For the military minister Shan Yu himself, Li Guang was an extremely difficult enemy.
Li Guang himself was not only proficient in military law, calm in mind, and brave in battle, but he also had an advantage over the Huns that no one else had.
That is, he had stayed in Bianqiang for thirty years and suffered from thirty years of wind and sand.
He had fought with the Huns for many years and knew the Huns' military methods very well.
Li Guang understood the Huns just as the Huns understood Li Guang.
It is really difficult to fight against someone who knows his true identity.
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But ah, now that things have come to this point.
One hundred thousand cavalry have arrived at Yanmen Pass. No matter who the opponent is, they must fight to the end.
What's more, no matter how powerful Li Guang is, he is only defensive in the end. What really determines the outcome of the battlefield is the offense.
When it comes to attacking, look at the whole world, who can match my Huns army!
The Xiongnu army under the city was fully equipped with weapons and strong soldiers and horses. With a single order from the military minister Shan, a hundred thousand troops attacked Yanmen Pass and were in danger.
The military minister Shanyu was too complacent. He seemed to have forgotten that what determines the outcome of a war is not necessarily advanced weapons and the number of soldiers.
Human determination and courage are equally important.
The Xiongnu army attacked day and night, and Li Guang personally directed the battle on the city wall, taking the lead.
From the first day to the seventh day, from dawn to dusk, Li Guang, wearing heavy armor and holding a hundred-jin halberd, sat on the top of the city.
His behavior infected his soldiers. In the eyes of these soldiers, Li Guang was a person they could trust and rely on, and he was their god.
Encouraged by Li Guang, the morale of the 80,000 defenders was greatly boosted, and they successively repelled multiple attacks by the Huns.
On the other side, the Xiongnu elite army lingered under the city for several days, but could not find any way. They made no progress except carrying back countless corpses every day.
One hundred thousand royal cavalry took turns to attack, causing countless casualties before they were forced to the city gate.
However, when the Huns' ladder troops ascended the city, Li Guang took the lead and led his own guards to overturn countless ladders.
Standing on the top of the city, it actually gives people a feeling of towering like Mount Tai.
Next to Li Guang, Deputy Yu Jie, whose chest was wrapped with white cloth, carefully protected Li Guang's safety.
As General Zhenxuan of the third rank in Yanmen Pass, second only to Li Guang in official rank, he knew very well that Yanmen Pass was able to turn the tide and block the fierce iron hooves of the Xiongnu royal army in this situation of overwhelming defeat, all because There is Li Guang, the pillar of the empire.
Li Guang, a veteran in his fifties, risked his life at Yanmen Pass to meet the fierce attack of a hundred thousand troops led by the Xiongnu Shanyu, guarding the gate leading to Guanzhong and the hinterland of the Central Plains for the Han Dynasty.
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During this special period when Wei Qing was still immature and Huo Qubing had not yet grown up, the military strength of the Han Dynasty was temporarily inferior to that of the Huns.
Li Guang, the famous general of the Han Dynasty, played a role that cannot be described in words.
He served as the governor of seven counties and was the patron saint in the hearts of the people across the border during this period.
Without Li Guang guarding the border, I really don’t know if Yanmen County would be in the tragic situation like Dai County at this moment, with ten houses and nine empty houses, and all the men dead.
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After writing this, some people can't help but ask why Li Guang, who has made such great contributions and made so many merits, has not been granted the title of Marquis...
Even until the day he died, his wish was not realized...
The reason for all this tragedy and suffering is that Li Guang has low political consciousness and cannot be a good person!
Sometimes, being a good person is more important than being good at doing things.
And all of this starts from the beginning!
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Li Guang began to join the army when he was young. He fought bravely and killed enemies bravely. He rose to prominence during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.
In the fourteenth year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Li Guang joined the army as a young man from a general family.
The Huns invaded the border areas on a large scale. Li Guang relied on his excellent riding and archery skills to bravely defeat the Huns and performed outstandingly.
Therefore, he was appreciated by Emperor Wen and was appointed as the fifth-rank Han Zhonglang.
From then on, he often accompanied Emperor Wen in battles, always standing on the front line, fighting against the Huns, and won the emperor's favor.
Emperor Wen once praised: "You have outstanding talents. If you were born during the time of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, you would definitely be granted the title of Ten Thousand Households."
From then on, Li Guang, who was in his twenties, regarded the title of Marquis as his lifelong goal in life.
Li Guang was born into a family of generals. His ancestor Li Xin was a famous general in the Qin Dynasty who led an army to defeat Prince Dan of Yan.
Li Guang's family has been practicing archery for generations and has extraordinary attainments in archery skills. It can be called a family of bows and arrows.
After Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, Li Guang, who was only in his thirties, was promoted to the fourth rank of Cavalry General due to his merits.
In the third year of Emperor Jing's reign in the Han Dynasty, the policy of "cutting down vassals" triggered chaos in the seven major vassal states including Wu and Chu.
In order to quell the rebellion, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty ordered Chao Cuo, the imperial censor, to die. However, the seven kings, headed by King Wu Liu Bi, did not give up the rebellion because of their own interests.
Against this background, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty ordered Taiwei Zhou Yafu to assume command and lead the army to suppress the Wu and Chu rebels.
On the other hand, Taiwei Zhou Yafu took charge of the battle and ordered Li Guang to attack.
At the gate of Changyi City, Li Guang captured the rebel flag, won a high reputation, and fought a stunning battle.
At the same time, Liang Wang Liu Wu, who saw Li Guang's military talents, tried to win over Li Guang and gave him the seal of the general of the second rank.
Li Guang, who was insensitive to politics, made the biggest mistake of his life in a daze, which is why he could not be granted the title of Hou for the rest of his life.
Li Guang, who accepted the seal of Liang Wang Liu Wu, planted a thorn in the heart of Han Jing Emperor Liu Qi.
It’s true that Liang Wang Liu Wu was a prince, but you, Li Guang, are my Liu Qi’s people...
What do you mean by accepting the seal of Liang Wang Liu Wu?
Do you, Li Guang, think that the official position given to you by the widow is low, or do you think that Liang Wang Liu Wu is the wise master...
For a paranoid political creature like the emperor, one act of disloyalty lasted a lifetime.
Because, for this matter, in the era of Emperor Jing Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty, Li Guang was considered a high-ranking official unless he was specifically suppressed, let alone being granted a title.
If you still want to be promoted, go ahead and dream about it!
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When Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty Liu Qi died, and his son Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, succeeded to the throne, he treated Li Guang with almost the same attitude.
The emperor's attitude towards people who are not trustworthy enough, even famous generals and emperors. Same thing.
Because Li Guang was very talented in the military, it is not a pity that Liu Che, as the emperor, could give him official positions and important tasks, but he would never give him what he really wanted.
This is the ruthlessness of being an emperor.
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It was different from the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty in later generations.
Civil and military officials during the Han Dynasty paid more attention to titles that could be passed on to future generations than to their own official positions.
Li Guang's current position as a third-grade prefect is only an official title, not a title.
