Huo Qubing, Blade of the Han Dynasty

This book is a biographical novel about Huo Qubing, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty. Huo Qubing (140 BC - 117 BC) was the son of Wei Shao'er, a female slave from Princess Pingyang's Mansion, and Huo Zhongru, a small official from Pingyang County. He was smart and courageous since he was a child. At this time, the Xiongnu continued to harass the Western Han Dynasty and plunder the people. The Han court was overwhelmed by the harassment, but could not break the situation. Huo Qubing's uncle Wei Qing conquered the Huns in the north and made great achievements. Huo Qubing was envious of him and practiced riding and archery hard, determined to serve the country. At the age of eighteen, Huo Qubing said goodbye to his mother and assumed the post of captain of Piao Yao. He led 800 sergeants and went on an expedition with Wei Qing. He led his soldiers deep into the desert and killed the Xiongnu. He became famous in one battle and was named the Champion Marquis. After that, Huo Qubing went on three expeditions and achieved complete victory in each of them. Like a sharp blade of the Han Dynasty, it penetrated directly into the lair of the Xiongnu, drank the vast sea of ​​horses, and killed the main force of the Huns, so that the Xiongnu no longer dared to invade the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, God was jealous of talents. When Huo Qubing was twenty-four years old, he suddenly fell ill and died. This book is based on "Hanshu", "Historical Records" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", based on historical materials, and develops reasonable literary imagination, making the image of Huo Qubing's young general full, three-dimensional and vivid.