"The Galloping War Horse" - a military camp rhapsody powerfully created by Chen Yaoxing. "War Horse Galloping" is an erhu solo piece composed by erhu player Chen Yaoxing in the 1970s. In this song "War Horse Galloping", the author's conception is fresh and original, and the image of the galloping war horse is vividly highlighted like a relief. Chen Yaoxing used his unique and difficult playing skills to successfully express the military camp life of the cavalry soldiers guarding the border. The music set a precedent for using the erhu to express military themes.

The theme of the music is a melody rich in local color created by the author based on the tones of Mongolian folk songs. The introduction of the music is like a march. As the erhu plays a sonorous and powerful military song theme, a battlefield atmosphere of billowing gunpowder smoke, strong wind, soldiers waving their arms, and thousands of horses galloping suddenly hits the face. From the beginning, the border guards are riding The majestic image of a galloping war horse is shown. The first theme of the music has exciting and high-spirited tones, sonorous rhythm, and powerful force, creating a heroic image of border guards holding guns and prancing on horses. The lyrical second theme is the proud voice of the border guards, expressing their deep feelings of loving the motherland and loving peace. In the middle part of the music, the author creatively used some special playing techniques, such as using the "big bow" to hit the strings with the bow to imitate the sound of galloping horses; using "double strings to shake the bow quickly", from weak to strong It gradually advances upward to express the sound of fighting when the war horses charge; the combination of fast continuous bow and downward sound is used to imitate the whistling sound of sabers during fighting, etc., bringing the audience into the scene of the neighing war horses, galloping lightning, charging into battle, and tenacious fighting. in artistic situations. At the end of the piece, the first theme is reproduced. Near the end, the sound of a charge horn was simulated. Finally, the music suddenly slows down amidst the neighing of war horses, ending the whole piece powerfully. As if the light of swords and shadows disappeared, the heroes "returned with the sound of whips and golden pedals, singing triumphant songs in unison."

"War Horse Galloping" is the most difficult erhu piece to perform, and it most tests the performer's skills. Live performances of this song often elicit thunderous applause from the audience. There are almost no erhu players who are famous today who have never played this piece.

Following "The Galloping War Horse", Chen Yaoxing has successively created and adapted a number of new works: "Sympathy for Northern Shaanxi", "Shadow", "Mountain Village Scenery", "Sending Home the Good News of Meritorious Service", "Hunting", "Take Off", "Hope" and other hundreds of erhu solos and concertos. These works were recorded and videotaped by the Central People's Broadcasting Station, TV stations, local music publishing houses, China Record Corporation and audio and video companies, and were produced into special music programs and solo albums for publication and distribution. In 1983, "Sympathy for Northern Shaanxi" won the second prize in the National National Instrumental Music Competition, and "Shadow" won the third prize.