Mi Han

Chapter 136
Seeing Zhang Liao offering a strategy to defeat the enemy, Cao Cao immediately became interested.

He led the army to reach outside Fancheng for nearly a month.

Since the first day he led the troops outside Fancheng, he ordered the army to forcibly cross the Han River to launch a fierce attack on the Han army on the south bank.

Although he has countless good generals, his soldiers have the disadvantage of not being good at water warfare.

Even though his offensive was extremely fierce, even though Guan Yu used the Jingzhou navy to prevent his army from crossing the river, his army was still unable to cross the Han River during this period of time.

It's just that many soldiers' corpses were left in the Han River by Baibai.

Although he personally guards, the morale of the Wei army is still stable.

But Cao Cao, who is well versed in the art of war, knew that going on like this for a long time would be extremely detrimental to him.

Now that Zhang Liao has a plan to help him defeat the enemy, Cao Cao is naturally happy.

Cao Cao asked Zhang Liao, "What's Wen Yuan's plan, feel free to tell me."

Under Cao Cao's questioning, Zhang Liao expressed the strategy in his mind: "I have been patrolling the bank for the past few days to observe the situation of the Han River."

"Under observation, Chen found that during this period of time, it was winter, and the flow of Han River has become less and less."

"Not only is the water level in the Han River dropping rapidly, but the river channel has also narrowed a lot."

"The most important thing is that with the reduction of the water volume of the Han River, many continents and islands have appeared in the lower reaches of the Han River."

"I have personally set foot on those islands and found that although those islands come out of the Han River, there are many rocks on them and the ground is hard, which is conducive to the advancement of the army."

"In addition, the sedimentation in the downstream is serious, and the tidal flats have increased, which is not conducive to the movement of enemy warships."

"That's why I thought that I could lead an elite cavalry army across continents and across the islands, wading through shallow water, and crossing the Han River from the place where the sediment is deposited downstream."

"In this way, the power of the enemy's navy cannot be used, but our army can fully utilize the advantages of the cavalry's rush."

"After the minister led the cavalry across the Han River, the king ordered our infantry to follow closely behind."

"I lead the cavalry on the south bank of the Han River. If the enemy doesn't arrive, I can check the enemy's situation for the infantry behind me."

"If the enemy finds our trail and attacks me with a large army, I will fight with cavalry."

"With the cavalry covering the front, the infantry can build camps on the south bank after passing through the Han River one after another, thinking that they will stick to it."

"In this way, the enemy's Hanshui defense line can be broken."

"If there is one place to set up camp, most of our army will be able to set up camp everywhere on the south bank in the future.

If the army crosses the Han River and goes to the south bank without the cover of the Han River, our army's bravery can be fully displayed, and it will not be difficult to defeat Guan Yu. "

After listening to Zhang Liao's strategy, Cao Cao had a pensive look on his face.

After carefully thinking about Zhang Liao's strategy, Cao Cao said with a smile, "This strategy is feasible."

For a long time, what troubled Cao Cao and kept his army from advancing was the Han River in front of him.

But now if he follows Zhang Liao's plan, it is possible to break through the Hanshui defense line that Guan Yu relies on.

And as long as Guan Yu's Hanshui defense line can be broken, with the current strength of the Wei army, it is really not difficult to defeat Guan Yu head-on.

Seeing a heart disease that troubled him, Zhang Liao offered a plan to get rid of it.

Cao Cao, who had never seen a smiling face in the past few days, showed a rare smile to Zhang Liao today.

He praised Zhang Liao and said: "Wen Yuan is both powerful in force and well-planned, how can a famous general in ancient times compare with him!"

In a good mood, Cao Cao waved his hand to let Zhang Liao approach. He asked Zhang Liao, "Wen Yuan, which cavalry do you want to lead there?"

After Cao Cao unified the north, there were many cavalry troops in his army. Although the number was small, each one was elite.

After all, most of the generals under Cao Cao came from the north, and they are very good at training cavalry.

