Chapter 396: Chaos at the Horse Farm
Manager Ma took a deep breath and walked back.
It was just a horse-feeding boy who stumbled towards him. When he saw him, he was already crying. He sobbed and said, "Master Ma, something terrible has happened. All the horses in the west and east fields are gone."
"What's missing? Tell me clearly."
Manager Ma's head was buzzing and his forehead was throbbing. He heard something: all the horses in the stable had disappeared.
The servant pulled him and said anxiously, "There are tens of thousands of horses in the stables. Not a single horse in the west and east stables is missing. Horse manager, please go and check. If they are really missing, we can't afford to pay the compensation even if we die. The higher-ups will definitely kill us."
My own death is no big deal. If the emperor knew that tens of thousands of horses were missing, he would be furious and would exterminate all nine generations of their clan.
Manager Ma only felt a congestion in his forehead, and suddenly his head felt heavy and his feet felt light, as if he was walking on light clouds, running towards the horse farm with one foot high and one foot low.
The West Field and the East Field are two large horse farms. Not only are there sheds, but there are also stoves for the horses to prevent them from getting cold.
There are hundreds of people serving at the stables every day, and there are also troops stationed nearby to guard the horses.
If all these horses disappeared, Manager Ma felt as if he saw people in the stable being beheaded. The bloody scene made Manager Ma feel like a fire was burning in his heart, making him panic.
The horse steward and the servant had only stumbled a few steps when dozens of servants came running towards him, each shouting, "Horse steward, horse steward, all the horses in the stable are gone."
Manager Ma was already feeling dizzy at the moment, and the shouting of these servants made him dizzy and angry. He felt a sweetness in his throat and fainted.
When the servants saw that he had fainted, they all rushed to drag him into the house.
As soon as Manager Ma fainted, everyone lost their composure and looked at him in panic. Some people pinched his Ren Zhong point, and some people gave him water, but Manager Ma just couldn't wake up.
At this time, a servant took the initiative to say, "Xiao Sanzi, go to the military camp and look for General Zhang."
Xiao Sanzi was the servant who first approached Manager Ma. He often followed Manager Ma around and did odd jobs for him. He gained Manager Ma's trust and also knew General Zhang in the military camp.
General Zhang would come to inspect these war horses every few days, and the horse manager and Xiao Sanzi would always follow him, and they got to know each other after a few visits.
Now it would be most appropriate for Xiao Sanzi to go and call someone.
Moreover, the stable was under the charge of General Zhang, and they were just servants feeding the horses. It was impossible for them not to inform General Zhang when such a big thing happened.
Xiao Sanzi nodded and ran towards the military camp.
The military camp was two miles away from here. When Xiao Sanzi stumbled over, more than an incense stick of time had passed. He ran breathlessly straight to General Zhang's tent.
The guard in front of General Zhang's tent knew Xiao Sanzi. Seeing him rushing over so anxiously, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Xiao Sanzi, why are you in such a hurry? Did something happen at the horse farm?"
Only when something happens at the horse farm will Xiao Sanzi come to see General Zhang.
Xiao Sanzi stopped, breathing heavily, and nodded, "Yes, General, quickly tell General Zhang that all the horses in the stable are gone."
Xiao Sanzi spoke intermittently, but the soldier still heard it clearly. He was shocked and grabbed Xiao Sanzi and dragged him into General Zhang's tent.
Inside the tent, General Zhang was still having breakfast when he heard the commotion outside. Just as he was about to stand up to see what was going on, he saw the guards carrying the third child from the stables in. He put down his chopsticks and asked, "What are you doing?"
The guard placed Xiao Sanzi in front of General Zhang. Xiao Sanzi was frightened when he saw the majestic General Zhang. However, he was quick-witted and knew this was not the time to be afraid. He immediately knelt down and said to General Zhang, "General, all the horses in the west and east yards are gone."
The 10,000 horses given to Xifeng Kingdom were missing, but Xiao Sanzi didn't even know about it.
General Zhang stood up abruptly, grabbed Xiao Sanzi by the collar, and shouted, "Tell me again, the horses in the West and East Farms are gone. There are tens of thousands of horses there, how could they be gone? Tell me clearly, what's going on?"
Tens of thousands of horses, not just a few horses, how could they disappear overnight? This is a joke, how could General Zhang believe it?
Even if someone came to steal the horses, they were stationed here because it was the only way to go up and down the mountain, and they had to pass through here. How could they get past them?
In other places, even people with great martial arts skills may not be able to get on and off, let alone a horse.
The third son was so frightened that he trembled and said, "General Zhang, what I said is true. This morning, when we went to feed the horses, we found that all the horses in the stable were gone. We then went to report it to the horse steward, but the horse steward is now unconscious, so I came to report it to General Zhang. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself."
General Zhang was completely stunned after hearing this. He shook off Xiao Sanzi, immediately took his sword from the sword rack, walked out of the tent in two steps, and without even calling the guards, he went to the stable, got a horse, jumped on it, and galloped towards the stable.
General Zhang was very fast. When he arrived at the horse farm, it was empty. He was so panicked that he rolled off his horse and ran into the farm, knocking on the snow with his knife. He couldn't believe that tens of thousands of horses disappeared like that. Could it be possible that these tens of thousands of horses could escape underground?
General Zhang ran around the stables like crazy, searching for him. After searching for about half an incense stick of time, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
The horse is really gone, it's over.
These horses were raised by Emperor Dong Feng with great effort. They were all first-rate war horses. Now they are all gone. What will he take to see Emperor Dong Feng? Will he take his own head with him?
"Wow!"
General Zhang felt a pain in his heart, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth. He fell straight into the snow and fainted.
When the guards who came with them saw General Zhang in such a state, they all hurriedly carried him to the room where Xiao Sanzi lived.
Now the two people in charge of the horse farm were unconscious. Without a backbone, the servants were in chaos. Some of them realized the seriousness of the matter and even tried to run away secretly.
The stables were suddenly in chaos. The soldiers had no intention of doing anything about it. They were soldiers, otherwise they would have fled like the servants.
Xiao Sanzi was completely bewildered. He grabbed a servant who hadn't escaped and said, "Go and call Doctor Li."
The servant was at a loss for words. Doctor Li was a veterinarian at the horse farm. He was really desperate and was trying all kinds of treatments.
He said, "Doctor Li is a veterinarian. How could he possibly be seeing patients with Manager Ma and General Zhang?"
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