"How many people are in this Cao army? How many miles are there at their speed? Han Yi asked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"About five hundred," the spy hesitated, "according to my estimate, there are at most ten miles to go." ”

Liu He quietly observed the spy, and when he saw the unwilling but helpless expression of the spy when he answered the second question, he also felt some of the astonishing speed of Cao Jun's advance.

For such a top spy to admit it, it seems that this Cao army, which only has 500 people, is not an ordinary army.

Liu He walked over and patted the spies on the shoulder, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

The spy bit his lip tightly, almost biting blood, but his eyes were still red.

In fact, he was not very old, only in his early twenties.

From the day he entered the barracks, he was determined to be the best spy he could be.

So he quickly stood out from the ranks of those who enlisted in the army at a young age.

And his requirements for himself are also very simple, that is, the master in the army often said that a good spy will always find the enemy army fifty miles away as soon as possible.

But today, it wasn't until this Cao army rushed to within twenty miles that he discovered the enemy's movements.

It was a great shame for him, so he kept waving the whip in his hand all the way, desperately whipping his favorite horse that he was reluctant to touch on a daily basis, just to send the news back as soon as possible.

"It's because I'm incompetent, and I'm willing to be punished by Mr."

Liu He stepped forward to help up the young spy with a face full of shame, and said softly: "You have done a good job, if it is someone else, I am afraid that before the news is delivered, Cao Jun will already be killed in front of him." ”

The young spy looked stunned, not knowing what to say.

"Alright, let's go find a place to bury the horses." Liu He looked at the war horse that fell to the ground not far away and said softly.

The young spy clenched his fists, gave a deep salute, and then turned and walked to his mount.

This young man, who had never been a little timid in the face of the siege of more than a dozen spies on the enemy, hugged his beloved war horse at this time and couldn't help crying.

Liu He couldn't bear to look at it anymore, he waved his hand and asked someone to help carry the war horse away, and the young spy also left.

Han Yi stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Sir, do you know that this spy has delayed the military situation, and he should be killed according to the law?" “

"I don't know, and I don't want to know," Liu He's tone was calm, but his eyes were determined, "I just know that he has done his best, so he shouldn't die." ”

Han Yi was silent for a moment and clenched his fists, "Don't blame you, sir, it's me who said too much." ”

Liu He put away the sharp eyes just now, smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Actually, what you said is right, I understand the reason that Ci is not in charge of the army, but I can do it...... Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's talk about the five hundred Cao Jun first. ”

Speaking of the five hundred Cao Army Iron Cavalry, the expression on Han Yi's face suddenly became solemn.

"I had imagined all the possible scenarios along the way, especially the situation where Cao Jun sent cavalry to outflank the raid. I have repeatedly studied the map from Xinye to Jiangxia, and there is only one road that allows Cao's army to have the possibility of such a surprise attack on our army's side, but that road is extremely narrow, and it requires a long detour, even according to the slow marching speed of only a dozen miles a day when we set out, Cao's army needs to run a hundred miles a day to catch up with us. A hundred miles a day, even for cavalry, required a day and night journey, so it was almost impossible. ”

"Could it be that this Cao Jun is taking the same path you said?" Liu He listened to Han Yi's narration and couldn't believe it.

Han Yi sighed lightly and nodded, "Exactly, our army is marching in the southeast direction, Cao Cao's army is in the northwest direction, and this Cao army appeared from the southwest direction, which means that it is the way to go." Not only that, but the speed of our march has doubled in the past ten days, that is, they need to travel at least 200 miles a day. ”

Running 200 miles a day? Liu He's eyes widened suddenly. Although he had not personally experienced such a long journey, he knew what that number meant.

The full speed of an army is about fifty miles, while that of a cavalry army is only seventy miles a day. Wanting to run 100 miles a day is far beyond the mobility of ordinary troops, and if you want to run 200 miles a day, I am afraid that you will have to sleep tirelessly for a few days to do it.

However, this cavalry of the Cao army of five hundred people did it.

Liu He finally understood what Cao Cao's army behind him was waiting for, it was not the terrain or timing at all, not to mention the panic of the people, but waiting for this cavalry army to outflank him.

This can be a surprise attack, and the second is to avoid the people and directly hit your own main force.

But this cavalry team of only 500 people can take Liu Bei's main force of several thousand people?

"Could it be that these five hundred people are all heavily armored iron horsemen?" Liu He was suddenly shocked and blurted out.

He turned his head to look at Han Yi, although Han Yi did not answer directly, the solemn look on his face clearly confirmed Liu He's guess.

"Sir, do you know that there is a secret elite in Cao's army?" Han Yi asked in a low voice.

Liu He shook his head, his face full of doubts, "There is still such a thing?" How come I've never heard Kong Ming mention it? ”

Han Yi said calmly: "This is a unit that Cao Cao deliberately hid in the snow, and I also heard it from a friend who came back from the north when he was worried, so it is not surprising that Mr. Wolong does not know about this." This force was known as the Praetorian Guard, responsible for the security of the capital and Cao Cao's base camp. This unit seems to only play the role of a guard, but in fact, this is a combat unit that represents the highest combat power of the Cao army. Within Cao's army, the name of this unit was Haw Par Cavalry. ”

"Tiger and leopard riding?" Liu He repeated the name, which was somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

Han Yi nodded and continued: "It can be seen from the name that the bravery of this army is like a jackal, tiger and leopard, and it is also invincible on the battlefield. This unit has never officially appeared in people's field of vision, because only when the battle situation is the most anxious, they will be dispatched to give the enemy the most fatal blow, and after breaking the enemy, they will quietly disappear, so except for the high-ranking within the Cao army, almost no one knows about the existence of this force. After the first battle of Guandu that year, although Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, the land of Sizhou held by the Yuan family could not be captured for a while. At that time, Cao Cao was not as strong as he is now, even the declining Yuan family was far superior to Cao Cao in terms of troops and grain and grass. At the last moment, it was the tiger and leopard cavalry who went out and cut off the head of Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, on the battlefield, so that the four northern states could be pacified. After that, Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuhuan, due to the long distance, insufficient supply, almost annihilated, or the tiger and leopard cavalry fought desperately at the last moment, and killed Wuhuan Shan Yu Dun, so that Cao Jun escaped. ”