The 9th chapter of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": Ma Teng's horse was whipped by his groom, and he killed him.

  After the banquet, the groom hurried back to the stable early.

  He led by the halter a horse that looked relatively gentle, the groom took a deep breath, then stepped on the stirrup and jumped up.

  After sitting steadily on the horseback, the groom felt relieved, and it turned out that riding a horse was not a difficult task.

  After an old man handed him a long spear, the groom began to swing it on horseback.

  "Good!"

  The old men watched in amazement at Ma Fu's "improvisational performance".

  But just as Ma Fu was getting into high spirits, the black horse suddenly let out a loud whinny and took off in a gallop.

  The groom grasped the reins tightly and didn't even have time to turn his head, so he just loudly said: "I'll be right back!"

  The old man cannot catch up with that galloping fine horse... ?? Tiger leopard riding 9

  After a wild gallop, the horse began to buck again, and the groom was tossed about on its back, his heart nearly turned upside down.

  With his legs tightly clamped on the horse's back, the groom gave the fine horse a heavy punch. Who would have thought that this horse, which looked very gentle on the surface, had an extremely violent temper? Being hit by the groom like this only made it more frantic, with every sign of not stopping until it had thrown the groom to the ground.

  The groom hastily dropped the long gun in his hand and tightly grasped the reins. A special warfare soldier, if he was "played" by this beast, would be ashamed of himself.

  But just when the groom thought the fine horse would calm down a bit, it suddenly became more and more violent, kicking its hind legs non-stop, with an increasing amplitude and frequency.

  The groom felt that all the dinner in his stomach was going to be turned upside down by it. Gradually, he found that his hands were bright red.

  Ma Fu fixed his eyes on it and saw that the horse was entirely red all over, with sweat dripping like blood.

  "Is... isn't this the Sweat Blood Horse?"

  The groom's heart skipped a beat, and he was suddenly filled with affection for this fine horse.

  However, this precious horse seemed to be ungrateful and was still struggling desperately against its groom.

  The groom balanced his body on the horse's back as much as possible, and he wanted to see how long this fine horse could be tossed about.

  Encountering such a "tenacious" person, the precious horse was also "unyielding". One moment it galloped frantically, the next its four hooves tapped out a rhythm, only this melody was full of unbridled spirit.

  The groom was also in great pain on the horse's back, but he felt that if he could successfully tame this sweat-blooded horse, other horses would naturally be no problem.

  After the horse had been struggling for a whole hour, it gradually became tired. The groom was secretly delighted and urged the horse on with his legs. To his surprise, the horse could still run as swiftly as a swallow, but this time it no longer tried to throw off its rider.

  Feeling like flying on horseback, the groom felt a sense of accomplishment, but a group of soldiers holding torches completely ruined his mood.

  As the group of soldiers gradually approached Ma Fu, Ma Fu only discovered that the leader was Pang De. ?? Hu Bao Qi 9

  Pang De saw Ma Chao sitting steadily on the horse, and was shocked in his heart. He said: "This horse has a plump and beautiful body, a thin head and high neck, long limbs, thin skin and fine hair, with a slender and beautiful shape, and sweat like fresh blood. I suppose you have already guessed that it is not an ordinary horse?"

  The groom smiled and said: "This horse looks gentle on the surface, but in fact it is extremely fierce. However, I have already tamed it. What brings General Pang to chase after me?"

  Ma Fu is being hypocritical, and that's not even mentioning how he took the precious horse for himself. Running away with his tail between his legs is something he often does anyway.

  Pang De said: "Tomorrow we'll rise in revolt, I think you'll have a stomachache again..."

  After finishing speaking, the two of them looked at each other and burst out laughing.

  After laughing, the groom said: "Just now my stomach was indeed a bit uncomfortable, but it has been cured by this precious horse. It forced me to vomit everything in my stomach."

  Pang De dismounted and walked in front of the sweat-drenched horse, whistling softly. The horse immediately let out a loud neigh.

