Huo Qubing - A Collection of Stories of Chinese Sages

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Huo Qubing is a legendary general in Chinese military history. At the age of 18, he was granted the title of Piaoyao Xiaowei, leading 800 cavalries to enter the Hun's hinterland and win a great victory, thus becoming the Guanjun Hou. Then he attacked Xiongnu several times, from no failure, the army went straight through Yanzhi mountain and Qilian Mountain, and chased Xiongnu to Mobei. His story of "e;climbing the Langju Mountain, building an altar and worshiping the heaven for success"e; became the highest ideal and pursuit of later generations of strategists. Heaven envies talented people. Huo Qubing died of illness at the age of 23. But his words "e;if the Xiongnu is not destroyed, how can we make a family"e; forever shocked and inspired the world.