in one fell swoop.  They successively destroyed Toad Bei, conquered Donghu, and surrendered Linhu. Shanyu fled in despair and did not dare to approach the border towns of Zhao for more than 10 years.  This battle is a typical example in the history of pre-Qin wars in which a large infantry corps completely wiped out a large cavalry corps.  It had a profound influence on the tactics of using foot to control riding in later generations.

    Because Li Mu ensured the security of Zhao's northern border, Zhao's monarchs and ministers could deal with the annexation war from the powerful Qin in the west without any worries. In fact, every political and military victory of Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, Zhao She and others was achieved.  This is all inseparable from Li Mu¡¯s collaboration and support.

    Ranked third is Meng Tian of the Qin State. At the end of the Warring States Period, when wars broke out, the Qin State swept the six countries of the Central Plains with the power of one country and established the first feudal empire in Chinese history.  While the Central Plains was fighting, the Xiongnu, a nation that was good at riding and shooting and extremely fierce, had been active in northern China. They took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to constantly harass the northern countries.

    When Qin unified the Central Plains, they took the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and occupied a large area of ??land south of Hetao, directly threatening the security of Xianyang, the capital of Qin.  Become the last thorn in the side of the entire empire.

    At this time, Qin Shihuang sent Meng Tian to attack the Xiongnu in the north.  In 215 BC, Qin Shihuang, with Meng Tian as commander, led 300,000 Qin troops to attack the Xiongnu in the north.  On the bank of the Yellow River, the Qin army, dominated by infantry, and the Xiongnu cavalry launched a life-or-death battle.  The army led by Meng Tian defeated the Xiongnu armies in the upper reaches of the Yellow River with an unstoppable force, forcing the Xiongnu to flee seven hundred miles to the north of the desert, not daring to go south to herd horses.

    In just one battle, Meng Tian severely damaged the fierce and fierce Xiongnu, causing them to be defeated and run in all directions.  The Xiongnu did not dare to enter the Han Dynasty for decades, because Meng Tian had the highest level of merit.

    Ranked fourth is Wei Qing, the great general of the Han Dynasty. Wei Qing was a famous general who fought against the Xiongnu during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and was Huo Qubing's uncle. The two were both known as the "Twin Jewels of the Empire".  Wei Qing opened a new chapter in the Han Dynasty's war against the Hungarians, turning defeat into victory. He won seven battles and seven victories without losing a single victory. He was admired by military strategists of all generations.

    The great victory at Longcheng, the recapture of Heshuo, the surprise attack on Gaoque, the second march out of Dingxiang, and the battle at Mobei made the Huns flee in panic and panic. From then on, they no longer dared to look down on the Han family.

    Ranked fifth is Hou Huo Qubing, the champion of the Han Dynasty. Character introduction

    Huo Qubing was a famous general who fought against the Hungarians in the Western Han Dynasty. He defeated many with fewer people many times and made great achievements.  In the sixth year of Yuanshuo, the 17-year-old Huo Qubing was appointed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as the captain of Piao Yao. He accompanied Wei Qing to attack the Xiongnu in Monan. He and the Qingyong Cavalry 800 abandoned the army for hundreds of miles and went to the enemy. They beheaded the leaders of the captives.  He captured 2,028 enemies, including the prime ministers and officials in charge. He also killed Shanyu's grandfather Ruohou Chan, and captured Shanyu's uncle Luo Gubi. He bravely defeated the entire army and captured 1,600 soldiers.  He was awarded the title of Champion Hou.

    In the second year of Yuan Shou, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed 19-year-old Huo Qubing as a hussar general.  In spring and summer, he led troops to attack twice and occupied the tribes of King Hunxie and King Xiutu in the Hexi area, wiping out more than 40,000 enemies.  Captured 5 people of the Xiongnu King and more than 120 people including the queen mother, Shan Yulan, princes, prime ministers, and generals. In the autumn of the same year, he was ordered to welcome the Xiongnu King Hunxie who led his troops to surrender to the Han Dynasty. At the critical moment of the partial surrender, he led his troops to  He galloped into the Xiongnu army, killed the rebels, and stabilized the situation. King Hunxie was able to lead more than 40,000 people back to the Han.  From then on, the Han Dynasty controlled the Hexi region and laid the foundation for opening up the road to the Western Regions.  The Xiongnu lamented about this: "The loss of my Qilian Mountains will make my six animals unable to feed; the loss of my Yanzhi Mountain will make my married woman colorless."

    In the spring of the fourth year of Yuanshou, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to lead 50,000 cavalry each, and hundreds of thousands of infantry, respectively, to leave Dingxiang and Daijun, and go deep into Mobei to find and annihilate the main force of the Xiongnu.  Huo Qubing led his army to the north for more than 2,000 miles, crossed Lihou Mountain, crossed the Gonglu River, and engaged the Xiongnu Zuoxian King's tribe. He wiped out 70,400 enemies and captured three Xiongnu soldiers including the King of Tuntou and the King of Han, as well as the general and the Prime Minister.  83 people, including Danghu, Duwei, etc., took advantage of the victory and pursued them to Langjuxu Mountain. They held a heaven-sacrifice ceremony in Langjuxu Mountain and a Zen ceremony in Guyan Mountain, pushing the troops to the vast sea.  After this battle, the Xiongnu fled far away, and there was no royal court in Monan.

    In addition, there are Ban Chao who joined the army, Xie An who defeated the former Qin Dynasty in the Battle of Feishui, Zu Di who was determined to expedition to the north to restore the Han Dynasty, Chen Qingzhi who defeated the Northern Wei Dynasty with a small victory and a large victory, Ran Min who issued the order to kill Hu Ling, and the military exploits of the northern attack on the Turks  The illustrious Li Jing.

    Originally, according to Li Xian's wishes, Du Rui was fully qualified to enter this military temple, but Du Rui refused, leaving only one sentence for Li Xian: Taizong's ambition has not yet been completed, so why should he be called the God of Military?
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