100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 69 6 The Legendary Battle of "The Parachutist"

Chapter 76 The Legendary Battle of "The Parachutist"
——Be bold and careful to get out of adversity People are prone to panic in adversity, and panic can't concentrate and make a good plan.Only by getting rid of such a vicious circle can we get out of the predicament.

Li Guang is a descendant of Li Xin, a famous general of the Qin State in the Warring States Period. He is brave and good at shooting.Li Guang fought more than [-] times against the Xiongnu in his life.He is tall and burly, inheriting the tradition of good riding and shooting from his ancestors, taking people with every step, and hitting every shot.When Li Guang was in the army, he made meritorious service in battle, and when he got rewards, he distributed them to his subordinates; on the march, there was little water, and he only drank after the soldiers had finished drinking.So he was loved by soldiers.

In the 14th year of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty (166 BC), the Xiongnu invaded Xiaoguan on a large scale. Li Guang joined the army as a child of a family. Because he was good at riding and shooting, he killed and captured many enemy soldiers. , with the emperor around.

Once, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty said: "It's a pity that Li Guangsheng didn't come at the right time. If it was the era when Gaozu was fighting for the world, how could the Marquis of Wanhu be worth mentioning!"

During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Wu Chu and other princes of the seven countries rebelled. The Taiwei Zhou Yafu led the army to conquer, and Li Guang went out with the army.But because he accepted the seal of general granted to him by King Liang privately, the army was not rewarded when it was still in court.

Later, he was transferred to Shanggu, which is located in the northwest of Hebei Province today, as the prefect.The Xiongnu often came to provoke them, and Li Guang bravely killed the enemy regardless of life and death in the battle.Minister Gongsun Kunxie cried to Emperor Han Jing: "Li Guang's talent is unparalleled in the world, but he is brave enough to fight the Huns several times. I am afraid he will be in danger." So Emperor Han Jing transferred him to be the prefect of Shangjun.Since then, he has served as the prefect of Longxi, Beidi, Yanmen, Daijun, and Yunzhong, and he is famous for his bravery and combat skills.

The Huns aggressively attacked Shangjun, and Emperor Han Jing sent eunuchs to Li Guang's army as supervisors.Once, the eunuch of the supervising army led dozens of horses forward, and suddenly encountered three Huns. During the battle, the eunuch was shot by an arrow and hurried back to Li Guang. Li Guang said: "These three people must be good at Shooting arrows and hunting eagles." He immediately led more than 100 people to chase the three men.The three dismounted and walked for tens of miles.Li Guang ordered his subordinates to spread out to the left and right wings. He took his bow and arrows, shot two dead, and captured one alive.When the Hun was tied up and went up the mountain, thousands of enemy soldiers appeared in front of him.Li Guang's subordinates panicked and wanted to retreat quickly.Li Guang said: "We are thousands of miles away from the main force. If we go back, the Huns will catch up and we will be wiped out by a burst of arrows. Now we stay here, and the Huns think we are here to lure them into ambush. You must not dare to pursue us." Li Guang ordered the cavalry to stop when they were two miles away from the Huns' position.He ordered: "Get off your horses and unfasten your saddles!" His subordinates said to him: "There are so many Huns and they are very close, what should we do if there is an emergency?" Li Guang said: "They must think that we will run away. Let us take off our saddles to show that we will not flee, so that we will strengthen the suspicion of Hu Qi." As a result, the Xiongnu troops did not dare to attack.A Xiongnu general riding a white horse came to the front and changed back and forth. Li Guang immediately ran over with a dozen cavalrymen and shot the general. Then he returned to his army, untied the saddle, and ordered the soldiers to let go of the horses , Lie down on the spot.At this time, it was getting dark, and the Hun cavalry still dared not attack.In the middle of the night, Li Guang led his subordinates to retreat quietly.At dawn, Li Guang and his party had safely returned to the army.

