Chapter 696 (1/2)
Step on it!
As pioneers, the two thousand Cao army cavalry galloped across the land in the north of the Yangtze River, as if the whip of the God lashed the earth, sending out a terrible voice.
Under a blue flag with the character of Cao, a valiant general is dressed all over his body, holding a horse's head and wearing a long sword on his waist. His face is sharp. He is Cao Ren, the younger brother of Cao Cao.
”The whole army is at your command! Attack forward, let this group of Jiangdong army know the strength of our valiant huaisi cavalry Cao Renli said.
”Kill!”
Nearly two thousand huaisi warriors answered him with a uniform voice. Although Cao Ren was born of the Cao family, he was a vagrant by nature. He ran far to huaisi, organized dozens of horsemen to gallop, and made friends with all the gallant Rangers.
Since the beginning of Cao Cao's army, Cao Ren has been very brave and generous. He has made a great contribution to his reputation. He has gathered nearly a thousand Rangers and joined Cao Cao's army.
Nearly half of the two thousand huaisi warriors were knights who made friends with Cao Ren. Later, Cao Cao took advantage of Liu Ye's conquest of Yuan Shu and annexed Huainan. Cao Ren recruited troops and horses to enrich his cavalry. Many people in Huainan had heard of Cao Ren's reputation. Therefore, many people came here in admiration and were under the command of Cao Ren After all, Cao ao'er can't tame this town.
The Rangers are skillful in horsemanship and are proficient in killing people in battle. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of these two thousand huaisi warriors is very strong. Cao Cao sent Cao Ren as the vanguard and led a large army of soldiers himself, and then arrived.
The power of two thousand iron cavalry is really powerful. One should know that cavalry is at least one man and two horses. Therefore, two thousand steeds are 4000 fighting horses, which are displayed in rows and gallop on the plain. Many Jiangdong soldiers are dazzled.
Most of the soldiers in the east of the Yangtze River are from the south of the Yangtze River, and a few of them are from the north of the Yangtze River. However, in addition to the more than 100 valiant cavalry under Tai Shici's command, most of the remaining soldiers are Huainan people. In the Han Dynasty, the three major horse producing areas, Liangzhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou, were all far north of the Yellow River. The number of horses in the Central Plains was much less, and that in the south of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River was even rarer.
At most, only some generals can ride their horses. This kind of large-scale cavalry charge is unheard of for these Jiangdong soldiers who are long in the south of the Yangtze River.
There were different degrees of commotion in the various formations of Jiangdong soldiers. Even those elite veterans who had experienced many battles were surprised. People were always afraid of unknown things, not to mention the momentum of this group of cavalry.
Taishici, Huang Gai and other generals all urged and urged them to organize the army and soldiers to set up a good position.
”What are you afraid of? It's just cavalry. As long as we line up closely, there's nothing to be afraid of. ”
Tai Shici, who was proficient in riding battle, ordered: ”cavalry is nothing. In those years, hundreds of thousands of Huns were easily defeated by Meng Tian, the general of Qin Dynasty. As long as we fight closely, we can resist the enemy with bows and crossbows.”
After the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, it faced a new enemy in the north, that is, the nomadic Huns. The Huns who raised horses grew up on horseback since they were young, so they were naturally proficient in horsemanship. Although the Central Plains Dynasty has been equipped with a certain proportion of cavalry since the king Wuling of Zhao took on horseback and shot, it was still dominated by infantry.