西汉河南地之战 / Western Han Henan Campaign

Overview

西汉河南地之战 / Western Han Henan Campaign is the episode’s account of 卫青 recovering the 河套／河南地 from Xiongnu-affiliated Loufan and White Sheep forces, then receiving the title Marquis of Changping.

Current Profile

Hanji 280 part 1 presents the campaign as a main-effort and containment operation. Wei Qing advances from Yunzhong along the Yinshan southern route, moves through Jiuyuan to Gaoque, and uses the northern position to cut retreat before attacking the Hetao defenders from behind. 李息 moves from Dai to watch possible reinforcement.

The reported result is not only enemy loss. The capture of people, livestock, and territory leads to Wei Qing’s Changping enfeoffment and creates the field for 朔方郡’s fortification, migration, production, and garrison program. The event therefore links tactical surprise to territorial consolidation without treating the second as automatic or costless.

Key Characteristics

• Rearward maneuver from Yunzhong through Jiuyuan and Gaoque rather than a direct southern assault.
• Main effort under Wei Qing paired with Li Xi’s reported containment of reinforcement.
• Retreat denial and surprise against Loufan and White Sheep forces oriented toward the expected southern threat.
• Major reported capture of people and livestock, followed by Wei Qing’s Changping enfeoffment.
• Opening for commandery, fortification, settlement, farming, and resource development rather than a self-sufficient final victory.

Evidence

Maneuver and containment:

• Hanji 280 part 1 says Wei Qing advances from Yunzhong through Jiuyuan to Gaoque while Li Xi watches a possible relief force from Dai.

Rear attack and reported result:

• Hanji 280 part 1 says the maneuver cuts retreat, surprises the defenders from behind, and produces several thousand killed or captured plus more than one million livestock.

Reward and conversion:

• Hanji 280 part 1 links the result to Wei Qing’s Changping title and to the later Shuofang construction and settlement program.

Qualifications

The page rests on one compact popular-history summary. The event name is descriptive because the title says “河朔大捷” while the body says 河南地 and 河套. The date, force size, route, feint, exact position of Gaoque, retreat geometry, Li Xi’s mission, defender awareness, casualties, captives, livestock, and reward details remain source-scoped. A major capture does not by itself establish permanent control; the source’s own expensive postwar program shows that territory required continued administration and settlement.

What Changed

• Created the focused campaign page linking maneuver, result, reward, and the subsequent consolidation requirement.

Relationships

• 卫青 / Wei Qing (Han general) - main commander credited with the Gaoque rearward maneuver and Changping enfeoffment.
• 李息 / Li Xi (Western Han) - supporting commander assigned to the reinforcement-containment field.
• 河套地区（西汉） / Hetao Region (Western Han) - strategic territory recovered in the episode’s account.
• 朔方郡（西汉） / Shuofang Commandery (Western Han) - administrative project that converts the reported victory into a durable frontier position.
• 主攻与侧翼牵制 / Main Effort and Flank Containment - operational relationship separating Wei Qing’s main maneuver from Li Xi’s containment role.
• 边疆资源整合治理 / Frontier Resource Integration - postwar relationship through which captured space becomes garrisoned, settled, and productive territory.