Before and after Zhang Liao approached Cao Cao, he replied, "Of all the cavalry in our army, only tigers and leopards are the best."

"The matter of crossing the river is unpredictable. Only with tigers and leopards in hand can the chances of winning be greatly increased."

When Zhang Liao proposed to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Cao was taken aback.

Under Cao Cao's reformed military system, his army was roughly divided into three categories.

They are the Central Army, the Local Army, and the Tuntian Army.Among them, the local army is the defender of the state and county, and the Tuntian army is the frontier defense army.

The central army is divided into internal and external armies, and the foreign army is stationed outside but under the direct command of Cao Cao.

The Chinese army is called Wuweiying, and it is Cao Cao's imperial guards. His troops directly under him had about [-] people at their peak.

The most elite of the Chinese army is the tiger and leopard cavalry.

"Tiger and leopard riders are all powerful in the world, or they can be supplemented by a hundred generals."

As Cao Cao's most elite pro-army, some tiger and leopard cavalry often follow Cao Cao on expeditions, and some stay in the palace all the year round.

Most of the leaders of the tiger and leopard cavalry were commanded by Cao Cao's relatives. Both Cao Ren and Cao Chun had been the leading generals of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

Even a general with the surname Xiahou is not qualified to lead this elite team.

Seeing that Zhang Liao directly asked him for the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Cao couldn't help hesitating.

But after hesitating for a moment, Cao Cao immediately agreed to Zhang Liao: "Yes."

Seeing that Cao Cao agreed to his request, Zhang Liao was overjoyed. With the tiger and leopard riding in his hands, he couldn't help but feel a little more confident in his action this time.

Moreover, Cao Cao was willing to hand over the tiger and leopard riders to himself, which was a great trust in him.

After the death of Cao Chun, the leading general, the generals elected a new general, but Cao Cao said, "How can we recover the ratio of Chun! I am the only one who is not defeated by Duxie?"

In order to prevent the tiger and leopard cavalry from falling into the hands of distrustful people, Cao Cao would rather lead his ace troop himself.

Cao Cao ordered Xu Chu to fetch the tiger and leopard cavalry's soldier talisman, and he handed the soldier talisman to Zhang Liao himself.

"Tigers and leopards are elite and good at tackling tough situations.

Whenever Wen Yuan is facing a battle, he often acts as a supervisor, fighting hard and breaking through, and he will not fall into any situation. Now the soldiers and generals are united. "

"Wanwang Wenyuan should not disappoint Gu."

Zhang Liao knelt down and took the soldier talisman with a heavy mission from Cao Cao's hands.

He paused and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Liao will serve to defeat the enemy to repay your kindness."

After speaking, Zhang Liao left Cao Cao's big tent and went to order troops.

After Zhang Liao left, Cao Cao asked Xu Chudao, "Zhongkang, do you think Wen Yuan will be able to make a difference here?"

Facing Cao Cao's question, Xu Chu, who had been guarding behind Cao Cao, said without hesitation:
"Tigers and Leopards have never been defeated, and they should be able to."

Xu Chu's speech was always concise and to the point.

Xu Chu was able to make this answer because of the confidence that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had made since they formed the army.

But facing Xu Chu's answer, Cao Cao remained silent.

Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has never been defeated, but he has been tied with a team.

The elite soldiers of Baimai never retreat in battle.

That heroic slogan is still impressive to Cao Cao today.

Thinking of the great enemy of his life, Cao Cao couldn't help but look to the west:

Xuande is coming.

Zhang Liao was in the Wei army's camp, and quickly passed the soldier talisman, counting two thousand tiger and leopard cavalry.

Cao Zhen, the current commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, doubted that Zhang Liao would get the command of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, but after confirming the authenticity of the soldier talisman, he still handed over the ownership of the two thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to Zhang Liao.

But after handing over the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to Zhang Liao, Cao Zhen reminded Zhang Liao that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle of Hanzhong, and many of them had just been added.