After the death of Emperor Han Jing, Emperor Wu of Han ascended the throne.Because Li Guang was a famous general, he was appointed as the chief of the imperial guards of Weiyang Palace.At this time, Li Guang and Cheng Bushi, who guarded the border of the Han Dynasty, were both famous generals, and they were ordered to fight against the Xiongnu together.But the Xiongnu were all afraid of Li Guang, and their soldiers were willing to follow Li Guang instead of Cheng Bushi.Later, Li Guang led the army as a Weiwei and went out of Yanmen Pass to attack the Xiongnu.The Xiongnu had many soldiers, defeated Li Guang's army, and captured Li Guang alive.Shan Yuping had heard that Li Guang was very wise, so he ordered in advance: "When you catch Li Guang, you must be sent alive!" When the Huns cavalry captured Li Guang, he was wounded, so the Huns put Li Guang between two horses and tied it with a rope. Lying in the net.After walking for more than ten miles, Li Guang squinted and saw a Hun soldier riding a good horse beside him, so he suddenly jumped into the air and pushed him off, jumped on his horse, took his bow and arrow, and galloped south for dozens of miles. He ran to the border with the rest of the Han army.Hundreds of Hun cavalry followed closely behind.Li Guang took out the bow and arrow he had won and shot and killed his pursuers while running, and finally escaped.From then on, the Huns called Li Guang the "Flying General".Emperor Han handed Li Guang over to a military judge for interrogation. The judge believed that Li Guang had many soldiers who fled after his failure, and that he was captured alive by the Huns, so he should be beheaded.The emperor asked him to pay money for atonement, and he was reduced to a commoner.

After a while, the Xiongnu invaded, killed the prefect of Liaoxi, defeated the general Han Anguo, and Han Anguo's soldiers retreated to Youbeiping County.At this time, the emperor summoned and worshiped Li Guang as the prefect of Youbeiping.Li Guang was stationed at Youbeiping. The Xiongnu heard that the "fly general" was here, and avoided him for several years, not daring to invade.

In 119 BC, Li Guang led [-] cavalry to send troops to Youbeiping, and Bowang Hou Zhangqian led [-] cavalry to enter at the same time.After walking for hundreds of miles, King Zuo Xian of the Huns surrounded Li Guang with [-] cavalry.The soldiers were very frightened, so Li Guang sent his son Li Gan to rush to the Huns' ranks.Li Gan and dozens of cavalry galloped away, broke through the encirclement of the Huns, attacked left and right, and returned, saying to Li Guang, "The Huns are easy to deal with." The soldiers were relieved.Li Guang arranged his troops in a circle, facing outward.The Xiongnu attacked them, and the arrows were like raining. More than half of the Han soldiers died, and the arrows were almost gone.Li Guang ordered the soldiers to draw their bowstrings fully and not to shoot arrows. He shot and killed the lieutenant general of the Huns himself, killing several people, and the siege of the Huns gradually relaxed.When the sun was about to set, the faces of the officers and soldiers of the Han army were all pale, but Li Guang's expression remained unchanged. As usual, the soldiers admired his bravery even more.After dawn, Zhang Qian's army also arrived, and the siege of the Huns was withdrawn.

At this time, Li Guang's army was almost destroyed and returned exhausted.According to the law of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian should be beheaded because of the delay, and he should be demoted to a commoner for atonement.Li Guang's army was defeated by the Xiongnu, but he also killed many enemies.

In 118 BC, Li Guang followed the general Wei Qing to fight against the Huns.Wei Qing learned of Shanyu's residence from the captives, so he personally led his elite troops to pursue Shanyu, and ordered Li Guang and the troops led by the right general Zhao Shiqi to merge and advance, and sent troops from the east road.Li Guang's army had no guide and fell behind.Wei Qing wanted to report the details to the emperor.Li Guang said: "I have fought against the Huns since I was 20 years old. I have fought with the Huns more than 70 times. Now I have the opportunity to fight with the general and Shanyu. Unfortunately, I lost my way again. Isn't it God's will!" .

Li Guang's officers and soldiers all cried bitterly, and when the common people knew about it, they also wept sadly.

Wisdom Interpretation:

After reading the story of the "parachutist" Li Guang, we can summarize the strategies we should adopt to get out of the predicament: First, we must cultivate our calm temperament.Secondly, we must be good at analyzing the environment, where are we?Influenced by other factors?The degree of influence of various factors and so on.Finally, based on the above judgments, think about what to do.Finally, be brave and do it.

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