Chapter 491: Tiger and Leopard Ride
It was also a great surprise to this pair of master and servant.
"Little girl, Zhen Mi thanks Gongzi for saving his life." The woman who came out of the carriage said, Fu Lin looked at her, that is, she was a teenager, eleven, twenty, twenty, three.
"Miss is polite, since Miss is fine, then I will retire." Now Fu Lin, his expression has not changed much, and Fu Lin still has something important to do? Therefore, Fu Lin said.
Although, this young lady was also surprised, but she couldn't leave Fu Lin behind, right, so she said: "Dare to ask the son's name, and in the future, let the little girl repay her." ”
"No need, let me meet it, it's also the fate of you and me, it's not worth mentioning that I saved you, farewell. Walk! Fu Lin said, and then Fu Lin said to Zhao Yu.
So, Fu Lin left with Zhao Yu and three hundred guards, and Fu Lin didn't care about this small episode, and soon he forgot about it.
Now comes the critical time, in fact, Fu Lin is also in a hurry, they have been out for a long time, although there is a steady stream of scouts to hear the situation in Chang'an, but Fu Lin is not in Chang'an, his heart is not at ease.
Fu Lin was under the protection of Zhao Yu and three hundred guards, and soon, they reached the boundary of eighty miles west of Chen Liucheng, and when they arrived here, Fu Lin ordered the army to stop.
Fu Lin looked at the terrain here left and right, and after Fu Lin chose a mountain forest, he ordered those guards to come over and meet Fu Lin.
Let's briefly conclude that it didn't take long for the 1,000 guards brought out by Fu Lin this time to meet up.
In a mountain forest eighty miles northwest of Chenliucheng in Yanzhou, there is a thousand soldiers and horses stationed here, and the people of the soldiers and horses are very vigilant, and there are five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry here. The defense is very tight.
They are Fu Lin and Zhao Yu's thousand guards, what are they doing here? They are naturally looking for an opportunity to cut off Cao Cao's grain channel, as for the specific things, we have all said before, so I will not repeat them here.
The big tent of the Chinese army, Fu Lin sat on the main seat, and the left and right sides were full of officers among Fu Lin's personal guards, this time Fu Lin's action, the first did not bring a strategist, and the second did not have a general to follow, and there was a Zhao Yu by Fu Lin's side.
Zhao Yu is a fierce general, but he is definitely not a general, after Fu Lin looked at them, he said: "Have you heard all about Chen Liu's situation?" ”
"Lord, I have heard it clearly, it seems that Cao Cao also regards you as a great enemy, he has already taken precautions in Chenliu, it seems that Cao Cao has studied your methods. Now Chen has Xun Yu and Cao Ren in charge, although there are not too many soldiers and horses, but it is not something that a thousand of us can touch, lord, what should we do? Zhao Yu said.
Fu Lin thought for a while, and then said: "So, how is Cao Cao's grain route transported, what is the time cycle, and where is the granary?" ”
"Lord, this last general really let the guards listen and observe, Cao Cao, the old fox, his granary is in Chenliucheng, surrounded by heavy guards, they escort grain and grass every half a month, and their grain route is what I said before. Each time the officers and men escorted the grain and grass, they were 3,000 tigers and leopards. Zhao Yu said.
"What? Haw Par Ride? This black squirt. Ah! It's not easy to do, I think things are simple. Fu Lin sighed, shook his head and said.
Then Fu Lin said to himself: "Tiger and leopard ride, tiger and leopard ride, it's not easy to do, and our white horse camp didn't bring it." "Speaking of which, we have to introduce the Haw Par Ride.
Tiger and Leopard Cavalry: Regarding Cao Cao's most elite tiger and leopard cavalry troops, there is almost no mention in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but it is recorded in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". However, under the influence of the comic "The Legend of the Dragon and Wolf", the tiger and leopard ride has been over-mythologized.
First of all, the commanders of the tiger and leopard cavalry have always been Cao generals, such as Cao Chun, Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen. Everyone knows that Cao Cao trusted the Cao generals the most, and the tiger and leopard cavalry has always been commanded by the Cao generals, which shows its importance. Romance of the Three Kingdoms? The Book of Wei said: "The tigers and leopards of the pure superintendent are all sharp in the world, or they will be made up for by a hundred people."