After knowing that most of the two thousand tiger and leopard riders in front of him were newly added, Zhang Liao was not worried.

He looked at the fierce generals riding on tall horses in front of him, and he was full of confidence in his heart.

Today is not the first time Zhang Liao commanded the tiger and leopard cavalry.

In the 12th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao made an expedition to the Yuan brothers and Wuhuan.

At that time, Cao Cao personally led the vanguard troops to the White Wolf Mountain when they suddenly encountered the enemy soldiers.The enemy was numerous, and the generals who followed Cao Cao were terrified and wished to retreat.

In the atmosphere of Cao Jun who was "feared by both left and right", it was Zhang Liao who tried his best to persuade Cao Cao to take advantage of the disorganized situation of the Hulu and fight immediately instead of waiting for backup.

At that time, Zhang Liao's tone of persuasion was excited, so Cao Cao agreed to Zhang Liao's suggestion.

Cao Cao personally granted Zhang Liao the command he held for temporary use.

Because of Cao Cao's conferring, Zhang Liao was actually the commander at that time.

At that time, the tiger and leopard cavalry, who were the main force of the raid, were under his command.

At that time, Wuhuan had a large number of people, and the leader of Wuhuan, Tudun, was very powerful.

But under Zhang Liao's command, Cao's army was as fast as the wind, and the Wuhuan captives collapsed. Zhang Liao even beheaded himself before the battle, which was compared to Maodun's tadun's head.

In that battle, more than [-] Hu and Han surrendered.

This battle made Zhang Liao famous.

Because of this experience, Zhang Liao is full of confidence in the face of leading the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry again today.

After ordering all the tiger and leopard cavalry, Zhang Liao immediately led the two thousand tiger and leopard cavalry behind him towards the spot he had just chosen.

The tigers and leopards moved like the wind and galloped like thunder. Under the leadership of Zhang Liao, they soon came to a place downstream of the Han River.

But after coming here, Zhang Liao unexpectedly saw a change.

When he saw the opposite bank, there were about [-] Han infantry patrolling the bank.

The three thousand soldiers of the Han army were all wearing heavy armor and white feather helmets on their heads. They were very much like the strong soldiers Zhang Liao had heard about.

Liu Bei's pro-army—Bai Mu Bing!

Before Zhang Liao saw the [-] white eucalyptus soldiers on the opposite side, a general with a white horse and silver spear was looking at him, Zhang Liao thought secretly:

Could it be that person is Zhao Zilong from Dangyang back then?
The old tiger and leopard rider behind Zhang Liao also felt heavy in his heart after seeing the familiar outfit of the enemy army.

At this time, Zhao Yun, who was patrolling the weak point of defense on the bank, also saw the two thousand elite riders appearing on the other side.

After seeing the two thousand elite riders, Zhao Yun's eyes froze.

Tiger and Leopard Ride!
Facing Cao Cao's pro-army, Zhao Yun couldn't be more familiar with it.

Wasn't it thanks to the elite team in front of him that his white scorpion soldiers suffered heavy losses?

After seeing the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry appear, Zhao Yun did not hesitate at all.

He is too familiar with the tiger and leopard cavalry's tactics, and the tiger and leopard cavalry are best at attacking to defeat the enemy quickly.

Zhao Yun issued an order to order the white scorpion soldiers behind him to line up, with long spears in front to act as repelling horses, and bows and crossbows in the back, ready to shoot at the enemy at all times.

The Bai Mu Bing was an elite force formed by Liu Bei when he was in Xinye.

Because Liu Bei lacked war horses at that time, Liu Bei had no way to transform his pro-army into a cavalry army like tiger and leopard cavalry.

And Liu Bei, who regards Cao Cao as the enemy of his life, specially built his pro-army white scorpion soldiers into heavy infantry in order to restrain the tiger and leopard cavalry.

Although Liu Bei formed the Bai Mu Bing, it was Guan Yu and others who trained him in the past.

