Baima Yicong originally refers to those good warriors who followed Zan. Later Zan deeply felt the importance of a team of elite cavalry during the battle with the Xiongnu. Therefore, he formed a light cavalry troop based on those good warriors.
Because Zan loved white horses, all his troops were white horses. To express their loyalty, the troops shouted: "Where justice comes, we will follow you in life and death! The sky can see the white horses as proof!" Hence the name - White Horse Yi Cong.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Bai Shao was appointed as the supervisor of the army by Jushou: "Zan has a good white horse and often rides on it to destroy the captives. He is called the 'White Horse General'. Therefore, three thousand elites are selected to ride on the white horse with the name 'Baima Yicong' to serve as a guard." In the Three Kingdoms period,
In the battle, the "White Horse Yi Cong" was just a shooting star. It was Gongsun Zan's elite cavalry unit. Unfortunately, after only a short period of glory, it was annihilated by Yuan Shao's general Ju Yi in the Battle of Jieqiao. Gongsun Zan was fighting against the northern minorities.
He was famous for his bravery and heroic spirit and was good at wielding double-headed iron spears. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty says: "Zan often rides on white horses with dozens of people who are good at shooting, thinking that his left and right wings call themselves "White Horse Yi Cong". Wu Huan even told him
It is said that the White Horse has a long history. "The White Horse Yi later expanded into a considerable force, and for a time it shocked Wuhuan outside the Great Wall. "The people in the painting of Zan-shaped galloping horses often shouted "long live the captives". From then on, they fled far outside the Great Wall.". It is a pity that the world
In the Battle of the Bridge, Gongsun Zan encountered his lifelong nemesis Ju Yi and Baima Yi, and he was unable to recover from it. "...Zan saw that his soldiers were few, so he let his cavalry ride on Yuling. The rebel soldiers all ambush under their shields and did not move until they had reached dozens of steps, but they all rose up at the same time.
Yangchen yelled and went straight forward to clash with strong crossbows. He was sure to fall in the rain. The Jizhou Assassination Shi Yan Gang assigned by Chen Zhan Zan had more than a thousand ranks. Zan's army was defeated and the cavalry ran away and could not return to the camp. "This is a typical example of using **** to defeat the cavalry.
It is worth mentioning that some information mentions that Zhao Yun was originally one of the white horse Yi Cong, which can be regarded as retaining the seeds for this elite soldier. "The Legend of Heroes" records that Yuan Shao heard such a conversation between the White Horse Yi Cong - Shao Xiao
He said: "There is a White Horse Yicong there, and there is a Euphorbia warrior there. How can I be afraid?" Hu He said: "Jun Yi Yong will destroy it for me!" He looked around and said nothing.
"Zan has a good white horse and often rides on it. The captives call him 'General White Horse'. Therefore, he selects three thousand elites to ride on white horses with the name 'White Horse Yi Cong' to serve as a real guard." "Zan often hangs with dozens of people who are good at hunting.
Riding a white horse, he thought that the left and right wingers named themselves "White Horse Yi Cong". Wu Huan even told him to avoid the white horse for a long time." These two paragraphs describe the white horse Yi Cong under Zan. The first appearance of the White Horse Yi Cong in historical records was in 181
Therefore, it was most likely formed between 179 and 180. Baima Yicong originally referred to those good people who followed Zan. Hou Zan deeply felt the importance of a team of elite cavalry during the battle with the Xiongnu. Therefore, it is named after Zan.
Those who were good at hunting formed a light cavalry troop based on the prototype. Because Zan loved white horses, the troops were all white horses. To express their loyalty, the troops shouted: "Where righteousness comes, life and death will follow you! Heaven can learn from it."
The white horse is the proof!" Hence the name - White Horse Yicong.
In the vast history of the Three Kingdoms, Baima Yicong was like a shooting star that only experienced a short-lived glory. Baima Yicong was formed by Zan to deal with the Qingqi of the Xiongnu. During the period when he fought against the Huns, Baima Yicong experienced the most glorious one.
During the period, the White Horse Yi Cong was a typical light cavalry unit with strong mobility and range advantages. Congzan could rely on this light cavalry unit to maintain a long-term power outside the Great Wall and make the brave and capable light cavalry "family" like the Xiongnu unable to escape.
It is difficult to see that the white horse Yi Cong is worthy of the metaphor of the first light cavalry in the Three Kingdoms period.
Historical records record how the Xiongnu were afraid of Zan's white horse Yi Cong: "Whenever Zan fought with the captives, he would often ride on a white horse to chase him. The captives would tell him: 'You must avoid the white horse.'" After glory, there was a fall... In
In the Battle of Jieqiao, Zan's white-horse Yi Cong met its nemesis - Ju Yi's eight hundred first ascenders. The situation of the battle is also recorded in historical materials - "Zan saw that his soldiers were few, so he let his cavalry ride on Yuling. The rebel soldiers
They all hunkered down under their shields and did not move for more than ten steps. They all raised up dust and shouted at the same time. They clashed with each other and rained down powerful crossbows. They fell to the ground and beheaded. Zan's Jizhou Assassination Shi Yangang had a head of more than a thousand ranks. Zan's army was defeated and he could no longer run on foot and on horseback.
Return to camp." The main culprit for Baima Yicong's annihilation is Zan. Zan made several serious mistakes in that battle! 1. When he saw that the enemy had few soldiers, he thought that the enemy was weak and underestimated the opponent's combat effectiveness. 2. He did not know how to use rigid tactics.
The others set up a formation and rushed forward. 3. The low-level ones used light cavalry to attack the crossbowmen (the 800-year-old descendants belong to the crossbow system) in a frontal attack.dd