Chapter 41: The Expected Encounter (Second Update)

  Although Cao Jun's camp had experienced a laughing stock of crying and making a fuss, it has now set off another wave of competitive turmoil.

  Although the 3,000 Tiger and Leopard Riders are gone, there are still 2,000 of them in Xudu. It's only a matter of time before they are replenished to 3,000 again. The key is that the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Riders is gone.

  It is necessary to reassign a commander, what is this? The Tiger and Leopard Riders are the elite of Cao Cao's army, the ace among the aces. Whoever gets the command of the Tiger and Leopard Riders can be said to be the most important confidant in Old Cao's mind.

  "Meng De, this Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!" Cao Ren spoke first. As one of the most senior members of Cao's army, he was originally a presence that stabilized one side of the army. He shouldn't have been bothered to compete with these generals for it, but the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were too enticing. With 5,000 of them, they could suppress an army of 50,000. If infantry were added to coordinate with them, even if 100,000 troops came, Cao Ren was confident he could hold them back.

  "Why must you be so filial! You've already become the capital of a military region, yet you still compete with us for this Tiger and Leopard Cavalry position?!" Only those from Xiahou's household could speak to Cao Ren like that; they all had familial ties with Cao Cao, so there was no hindrance in speaking.

  "What? You want to compete with me for this position?" The one who shouted the loudest was Xiahou Yuanrang. Although Xiahou Yuanrang was a fierce general, he also had the temperament of a fierce general - being brainless. Perhaps he didn't think before speaking, relying solely on brute force, saying whatever came to mind. That's why he questioned Cao Ren so recklessly.

  "No, I didn't mean that. What I meant to say is that you've been in command of so many troops for so long, it's time to let someone else take over. Although I, Xiahou Dun, am not inferior to Xiahou Yuan, I'm not suitable to be the commander of the cavalry, so I recommend that Gongming take this position!" Xiahou Dun said with a wave of his hand.

  "Huh?!" Cao Cao's gaze shifted, and this Xiahou Dun, a rough man, when did he start speaking so eloquently? He wasn't even suitable to be the commander of the cavalry, yet he was letting Xu Huang help him. Cao Cao glanced at the people behind Xiahou Dun, weren't they just some young members of the Xiahou family, including Xiahou Ba?

  In the city of Xiapi, he was captured by Lü Bu. During the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford, Lü Bu had no time to deal with him, so he managed to escape. Now he is whispering something into his uncle's ear.

  "Xiahou Dun? Xiahou Yuan's nephew!" Cao Cao nodded in approval, thinking that Xu Huang was under Xiahou Yuan's command, and Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan were inseparable. Since Xiahou Yuan had his own cavalry unit, he wouldn't be commanding the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which meant that although Xu Huang was nominally in charge of it, Xiahou Dun actually wanted to use it. Could Xu Huang refuse?

  "Master, me?!" Xu Huang stood below with a complex expression on his face. He wanted to respond, but this was the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry! Although Xu Huang was well-versed in cavalry tactics, he had never commanded such an elite unit before. Even when he was under Yang Feng's command, he only had the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, which couldn't compare to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. He didn't want to respond either, looking at the surrounding generals' expectant expressions! Xu Huang knew that as a newly surrendered general, if he didn't get along with these old generals, it would be difficult for him to survive in Cao's camp.

  "I think General Xu Huang can be a general!" Another general came out, this is Yu Jin. Yu Jin was also helpless, he stood beside Xiahou Dun, his thigh was pinched by Xiahou Dun and it still hurt now. This Xiahou Dun obviously let himself come out to make a gesture.

  "End will think, still Cao Ren general command Tiger Leopard ride for good!" Xiahou family has Xiahou's son and nephew, Cao family also has not a few ah, among them there is Cao Ren's eldest son Cao Tai, only twenty years old, but already a commander. Tiger Leopard ride ah, Cao Tai is also very envious ah, if father got it, then does not represent oneself got it?

  "I think it's going to be the end!"

  "I think so!"

  The following group of civil and military officials began to express their opinions, which made Cao Cao very headache. Giving it to anyone would not be good. If you gave it to Cao Ren, the Xiahou brothers would have an opinion. If you gave it to the Xiahou brothers, would Cao Ren not speak? Moreover, Cao Chun is not only Cao Cao's cousin but also Cao Ren's cousin.

  "Ride the Tiger Leopard!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were also war generals, naturally they had a strong desire for elite troops. If they weren't Cao's army generals, they would have definitely joined this competition as well.

  I don't know when Brother will have such a trump card. Guan Yu looked at Liu Bei with a hint of regret and nostalgia, but more so with determination.

