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Geng Bing had a sturdy physique and a waist circumference of eight meters.

He was well-versed in books and could explain Sima's Art of War. He was particularly interested in the strategies of generals in using troops.

Because of his father Geng Guo's meritorious service, he was appointed as a palace attendant and wrote many letters to discuss military affairs.

It was once believed that the emptiness and depletion of the Central Plains and the instability of the borders were caused by the Huns.

To end war with war is the way of a virtuous king.

Emperor Ming of Han had already decided to launch a northern expedition and secretly agreed with his opinion.

During the Yongping period, Emperor Ming of Han summoned Geng Bing to the palace and asked him about the strategies he had proposed to benefit the country. He then appointed him as the Minister of Personnel, and Geng Bing became close to and favored by Emperor Ming of Han.

Every time the ministers gathered to discuss matters, Emperor Ming of Han often brought Geng Bing to the palace and asked him about border affairs, most of which were very much in line with Emperor Ming of Han's thoughts.

"In the fifteenth year of Yongping, Geng Bing wrote to the court requesting an attack on the Northern Xiongnu."

"The Emperor Ming of Han asked Geng Bing, Dou Gu, the Grand Coachman Ji Zhu, the Tiger Guards General Ma Liao, the Marquis of Xiabo Liu Zhang, the Marquis of Haozhi Geng Zhong and others to discuss the attack on the Northern Xiongnu."

"In the past, the Xiongnu had the support of nomadic tribes and the dependence of other barbarians, so it was impossible to subdue it."

"After the Han Emperor Wudi acquired the four Hexi prefectures of Wuwei, Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Dunhuang, as well as Juyan and Shuofang, the Xiongnu lost their rich land for raising troops, severed their ties with the Qiang and Hu tribes, and their sphere of influence was limited to the Western Regions, which soon also became dependent on the Han dynasty."

"So, it is the general trend for Huhanye Chanyu to come to the border to ask for annexation."

"The current situation of the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu is similar to that of Huhanye Chanyu."

"But at present, the Western Regions have not yet attached themselves to the Han Dynasty, and the Northern Xiongnu have not provoked or caused any rebellion."

"I think we should first attack Baishan, seize Yiwu, defeat Cheshi, and send envoys to unite the Wusun countries to cut off the Xiongnu's right arm."

"There is also an army of the Xiongnu Nan Huyan in Yiwu. If we defeat them, we will break the left horn of the Xiongnu. After that, we can launch an attack on the Xiongnu homeland."

"If we attack Baishan now, the Xiongnu will surely gather troops to rescue us. We should also disperse the Xiongnu forces in the east."

"In December of the same year, Geng Bing was appointed as the imperial concubine's commander, Dou Gu as the imperial carriage commander, and Qin Peng as the cavalry commander as Geng Bing's deputy."

"Geng Zhong was Dou Gu's deputy, and he appointed officials such as assistants and military officers to station in Liangzhou outside the capital."

"In February of the sixteenth year of Yongping, Emperor Ming of Han sent Grand Coachman Ji Zhuo and General Du Liao Wu Tang to lead the Qiang and Hu troops from Hedong and Hexi and the troops of the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu, a total of 11,000 cavalry, out of Gaoque Pass;"

"Send Dou Gu and Geng Zhong to lead the troops of Jiuquan, Dunhuang, and Zhangye counties and the Qiang and Hu troops of Lushui, a total of 12,000 cavalry, to march out of Jiuquan Pass;"

"Send Geng Bing and Qin Peng to lead the troops recruited from Wuwei, Longxi, Tianshui and other three counties, as well as the Qiang and Hu people, a total of 10,000 cavalry, to march out of Zhangye Guyan Pass;"

"Send the Cavalry Commander Lai Miao and the Protector of Wuhuan Colonel Wen Mu to lead the troops of the seven counties of Taiyuan, Yanmen, Daijun, Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, and Dingxiang, as well as the Wuhuan and Xianbei troops, a total of 11,000 cavalry, to march out of Pingcheng Pass to attack the Northern Xiongnu together."

