Chapter 624? Showdown with Tiger and Leopard (2)(1/2)
"It's still in progress. Although the scouts and horse probingers are very elite, they are pieced together after all." Cheng Yu bowed and said.
"Can you train well before spring?" Cao Cao frowned slightly.
"Yes." Cheng Yu nodded and said very confidently.
"That's good. After spring, it will be unfavorable for cavalry combat." Cao Cao nodded and his eyebrows stretched out.
The victory or defeat is here.
In Cao Cao's eyes, a splendor shines.
This time, you must win this time. You will definitely win.
"Lord, the eldest son is asking for a meeting." A personal soldier walked in from outside and reported.
Cao Cao was a little surprised. Although it was not a major conference now, it was also a private and important conference. He ordered the guards not to break in.
The guards should have told Cao Ang, but Cao Ang still asked for a meeting. What might be wrong?
Cao Cao still valued his eldest son very much. Cao Ang was strong and capable. He immediately thought of Zhang Yong.
"Zhang Xiu has his son Zhang Yong, and I also have Cao Ang, who can compete with him."
"Let him come in." Cao Cao raised his head and said.
"No." The personal soldiers responded to No and turned around. Not long after, Cao Ang, who was tall, young and handsome, walked in from outside.
"Father."
Cao Ang came to Cao Cao in a staircase, bowed his hand, and then bowed to everyone present and said, "Sir."
"The eldest son."
Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others also gave Cao Ang a very good face and bowed back.
"Hmm. Is there anything wrong?" Cao Cao said with a smile.
"I heard that my father is training cavalry against Zhang Xiu. My son asked to go to the army for a side general." Cao Ang raised his head and said majestic.
Cao Cao frowned when he heard this, and the same was true for everyone present.
"Who told you?" Cao Cao said unhappily. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is his trump card. He wants to use the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to decide the victory and defeat with Zhang Xiu. This is a secret among Cao's army.
Although he valued Cao Ang, Cao Ang was not qualified to know the secret.
"My son guessed it." Cao Ang was not afraid of the great father, and raised his head and his chest, with his tiger eyes lit up.
"I heard that Zhang Yong, the eldest son of Lord Liang, was less than twenty years old. He had already led his troops to fight and now he has 50,000 troops in his hand. His son thought he was quite talented and asked to go to fight with the army and make achievements."
As the eldest son, Cao Ang has no pressure. Cao Cao's family business will be his in the future. If Cao Cao can keep his family business.
But he also has competitors, such as Sun Jian's eldest son Sun Ce, and Liang Zhu's eldest son Zhang Yong.
Especially Zhang Yong, the son of the Lord of Liang, defeated the county and fell into the army, and was invincible.
Whenever Cao Ang thinks of himself, he is over 20 years old but has no career yet, he feels bored. A flame rises in his heart, making him full of high fighting spirit.
Cao Cao's expression was a little slow and he began to think carefully.
Cao Ang is both the eldest son and the beloved son. From a selfish perspective, he does not want Cao Ang to take risks. The cavalry showdown is extremely dangerous.
If you lose, you will be defeated.
But on the other hand, if the cavalry showdown fails, then he will be almost done. How can there be a complete egg in the end?
Can his sons survive?
Moreover, during this decisive battle, sending his eldest son out of the army and working together with the soldiers will surely boost morale.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao was both excited and sad. It was really difficult to send his son to the battlefield.
I don’t know why Zhang Xiu was so cruel that he actually sent the teenage Zhang Yong to the battlefield.
"Okay. I will let you be the general and lead a thousand soldiers." Cao Cao nodded and made up his mind.
"Thank you, father." Cao Ang showed ecstasy expression and bowed his hands to bow. Cao Cao then picked up his pen himself, wrote down the letter of appointment, and handed it over to Cao Ang.
Cao Ang held the letter of appointment and felt extremely excited. He was about to leave. However, Cao Cao called him and opened his mouth for a while before saying, "The swords on the battlefield are blind, be careful. Also, Cao Chun and Xu Chu are both generals, you have to listen to them."
Even Cao Cao is still an old father at this moment.
"Don't worry, my father, my son will never cause trouble for General Cao or General Xu." Cao Ang pointed his head heavily, then turned around and left after clasping his fists.
The advisers all watched quietly and said nothing.
After Cao Ang received the letter of appointment, he led dozens of his confidants to the garrison of the tiger and leopard cavalry outside the city.
His trusted guards are all elite, and they are fighting on horseback, fighting on horseback, fighting on foot, being able to prepare armor, drawing strong bows, and integrating into cavalry is not a problem at all.
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has a large base, with 30,000 people and a number of war horses, and the venue required for cavalry training. There are infantry guards in the camp to prevent spies from getting involved and prevent idle people from entering.
Cao Ang held the letter of appointment and found the real commander Cao Chun, the team.
