Cao Cao rushed to Jiangling with a large army before, thinking that this guy would definitely attack the city immediately after he came! However, this army was stationed outside the city for several days, and it was only encamped, trenched, and made equipment, and there was no intention of attacking the city. However, it is indeed not easy to bring a large number of troops, so it is very troublesome to just talk about this camp! In the past, there were few troops, and it would be good to set up a large battalion, but now that there are more than 200,000 troops, it will not work to set up another large battalion, so even if you live there, it will be very inconvenient to manage. Therefore, Cao Cao divided the army into three large camps according to the battle sequence, and camped separately in turn. In the camp on the far left were Cao Ren's 50,000 soldiers and horses on the left wing. In the large camp on the right were 50,000 right-wing soldiers and horses commanded by Xiahoudun. In the middle is Cao Cao's base camp, with a total strength of 100,000, which is the largest number of troops among the three battalions! However, the Chinese army camp is not a whole, and it is divided into five small camps. The middle camp is Cao Cao's tent, which is stationed Cao Cao's most cherished elite soldiers and horses, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, commanded by Cao Cao's henchman Cao Chun.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was formed after the Battle of Guandu, and was Cao Cao's most elite unit, and it was also Cao Cao's only pure cavalry unit. Its successive leaders were members of the Cao clan, and the first commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry was the general Cao Ren. In fact, during the Han and Han dynasties, cavalry never became the main combat force, and in most cases it was used as an auxiliary arm of the infantry corps. In addition to the complicated training of cavalry and the high cost of horses, there is actually another very important reason, that is, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry in this period is not as strong as the legend. Because the stirrup, a seemingly simple invention that plays a vital role in greatly improving the combat effectiveness of cavalry, has not yet appeared.

Due to the lack of stirrups, it was difficult for the cavalry of this era to perform large-scale combat maneuvers such as slashing left and right on their horses. Because then it would be easy to lose your balance and fall off your horse. Therefore, if you want to maintain your balance in battle and avoid falling off the horse's back, then in addition to clamping your legs tightly on the horse's belly, you must also firmly grasp the reins of the horse with one hand. So there is still one hand left to use weapons, especially long weapons, even if they have great ability, where can they go? Therefore, the cavalry of this era was more often used as a raid, reconnaissance, and information transmission. Of course, this is not to say that the cavalry of this era is completely ineffective. Although compared with later generations, the combat effectiveness is not the same, but the two Han Dynasty have really trained an extremely powerful cavalry unit in the long-term struggle with the Xiongnu, a steppe horseback tribe. When Wei Qing and Huo Qubing went north to conquer Mobei, most of the main forces were cavalry.

However, later, with the decline of the power of the Xiongnu tribes, the threat of the northern frontier of the two Han Dynasty was lifted. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry was no longer the same as that of the cavalry during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The drastic decline in the number of horses of good breeds, the cumbersome training of cavalry, and the slow improvement of combat effectiveness all made the princes of the various regions have little interest in forming large-scale cavalry units.

Of course, not everyone is not interested in cavalry, as outstanding representatives of the heroes in the troubled times, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are born cavalry control. Soon after the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao relied on a large number of war horses and harness and equipment that he plundered from Yuan Shao to form his first pure cavalry unit, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Cao Cao really took great pains to form the Tiger and Leopard Ride! From the selection of horses, to the production of harnesses, to the selection of cavalry, we strive for excellence. Moreover, this guy treats this cavalry as a killer weapon, hiding it in his sleeve, and rarely lets them charge into battle under normal circumstances.

But as the saying goes, "if you don't make a hit, it's just a blockbuster"! This super cavalry unit painstakingly managed by Cao Cao is indeed not blown. In the tenth year of Jian'an, Yuan Tan rebelled, and Cao Cao led his troops to conquer in person, and the famous "Battle of Nanpi" broke out in history. This battle is called a hard one, as the saying goes, "a hundred-legged insect dies but is not stiff", don't look at the death of Yuan Shao, the Yuan family has declined, but the foundation of the hundred-year-old clan is not blown. Cao Cao fought for half a month with an absolutely superior force, and he couldn't bite it down. Cao Cao wanted to give up at that time, and he wanted to love whoever the was! Anyway, Lao Tzu also occupies such a large territory, and he doesn't care about such a small piece of territory for you. As he spoke, he prepared to withdraw his troops.

