In almost every battle, Cao Cao invested in the "tiger and leopard cavalry" at the most critical moment, and the battles in which this army participated were almost all tough battles. For example, the battle of Nanpi was actually fought very hard, Cao Cao once wanted to give up, but Cao Chun insisted on a rapid attack, and won with the "tiger and leopard cavalry", which shows the ability of this army to attack fortifications. In addition, when the northern expedition to Wuhuan and the pursuit of Liu Bei in Changsaka, this army was attacked after a long-distance attack, and the pursuit of Liu Bei was "a rapid journey of three hundred miles in a day and night", which shows that his mobility and combat effectiveness are not comparable to ordinary troops, and even the army of Xiliang Ma Chao, who is good at horse warfare, was defeated by it. So I think that this army is Cao Cao's well-deserved "trump card army".

There is another thing that can prove the importance of the "tiger and leopard ride", that is, after the death of Cao Chun, the commander of the army, when he wanted to choose a new commander, Cao Cao said: "The ratio of purity, how can it be restored!" I am the only one who does not control the evil?" So he no longer chose the commander, but personally became the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, which shows that Cao Cao is very concerned about the command of the "tiger and leopard cavalry" troops, because this is his elite troops.

The number of "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" troops is not recorded in historical materials, but because it is an elite army, it is difficult to select, and the cavalry during the Three Kingdoms period is a very expensive type of troops, and the cost of forming such elite cavalry should be more considerable, so the number will not be very large, otherwise Cao Cao would not be so cautious in using him. However, it is estimated that its number is more than that of Dian Wei's "Tiger Guard", because he can fight on the battlefield as a single force, and the number will not exceed five or six thousand, otherwise it would not be called elite.

As for the subsequent whereabouts of the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" troops, there is no record in the official history, and the author speculates that there are two possibilities, one is that they were incorporated into Cao Cao or his son Cao Pi's guard troops, that is, the "Guards", and the other is that after the general trend of the three-point world has been decided, the number of wars has decreased, and the scale and level have expanded, and the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" has not many opportunities to exert its power, and its cost is huge, and it may be slowly withdrawn or merged by other troops.

The cavalry of the Three Kingdoms is actually mainly an auxiliary force, and it is rarely used to charge into battle. Lu Bu personally charged into battle for Yuan Shao's attack on Zhang Yan, which should actually be very painful. The 700 armor soldiers in the trap camp led by Gao Shun under him were the vanguard elite, but they were infantry. Lejin slashed Chun in Qiong with infantry Wuchao, and the battle of Nanpi was the first to slash Yan Jing, all of which were tough battles, dangerous, and fast, and the performance was naturally eye-catching.

Haw Par Riding did not have a big performance at the beginning of its establishment. The battle of Nanpi in the tenth year of Jian'an was a siege battle, and the vanguard was Lejin. Yuan Tan was defeated and chased by the tiger and leopard.

Then the north expedition to the three counties, the vanguard for Zhang Liao, the first merit, after breaking the enemy's army, the tiger and leopard cavalry chased Wuhuan Shan Yu. During the period, compared with Cao Wei's famous generals, there were many additions and easy seals, and although Cao Chun accumulated merit for 300 pavilions at this time, he did not have many heroic achievements. Thinking of the promotion experience of the Cao family's children after the triple jump, it can only be said that the tiger and leopard riders at this time did not have many vicious battles.

Changhan pursued Liu Bei, and Cao Chun was involved, but the elite cavalry of 5,000 was personally commanded by Cao Cao, and Cao Chun followed him at this time. Five thousand cavalry should be the number of all Cao Cao's personal cavalry, or the number of tiger and leopard cavalry at this time was not five thousand. But in the Great Battle of Kansai, Cao manipulated * to flank the Kansai soldiers. Cao Cao showed off 5,000 elite riders, or in this way, there were already 5,000 tigers and leopards at this time. However, it seems that 5,000 cavalry should not be received by Cao Xiu with an official position of lieutenant or below, which is doubtful. In the battle of Guandu, Wen Chou, who led five or six thousand horsemen, was at least an official position above the general (the position should not be lower than Zhang He, Zhonglang General).

