I, Han Gaozu, actually traveled through Song Gaozong?

Chapter 268 Tiger and Leopard Riding

"Do the officials know that after Wei Wu became successful, he formed an elite cavalry force. This force first appeared in the ninth year of Jian'an and killed the enemy general Yuan Tan. Later, when Cao Jun conquered Wuhuan in the north, this force He also captured the leader of the thieves, Tadun, and later, defeated Emperor Zhaolie in Changbanpo, and defeated Ma Mengqi in Xiliang."

Talking about it in detail, Liu Bang has heard this part of the Three Kingdoms several times. Lu Zai said it once and Xin Ciying said it again. Sometimes he even asked Huang Yanjie and he could still hear it from his mouth. The storyteller described this story in Goulan, Bianjing City.

At this time, he lowered his head and thought for a moment. In fact, there are not many troops whose names can be left in the Three Kingdoms. If it is limited to Cao Wei...

"Tiger and leopard ride?"

Zhong Lei said with a pleased expression: "The official family is indeed a tiger and leopard knight, but to be more precise, it is a tiger and leopard knight."

"Then what? It turns out that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are two armies. Don't tell me that this is what you discovered."

Zhong Lei opened his mouth and said:

"Of course not. The main reason is that these two cavalry are really strange."

Liu Bang looked at him: "What's wrong? Just tell me. I can make my own judgment."

"First, Qingshi can leave his name, but it can be seen that his battles were only five or six battles... Whether it was killing Yuan Tan or defeating Wuhuan, whether it was Emperor Zhaolie or the Xiliang cavalry, wherever there is a name for it, there must be a great leader. Don’t you think it’s strange that Sheng, who is so elite, rarely goes out to fight?”

According to those times, it was indeed a bit strange to have such a force but not make good use of it. But if you think about it differently, it is just because this force is so valuable that it is not unreasonable to be reluctant to use it.

Zhong Lei is not an imprudent person. He must have his reasons for getting involved in this. Liu Bang was able to endure it for a rare moment:

"Go on."

"Secondly, the time when Yuan Tan was defeated was just after the Battle of Guandu. Even if Wei Wu took over Yuan Shao's territory, it would not be easy to form such an invincible cavalry in a short period of time. More What's more, according to Wei Wu's suspicious temperament, he has great trust in these two cavalry, and all the commanders are Cao family members, and what's more, he has personally led the tiger and leopard cavalry."

"Any more?"

Zhong Lei bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Third, kill Yuan Tan and capture Tadun. Especially when Emperor Zhaolie was defeated at Changbanpo, even Zhuge Wuhou said: 'Travel more than three hundred miles in one day and one night. This so-called powerful crossbow is one whose power cannot penetrate Lu Zou', but it happened that such a powerful crossbow still surpassed Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun's defenses."

Liu Bang thought for a while: "Is there something wrong?"

Zhong Lei said: "Zhou Gongjin besieged Jiangling, Cao Ren led him out of the city, attacked the enemy's formation, and rescued his general Niu Jin and others..."

Liu Bang looked at Zhong Lei, and suddenly a flash of lightning flashed through his mind.
It's not right!

The cavalry first beheaded Yuan Tan. This was a beheading tactic that emphasized "quickness" and "suddenness." This was also true in the subsequent battle with Tadun, including the three-hundred-mile journey to attack Liu Bei.

But it happened to be the battle of Jiangling. When Cao Ren led him out of the city, he used a frontal assault. It was clearly a method led by Lu Bu's subordinate Gao Shun to trap the enemy.

One has the appearance of a light cavalry, and the other has the moves of a heavy cavalry. If the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were a light cavalry, it would be absolutely impossible to charge into the battle, or even engage in a fierce battle with the Xiliang Army. But if it were a heavy cavalry, how could it execute beheadings, Chasing such a tactic?

Liu Bang thought for a moment: "As you said, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are tiger and leopard cavalry. Is it possible that like Tiefu Tu and Guaizima, one is a heavy cavalry and the other is a light cavalry?"

No wonder he thinks so. After all, it is impossible for a cavalry to have both the lethality of heavy cavalry and the speed and tenacity of light cavalry.

Wanting and wanting at the same time is acting like a hooligan.

Zhong Lei said: "I originally thought this was the case, but..."

He sighed and continued, "But no."

"Humph," Liu Bangpi looked at him with a smile, "No, if not, you should tell me, is there any cavalry in the world that can do both?"

Zhong Lei said: "What I mean is not that the tiger and leopard cavalry cannot be both, but that its charge and pursuit are not similar to the iron pagoda and the kidnapping horse."

