What is Huo Qubing?
[[File:渡河受款.jpg|thumb|220px|Huo Qubing]] '''Huo Qubing''' ({{lang-zh|霍去病}}; [[140 BC]] - [[117 BC]]) was a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] general of the [[Han Dynasty]] under [[Emperor Wu of Han|Emperor Wu]]. He was very good at [[archery|shooting]] with his [[Bow (weapon)|bow]] on a horse. When he was 18, he was ordered to attack the [[Xiongnu]] with 800 [[cavalry]]. Finally, his troops killed about 2,000 enemies and kidnapped the imperial officials. In the spring of [[121 BC]], [[Emperor Wu of Han|Emperor Wu]] ordered Huo Qubing to invade the [[Xiongnu]] with 10,000 cavalry. He occupied 5 cities within 6 days and finally killed 8,000 enemies. In order to fairly eliminate the main force of the [[Xiongnu]], Huo Qubing and [[Wei Qing]] led 100,000 cavalry and fought with their enemies in the desert in the spring of [[119 BC]]. Huo Qubing died in [[Chang'an]] (present-day [[Xi'an]]), the capital of the [[Han Dynasty]], when he was 24. [[Category:140 BC births]] [[Category:117 BC deaths]] [[Category:Han Dynasty generals]]