In the second year of Yuanshou (BC 12 1), Emperor Wu appointed Huo Qubing, aged 19, as a title of generals in ancient times. In spring and summer, he led troops to capture the Xiongnu Evil King and Hugh Tuwang Department in Hexi (now Hexi Corridor and Huangshui River Basin), killing and injuring more than 40,000 people. Captured Attila 5 people, including Queen Mother, Khan E Shi, Prince, Prime Minister and General 120 people. In the autumn of the same year, he was ordered to meet the evil king of Xiongnu, and the evil king of Xiongnu led the troops to surrender to Han. At the critical moment of partial surrender, he led the troops into the Xiongnu army, killed the rebels, and stabilized the situation. The evil king of Xiongnu was able to lead more than 40 thousand people to submit to the Han Dynasty. From then on, the Han Dynasty took control of Hexi region, laying the foundation for opening up the road to the western regions. Xiongnu lamented: "The loss of Qilian Mountain made my six animals unhappy;" Losing my mountain makes my married wife colorless. "
In the spring of the fourth year of Yuanshou (1 19 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing and Huo Qubing (at the age of 22) to lead fifty thousand cavalry. "Hundreds of thousands of infantry turned to Dingxiang and Dai Jun, respectively, and went deep into Mobei to hunt down the Xiongnu main force. Huo Qubing led an army into the north for more than 2,000 miles, crossed the back hill, crossed the river, engaged with the left part of Xiongnu, killed 70,400 people, captured three Huns, including Tuntou Wang and Hanwang, and eighty-three generals, Danghu and a captain, and chased them to Xushan (now Mongolia) and locked them up there. After World War I, Xiongnu was wiped out by the Han army in the south of the desert, and Hun Khan fled to Mobei. "Xiongnu fled far away, and there was no Wang Ting in the south of the desert.". He and Wei Qing launched an offensive war against the Huns, which changed the defensive state of the Han Dynasty and defeated the Huns in one fell swoop. Thus, the border security of the Great Wall in the northern part of the Western Han Dynasty, that is, the southern part of the desert, has been guaranteed for a long time. This campaign was the longest attack of the Han Dynasty on the Huns. Yuan Shou lived for six years (1 17 BC) and died at the age of 24 (nominal age). Buried with the mausoleum. Seal "Jing Huan Hou". Taking the meaning of "martial arts are in harmony with territory" shows its meaning of conquering the enemy, serving the distance, fighting bravely and opening up the territory.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very sad about Huo Qubing's death. He dispatched an army of armored soldiers and lined up along Chang 'an to the tomb of Huo Qubing in Maoling East. He also ordered Huo Qubing's tomb to be built in the shape of Qilian Mountain to show his outstanding achievements in defeating Xiongnu.