"It's medicine."

"medicine?"

"It's indeed medicine."

Zhong Lei seemed to be lost in memories: "There is a record of this under the Huazu Temple."

"It is said that when Wei Wu failed to assassinate Dong, he returned to his hometown and recruited many local warriors. Before the battle of Guandu, he did not have more than a thousand cavalry. In the Battle of White Horse, he defeated Yuan Shao with [-] cavalry, but this tiger The Leopard Cavalry is the number one division in the world. Without years of accumulation, how could it come out of nowhere in a short period of time?"

"The world only thinks that after the Battle of Guandu, Cao Yuan was victorious, and that Yuan Benchu ​​had no great wisdom, so he asked Xu You to defect and offer advice, ruining his family's legacy for generations. But in fact, besides Xu You, there are two other people Quite important.”

"One was Zhong Yao, who was the governor of Guanzhong at the time. He found two thousand horses from the northwest and sent them to the Guandu front line."

"There is another one, that is Hua Zu."

"Bozhou is rich in herbal medicines and has been a place where famous doctors have appeared since ancient times. As a sage in medicine, Hua Zu and Wei Wu were both from the same hometown, and he also contributed a lot of effort."

"And the strength that the old man exerted was due to these medicines."

"They are not elixirs of longevity," Zhong Lei said, completely ignoring the emperor's feelings, just wanting to let it all out as if he had been holding it in for a long time.

"It's a... strange medicine. If ordinary people take it, it can lead to paralysis and insanity at the least, and death on the spot in the worst case."

Liu Bang still couldn't help but asked: "Could it be poisoning? If we find the water source, it would be a good idea."

Zhong Lei glanced at him with some sadness. Just when he was in the mood, he was distracted by this person. He was just sad, but he didn't dare to refute anything. He just shook his head:

"It's for tiger and leopard riders to eat."

"Cao Cao wants to poison the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry? No, isn't this his own elite?"

As he said that, he reached out and touched Zhonglei's forehead. This stupid boy was not sick at all, he was just talking nonsense.

"Guanjia!" Zhong Lei took a deep breath, "It's not that the tiger and leopard knights are poisoned, but only the cavalry who take this medicine can become the tiger and leopard knights."

"If a person takes this medicine, he will instantly become manic and bloodthirsty, unable to contain it; he will be so powerful that he does not need to eat or sleep; he will not feel pain when stabbed with a knife or a spear... This is the original saying, which is engraved under the inscription in front of the Huazu Temple and is also hidden in the inscription. The place for medicine.”

"Magic medicine!" Liu Bang first praised, then couldn't help but ask, "If that's the case, then why doesn't everyone take some? If so, wouldn't that boy Cao Cao have unified the world long ago?" Zhong Lei said: " It’s impossible to do anything other than right and wrong.”

"I told you before that if ordinary people take it, they will either die or be injured. This medicine is extremely strong and cannot be tolerated by ordinary people. Only those who are strong and strong can bear it."

""Book of Wei" says: 'The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry under the supervision of Chun are all the best in the world, and they may be replaced by a hundred generals.' The selection of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry must be selected from at least a hundred generals. The conditions are very harsh. It’s evident.”

"In addition to the extremely strict selection conditions, there is another reason, which is because this medicine... has no antidote. After exhaustion, there is only one end waiting for them... just one death; either they die of exhaustion, or they die. On the battlefield, there is no solution.”

"In this way, this Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has become extremely rare. It was already an elite. After taking the medicine, it became the elite among the elite. It can not only charge into battle, but also pursue and behead people. Both men and horses are tireless, and because it is rare, , so it is not a last resort, but it is extremely difficult to see its true appearance. Even if the world is divided into three parts and Cao controls the second, it is extremely difficult to maintain such a cavalry at all times. "

"That's why there are few records of its appearance in combat,"

"So, after Cao Chun died, Wei Wu would say, 'How can we regain the pure ratio! I alone can't be the governor?' With such words, he personally served as the head coach of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry."

"That's why Hua Zu gave up making medicine for Wei Wu after he became disloyal, and even lost his life... Firstly, Huazu cared about the big man, and secondly, he also felt so hurt The matter of human life is not something that doctors can do.”

"That's why the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry disappeared completely after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne. He couldn't find the medicine, and the cavalry consumed a lot of money. If the name of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is used, it will have no effect."

Zhong Lei said several times in a row, but Liu Bang simply squatted down and looked at the river sand under his feet. He didn't know what his expression was. Zhong Lei didn't dare to raise his voice, so he also lowered his body and relaxed his posture. Much lower than the emperor.