"Geng Bing and Qin Peng attacked the Xionglin King of the Northern Xiongnu, crossed the desert for 600 miles, and after reaching Sanmulou Mountain, they returned without a fight because the Northern Xiongnu had already fled."

"Only the troops led by Dou Gu and Geng Zhong gained anything in this battle. They killed more than a thousand Northern Xiongnu, seized the Yiwulu region, and established the Yihe Commandery."

"In the summer of the 17th year of Yongping, Emperor Ming of Han sent Geng Bing, the Imperial Chariot Commander Dou Gu, and the Cavalry Commander Liu Zhang to attack the Western Regions from Kuncang Pass in Dunhuang County."

"Order Geng Bing, Liu Bang and Zhang Fei to hand over their military orders and place them under the command of Dou Gu."

"The Han army gathered a total of 14,000 troops and defeated the Northern Xiongnu troops in Baishan by the Pulei Sea, and then marched to attack the Cheshi Kingdom."

"The Cheshi Kingdom had two kings, the Later King of Cheshi and the Former King of Cheshi. The Former King of Cheshi was the son of the Later King of Cheshi. The two royal courts were more than 500 miles apart."

"Dou Gu thought that the road to the later king of Cheshi was far and the valleys were deep and dangerous, and the soldiers would suffer from the cold, so he planned to attack the former king of Cheshi."

"But Geng Bing thinks that we should attack the later king of Cheshi first and concentrate our forces to get rid of the old root, then the former king of Cheshi will surrender without a fight."

"Dou Gu was still hesitant, Geng Bing stood up and said: Please let me lead the way!"

"So he mounted his horse and led his troops northward."

"Other troops were forced to join the march and killed thousands of enemies."

Li Bai: In the entire history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Geng Bing was a very special general.

The reason why he is special is that what he did is earth-shattering!
He took the lead in planning the entire plan of the Eastern Han Dynasty to destroy the Northern Huns, and took the lead in implementing this plan.

Strictly speaking, most of the credit for the Eastern Han Dynasty's destruction of the Northern Huns and the engraving of the Yanran Stone should be attributed to Geng Bing.

When talking about the Inscription on Yanran Mountain, the first person that comes to mind is the foreign relative Dou Xian.

As for the name Geng Bing, except for those who are particularly familiar with the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, most people may have never heard of it at all.

On the contrary, many later historians who specialized in the Eastern Han Dynasty felt very sorry for Geng Bing.

Almost everyone agrees that Geng Bing should be the most underrated general in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

And based on his military achievements, he could have definitely entered the Temple of Martial Arts!
Some people even think that if everything was normal during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

With Geng Bing's military achievements, he will not only be able to enter the Temple of Martial Arts, but he may also directly surpass the seventy-two famous generals who are offered sacrifices, and be directly listed in the list of the Ten Sages of the Temple of Martial Arts!

When Geng Bing was born, Liu Xiu should have already conquered most of the Central Plains, or had just unified the world.

Geng Bing's grandfather was named Geng Kuang and his uncle was named Geng Yan.

In the history of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, these two people are the most important figures.

When Liu Xiu was trying to pacify Hebei, it was the Geng father and son who initially stood up to support Liu Xiu, which led to Liu Xiu's achievement in establishing the Eastern Han Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, if Liu Xiu had not had the support of the Geng family at that time, even if he could really summon a meteorite, it would have been difficult for him to establish the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It’s not that Liu Xiu is not powerful enough, it’s just that the Geng family is too important.

In addition, the Geng family was more sensible and played a supporting role after Liu Xiu took off. They always stood firmly on Liu Xiu's side and never had any second thoughts.

Moreover, after Liu Xiu unified the world, the Geng family gave up their power in a timely manner and gained a lot of favor in front of Liu Xiu.

So later, when the Eastern Han Dynasty completely unified the world and everyone began to officially divide the cake, the Geng family got the biggest piece of cake.

For the later Eastern Han regime, the Geng family was equivalent to a major shareholder, and they held original shares!

At the same time, after the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty's war of unification, Geng Kuang and Geng Yan, father and son, promptly gave up their military power and retired back home.

This result directly led to the other male members of the Geng family starting to be reused.

