中英雙語話中國歷史名人 第24期:衞青

Wei Qing (died in 106 B. C.), born in Linfen, ShanXi, was a great general during Han Dynasty of China, whose campaigns against Xiongnu earned him great acclaim.

衞青，出生在山西臨汾，公元前106年去世，是中國漢代的一名大將。衞青抗擊匈奴的戰爭給他帶來了聲譽。

He was the younger half-brother of Empress Wei Zifu and the uncle of Huo Qubing.

衞青是皇后衞子夫同母異父的弟弟，霍去病的舅舅。

In 129 B. C., when Xiongnu attacked the Commandery of Shanggu(roughly modern Zhangjiakou, Hebei), Emperor Wu dispatched Wei Qing(with the title General Cheqi), Gongsun Ao, Gongsun He and Li Guang against Xiongnu, each leading 10,000 men.

公元前129年，匈奴進攻上谷(大概在今河北張家口)，漢武帝派車騎將軍衞青、公孫敖、公孫賀和李廣各領1萬人馬出擊匈奴。

Li Guang and Gongsun Ao suffered major losses at Xiongnu's hands, while Gongsun He failed to engage the enemy. Wei, however, distinguished himself by raiding Xiongnu's holy site Longcheng, killing over 700 Xiongnu soldiers in the process.

李廣和公孫敖損失嚴重，公孫賀未能與匈奴交戰，而衞青殺了700多匈奴士兵，直搗龍城(匈奴祭掃天地祖先的地方)，從而聲名大振。

As a reward for the victory(the first proper victory against Xiongnu in Han history), Wei was promoted to a higher command and created an ailing marquess.

此次勝利是漢朝對匈奴作戰的第一次勝仗，漢武帝論功行賞，封過青為關內侯。

Since then a series of victories against Xiongnu had been won.

此後，漢朝打了一系列對匈奴的勝仗。

In 119 B. C., Wei, as the Grand Commander of the armed forces, was involved in a controversial battle leading to the death of another famous general, Li Guang.

公元前119年，大將軍衞青卷人一次有爭議的戰爭，這次戰爭導致另一位名將李廣去世。

After this, Wei would see little combat action himself, largely remaining at the capital Chang'an to advise Emperor Wu on military and sometimes political matters as the Chief Defence Minister, and also to assist his nephew Crown Prince Liu Ju in governing the state when Emperor Wu was away.

從此，衞青極少親自帶兵作戰，主要呆在京師長安當大司馬將軍，給漢武帝當軍事和政治參謀。同時，衞青還在漢武帝外出時協助他的外甥太子劉據管理國家。

He died in 106 B. C. and was buried at large tomb built to be a model of Mount Lu, a mountain in Xiongnu-occupied territory.

公元前106年衞青去世，漢武帝命人特地為衞青修建了一座像廬山(匈奴境內的一座山)的墳墓，以象徵衞青一生的赫赫戰功。