"You said that Li Qiong said before that it was a longevity medicine. Did he want to trick me into taking it and then reach the sky in one step?"

Zhong Lei paused and did not answer directly. He just echoed:
"The official family is the emperor and has great blessings. How could he fall into such a small plot?"

"No," Liu Bang shook his head, "Li Qiong is not a fool. Doesn't he know that I will find someone to test the medicine first?"

"Perhaps he already knew the effect of this thing when he started, and wanted me to see it with my own eyes, and then also see what I would think, right? If I find a treasure, If you take this medicine and accept him, he will fight to the end and die together with us."

"It was precisely because of the accident that he decided that I was a good person. A good person would not let his soldiers eat this stuff. That's why he thought about atonement and massacred the city. "

Zhong Lei didn't answer. As the head of the Imperial City Department, he knew more about many news than the people in the army. The emperor's speculation was not impossible.

"You looked like you were about to cry before, but after thinking about it, you are not sure in your heart. Tell me, you are afraid that I will actually use the medicine on one of your own people, but you don't tell me, and you are worried that you have deceived your brother-in-law. Right and wrong. , it is indeed a bit difficult to make a choice.”

Hearing him calling himself 'brother-in-law', Zhong Lei felt warm in his heart and buried his head lower:

"Since the beginning of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, countless emperors throughout the ages have been looking for this thing... There are no less than a dozen secret passages under Bozhou alone. As long as they want to find this thing, they must have already done it. I just need to prepare for it, my family background is guarding the frontier, I don’t know anything else, I only know two things.”

"Loyal to the king and patriotic."

"The officials can use it if they want, and the ministers will definitely not complain at all. If this is done in accordance with the law, the ministers have no intention of disobeying orders, but..."

He looked at the emperor, paused for a long time, and then said very solemnly:

"If officials want to use this medicine, please put family members first."

Even though Liu Bang was just a stone, he was a little touched at this time. He patted Zhong Lei on the shoulder, making Zhong Lei a little firmer:

"Among the families in the northwest, the Zhong family always strives to take the lead during wars. Now that all the families have dispersed, only the Zhong family is left alive. If our ancestors had the spirit, they would definitely have made such a plan."

Liu Bang stood up and supported his waist. He had been exercising too frequently recently, and his bones did feel a little weak.

But after drinking today, he still had to do what he had to do. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Huang Yanjie to prepare medicine for him.

"Okay, you came all the way here. You probably haven't eaten yet. Let's go over together and have two more drinks."

"After today, I'm afraid it will be a long time before I want to drink."

Without the emperor's promise, Zhong Lei hesitated:

"The official family..."

Liu Bang had already taken a step towards the banquet. With his back to Zhong Lei, he waved his hand and said:

"Whether this thing should be used or not, let's not talk about it for now."

"But I will definitely not use it unless absolutely necessary."

"Li Qiong has never used that thing. Why, am I not as good as that bastard?"

If all this is true as Zhong Lei said, Liu Bang will definitely not give up on using the magic medicine, but at the same time, what he and Zhong Lei said is also true.

Not to mention that it is far from that step, but if this medicine is known by people in the army, what kind of storm will it cause... Not everyone is willing to risk their lives, and not everyone is willing to do so. , all put revenge before their own lives.

When the time comes, someone will definitely make trouble... If you are going to die, why should it be your turn?

The Song State was a country that could produce dozens of uprisings in ten years. It was not much different from the Qin State back then. The temperament of the people was not all that weak and could be bullied.

To take a step back, he doesn't like Li Qiong. If he uses something that Li Qiong doesn't bother to use, doesn't that mean he is worse than that beast?

Liu Bang comforted himself in this way, laughing and waving to Da Xingguo and Li Laoseng who were still stunned. At the same time, he already gave Huang Yanjie instructions, ordering him to keep an eye on the medicine and not to leave it. Something went wrong.

Even without the emperor's orders, the old eunuch regarded the things in Zhao Guan's house as more important than his own life, and he had a special status. Under normal circumstances, no one would find him in the house.

Besides, with so many soldiers around, how easy is it for outsiders to get in?

outsider?

Huang Yanjie seemed to have thought of something and looked towards the boat. As soon as his eyes came into contact with it, he heard a huge sound, which seemed to be the sound of broken boards, and...

woman's voice?
The lively banquet suddenly became quiet. Even the people who were drinking forgot about their business and held their wine bowls in the air. Everyone looked over.

(End of this chapter)