  The groom was shocked and said: "Could it be that this precious horse is General Pang's mount? Without permission, I rode your mount, please forgive me!"

  Pang De stroked the horse's neck and said, "This horse was originally a gift from a Western merchant to the general, and it is quite precious. Later, the general thought that his achievements were not great, so he gave it to me. However, I am giving it to you now! Please ensure that the young general is completely safe this time, as he is the hope of our Western Liang."

  "Thank you! As a master, I will definitely not let my apprentice make any mistakes. Please rest assured, General."

  "Let's go back! Tomorrow at the fifth watch, we'll set out with the troops. You should go back and get some rest!"

  Ma Wu laughed and said: "I was just about to leave. Now that General Pang is here, you and I can have a horse racing match, what do you say?"

  Pongde didn't answer, but instead kicked his legs and the horse he was riding on suddenly galloped forward.

  The coachman yelled several times, snatched a whip from a soldier's hand and swung it towards Pongde.

  The horse with the reputation of "a thousand miles a day" was indeed not in vain, and soon the groom overtook Pang De and turned back to him saying: "Let's have another competition tomorrow!"

  After returning to the stable, the groom discussed with the elders to give a domineering name to the sweat-blood horse. However, the names they gave were all elegant and refined, which the groom didn't like.

  He gazed at the crimson sweat-drenched horse for a long time, his eyes fixed intently on it. Suddenly, he clapped his hands and said: "Blood Charger, from now on you shall be called Blood Charger! Wherever you go, blood will flow like rivers. However, when one day the fresh blood no longer flows, that will also be the day you achieve your true form!"

  The next day, Ma Teng led nearly 20,000 elite soldiers to attack An Yi. These 20,000 elite soldiers were the capital he had fought for many years and the foundation of his dominance in Xiliang.

  If the combined forces of Xiliang and other counties were to be mobilized, the number of Ma Teng's soldiers might increase dramatically. However, it is quite frustrating that other warlords do not dare to offend Han Sui, and most of them take a wait-and-see attitude.

  But when Han Sui led his great army to An Yi, the elders of An Yi sincerely surrendered to Han Sui.

  Han Jue originally wanted to lead the army into the city, but his trusted advisor Cheng Gongying advised: "The population of An Yi is in the thousands, and there are very few supplies, it's not a place to defend. Moreover, both sides are fighting with cavalry as the main force, if three or four hundred thousand troops are trapped in the city, the consequences will be unbearable! It's better to find an open space, wait for the enemy to tire, and then attack when they are exhausted. When I set up a cavalry formation, use elite soldiers to wait for Ma Teng's tired army, they will surely lose!"

  Han Shui suddenly enlightened, laughed and said: "Cheng Gong saved me a life!"

  Cheng Gong said, "General, you are being too serious! Our army's food and grass can still be maintained for a period of time. Moreover, according to the scouts' report, Ma Teng has already led all the troops from Jincheng to rush here, and they will arrive in three to five days. Our army should make early arrangements!"

  Han Shou said: "It's all up to Master Cheng to arrange!"

  After Cheng Gongying received the order, he immediately went to inspect the terrain with a pair of soldiers. After finding a large open space, Cheng Gongying had the elite cavalrymen in his army form up and wait for Ma Teng.

  Ma Teng rushed day and night to arrive near An Yi, then Pang De advised: "It's better to let the soldiers rest for a while before making a decision!"

  But Ma Teng thought that fighting was just a matter of morale, so he immediately had his soldiers send a letter to Han Sui, setting a date for the big battle the next day.

  The night before the war was unusually quiet, the gates of An Yi City were closed tightly, and the cool breeze blew gently.

  Ma Teng ordered his soldiers to expand their patrol range to ten miles away in order to prevent Han Sui's army from launching a surprise attack under the cover of night.

