Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 735 The Losses of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry
Chen Deng stood on the drum platform, watching Cao Cao's army retreat into the city from afar.

His face was full of a satisfied smile.

you can!

In a head-on confrontation, Cao Cao's army was no match for him.

Although the enemy had the support of the cavalry of the Guanzhong princes and Liangzhou.

However, they were still unable to withstand the combined heavy cavalry forces of Gao Shun's Encirclement Camp and Xu Rong's Flying Bear Army.

Not to mention, Hebei is also better than other provinces in terms of ordinary soldiers.

As Chen Deng waved his command flag and sounded the retreat, he looked at Zhang Sui, his young lord.

There was a sense of amazement in Chen Deng's eyes.

The reason why the soldiers in Hebei were so powerful was largely because this young lord had chosen an elite force strategy.

They risked everything to assemble two heavy cavalry units: the Enemy's Camp and the Flying Bear Army.

In addition, the style of ordinary soldiers has also changed drastically.

In the past, soldiers were all recruited, including the old, weak, sick, and disabled.

Now, more than half of the soldiers in Hebei are recruited.

They used work points and benefits to attract a large number of young men to join the army.

Young men who join the army can live comfortably on the benefits provided by the military, even if they don't achieve great things.

Furthermore, work points can be transferred to family members to support the entire family in this chaotic world.

It really has the flavor of "one person joins the army, the whole family is honored".

These measures significantly boosted the fighting enthusiasm of the young soldiers.

Chen Deng jumped down from the drum platform, walked to Zhang Sui, and solemnly bowed to him, saying, "Today's great victory is due to the bravery of the soldiers, but the key lies in the series of reforms implemented by our lord."

"I originally thought that my lord was young and, apart from being brave, he wouldn't have much of a brain."

"In retrospect, we were so wrong."

"My lord, Chen Deng judged people by their appearance; please punish him!"

Tian Feng, Chen Gong, Xin Pi, Xun Chen, and others all nodded in agreement.

In the past two years, Zhang Sui has implemented a series of measures, which have been very effective.

The imperial examination system and the recruitment halls attracted many talented young people to Hebei.

This conscription system recruited a large number of young soldiers in Hebei, achieving a lean and efficient army, and feeding more and stronger soldiers with less food.

Zhang Sui laughed heartily a few times.

Of course, he wouldn't say that these weren't his achievements at all, but rather that he simply adopted the knowledge he had before his time travel.

Zhang Sui simply dismounted, patted Chen Deng on the shoulder, and said, "Yuanlong, do you still remember what I said to you when we were planning Xuzhou?"

“You, Chen Deng, are not only capable of being a military officer, but also have the talent of a commander.”

"Only by staying by my side can you truly showcase your talents."

"At first, neither you nor your father believed it."

"Now let's see, what do you think?"

"Your command this time was outstanding, in no way inferior to Xun You on the other side."

Although Zhang Sui really disliked Chen Deng, who was a traitor.

However, in this era, the vast majority of aristocratic families are like this.

If you simply dislike someone without taking advantage of them, then you'll have no one left to exploit.

It was precisely because of this opportunistic behavior of powerful families that Guan Yu was so highly regarded by later generations.

What Zhang Sui can do right now is to continuously strengthen himself.

Only by continuously strengthening ourselves will these traitors from powerful families not turn against us.

As for whether his descendants could remain powerful after his death, thus ensuring that powerful families would choose them, Zhang Sui never considered these things.

If you can't even manage things while you're alive, what good will a raging flood do after you're dead?
Upon hearing Zhang Sui's words, Chen Deng looked at Zhang Sui with gratitude and said, "Yes, my lord has a discerning eye!"

Zhang Sui then looked around at everyone and said, "Gentlemen, although I, Zhang Sui, don't have any great abilities..."

Pointing to his eyes, Zhang Sui said earnestly, "However, I, Zhang Sui, have a pair of eyes that can recognize talent." "There's a saying in my hometown: 'A thousand-mile horse is common, but a discerning eye is rare.'"

“I, Zhang Sui, am your talent scout, and you are my prized horses.”

"I discovered you, gave you important positions, and you worked hard to demonstrate your talents and prove yourselves."

"We complement each other."

"I may make mistakes from time to time, but with other civil and military officials watching, your brilliance will never be extinguished."

"But I want to prove myself elsewhere—"

Zhang Sui grinned and said, "There aren't that many talent scouts in this world."

Everyone exclaimed in unison, "Good!"

Only then did Zhang Sui lead his troops back to the Guandu camp.

On the city wall of Xingyang, Cao Pi watched Zhang Sui leave from afar, his expression extremely complicated.

He had always believed that his father was omnipotent.

But now, the towering image of my father has crumbled.

It turns out that my brother-in-law is the real dragon among men.

Cao Pi did not wait long on the city wall before he saw Cao Cao leading Xun You, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Du Ji, Xu Huang, Yu Jin, Cao Xiu and others onto the city wall.

As the group watched Zhang Sui's army retreat like a receding tide, they all lowered their heads and remained silent.

In particular, the three main generals, Yu Jin, Cao Xiu, and Zhu Ling, had their heads drooping.

too strong!
Before the battle, they thought that after more than two years of training, their strength had greatly increased, and they would not be defeated again when facing the Hebei army.

But now that they've clashed, they've discovered that the gap in strength seems to have widened rather than narrowed.

As Cao Cao watched Zhang Sui lead his army away, he gripped the city wall with both hands, his teeth almost grinding to powder.

How is this played?
The enemy has only deployed 60,000 troops, and 40,000 troops haven't even arrived yet!
Of these 60,000 troops, the central force had been observing the battle the whole time.

And so, they were forced to retreat.

If they were to fight with all their might, their side would probably be completely wiped out!

Just then, a clanging sound rang out.

Everyone looked over.

It was Cao Chun, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, who arrived with Ma Teng, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, and a group of warlords from Guanzhong.

Everyone was covered in blood.

Everyone's face was filled with extreme repression.

Cao Chun looked as if she was about to cry.

Stopping in front of Cao Cao, Cao Chun immediately knelt down on one knee, lowered his head, and said in a trembling voice, "My lord, in this great battle, more than 1,200 of my 5,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were killed in action."

"Those Trapped Camp and Flying Bear Army, although each only had a few hundred men, were all dressed in heavy iron armor, seemingly impervious to swords and spears."

"Our Tiger and Leopard Cavalry often lose more than ten men in battle before they can kill one of them."

Cao Chun prostrated himself, his forehead touching the ground, and said in a trembling voice, "My lord, Cao Chun is incompetent. More than two years of training have been ineffective. Please punish me!"

Upon seeing this, Ma Teng, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, and the other warlords of Guanzhong all knelt down.

When Cao Cao heard Cao Chun's report, his lips trembled slightly.

This was just a probing attack, and the five thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry suffered more than twelve hundred casualties!

This is the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Cavalrymen selected from among thousands.

Their equipment was also far superior to that of ordinary soldiers.

And yet, so many people still lost their lives!

Cao Cao wished he could stab these people to death with a single sword stroke!
Several years have passed since we acquired Yuan Shao's cavalry.

Later, cavalry from the Guanzhong warlords and Liangzhou cavalry were added.

Even so, we still couldn't beat them!

(End of this chapter)