Rebirth of the God of War Lu Bu

Of course, this consumption is huge. First of all, the horses used by the heavy cavalry must be excellent horses. Otherwise, it will be difficult to bear such a heavy load. Secondly, the consumption of armor is also a large amount.

When Jinyang resumed business, Cao Cao secretly ordered people to go to Jinyang to buy fine war horses, and also purchased many from other places.

He then ordered Cao Ren to train a heavy cavalry force of three thousand, and the heavily damaged Tiger and Leopard Cavalry outside Hu Pass were also replenished. Such a large move had a lot to do with the support of the aristocratic family.

It would be difficult to do this simply relying on Yanzhou's current financial resources.

Although the consumption of six thousand cavalry is huge, it is worth it in Cao Cao's opinion. In the future battlefield, he will definitely compete with Lu Bu. If there are shortcomings in the cavalry, it means that more things will be lost.

At this point, not only Cao Cao, but other princes also had similar actions. The battle outside Huguan taught them a profound lesson. No one wanted to suffer a loss in cavalry when facing Lu Bu on the battlefield in the future.

Of course, this behavior of the princes caused the price of war horses to rise. The biggest profit was made by Lu Bu. After taking control of the grassland where Xianbei was originally located, Lu Bu's background was no weaker than that of the princes of the Central Plains.

On the grassland, although Lu Bu's army paid a high price, the benefits gained were also obvious.

The princes' massive purchases of war horses naturally did not go unnoticed by Lu Bu, who was hiding in secret. However, Bingzhou needed such merchants now. As for how powerful the princes would be if they had cavalry, Lu Bu was not worried.

As long as Lu Bu is willing, he can have more cavalry under his command and control the Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Huns. These ethnic groups active on the grasslands are originally good at riding and shooting. If the war is tight, they can use these

The tribe mobilized cavalry to participate in the war.

The news of Cao's army soon reached Langye. Zang Ba did not dare to neglect and hurriedly led his soldiers to Xiapi. Xiapi had an important position in Xuzhou and was one of the rich counties in Xuzhou. After occupying Xiapi, it meant that

His subordinates can achieve greater development.

Half a month later, 40,000 Cao Cao troops gathered in Xuzhou, and Cao Cao personally led the troops. This shows that Cao Cao attached great importance to the war in Xuzhou. Half of the 40,000 Cao troops were soldiers who had just been recruited into the army.

After Hua Xiong heard the news, he was not as relaxed as Chen Deng. The reason why he chose to join Cao Cao in the first place was because he had a large army under his command and Xiapi as a support. Even if Cao Cao led the invasion, there would still be

He had the strength to resist, but after losing Xia Pi, it meant that he had fallen to the bottom and became Cao Cao's subordinate, with no room for resistance unless things turned around.

If Cao Cao did not lead his troops, he would still be the master of Xiapi after he conquered it.

In the main tent of the Chinese army, Cao Cao glanced at the generals in the tent and said solemnly: "Although Zang Ba was the former captain of Xuzhou, he held his own troops and did not listen to orders. He even repeatedly invaded Xuzhou counties. Such bandits

If it cannot be eradicated, how can the people of Xuzhou be stabilized?"

Chen Deng came out and said: "My lord, Zang Ba has two thousand cavalry under his command, which are very elite."

Then Chen Deng explained the situation of Zang Ba that he had discovered.

After Cao Cao heard this, he turned his attention to Hua Xiong. The reason why he promised to let Hua Xiong lead the troops after returning to Xiapi was because at that time, Cao Cao's army had just suffered a defeat and did not attack Zang Ba.

With his strength, now that he has arrived in Xuzhou in person, he will naturally not allow things like Zang Ba to happen again in Xuzhou.

It can be seen from Hua Xiong's behavior that he is a man who is unwilling to be inferior to others. Now he is temporarily dormant in Xuzhou because it is profitable. When he sent troops to Huguan, he ordered Hua Xiong to lead the troops there for the same reason.

Xuzhou's stability, unexpectedly, Zang Ba took this opportunity to seize Xiapi.

"I wonder how General Hua views this matter? Cao Cao asked.

Hua Xiong heard this and did not dare to neglect, and said: "My lord, although the troops and horses under Zang Ba are not weak now, my lord has elite soldiers and generals. It is naturally a simple matter to defeat Zang Ba. I am willing to serve as a frontline soldier."

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Cao Cao nodded slightly. He needed Hua Xiong's attitude at this time. Hua Xiong was highly skilled in martial arts and had rich experience in leading cavalry. If he could get help from Hua Xiong, it would greatly improve the strength of the army. In the past, although Hua Xiong had defected to

, and did not truly recognize him as his lord.

At this time, Hua Xiong had nowhere to go and took refuge with Zang Ba. Hua Xiong was such a proud and arrogant person.

"Cao Ren, I order you to be the vanguard of the army and lead five thousand soldiers and horses to advance first." Cao Cao ordered.

Cao Ren clasped his fists and said "hey."

Hua Xiong looked a little disappointed. He originally thought that if Cao Cao suddenly asked him what he thought at this time, he would let him lead the troops in battle. Now he only has more than 300 cavalry under his command, which is greatly reduced in strength. The matter of food and grass needs to be looked at even more.

Chen Deng acts with his face.

"Hua Xiong, you assist Cao Ren and carefully investigate the situation on the battlefield along the way. You must not make any omissions," Cao Cao said.

"Here." Hua Xiong looked excited.

Three days later, Cao Ren led five thousand soldiers and horses towards Xiapi. Among the accompanying troops were a thousand heavy cavalry that Cao Ren had just trained, and five hundred tiger and leopard cavalry. Cao Ren knew the strength of the heavy cavalry.

Yes, even if the enemy has tens of thousands of infantry, a thousand heavy cavalry can easily defeat the enemy. This is the crushing brought about by absolute strength.

When Hua Xiong saw the heavy cavalry in the vanguard army, his eyes lit up. The power of the heavy cavalry could be imagined as long as he saw the uniforms of these cavalry. He did not expect that Cao Jun would possess heavy cavalry in less than a year.

cavalry.

"General Hua is responsible for the scouts in the army. Be careful with the scouts under Zang Ba. It is said that the scouts under Zang Ba are extremely powerful." Cao Rendao said that he did not have the slightest fondness for people like Hua Xiong. At first, Hua

Hua Xiong was a general under Dong Zhuo. After betraying Dong Zhuo, he attached to Yuan Shu, then Liu Bei, and finally chose Cao Jun. In his eyes, he was a capricious person. Even though Hua Xiong was the deputy general of the vanguard army, Cao Ren did not pay enough attention to him.

Hua Xiong clasped his fists and said yes.

Seeing Cao Ren riding away, Hua Xiong's expression lost the respect he had shown before. He was Dong Zhuo's most powerful general back then. He didn't expect that after joining Cao Cao, he would act based on Cao Ren's face.

The news of Cao Jun's dispatch made people in Xiapi City panic. Cao Cao was no better than Chen Deng. Xuzhou was in crisis many times due to Cao Jun's offensive, although Cao Jun was mostly attacking Pengcheng.