Inside the Central Army's tent.
Cao Ang bowed to Cao Chun who was sitting on the handsome throne and said respectfully: "Uncle."
"It's Zixiu. What wind has blown you?" Although Cao Chun was in the military, he was wearing a robe and crown. He looked very elegant and asked with a smile.
Although Cao Cao was the lord, he is now a Han minister. Both sides are not monarchs and ministers. In private, the relatives of Cao and Xiahou are all etiquettes to treat their relatives.
"It was my father's wind that blows me." Cao Ang smiled on his face, then he came to Cao Chun with brisk steps and sat down cross-legged, handing over the letter of appointment to Cao Chun.
Cao Chun picked up the letter of appointment strangely and looked at it, with a look of astonishment on his face.
"Why did Meng De let you be a lie? You must know that the battlefield is ruthless and the sword is eyeless. If you really fight, I can't protect you. No. I have to persuade Meng De."
After saying that, Cao Chun stood up and hurriedly went out.
Cao Ang grabbed Cao Chun and said a little unhappy: "Uncle, don't underestimate me. I have outstanding martial arts skills. If I go to the battlefield, self-protection will be no problem."
"Zhang Yong led his troops out of the battle at the age of more than ten to capture the two counties. I will not be worse than him."
Cao Chun stopped and looked back at Cao Ang. There was no fear or cowardice in his nephew's eyes, but instead had a raging fire and high fighting spirit.
"I understand." Cao Chun sighed, patted Cao Ang's hand and sat back slowly.
Cao Ang's face showed a sincere smile and his fists were clenched.
In this battle, I want everyone in the world to know me, Cao Ang.
Time is coming soon, and it is soon the end of the year.
There is no festive atmosphere in the entire Puyang City. Only solemnity and panic. The front-line battle reports are flying like snowflakes.
The generals of all divisions worked extremely hard to defend and suffered heavy casualties.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will be done sooner or later.
The arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
That morning.
Snowflakes were floating in the sky, and there were few pedestrians on the road. Cao's mansion, in the study room.
Cao Cao summoned Cao Chun, Xu Chu, Cao Ang and his advisers.
"Zihe. I heard that your cavalry has been trained?" Cao Cao looked at Cao Chun with a serious expression on his face.
"Report to the lord, he is already a powerful cavalry in the world." Cao Chun took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with aura of awe as if he was swallowing thousands of miles away.
Speaking of this, Cao Chun gradually became excited and said, "Even if he faces the strong cavalry of Liang's army, he is fearless."
"Okay. OK." Although Cao Cao knew, he couldn't help but be excited when he heard Cao Chun say it in person. The winner was defeated in one fell swoop.
"Come on, come and sit down."
Cao Cao first asked his servant to move the table, then invited everyone to sit down, and took advantage of this skill to lay down a map.
Everyone came over together after hearing this and knelt around the map.
"Now, Liang soldiers from all sides besieged Yanzhou and Yuzhou's heavy city. However, Zhang Xiu's large group of troops were in Shanyang City. During this period, Cao Hong and Xiahou Dun had a great hard work in garrison."
"But Zhang Xiu took into account the troops of the East County in my hands, so he ordered Pang De to lead the general Hua Xiong to lead 50,000 horse and infantry in Juye City as a precaution, and left Gao Shun to lead 40,000 elite troops as a back team."
"Qingzhou is broken. The Liang army's food and grass are mainly transported from Jizhou. After crossing the river, they first camped in Linzi City. Linzi City is strong and has heavy troops to guard it. It is not easy to capture. However, we can send cavalry to traverse between Linzi and Shanyang to harass Zhangxiu's grain road."
"Zhang Xiu has cavalry in his hands, so he will definitely send Hua Xiong to maintain the grain route. All we have to do is eat Hua Xiong."
"As soon as Hua Xiong was defeated, Zhang Xiu's number of elite cavalry would be reduced. The remaining light cavalry under the command of Zhang Yong, General Anliang, were not worth worrying. We can not only continue to harass Zhang Xiu's grain route, but also Sun Jian's Yangzhou soldiers could also go north to Xuzhou, and also use this great victory to inspire morale, killing birds with one stone."
Cao Cao pointed to the map and his words gradually became excited. At the end, he looked up at Cao Chun, Xu Chu, and Cao Ang, and finally frozen it on Cao Chun and said, "Please, Zihe."
"I, the Xiahou family of Cao, and the Han Dynasty, I will ask you everything."
Cao Cao stretched out his rough hands, held Cao Chun's hand tightly, and said affectionately.
Cao Chun felt the power from Cao Cao's hands. He felt that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier, but his heroic spirit also burst out.
Nowadays, it is like a confrontation between Chu and Han.
Zhang Xiu is brave and good at fighting, and wins every battle. Just like Xiang Yu.
Although Meng De was defeated, his foundation was still there.
To be continued...