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

Chapter 383 retreat, plan, undercurrent
Thinking of this, Cao Hong couldn't help but want to sigh again, whether it's him or Xiahou Dun, although he has talent, but to be honest, compared to Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan.

The gap is not small.

Before Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan were on the front line, they didn't feel how hard it was, but now, with the two of them killed on the Shouchun battlefield.

It was the turn of the two of them to go up to the top, and Cao Hong truly realized that it is not easy to command troops to fight.

"Nothing, I'm just a little annoyed."

Feeling Cao Hong's worried gaze, Xiahou Dun smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said he was fine. He looked away and fell on the soldiers and horses training below the high platform.

"If we want to regain the Central Plains, at least 20 troops are needed. For Chen Liu's side, [-] is already the limit. What did Mengde say?"

Xiahou Dun asked in a deep voice, Cao Hong hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "The Prime Minister sent a letter before that he was already in Luoyang and ordered Cao Chun to re-train tiger and leopard riders. It is estimated that by the end of December, there will be [-] tiger and leopard riders who can join the front line." side."

Hearing the words "Hu and Leopard Cavalry", Xiahou Dun's eyes moved slightly and nodded: "Hu and Leopard Cavalry's combat power is pretty good. Although Cao Chun's character is a bit reckless, he is still good at training. Let him train the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. It's okay, but when we get to the front line, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will still give in..."

Xiahou Dun stopped mid-sentence. He thought about Chen Liu's clan generals for a long time, but could not think of a suitable general to lead the army.

Right now, Chen Liu is here on the front line, except for him and Cao Hong.

The only ones left are Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang.

"Zidan...Zidan can't do it, he's too young."

Xiahou Dun murmured something in a low voice and shook his head slightly.

Cao Hong also nodded, obviously agreeing with Xiahou Dun's evaluation.

Zidan is talking about their nephew, Cao Zhen Cao Zidan. Although this kid is capable, he is somewhat similar to Xiahoudun in commanding the army.

They are all brave and reckless generals.

Let him command the tiger and leopard cavalry, and I am afraid that he will end up in the same end as Cao Chun.

Cao Hong thought for a moment and said helplessly: "Otherwise, let that boy Cao Chun continue to ride with the tiger and leopard."

Cao Chun is also their brother after all, and they have grown up together all these years. Cao Hong also knows that although Cao Chun is not very talkative, he is still extremely arrogant in his heart.

Before the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry suffered a setback in the battle with Yuan Tanbu, Cao Chun must have held his breath in his heart, if he could realize his shame and be brave.

Then it is not impossible for him to lead the tiger and leopard on the battlefield.

However, after hearing Cao Hong's words, Xiahoudun was silent for a moment, and shook his head firmly: "No, Meng De has already made a strategy before. On the one hand, he will try to attack Hebei by connecting Jingzhou, Xichuan, and Yizhou. Stay on the front line, organize Qingqi as much as possible during these days, and harass all counties in the Central Plains."

Xiahou Dun's voice was a little low, and he looked far away, as if he saw the situation of the four states of the Central Plains, and then said: "I don't know about other places, but Yanzhou and Yuzhou, although the defenses there are empty, but the four states of the Central Plains are not far away. Yuan Tan in Xuzhou will definitely not sit idly by, if Cao Chun goes, I'm afraid he will be impulsive and repeat the same mistakes."

Xiahou Dun didn't say everything.

With the precedents of Cao Ren and Xiahouyuan out there, Xiahoudun was afraid that Cao Chun would be directly defeated by Yuan Tan in this battle, and even completely beheaded on the battlefield.

Then Cao Wei's side is really at a loss.

The clan generals were killed one after another, and the generals with foreign surnames defected to the enemy one after another. There were only a handful of generals who could train soldiers. Looking around, Cao Chun was the only one who was good at training soldiers among the clan generals.

If he is thrown lightly on the battlefield again, the hope of Cao Wei's recovery will be even slimmer.

Hearing Xiahoudun's words, Cao Hong became more and more irritable: "This can't work, and that can't work, so what do you think, brother! If it's really impossible, let Zhang Liao lead the troops, Zhang Liao is not bad!"

Zhang Liao?Xiahou Dun's eyes flickered slightly. He and Zhang Liao had a good relationship, but Zhang Liao was a general with a foreign surname after all, so was he really trustworthy?
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are not only an important elite mobile force of Cao Wei, but also an important combat force that protects the safety of the Cao family.

Once the tiger and leopard cavalry loses, or the general in command of the tiger and leopard cavalry turns to the enemy, the blow to the Cao Wei camp is almost no less than another Shouchun battle!
His eyes flickered one after another. After Xiahoudun was silent for a long time, he suddenly raised his head, and a bright light flashed in his eyes.

He looked at Cao Hong, as if he suddenly remembered someone, and said with some surprise: "I remember, did that boy Wen Lie come from Chang'an? Why not let him lead the troops?"

"Wen Lie?"

Hearing this name that he hadn't heard for a long time, Cao Hong was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized that his brows that had been frowning together due to irritability suddenly relaxed: "That's right, let Wen Lie come over to lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Absolutely nothing goes wrong!"

……

A few days later, Xuchang, the prime minister's mansion.

Cao Xiu, Cao Wenlie, who was regarded by Cao Hong and Xiahou Dun as the next leader of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, had just finished the war in Chang'an and came to Xuchang to meet Cao Cao. While explaining his duties, he was also introducing Cao Cao's talents he had discovered from Chang'an .

"Wen Lie fought in Chang'an, it was a hard journey."

Cao Xiu can be regarded as the nephew of Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, and Cao Hong. He is relatively younger, but his talents have already been revealed, especially his military talents.

Cao Cao was amazed by it, and thought it was the future thousand-mile horse of the Cao family.

Previously, in Chang'an, some remnants of the Xiliang Army began to cause trouble again, causing quite a stir. It is said that together with the remnants of the Xiliang Army and the rebels who were held hostage, the force was as strong as [-] to [-] people. .

And Chang'an's defenders were no more than [-] at full strength, and Chang'an was about to be swept away by the flames of war again.

Cao Xiu resolutely took the order in the face of danger, and was quickly promoted by an order from Cao Cao in Xuchang to be a lieutenant for hunting thieves, leading the Chang'an garrison, and first held on for half a month.

When those rebellious troops run out of supplies and want to retreat back to the mountains, they will make a comeback after accumulating strength for a period of time.

Cao Xiu attacked decisively again, using [-] Qingqi against the huge difference of [-] enemy troops, and achieved a brilliant victory.

Not only did the Xiliang rebels lose their helmets and armor, but what was even more commendable was that Cao Xiu also managed to subdue one of the remnants of the Xiliang army in this battle. Even with the five thousand remnants of the Xiliang army, It was successfully compiled by Cao Xiu.

It greatly alleviated the plight of the scarcity of cavalry in the Cao Wei camp.

Cao Xiu bowed slightly, with no trace of arrogance on his face, and said in a deep voice: "This is what a general should do, and the prime minister praised him absurdly."

Seeing that Cao Xiu didn't take any credit for his pride, Cao Cao nodded again, with a look of approval in his eyes, and his eyes fell on the eight-foot strong man beside Cao Xiu.

"I don't know who this general is?"

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(End of this chapter)