Chapter 678 The Origin of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry

Cao Xiu said disdainfully: "It is said that after Yuan Shao was defeated and returned to Peiping with his remaining defeated soldiers, he became ill and entrusted his political affairs to Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, so they did not dare to provoke the Liangzhou army."

"Haha, you are wrong about this."

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Yuan Shao is generous on the outside but jealous on the inside. He will definitely retaliate. Moreover, the two armies are attacking together, so he will agree to it as expected."

"I'm afraid Yuan Shao is jealous that the Prime Minister didn't try his best to contain Liu Ye at first."

"Well," Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "Don't he have three sons? Forget that Yuan Shang is still young, just marry two girls from the clan to Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi."

In this way, the Yuan and Cao families became in-laws, and they fought both emotionally and rationally.

"Well, I'll make arrangements right now."

Cao Cao waved his hand: "Okay, Zhongde, go ahead."

After Cheng Yu retreated, Cao Xiu suddenly remembered something, clapped his hands, and the soldiers behind him immediately came up holding a tray.

Cao Cao asked in confusion: "Wen Lie, what is this?"

"Prime Minister, our army carefully collected this on the battlefield of the Battle of Yecheng."

Cao Xiu cupped his hands, then took the wooden tray and presented it in front of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao took a closer look and saw a "U" shaped iron in the tray, as well as several iron thorns.

"This is?"

"In the battle of Yecheng, the Wuhuan army and Yuan Shao's army totaled 100,000, but the Liangzhou army was less than half of Yuan Shao's Wuhuan army. According to intelligence. The reason why Liu Ye was able to defeat more with less was because he used a new unit of arms."

Cao Xiu said one word at a time: "armor, riding, equipment, equipment."

"Riding armor?"

Cao Cao murmured a few words, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Could it be that when the late emperor was optimistic about the military parade, he was like a wall of armor and cavalry equipment?"

Cao Xiu solemnly said: "That's it. Tens of thousands of Wuhuan's cavalry were galloping out. Liu Ye suddenly gave an order, waved the flag, and his subordinate Ma Chao led hundreds of armored cavalry to rush out and entered like a wall. Dozens of people one by one. If the platoon is invincible, it will break through flesh like a sharp knife. No Wuhuan soldiers or Yuan soldiers dare to fight against it."

"The armor and riding equipment of Liu Ye's subordinates are mostly taken from the relics of the late emperor in Jinyong City, so the scale is very large."

Cao Cao sighed: "It's a pity, that's a thousand pairs of fine horse armors. It was just forged by the late emperor's whole country. Liu Ye got an advantage in vain."

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was a famously absurd monarch who indulged in pleasure, so he naturally needed a lot of money, so he tried every means to amass money to enrich his internal funds. Even "selling official porridge", the dignitaries of the imperial court, and the important responsibilities of local county governors are directly priced clearly, which is really a big joke in the world.

But even so, there are still many people who pool money or even borrow money to buy an official position. Why is this? Because after they buy an official position, they can join the search and plunder, and quickly earn back the money they paid for the official position. This is somewhat similar to the tax farming system of the Mamluk Dynasty in Egypt.

Because you can raid the local people and get money, the price of the local governor is even higher than that of San Gong. This shows that Emperor Ling is not stupid.

However, with the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising and the arrest of Ma Yuanyi, Emperor Ling panicked: The Yellow Turban thieves are at his feet, how can this be done? Therefore, when the three great lieutenants Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun were about to go on an expedition, Emperor Ling reluctantly spent a lot of money to reward the soldiers. Although the Yellow Turban Rebellion was put down, Emperor Ling was still worried, so he did not hesitate to spend huge sums of money to build ordnance and stockpile it in Jinyong City around Luoyang City.

"Well, making horse armor is not easy and takes a lot of time." Cao Xiu also sighed with emotion.

Cao Cao pondered for a while and made up his mind: "It is indeed not easy to make horse armor, but our army must build a cavalry wearing armor and riding equipment. Otherwise, how can we compete with Liu Ye's defeat of Yue's army in the future?"

Cao Xiu said excitedly: "What the Prime Minister said is very true. As the saying goes, if you are prepared, our army must build more or less armored riding equipment."

"Well, doesn't Zihe command an elite cavalry?"

Cao Cao rolled his eyes in a circle and said slowly: "Ke Mingzi and the selected soldiers are divided into two groups. The strong ones will be in one group, named Tiger Cavalry. We will build armor and riding equipment as soon as possible for supply. Temporary order The craftsmen of Qingxu and Xuzhou made two hundred pairs of horse armors, and more will be made in the future; the rest can practice riding and archery, mainly light ones, and they will be named Leopard Cavalry."

Cao Xiu's eyes lit up: "The tiger is brave and powerful, roaring in the mountains and forests; the leopard is light and agile, and can attack from a long distance. The name of the Prime Minister is vivid."

Hearing Cao Xiu's compliment, Cao Cao smiled and didn't take it seriously. In fact, he himself had high hopes for this army, so he was a little proud.

"In this case, this unit will be named Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!"

Cao Cao said to Cao Xiu: "Wen Lie, thank you for reminding me that our army will not fall behind in the formation of armored cavalry equipment. With its unprecedented impact, armored cavalry equipment will definitely become popular in the future."

Cao Cao's strategic vision is far-reaching and unique. In the near future, the Wuhu alien tribe will rely on the powerful impact of their armored riding equipment to sweep across the north and south of the Yellow River like a whirlwind.

Cao Xiu cupped his hands and said, "The prime minister has given you too much praise. Xiu just did some internal things."

Cao Cao smiled and suddenly said: "Wen Lie, are you willing to serve as the general of the Tiger Cavalry?"

Tiger Cavalry Commander?

Although the number of Tiger Cavalry is not large, there may only be 200 people for the time being, and there may be less than a thousand in the future for a long time, but this is unparalleled armor and cavalry equipment in the world, and Cao Jun must devote all his efforts to supply Tiger Cavalry, so Cao Xiu I suddenly became excited.

He bowed down suddenly: "I'm just afraid that Xiu's abilities are not enough for such a big job."

Cao Cao laughed and helped him up.

"The talent of Wen Lie, with a little experience, is enough to lead an army on his own and act alone." Cao Cao said with profound meaning.

Cao Xiu immediately understood the meaning of Cao Cao's words, clasped his fists and said: "Please rest assured, Prime Minister, Xiu will study military books day and night, and always seek advice from the Prime Minister and Uncle Xiao, Uncle Yuan Rang and Uncle Miaocai to live up to the Prime Minister's high expectations."

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and asked again: "Look, who is suitable to be the leader of the Leopard Cavalry?"

Cao Xiu thought for a moment and said, "How about Zidan?"

"Zi Dan? Well, he is quite a talent, not bad."

Cao Cao's eyes showed admiration: the Zi Dan in Cao Xiu's mouth refers to Cao Cao's adopted son Cao Zhen, who is proficient in the art of war and is quite brave. Cao Cao has always been very optimistic about him, and believes that Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen will be the backbone of the Cao family in the future.

And more importantly, the nature of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is similar to that of a family private soldier. The commander Cao Chun is a younger brother of Cao Cao, and the Tiger Cavalry leader Cao Xiu is also a member of the Cao family. The Leopard Cavalry leader must also be a member of the Cao family.

"Well, after the Tiger Cavalry and Leopard Cavalry form an army, you and Zidan must practice diligently."

Cao Cao warned: "If nothing unexpected happens, our army will have a battle with Liu Ye sooner or later in the future. The Liangzhou army has always been brave and there are many famous generals in the army, so we must not underestimate it."