Later, several men of the second generation of the Geng family, that is, Geng Yan's younger brothers, were all officials at the level of prefect or above.

It was in this context that Geng Bing was born.

Geng Bing's father is Geng Guo, the third son of the Geng family.

After the Eastern Han Dynasty began to recuperate, Geng Guo's career was smooth, and he finally became the Minister of Agriculture, one of the Nine Ministers. "The King of Cheshi, Ande, was shocked and frightened, and led several hundred cavalrymen to meet Geng Bing."

"But Dou Gu's Sima Suan wanted to give all the credit to Dou Gu, so he immediately rode to tell An De"

"The only honorable general in the Han Dynasty is Dou Gu, the commander of the imperial carriages. He is the emperor's brother-in-law and his title is Marquis Tong. We should surrender to him first."

"Ande then returned and sent his generals to meet Geng Bing."

"Geng Bing was very angry. He put on his armor and mounted his horse, commanding his elite cavalry to march directly to Dou Gu's camp."

"The King of Cheshi said he wanted to surrender, but he hasn't come yet. Please let me chop off his head."

"An De was frightened, so he went outside the city gate to meet Geng Bing, took off his crown, hugged the horse's legs and surrendered."

"Geng Bing took Ande to meet Dou Gu. The former king of Cheshi also surrendered."

"The Cheshi were completely pacified, and the army returned home."

"The Eastern Han court re-established the Protectorate General of the Western Regions and the Wuji Colonel, and the Eastern Han Dynasty gradually resumed its control over the Western Regions."

"In August of the eighteenth year of Yongping, Emperor Zhang of Han ascended the throne and appointed Geng Bing as the General of the Western Expedition."

"Send him to inspect the border of Liangzhou and comfort and reward the Qiang and Hu people in the castles and camps."

"In November, Wu Ji School Lieutenant Geng Gong was besieged by the Northern Xiongnu, and Emperor Zhang of Han sent Geng Bing to station in Jiuquan County and act as the prefect of Jiuquan;"

"Send Jiuquan Governor Duan Peng and the eunuchs Wang Meng and Huangfu Yuan to recruit the troops from Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang as well as the troops from Shanshan, a total of more than 7,000 people, to rescue Geng Gong."

"In the first year of Jianchu, Emperor Zhang of Han appointed Geng Bing as the General Du Liao."

"Geng Bing served in the frontier for seven years, and the Xiongnu people missed his kindness and credibility."

"Later, Geng Bing was summoned to serve as the Prefect of the Imperial Guards, and was highly regarded by Emperor Zhang of Han."

"Whenever Emperor Zhang of Han visited the prefectures and states or visited the palaces and pavilions, Geng Bing would often lead the imperial guards to guard him. Emperor Zhang of Han appointed Geng Bing's three sons as palace officials."

"On October 17, the second year of the Zhanghe reign, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty appointed Dou Xian as General of Chariots and Cavalry to attack the Northern Xiongnu."

"Appoint Geng Bing as General of the Western Expedition as Dou Xian's deputy commander-in-chief, and mobilize the Northern Army's Tunqi, Yueqi, Infantry, Changshui, and Shesheng schools, as well as the cavalry from Liyang Camp, Yong Camp, and the twelve frontier counties, as well as the Qiang and Hu troops, to go out of the border to attack the Northern Xiongnu."

"In June of the first year of the Yongyuan reign, Dou Xian and Geng Bing set out from Jilu Pass in Shuofang County, the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu set out from Manyi Valley, and General Deng Hong of Du Liao set out from Chenyang Pass."

"The three armies are scheduled to meet at Zhuoxie Mountain."

"Dou Xian dispatched Deputy Colonel Yan Pan, Sima Geng Kui and Geng Tan to lead more than 10,000 elite cavalrymen from the Southern Xiongnu to fight against the Chanyu of the Northern Xiongnu at Jiluo Mountain."

"The Northern Xiongnu army was defeated and the Northern Xiongnu Chanyu fled."

"The Han army pursued the various tribes of the Northern Xiongnu until they reached the Dihai Lake in the north of Siqu, where they killed 13,000 people, including the king of a large tribe, and captured many alive. They also captured more than one million heads of various livestock."

