When it comes to special forces, many people will think that these are forces that only exist in the West, because special forces are different from ordinary forces. Special forces are elite. It can be said that one person in the special forces can defeat Ten people in the regular army. In fact, special forces have existed in ancient my country. Special forces are not a Western patent.
In the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang's Qi Family Army could be regarded as a special force and killed many Japanese pirates. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yue Family Army led by Yue Fei could be considered a special force. If it were not for the obstruction of treacherous ministers, this special force would have recovered the lost ground long ago. But did you know that Cao Cao also had a special forces?
As early as the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao formed a "special force" called the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were a very powerful army. They were brave and good at fighting and no one could stop them. The shadow of this army appears in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but there are records of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. So how powerful is this Tiger and Leopard Cavalry? Let’s briefly talk about their main achievements.
Ma Chao's Xiliang Army is considered a very powerful army, because the people of Xiliang are all tiger-backed and bear-backed, but after Cao Cao sent out the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Ma Chao's Xiliang Army was defeated. In addition to defeating the Xiliang army, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry almost captured Liu Bei alive. If it weren't for Guan Yu, maybe Liu Bei would have been caught and killed by Cao Cao. The Tigers and Leopards have only one commander, and that is Cao Cao. They will only obey Cao Cao's orders. This shows that this army is not only brave and good at fighting, but also has strict discipline. With the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Cao Cao also had his trump card and his own elite.