The training standard of the white scorpion soldiers is: every soldier wears heavy armor, which can protect against cavalry arrow attacks to a certain extent.

And everyone can open a strong crossbow, carry fifty crossbow bolts on their backs, all of them hold long spears, and have a first knife around their belts.

Because of the high physical requirements for the Bai Mu soldiers, Liu Bei is extremely strict in the selection of Bai Mu soldiers.

Among the troops of Liu Bei, the soldiers of the white scorpion enjoy the most superior welfare treatment.

Therefore, the Bailu soldiers are all powerful and elite soldiers, and their combat effectiveness can be said to be second to none.

When Cao Cao marched south, he personally led the tiger and leopard cavalry to pursue Liu Bei. If it weren't for the white scorpion soldiers who fought to the death to protect Liu Bei, Liu Bei's life and death would be unpredictable.

After Liu Bei took control of Jingzhou, the source of soldiers of the Baiwu soldiers was greatly supplemented, and they became a strong army.

Zhao Yun's reaction was quick, and Zhang Liao's was not slow either.

Almost as soon as he saw Zhao Yun, he waved his sword and ordered the tiger and leopard riders behind him to kill Zhao Yun.

After Zhang Liao brandished his jersey, he took the lead. With a long knife in his hand, he charged towards the enemy like lightning.

If you encounter an enemy, then fight.

After Zhang Liao rushed out, the two thousand tiger and leopard riders behind him also brandished their swords, screaming and charging towards the white carpenter soldiers.

Since they were named after tigers and leopards, since the day they formed an army, they did not use shooting as an attack method like the Xiliang iron cavalry.

What they have to do is to tear apart all enemies in front of them like tigers and leopards with unparalleled momentum.

Just like when they attacked Nanpi with Cao Chun, like when they defeated Wuhuan with Zhang Liao.

In order to increase the lethality, each of the tiger and leopard riders holds a modified broadsword.

Everyone in the tiger and leopard cavalry is a general of hundreds of soldiers in the army. This kind of specially modified sword can be wielded completely by their strength.

And once this kind of big knife is cut on a person's body, unless it is heavy armor, the enemy will die at the touch of it.

More than [-] cavalry troops straddling tall horses, howling like [-] tigers and leopards that have been hungry for a long time, quickly rushed towards their prey.

More than 2000 war horses running at full speed caused roars on the mudflats with stagnant water everywhere.

At this moment, in this small area, it seemed that the heaven and the earth were shaking because of the sound of the roaring horseshoes.

The accumulated water on the ground was carried up by the horseshoes, and the water splashed into the air, turning into streams of water mist and filling the eyes of the soldiers of the two armies.

And when the white scorpion soldiers who had already lined up looked horrifying, the tiger and leopard cavalry charging towards them with fierce aura.

Those veterans were fine, but the hands of the new recruits were sweating coldly due to nervousness in this cold weather.

Because the river was narrow, Zhang Liao used it as a breakthrough.

Under the galloping horses of the Northland, the narrow river channel was crossed in a flash.

But looking at the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry getting closer and closer to his side, Zhao Yun remained calm all the time.

When the tiger and leopard horses were about to reach him, just when Zhang Liao, who was rushing forward, his horse head almost touched the spears in the front row of the white scorpion soldiers, Zhao Yun shouted and ordered the soldiers behind him to shoot arrows.

Everyone in the Bailong soldiers carried a strong crossbow, and the arrows fired from the crossbow were extremely lethal, especially at close range.

Although there are many recruits in the Bai Mu soldiers, they are usually well-trained, and Zhao Yun has won the hearts of the soldiers.

Therefore, under Zhao Yun's order, thousands of roaring crossbow arrows shot towards the tiger and leopard cavalry not far away.

　Tonight's friend's birthday, it may be updated later, but it must be updated.

　　There will be two updates tonight, and the second is the successful addition of the first order, which is about four or five in the morning.

　　As I said before, I can no longer treat it as a strange chapter.

　　It is not good to owe more and more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)