Since they had received the notice early, the five captains of the Xiaoqi Battalion were waiting outside the camp gate to greet them early in the morning.

In addition to the left military commander Wenqin, the right military commander Qianhong and the middle military commander Liu Jing who visited the Gaolinghou Mansion yesterday, the five commanders of the Xiaoqi camp also include the former military commander Gao Jun and the rear military commander Xun Hong.

The former General of the Knights was Qin Lang, who was dismissed before Cao's death and was replaced by Cao Yan. Due to the busy affairs in the court after the emperor's death, Cao Yan has delayed reporting to take office until now.

Cao Yan reined in the reins in front of the camp gate, turned over and dismounted, and the five captains stepped forward together. They all raised their hands and said, "I will see you at the end, general."

Cao Yan waved his hand and said with dignity: "You are all excused."

You must know that Cao Yan was a leading general and served in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry for many years. He had the majesty of a general.

A sergeant had already come forward and led away the horses of Cao Yan and the other six men. Cao Yan, surrounded by the captains, strolled into the central military tent.

Cao Liang followed Cao Yan silently. Naturally, it was not his turn to speak on this occasion. Today he only came with his eyes and not his mouth.

On the first day he took office, Cao Yan still had to deal with a lot of military affairs. However, Cao Yan had served in the army for many years. Even though he had been idle in the past few years, he was appointed again and handled military affairs with ease and resolutely.

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Qin Lang, the former general of the Xiaoqi camp, was cowardly and greedy for money. He was obsessed with court and was favored by Cao Cao. Although he had the title of general of Xiaoqi camp, he rarely came to the military camp to serve as director. The Xiaoqi camp was basically in a state of semi-paralysis.

In the past ten years, the Xiaoqi Battalion has only participated in one battle against the Xianbei Budugen and Kebineng. The rest of the time, it was either at the foot of Beimang Mountain or serving as a cavalry escort for the emperor when he traveled. Basically, he had nothing to do.

Do.

Cao Yan's face became solemn, he put down the file in his hand, and shouted in a deep voice: "Reform the army, form an array, I, the general, want to personally review the army!"

"No!" The commander of the Fifth Army immediately went down, ordered the troops, and gathered at the school grounds.

Because the Xiaoqi Battalion is a cavalry, its organization is smaller than the other four battalions of the Chinese army. According to Cao Wei's military system, five people are in a team, with a team leader, two teams are a team, and a team is set with a team, and five teams are a team.

Set up the team leader, the second team is the first camp, the dubo, the fifth camp is the first song, the military marquis is the first song, the second song is the first department, the principal position is the school captain, and the deputy position is the Sima.

One unit has a thousand men, and one captain can command exactly one thousand troops. The Xiaoqi camp has five military captains, with a total of five thousand men.

Of course, this number refers to the number of people in the battle order. The Xiaoqi battalion also has baggage, grooms and other auxiliary troops, which are not included here.

Cao Yan gave an order, and all the troops immediately gathered and went to the school grounds to await orders.

The cavalry is different from the infantry. If five thousand infantry are arrayed, the scale will not be too large, but five thousand cavalry is different. In the entire school grounds, people neigh and horses roar, dust is flying, and the scene is spectacular.

Cao Liang had seen horses riding in his previous life, but he had never seen such a spectacular scene with thousands of horses riding on them, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

In the era of cold weapons, when fighting on the plains, the combat effectiveness of cavalry far exceeded that of infantry. An excellent cavalry unit with strong combat effectiveness could easily defeat infantry that was several times or even more than ten times its size. Therefore, for a long time, cavalry has

On the battlefield, he has always been known as the king and is the key force that determines the outcome of the war.

Compared with infantry, cavalry not only has the advantage of speed, flexibility and powerful impact, but it is always a nightmare for infantry on the battlefield.

Cao Cao had the powerful tiger and leopard cavalry, and he conquered the south and the north, and was invincible throughout the world.

However, after the founding of Cao Wei, the scale and level of the war declined. The battles on the western front with the Shu Kingdom were mostly in mountains and hills, while the eastern front with the Wu Kingdom were in water towns dotted with rivers. In these two battlefields, almost all cavalry were involved.

There's not much use for it.

What's more, raising cavalry is indeed too expensive. The cost of raising one cavalry can be used to raise at least ten infantry. Therefore, the large-scale Tiger and Leopard Cavalry became a heavy burden after the founding of Cao Wei. Therefore, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry eventually

Being dismissed is also a painful decision that has to be made.

The Battle of Xiaben has become the last swan song of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Although the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had an amazing record, but as Xiahou Yuan's soul determined Junshan and Cao Jun was defeated in Hanzhong, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry also left the scene sadly and withdrew from the stage of history.

The establishment of the new fifth battalion of the Chinese Army was the biggest change in Cao Wei's military system. Although the Xiaoqi Battalion was transformed from the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, in terms of scale, the Xiaoqi Battalion could not be compared with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

However, in Cao Liang's eyes, the scale of these five thousand cavalry is already quite spectacular. It is so majestic and majestic that it is really breathtaking.

Cao Liang couldn't help but feel excited. The key to having such a powerful army was his father's leadership. Even if he had to confront Sima Yi in the future, he would have Xiaoqiying behind him to support him. Cao Liang's courage would also be enough

How heroic.

But in Cao Yan's eyes, there was a look of dissatisfaction and disappointment.

The former Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was such a proud force, with strict military discipline, high fighting spirit, and a measured advance and retreat. However, although the heroic cavalry battalion in front of us vaguely has some residual power of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry back then, it is just a layman.

In the eyes of a real tiger and leopard rider, that's not just a tiny bit off.

Cao Yan decided to stay and not return to Gaolinghou Mansion for the time being. He planned to retrain the cavalry and train the Xiaoqi Battalion into real tiger and leopard cavalry.

Since he accepted the order, there is no reason to let Xiaoqi Camp sink.

Naturally, it was impossible for Cao Liang to stay here, so Cao Yan sent two personal soldiers to escort Cao Liang back to the city.

Cao Liang knew his father's character, and even eight cows couldn't pull back what he decided, so he obeyed his father's words, said goodbye, and left the military camp.

Beimang Mountain lies north of Luoyang and stretches for hundreds of miles. It has steep mountains and beautiful scenery.

Seeing that it was still early, Cao Liang did not rush back to the city, but took a leisurely stroll in the area below Beimang Mountain.

It was early spring, and Asakusa had just passed the horse's hooves. It was a good time for a spring outing. Cao Liang had been here for some time. He had always wanted to go out for a walk, but there was no chance. Now that he has such a good opportunity, he

How willing to give up easily.

The two family soldiers were originally ordered to escort the young marquis back to his home, but the young marquis had no intention of returning home immediately. Their efforts to persuade him were in vain, and they could not defeat him. They had no choice but to follow Cao Liang, not daring to do so for a moment.
Chapter completed!