At this time, Cao Chun, who succeeded Cao Ren as the new commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, jumped out decisively, this guy was really idle at that time, what do you think! At that time, generals relied on fighting wars and accumulating military merits to be promoted. This guy succeeded Cao Ren as the commander of Cao Cao's favorite tiger and leopard ride, and he was originally called a beauty in his heart! The heart said, isn't this fucking promotion fast? This guy didn't use his brain to think about it at the time, if this thing was promoted quickly, could your brother Cao Ren be so kind to you? At the beginning, Cao Ren had to resign as the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, because Cao Cao was too precious and the tiger and leopard rode and did not let them fight. If you don't fight, you're still making a fart?

After Cao Chun became the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, he realized that he was fooled, but it was too late. During that time, Cao Chunke was really idle. I finally caught an opportunity, how can I not seize it? Hurriedly jumped out and said to Cao Cao: "Cousin, you let me do it!" Infantry can't do it, we cavalry can! You have spent so much money to support us, you can't be a guard of honor! Cao Cao Xin said yes, it took so much money to set it up, if you don't use it all the time, it will be really expensive, or you will take out the Lu and use Yuan Tan to practice your hands. This practice is unbearable, and three times and five divisions by two will destroy Yuan Tan's house. Since then, the tiger and leopard riding has become famous in the first battle, and Cao Chun's house is also rising, and he walks sideways in Cao's camp. Cao Cao has also used it smoothly since then, taking it out from time to time to give the opponent such a sudden, and every time the opponent is stabbed with blood flowing all over the ground.

In fact, according to the original historical records, after Liu Bei left Fancheng, there should be many people who are grateful for his benevolence, and help the old and the young to follow him. I was also going to come to Gangneung, but where can I run fast with all this baggage? Cao Cao ordered Cao Chun to take the tiger and leopard to ride a fierce chase, and decisively wrapped Liu Bei's gang with dumplings, and his subordinates were killed and injured countless times, even his daughter-in-law died in the chaos. If Adou hadn't been protected by Zhao Yun, it would have been hanging. This battle in Changbanpo is estimated to be a nightmare that Liu Bei does not want to think about in his life. But what puzzled Zhuge Zhan was that in this era he lived in, he didn't know where the fork came from, Liu Bei actually arrived in Jiangling safely, and under Zhuge Zhan's secret manipulation, he killed Cao Ren's 20,000 pioneers in Changban Slope. This is why there is the current confrontation in Gangneung City. Otherwise, Cao Cao would have occupied Jiangling a long time ago. Liu Bei estimated that it was time to run to Xiakou.

Let's go back and talk about Cao Cao's camp, except for the cavalry of the tiger and leopard cavalry stationed in Cao Cao's commander's camp in the middle. Cao Cao's base camp was actually dominated by infantry. The armies on both flanks were mixed with infantry and cavalry. This arrangement is mainly for the convenience of commanders in battle. In fact, the order of encampment is also the order of the Cao army's formation when fighting!

Cao Cao spent three days outside Jiangling City, and after preparing the camp, trenches, and siege equipment, he slowly led his army to Jiangling City and prepared to attack the city.

In the past few days, Liu Bei's heart has also been up and down, and he said that Cao Cao's family ran to Jiangling in a hurry, why didn't he attack the city? Why don't you attack the city yet? Look at how cheap Liu Bei is! People don't beat him, he's still uncomfortable. On this day, Cao Cao finally walked out of the turtle shell with his soldiers and horses, and when he saw Cao Jun appearing under the city and preparing to attack the city, he actually had a feeling that a stone had fallen to the ground in his heart! In fact, Liu Bei is not to blame, this is the normal psychology of people. Didn't someone say it? It's not terrible to die, it's terrible to die!

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