Outside the Shouchun City Gate.

Cao Cao stood in front of the crowd, while Cao Shuo and Cao Pi were on his left and right sides respectively.

Following them were the staff and generals who came to Shouchun with Cao Cao and went out of the city to greet him.

Chen Dao and Cao Chun each led their soldiers to line up in front of each other.

The Dragon Pattern Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are elites under Cao Shuo and Cao Cao.

Every dragon pattern cavalry soldier was carefully selected by Chen Dao at the beginning.

Although the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry did not enter the battlefield in an established manner, each of them had the title of sergeant commander or above under Cao Cao's command.

These people have been on the battlefield and have made military achievements on the battlefield.

It was precisely because of the provocative words that Chen Dao had killed the enemy on the battlefield that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry soldiers were very upset.

The soldiers on both sides stared at each other, and the atmosphere was very heavy, as if they were really on the battlefield.

"Will it hurt many people?" Cao Cao asked Cao Shuo on the side.

"The shields of the Dragon Pattern Cavalry soldiers are polished into thin blades around them." Cao Shuo said: "When they go to the battlefield, they can kill people with shields. At this time, they are replaced with wooden shields wrapped in soft linen and weapons without blade edges. Even if they hurt people, they will not kill their lives."

"You often let your soldiers practice like this?" Cao Cao asked.

"The soldiers under my command are all practicing this way." Cao Shu said: "Although many people will be injured during training, they are more familiar with the battlefield and more clear about the risks on the battlefield. After normal training, almost all the soldiers have become veterans, with a more uniform military appearance and a more moderate advancement and retreat."

"It's a way." Cao Cao said to Cao Ren and other generals on the side: "Remember Zi Rong's words, and after returning to Xudu, we will also use this method to train the soldiers."

Cao Ren and others agreed one after another.

Cao Pi asked Cao Shu, "Brother, I'm just training the soldiers like this. Even if they are familiar with the battlefield, they are just scattered soldiers and brave men. They advance and retreat in moderation, and there should be other things to pay attention to."

"Zihuan has indeed grown up." Cao Shu grinned at him: "The most important thing about military discipline is military discipline. A chaotic team without military discipline, no matter how strong the individual combat ability is, when they go to the battlefield, they are just a group of lambs that can only be slaughtered. Fierce generals are like tigers, heroes are like wolves, and the army is just a group of wolves that need cooperation to be hunted. Without cooperation, they will become prey."

Cao Pi nodded thoughtfully, but after thinking about it carefully, although Cao Shu said it was very reasonable, he did not specify how to restrain military discipline at all, and he still failed to learn even a little experience from it.

"It's right." Cao Cao said with praise: "It's not easy for you to understand these in just a few years."

"Thank you for your praise, my father." Cao Shu bowed and thanked.

He then asked Cao Cao, "Father, the Dragon Pattern Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are all ready. Can you start?"

"Let them start." Cao Cao said, "But he wants to tell the two generals to keep some hands when fighting. I don't want to see the soldiers hurting their muscles in such an occasion."

Cao Shu responded and ordered Cai Ji: "Please start with the two generals."

Cai Ji rode his horse toward the confrontation of the two men. While running, he shouted: "Mr. Cao has orders, the two generals can start the drill!"

The order was issued, and Cao Chun picked up the wooden long sword that he had just issued and pointed forward.

The eight hundred tigers and leopard cavalry rushed out immediately.

At the same time, Deng Zhan, who came beside Chen, asked: "General, should you shoot the bow and arrow or charge head-on?"

"They have never done such a drill like us." Chen Dao said: "Even if they are shot by a bow and arrow, they will not stop consciously. Why not rush up and kill for a while, I want Cao Chun to be convinced by the loss!"

"General Deng, take twenty people to stay. When we entangle Cao Chun, you will detour and rush to the side." Seeing the tiger and leopard cavalry getting closer, Chen Dao ordered Deng Zhan: "Young Master once said that to capture the thief first, and as long as you capture Cao Chun, they will lose."

Deng Zhan seemed not worried about Chen Dao's lack of manpower, so he responded and greeted the twenty dragon pattern cavalry and took two steps back.

Chen Damu Jian pointed in front and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, come on!"

Two cavalry rushed out at each other, with a momentum like a real battlefield.

Cao Cao, who was watching the battle from a distance, frowned and asked Cao Shu: "If the cavalry charges, if they hit each other, wouldn't there be many people injured?"

"There will definitely be someone injured." Cao Shuo said: "This kind of drill is inevitable. If you don't bleed in normal times, you have to throw your life on the battlefield during war."

After looking at Cao Shu, Cao Cao didn't say anything more, but his face was not particularly good-looking.

The two cavalrymen charging towards each other quickly collided.

As an elite force under Cao Cao, all the war horses were purchased from the north.

However, Cao Shu carefully selected the war horses of the dragon-patterned horses from the northern war horses purchased, and selected the one with the largest skeleton and the strongest physique to allocate them to the soldiers.

In contrast, the war horses of the Dragon Pattern Cavalier are still better than those of the upper part.

The cavalry collided, and some of the soldiers who were under the impact at the front were thrown off the horse's back.

The soldiers who dropped the war horses were immediately removed from the battlefield by the infantry and soldiers watching the battle.

Those who were forced to leave were of course considered to have been killed in battle.

The two sides fought together, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry quickly discovered a situation that was very unfavorable to them.

There is a place to kick under the feet of the Dragon Pattern Cavs, but their war horses are not equipped.

Cao Shuo had long been equipped with stirrups among his cavalry.

When fighting in front of Cao Cao, Cao Shu rarely used cavalry. Even if the cavalry attacked, they would flank or sweep the battlefield, and did not show the advantage of stirrups.

The Dragon Pattern Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry fought together. Because the tiger and Leopard Cavalry were unstable to ride without stirrups, they were picked off the battle horse by the Dragon Pattern Cavalry.

But the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is not an ordinary cavalry after all. Although they were at a disadvantage after the battle, they quickly stabilized their positions and formed a even-match momentum with the Dragon Pattern Cavalry.

Just as both sides were in a stalemate, Deng Zhan led twenty dragon pattern riders to the side.

When he found Deng Zhan and his men rushed out, Cao Cao asked Cao Shu: "Does the Dragon Pattern Cavalry still want to defeat the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry with them?"

"Return to my father." Cao Shuo said: "Actually, General Chen has known for a long time that the number of people is at a disadvantage and they cannot win at all. The only way to win is to launch a raid with these twenty people to capture General Cao."

"Zihe can't be captured just by wanting to capture it." Cao Cao smiled slightly: "I'm afraid General Chen will be in a daze this time."

"That's not necessarily." Cao Shuo said: "After all, the one who led these twenty cavalry was Deng Zhan, who had traveled around the world and was also known as a hero."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!