Its elite can be seen. Regarding the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, according to the "Three Kingdoms Volume 9 Zhuxiahou Cao Biography", it can be known that there are eight more famous people, also known as eight*. Namely: Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Shang.
First of all, in the battle of Nanpi in the ninth year of Jian'an (204 AD), Yuan Tan was killed on the battlefield; Then, in the twelfth year of Jian'an (207 AD), when he was marching north against Wuhuan, he beheaded Wuhuan Shan Yudun on the battlefield; In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 AD), Liu Bei was defeated in the Battle of Changbanpo; In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211 AD), the Kansai Army led by Ma Chao was broken; In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218 AD), Wu Lan was defeated in the lower debate.
According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's supreme command organ of the army was called "Bafu", and the army was divided into three parts: the central army, the local army, and the Tuntian army. The local army is the defender of the state and county, and the tuntian army is the border guard. The central army is divided into two armies, the outer army is actually stationed outside, but under the direct command of Cao Cao, the Chinese army is called the Wuwei Battalion, which is the Praetorian Guard of the capital and the imperial palace, and is Cao Cao's direct subordinate troops, usually about 100,000. The Chinese army of the Chinese army is the tiger and leopard cavalry, which is the core elite, part of the defense of Cao Cao and the overlord, part of the perennial stay in the palace, the commander is mostly led by Cao Cao's relatives, called the leading general, Cao Ren and Cao Chun have been the leading generals of the tiger and leopard cavalry. For example, "Wei Shujiu Xiahou Cao Biography Nine" says that Cao Chun "at the beginning, he participated in the military affairs of Sikong with Yilang, and supervised the tiger and leopard to ride from the south of the siege". There is also a lot of other information, this tiger and leopard cavalry does exist, and it must be Cao Cao's strongest army.
According to the records of the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao had such an elite cavalry, and called it "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" because he had extremely strong combat effectiveness and was as brave as a tiger and leopard in battle. Although there are not many historical records, the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" is only recorded in the "Emperor Wu Ji" and "The Biography of Zhuxiahou Cao". There is a basis for saying that he is Cao Cao's elite troops, according to the note of Pei Songzhi in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", the "Book of Wei" says: "The pure superintendent of the tiger and leopard rides, all of them are sharp in the world, or they will be made up from a hundred people." It can be seen that the members of this army are all one in a hundred, and it is an exaggeration to say that the person who can serve as a general in an ordinary army is just an ordinary soldier in the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry", and it can be imagined that his combat effectiveness is the top among the troops of the Three Kingdoms.
Although there are not many records of the "Haw Par Riders" participating in battles, we can still see the achievements of the Haw Par Riders through the only materials available. First of all, in the ninth year of Jian'an, in the battle of Nanpi with Yuan Tan, Cao Chun "supervised the tiger and leopard to ride from the siege of Nanpi", "attacked it in a hurry, and Tan was defeated." Chun's subordinates rode and beheaded Tan", Yuan Tan died at the hands of the "Tiger and Leopard Rider" led by Cao Chun. Second, in the twelfth year of Jian'an, when the Wuhuan expedition was made to the north, it was Cao Chun who led the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" to cut off the head of Wuhuan Shan Yu Dun on the battlefield. Third, in the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Chun "conquered Jingzhou, chased Liu Bei in Changsaka, obtained the weight of his second daughter, and collected his scattered pawns", that is to say, the long-distance attack in the battle of Changban Slope to defeat Liu Bei was also a "tiger and leopard horse". Fourth, in the sixteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao fought with Ma Chao, "first provoked with light soldiers, fought for a long time, and then attacked vertically and broke it", and it was the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" that broke the Xiliang Ma Chao Army. Some people say that in the twenty-third year of Jian'an, Cao Hong and Cao Xiu also led the "tiger and leopard cavalry" to attack when they defeated Zhang Fei and Wu Lan in the next debate, although Cao Xiu commanded the "tiger and leopard cavalry", but the records in the historical materials do not show that Cao Xiu attacked with "tiger and leopard cavalry" in this battle, but I speculate that it is very likely.
We can see from the record of the "Tiger and Par Rider".