Based on the above, it is speculated that the tiger and leopard cavalry are the cavalry guards directly under Cao Cao, and they were born and died with Cao Cao until the Battle of Guanzhong, but since then, the nature is mainly for internal garrisons rather than external expeditions, so they are used by their own children, and their combat exploits are not rare, and they will not be used as the main force of the battle (except for the death battle in which the strength of the Guanzhong War is close). The initial number was more than 1,000, and its number should have been less than 2,000 by the time Cao Xiu.

Cao Zhenshi may have thousands of people. This is based on the assumption of official promotions. Finally, it was supposed to be incorporated into Wei's Central Army and Forbidden Army. Its existence should have been from five years after Jian'an to twenty-one years after Jian'an, and probably less than fifteen years.

Therefore, the tiger and leopard cavalry is Cao Cao's personal guard, and it is the elite of Cao Cao's elite, but it is recorded in historical records that the tiger and leopard cavalry is two teams, one is *, and the other is the leopard cavalry, but they eventually merged, so the tiger and leopard cavalry we are talking about here is a soldier and horse.

Fu Lin knew that after the opponent was a tiger and leopard riding, Fu Lin felt that the purpose of this time was very tricky, so he had to think about it in the long run, Fu Lin had a habit, and what he couldn't do must be reconsidered, otherwise, it would only be a bad thing, and it would be better not to do it.

"Who is the commander of the Haw Par Riders? Who is the grain keeper every time? Fu Lin asked.

Zhao Yu thought for a while and said: "Lord, the master of the tiger and leopard riding will be Cao Ren, and the deputy will be Cao Chun, and Cao Ren will guard Chen Liu, so every time their grain officer is Cao Chun." ”

"Well, it's not easy." Fu Lin said, and then Fu Lin used his fingers to tap repeatedly on the table, and he did this because he was obviously thinking about the problem.

Zhao Yu and the guards didn't dare to disturb, Fu Lin went from Chen Liu to Zhongmu to Tiger Prison, he thought of Chang'an all the time, and then thought about it from Chang'an, Fu Lin really regretted not bringing Jia Xu over.

In the end, Fu Lin thought of Cao Cao of Chen Liu, and thought of Cao Cao's eight generations of ancestors, ancestors, yes, and then Fu Lin said excitedly: "Qiankun, where are Cao Cao's family and clansmen?" ”

Zhao Yu heard the lord Fu Lin ask him, he thought about the scout's reply and said: "Lord, Cao Cao's family is still in Chenliu, but Cao Cao's family is still in Peiguo County. Is it because it is difficult to leave the homeland? ”

"Well, I see, it's not easy. I can only make a fuss about Cao Cao's family, but ......," Fu Lin said to himself.

Fu Lin's meaning, Zhao Yu understood, so he said: "Lord, although Cao Cao's family is in Chenliu, Cao Cao's clansmen and Cao Cao's mother are in Qian County, and Cao Cao's wife, Mrs. Ding, every once in a while, she will take Cao Cao's children to visit, this old lady." However, the woe will not be good for his wife and children, the lord, and the last general will be brave......"

Fu Lin heard Zhao Yu speak, he naturally knew what Zhao Yu meant, Zhao Yu answered his question because he was his lord, but Zhao Yu was a well-known man, he didn't like to talk about women and children.

So, Fu Lin said: "Qiankun, we understand what you mean, you have to know, if we are defeated, then what is the result, that is, we are defeated and die, even if we are not afraid of death, do you think that our old mother, wife and children will be killed, and even bullied, it is better to die?" ”

Then Fu Lin relieved his breath and looked at Zhao Yu's expression, and he said again: "Therefore, those who become big things are not informal, it depends on what your starting point is." Speaking of this, Fu Lin looked at Zhao Yu's complicated expression, looked at him for a while, frowned tightly, and then stretched out again.

Fu Lin knew that Zhao Yu was fighting ideas, and then Fu Lin said: "As long as we don't have other thoughts in our hearts, it's fine, we are not for Cao Cao's family, we are for our great cause, our family is small." However, it is still good to be a human being. There is nothing wrong with you, Qiankun, I am telling you this to tell you these truths. Don't worry, I'm just using Cao Cao's family to intercept Cao Cao's grain and grass, and I will never harm Cao Cao's family.