Cao Chun

Story
The Ferocious Cavalry, the most elite of the Cao army cavalries, number fifteen hundred, led by Cao Chun was pursuing Lu Bu. In route they came upon a forest, fearing an ambush Cao Chun sent out scouts to scope the area. They came upon Chen Deng, and his 3,000 wounded remnants. Not wanting to appear incompetent, Chen Deng lied about Lu Bu’s original numbers and the fact he gave him seven thousand troops. When Chen Deng asked for news about his father, Cao Chun lied and said he didn’t know.

Cao Chun had obtained information from refugees enroute. He knew that in Kaiyang, Zang Ba had dismissed his troops. The whole population of Kaiyang had already left to take refuge. Thus, in the whole Kaiyang, there was only ten thousand troops who could stand up against the Cao army. He then had a messenger inform Cao Cao. He had the Ferocious Cavalry divide into groups of two hundreds and alternate to patrol Kaiyang day and night.

The morning of the fourth day of the battle of Kaiyang, the gate to the city was opened, and Lu Bu exited alone. He urged Cao Cao to send out his Ferocious Cavalry, Cao Cao complied. Immediately, all the gates of Kaiyang opened. One by one, horses came running out from within the city as if there was no end. Mounted atop the horses were ferocious soldiers donned in heavy armor, holding long spears. Two horses per man, five thousand horses, total of three thousand cavalries. Lu Bu threw a spear that pierced not only through Cao Chun, but also his horse, pinning them both to the ground. Needless to say Cao Chun was dead.

Abilities
Cao Chun was familiar with the art of war, he knew both the strength and weakness of cavalries.

Relationships

 * Lu Bu: Cao Chun did not knew of the prowess that Lu Bu possess before, he even dared to belittle him. He had viewed Lu Bu to be just a brute, the slave of three surnames, a traitor who put petty personal love affairs over everything else, and a person who cannot possibly accomplish much. Cao Chun had always viewed of slaying Lu Bu as a stepping stone in his meritorious contributions.