  Liu Bei was very sensitive to people's gaze, and with a glance from Guan Yu, he felt it, but he only felt the previous regret and emotion, without feeling the determination behind.

  Liu Bei's face remained calm, but his heart furrowed with concern. Second brother, Guan Yu!!

  "That's enough!" Old Cao could no longer bear it, slamming his hand on the table. "Now that a great enemy is before us and Xiaopei City has yet to escape its predicament, you're already thinking about how to divide up the Hu Bao Cavalry? Do any of you still have your lord in your eyes?" Old Cao's anger had been stirred up.

  "I dare not!"

  "We dare not!" Rarely unified tone.

  "Hmph!" Old Cao snorted, "What are you afraid of? This Tiger and Leopard Riding Formation, none of you should even think about it! It's impossible, except for Zihou. Who among you has his abilities? The Tiger and Leopard Riding Formation is a tiger in Zihou's hands, but in yours, it might just be a sheep or a mob!"

  Lao Cao's scolding below, however, no one dared to make a sound. Lao Cao's charisma was that when he was in a good mood, whatever you said would be useful, but don't think that his tolerance for you is a capital for your shamelessness. For example, Ni Heng and Xu You, one of them was killed by Lao Cao using the "borrowing a knife to kill" method, and the other was directly killed by Xu Chu.

  "Alas, Cao Chun is one of a kind! Who can compare to him? Am I not worthy of being the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry?"

  Old Cao as commander-in-chief, who dares not obey? Cao Cao leads the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, who else dares to contend with him?

  The troops dispersed and they were going to head towards Xiapi. They couldn't make it tonight and could only rush there the next day.

  The next day, Cao Cao got up early and gave his first order: "Zihe Er lead three thousand tiger and leopard riders as vanguard to go down to Xiaopei!" As soon as the words fell, Cao Cao's face turned gloomy. Zihe was already gone, and the three thousand tiger and leopard riders were also gone.

  "Is milord still worried about Zihe and General Hu's Tiger Cavalry?"

  "Knowing me is to offer filial piety!" Old Cao said helplessly, and then there was no more Cao Chun. Cao Cao felt uneasy all over, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were his trump card, but they had lost just like that. Were the Pingzhou Wolf Riders really that terrifying? The King of Cavalry?

  "My lord, my lord! Zihe and the generals of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have died a worthy death!" Guo Jia's words were almost shocking enough to bring out Cao Cao's killing intent, but fortunately he was Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao; if it had been someone else, they would now be lying under Cao Cao's sword.

  "Speak!" Cao Cao was indulgent towards Guo Jia, but at this moment his mood was also very unpleasant.

  Guo Jia smiled slightly and didn't care about anything. If Old Cao was still so pleasant at this time, then he would really be inhuman.

  "Look, milord!" Guo Jia held up two iron objects connected together, with something in the middle that looked like a seat for someone to sit on!

  "What is this?!" Cao Cao took it from Guo Jia's hand, puzzled at first, but soon he was not puzzled, instead, he sucked in a breath of cold air.

  "This!" Old Cao pointed at it and said in disbelief.

  "Right! Bring the horse over!" Guo Jia put this set of iron products on the horse, with one iron product on each side and something like a seat in the middle placed on the horse's back.

  "Try again, Your Excellency!" said Guo Jia with a smile.

  "Good!" Cao Cao didn't pretend to be polite, and with a single movement, he stepped onto the iron stirrups and mounted his horse. In the big tent, he shouted "What a great tool! What a great tool!" Cao Cao let go of the reins with both hands, and stepped on the iron stirrups. Normally, war horses would need to be held with one hand, or else they would fall off. But now, Old Cao was able to stand steadily, as if he were born to be a cavalryman, holding a bow and arrow!

  You should know that it takes a person half a year or even a whole year to learn how to ride a horse, and during this time they can only practice riding but not shooting. Now this set of tools has completely solved this problem.

  "With this advantage, Lü Bu's army can annihilate General Cao Chun's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!" In fact, Guo Jia didn't notice it from the beginning, but when Lü Bu's army was shooting arrows at the main cavalry, he discovered that although the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was elite, this time Lü Bu led not only the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, but also included the Trap Array Camp and Xu State soldiers. Guo Jia believed they could shoot arrows on horseback, but what about these Trap Array Camp? What about these Xu State soldiers?

  Among the horses left on the battlefield of Mt. Dingjun, Guo Jia discovered this secret.

  "With this powerful tool, as long as we have horses, my lord can establish an army of 5,000 to 10,000, or even more Tiger and Leopard Riders!" Guo Jia's eyes gleamed with intensity "Lv Fengxian, next time we meet, let us compete in a cavalry battle!"

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