Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 239 Riding Alone as the Second General!

Hearing Yuan Tan's words, Gao Lan was stunned for a moment, and then said without hesitation:
"This... naturally our Xuzhou army is stronger."

The elite cavalry under Yu Jin's command is not bad.

But the combat effectiveness of an army is not only determined by the training level of the soldiers, but also caused by the combination of many factors.

In terms of fighting spirit and morale alone, the guard cavalry in Yu Jin's hand is completely incomparable with the Xuzhou army.

Not to mention, although the Xuzhou army's armaments are not like the [-] cavalry first formed by Yuan Tan's headquarters, they are closely guarded by the elite military equipment produced by the system.

But no matter whether it's armor or weapons, they can all be called the first-rate military equipment in the world.

On the other hand, what about prohibition?

When he was under Cao Cao's tent, he was a general with a foreign surname, and his troops were all cavalry.

Generals with foreign surnames are already very feared by Cao Cao, not to mention that the people in the forbidden area are all the best of the best. What about the cavalry troops?

Besides, if the cavalry unit really needs suitable and high-quality equipment, it must be handed over to the tiger and leopard cavalry formed by Cao Cao's own general at the first time.

No matter how important Yu Jin is, it can't change the fact that his personal guard cavalry can only be regarded as a second-rate configuration in Cao Ying.

Therefore, the personal guard cavalry army under Yu Jin's command cannot be compared with Yuan Tan's Xuzhou army at all.

Seeing that Gao Lan finally came to his senses, Yuan Tan smiled and continued:
"Since the number of people he leads is not as good as my Xuzhou army, why should he be integrated in for no reason, dragging down my Xuzhou army's hind legs?"

As he said that, Yuan Tan smiled even more intensely, and continued:

"Zhou Yujin is just leading an army alone, but whether this army alone guards one side like Meng Qi, or like Xu Huang, guards a city alone, can be discussed."

Yuan Tan's smile is very playful:
"After all, whether Sui Yuanjin, Lu Kuang or Lu Xiang, these three generals, strictly speaking, can be regarded as leading the army alone!"

Hearing Yuan Tan's words, Gao Lan was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded in a sudden realization.

No more doubts in mind.

He was just worried before that Yuan Tan attached too much importance to Yu Jin's name and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.

It's not that Gao Lan is jealous of the virtuous and capable, but that Yu Jin's qualities are so preconceived that he can't believe it.

Seeing that Yuan Tan had already had sufficient psychological cognition and preparations for resettlement, Gao Lan didn't say anything more, and went on respectfully clasping his fists.

Unknowingly, even if he changed his sect, he still hadn't escaped from being used as a second-rate army.

At this moment, I am still immersed in the joy and excitement of being able to retain my original guard cavalry.

……

a few days later.

"So, Xiacai County and Yicheng County are defended by Li Dian and Le Jin respectively, and the troops they bring are not conscripted by Cao Cao, but troops drawn from their respective hometowns?"

After listening to Yu Jin's explanation, Yuan Tan said thoughtfully.

Yu Jin nodded and replied respectfully:
"Exactly, so, the last general thinks that if the lord wants to persuade the second general to surrender, maybe he can start from this point."

The sources of soldiers and horses of Li Dian and Le Jin are somewhat complicated.

Li Dian was because his father, Li Gan, was born in a first-class rich family in Juye County and had a great reputation.

Even when they came to Chengshi County later, thousands of people still followed Li Dian.

These thousands of people became Li Dian's capital for joining the army, and it was also a very important help for Cao Cao when he started his army in his early years.

To put it bluntly, Li Dian's thousands of troops accounted for almost one-third of Cao Cao's army strength when he started his army in his early years.

This huge troop ratio has also kept Li Dian's status in Cao Ying high.

Even later, Cao Cao gradually developed, and the generals of the family also rose up, but Li Dian's position remained very stable.

Compared with people like Jin, it can be said that one is in the sky and the other is underground.

But this does not really mean that Li Dian will not be excluded in Cao Ying.

It's just that due to Li Dian's status and his early contributions, this kind of exclusion is not as obvious as it is for other generals with foreign surnames.

As for Le Jin, in a certain situation he was similar to Li Dian.

It's just that Li Dian's soldiers and horses are all diners gathered by his father in the early years and followers of his Li family.

As for Le Jin's subordinates, most of them were local ranger leaders like Xu Shu, who were attracted by their fame to join them.

But whether it is Le Jin or Li Dian, they all have their own troops recruited independently, this is an indisputable fact.

And it made Cao Cao feel embarrassed, or the reason why he felt satisfied and embarrassed at the same time.

It is because the private army under the hands of these two people is not the kind that is recruited casually.

On the contrary, they are all elites who can charge into the battle to kill the enemy, and can be used as sharp-edged troops at critical moments.

So Cao Cao had a headache. On the one hand, he was reluctant to part with so many elite troops, because of his exclusion and narrow-mindedness, which caused them to be alienated.

On the one hand, he was also worried that the power of these generals with foreign surnames was growing, and it would be difficult for him to check and balance.

If this kind of contradictory psychology is placed in the period when Cao Ying was on the rise, it would not be a big deal.

Cao Cao still had some skills and scheming. He said that he could sneak into the night with the wind and moisturize things silently. He slowly and slowly transferred away Li Dianyue's personal guards in batches.

It will not cause a strong backlash from Li Dian and Le Jin, which is not difficult.

But when Cao Ying began to go downhill, especially with Yuan Tan's strong rise, Cao Cao began to face a series of failures.

This slow approach will not work.

After all, the heavier the losses on the front line, the fewer troops directly under Cao Cao's command.

And the existence of a general with a foreign surname like Li Dian Lejin who holds heavy soldiers in his hands is particularly conspicuous.

Yuan Tan also saw this, so after Yu Jin surrendered, he decided to give it a try and see if he could persuade Li Dian and Le Jin.

After all, this is not the official history of later generations. Li Dian and Le Jin are now full of plans, and they have followed Cao Cao for less than five years.

I really want to say that the current Li Dian and Le Jin are as loyal as when Cao Cao formally annexed the North and the Central Plains and established the hegemony of the Wei State in later generations.

That's pure bullshit.

Therefore, Yuan Tan felt that it was still very hopeful for him to go and persuade these two people to surrender.

However, when he told Gao Lan, Yu Jin and the others about this plan, it attracted a lot of astonishment.

"What, the major general wants to persuade him to surrender himself?"

(End of this chapter)