In the bitterly cold Xiliang, Ma Teng and Han Sui found themselves playing the role of the mountain's king in the absence of a tiger after Dong Zhuo met his fiery end. Unfortunately for them, a single mountain could not contain two tigers...
Because of this, immediately after Dong Zhuo's death, Han Sui and Ma Teng, who had been like brothers in adversity, turned against each other. They openly led their troops against one another and started a battle in Xiliang!
Relative to Ma Teng, Han Sui could boast of a larger army and greater numbers of generals, as well as more cunning strategies. However, Ma Teng also had his own advantages. Following Ma Yuan's legacy and fighting on his home turf, not to mention with the support of his Qiang brothers, he was not necessarily doomed to defeat. He often fell for some insignificant strategies, losing up to a thousand or eight hundred men each time, but the Qiang People were numerous, and such losses placed no pressure on Ma Teng.