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Ma Yuan (14 BC - 49 AD) Styled Wenyuan, he was from Maoling (northeast of present - day Xingping County, Shaanxi Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Initially, he followed Wei Xiao and later defected to Emperor Guangwu. He was appointed General Fubo and pacified Jiaozhi. Ma Yuan once said such words as "A great man should be more vigorous in old age" and "A man should die on the frontier and be buried wrapped in horsehide." He is commonly known as "Ma Fubo". Ma Chao Styled Mengqi, he was from Maoling. He was extremely brave in Xiliang. He was the son of Ma Teng, the governor of Liangzhou. After his father was killed by Cao Cao, he led an army of 200,000 to attack Luoyang to avenge his father. He forced Cao Cao to cut off his beard and throw away his robe. After the failure of his campaign, he defected to Zhang Lu. He once fought Zhang Fei at Jiameng Pass for three days and three nights. Later, he joined Liu Bei's army and became one of the Five Tiger Generals. Ma Su (190 - 228) He was an official of the Shu State during the Three - Kingdoms period and the younger brother of Ma Liang. He was very talented and fond of discussing military strategies. He once said that the best way to fight a war was to subdue the enemy's mind, and the second was to attack cities. Zhuge Liang highly regarded him. Later, he fought against Zhang He, a general of the Wei State, at Jieting. He was defeated by Zhang He, was imprisoned and died. Zhuge Liang shed tears for him.