  However, Han Sui made it clear that he would not let Ma Teng's soldiers have a moment of peace. He followed the advice of Cheng Gongying and sent out several cavalry units to ride around and shout outside Ma Teng's camp, causing Ma Teng to be startled awake multiple times throughout the night. The next day when he got up, he looked exceptionally exhausted.

  Pang De brought Ma Chao and Little Ma Chao, waiting at the gate of Ma Teng's camp early in the morning.

  After Ma Teng came out of the military account, Pang De hurriedly said: "Please let the general let the soldiers rest for a day before fighting again!"

  Ma Teng said: "Don't let General Ben say it a second time, this is a military order! Order the soldiers to quickly finish their breakfast and go attack that old scoundrel Han Sui!"

  "Yes!" In the face of Ma Teng's tough stance, Pang De had no choice but to obey, while Ma Chao remained silent as usual.

  Some words, since saying them is useless, why bother saying them at all...

  When the two armies of Han and Ma truly faced each other, heads crowded together, brocade banners fluttered, and the scene was magnificent.

  On a plain of twenty li in circumference, both armies' cavalry can exert their greatest strength.

  However, Cheng Gongying would not give Ma Teng any opportunity.

  As Han Sui's first advisor, he was not a name in vain.

  A glimpse can be seen from his seemingly ever-changing cavalry formation.

  The groom had never seen such a strange cavalry formation before.

  At first glance, it seems like two long snakes intersecting in response, but at the head of those "snakes" there seem to be specially reserved rapid-response cavalry.

  Han Sui sent a soldier to shout out: "Ma Teng, you old thief! My general says that if you can break through this formation, he will immediately withdraw his troops and never again ask for any supplies from you!"

  Ma Teng angrily shouted: "Where did this arrogant little bastard come from? Get out! Let General see how I will kill you all without leaving a single piece of armor."

  Ma Teng then led his troops in a charge into the enemy formation.

  Pang De hastily blocked him and said: "General, don't be rash, don't fall into their trap."

  At this time, a rather young-looking general rode out of the ranks and said to Ma Teng: "General, please give me 500 cavalry. If I can't break his formation, I'll come back and see you with my head in hand!"

  Ma Teng's horse, as if deep in thought, waited until he saw Han Sui not far away pointing and gesturing at him. His anger rising again, he shouted loudly: "Fine! I'll give you 500 elite cavalrymen. If you can't break through that formation, don't come back!"

  That young general led the order, bringing 500 cavalrymen to charge towards the cavalry camp. However, what was shocking was that when the two armies' cavalry clashed, the large cavalry array suddenly surrounded Ma Teng's cavalry corps in an instant.

  The young general led five hundred cavalrymen in a left and right charge, but Han Sui's cavalry came and went as they pleased, with great force.

  According to Ma Chao's observation, the long spears used by Han Sui's cavalry seemed to be one foot longer than those of Ma Teng's cavalry, and were equipped with shields. In addition, they wore swords at their waists. The horses, except for their legs, had iron armor on their heads, bodies, and bellies, and could be called "iron cavalry".

  Logically, these fine horses had their important parts covered with iron armor and were heavy cavalry, so they should have been slower in reaction speed. However, what surprised Ma Teng, Pang De, and Ma Chao was that the reaction speed of these cavalrymen was actually faster than that of Ma Teng's cavalry!

  In the blink of an eye, the five hundred cavalry led by the young general were devoured by Han's cavalry, and that brave young general was also trampled to death in the cavalry melee...

  Han Sui saw the complete defeat of Ma Teng's 500 cavalry and immediately ordered a pursuit, but was stopped by Cheng Gongying. He said: "This battle is to make Ma Teng frightened and timid, General can ask him to fight again tomorrow, and at night we can continue to disturb his military heart, our army has many people, and with ease waiting for labor, in this way, Ma Teng will definitely not defeat! Tomorrow, we can watch the performance of General's eight beloved generals while cooking wine!"

  "Good! I'll let Ma Teng die a little later, just as you said."