"There were 81 tribes and more than 200,000 people who surrendered under the leadership of the vice king and the minor king."

"Dou Xian and Geng Bing traveled more than 3,000 miles to the border and climbed Mount Yanran. They ordered the Central Guard General Ban Gu to carve a stone monument to record the prestige and kindness of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and then returned to the court."

"In September, Geng Bing was granted the title of Marquis of Meiyang for his contribution in this battle, with a fief of 3,000 households."

"Geng Bing was brave by nature and simple in his dealings. When marching, he would often wear armor and walk in front of the troops. When he stopped to rest, he would not set up camp."

"But they also placed sentries far away, and made it clear that in case of emergency, the army would be deployed immediately, and the soldiers were willing to die."

"In the second year of Yongyuan, Geng Bing replaced Huan Yu as Guanglu Xun."

"In the summer of the third year of Yongyuan, Geng Bing died at the age of more than fifty."

"Emperor He of Han gave him a red coffin and jade clothes, ordered the chief carpenter to dig a grave for him, and gave him military music. Five battalions of cavalrymen with more than 300 people attended his funeral."

"When the Xiongnu heard that Geng Bing had passed away, the whole nation wept, and some even cut their faces and bled to express their grief."

Su Shi: When Geng Bing was born, the real founders of the Geng family, Geng Kuang and Geng Yan, had already retired and returned home.

I guess these two bosses had nothing else to do after they retired and returned home, so they began to concentrate on teaching their children.

In the history of the Geng family, Geng Kuang is the first generation, Geng Yan and his brothers are the second generation, and Geng Bing is the third generation.

Because grandpa and uncle had nothing to do after they retired and returned home.

Therefore, he put more effort into teaching the third generation of the Geng family.

This directly led to the fact that there were almost no playboys among the third generation of the Geng family, which was completely unlike the second generation of other top families.

At the same time, under the education of grandpa and uncle, almost everyone in the third generation of the Geng family became proficient in fighting!
It’s not that they know how to fight, but that almost everyone is proficient in fighting!
This is actually very normal, after all, Geng Yan himself is a famous general.

The Youzhou cavalry led by Geng Yan at that time was almost the strongest elite under Liu Xiu's command, and they swept across the world on the battlefield.

Geng Yan himself was also one of the top generals listed in the Temple of Martial Arts.

With such an elder who has taught them closely since childhood, there is no need to say much about the level of the third generation of the Geng family.

Among the many third-generation children of the Geng family, Geng Bing showed an amazing talent for war since he was very young.

From a very young age, Geng Bing was proficient in various military strategies, especially the Sima Fa.

Geng Bing's mastery of the subject reached the level where he could explain the Sima Fa.

In this way, because Geng Bing mastered the Geng family's core technology, the Geng family had decided from a very early stage to train Geng Bing as the leader of the third generation.

Liu Xiu and Liu Zhuang, father and son, should have approved of the Geng family's choice.

The degree of Liu Xiu's recognition of Geng Bing was basically equivalent to that of Zhuge Liang's recognition of Jiang Wei, or Emperor Taizong of Tang's recognition of Xue Rengui. He completely regarded him as the general to be trained as the next dynasty's military commander.

It is precisely for this reason that Geng Bing had basically no opportunity to show his talents during Liu Xiu's era.

One reason is that in the later period of Liu Xiu's reign, the Eastern Han Dynasty as a whole had been recuperating and there were no major wars to fight.

The second reason is that many veteran generals were still alive at that time, such as Geng Bing, Deng Yu, and Ma Yuan, so it was not the turn of the young Geng Bing to perform.

This continued until Liu Xiu's death and Emperor Ming of Han ascended the throne.

The older generation of generals such as Geng Bing and Ma Yuan had all passed away at this time. It was the turn of the second generation of generals to take the stage, and Geng Bing gradually stood out.

After Emperor Ming of Han ascended the throne, he directly appointed Geng Bing as "Yezhe Pushe" and made him his personal military adviser.

Whenever the high-ranking officials of the Eastern Han Dynasty held a small meeting, Emperor Ming of Han would bring Geng Bing with him. (End of this chapter)