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Chapter 590: Su Yao burns the warehouse, Hu Zhen is desperate

In the dark night, Su Yao was in a good mood as he sneaked into the granary.

He moved quietly between the silos, avoiding the patrol's sight and observing the surrounding environment, looking for a suitable ignition location.

The design of these silos obviously took fire prevention into consideration. Most of them are fireproof brick and stone structures with reasonable spacing. Even if a fire occurs inside a silo, it is difficult for the fire to spread and cause a burning effect.

After getting a general understanding of the external environment, Su Yao climbed to the top of the silo, avoiding any sight, and jumped into the silo from the ventilation hole.

After entering the warehouse, Su Yao was even more amazed.

Wow, it’s worthy of being the granary of the capital of the Han Empire.

The space inside is even more amazing than the tall silo that appears from the outside.

In the full warehouse of grain, there is actually a huge cellar for storing grain!

There are hundreds of such silo cellars in this warehouse city!

"How much of the people's wealth did this thief Dong plunder?"

Su Yao couldn't help but clench his fists. For the first time, he had a deep understanding of the scale of a granary that supplies tens or even millions of people.

At the same time, one has to admire Dong Zhuo's ability to plunder.

Su Yao knew very well that it would be impossible to fill a granary of such a size given the turbulent government level in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

After all, in ancient society, grain was the real hard currency. If the imperial court had full warehouses and grains before, why would there be a large-scale civil uprising like the Yellow Turban Rebellion?
There is no doubt that most of these grains were looted from the homes of wealthy families and common people by Dong Zhuo through trickery and robbery after he entered the capital.

Thinking of this, Su Yao became more determined to burn down these granaries.

He couldn't let Dong Zhuo escape safely with the people's wealth, nor could he let the grain become capital for the traitor Dong to make a comeback in the future.

Time waits for no one, and burning down such a large granary is undoubtedly a physical task.

So, Su Yao just sighed in his heart and immediately looked carefully in the warehouse. He moved left and right, looking for a suitable ignition position.

Soon, he discovered that the only ideal ignition point was near the entrance of the cellar.

People who often play with fire know that the burning of flames requires sufficient oxygen support. Not only is there a large amount of grain piled up near the entrance of the cellar, but the ventilation conditions are also suitable. Once ignited, the fire will spread rapidly and be difficult to control.

Su Yao had an idea in mind, so he turned around and went back to the cellar entrance, and took out a fire starter and a small kerosene can from his arms.

This fire starter was specially prepared by him, wrapped in oil paper. It was light and durable, and was a must-have item for people to light a fire when going out. Although Su Yao had no use for this thing, he still brought it from the camp for this mission.

As for kerosene cans, they are a rare item nowadays.

Although the properties of oil had been discovered and gradually applied during the Western Han Dynasty, its production was scarce and only major cities had small amounts of storage, making it difficult to achieve large-scale military applications at that time.

Therefore, although Su Yao focused on collecting this thing after taking power, he did not have much stock at the time, and he did not have time to bring it with him during this hurried crossing of the river.

That’s right, Su Yao didn’t bring it.

The can in front of him was just bought directly from the system's military supply mall!

Since Su Yao has decided to burn down Luokou Warehouse, he will naturally not hesitate to use some special means.

After seeing the scale and design of Luokou Warehouse, Su Yao knew that ordinary ignition methods would not be enough to destroy it.

The most ideal solution, of course, is to get gunpowder and solve the problem directly through the art of explosion.

Unfortunately, the value of those props in the system mall that are ahead of their time is too high. One-time purchases of military products are far less cost-effective than purchasing technology and then producing them by yourself.

So, after weighing the price, Su Yao decided to use the kerosene tank.

Without further ado, after Su Yao took out the ignition prop, he carefully opened the kerosene tank and poured the kerosene little by little onto the grain pile. Then he moved step by step, drawing a line of fire to connect the target.

In an instant, the pungent smell of kerosene filled the entire warehouse.

"It's done."

Su Yao nodded with satisfaction, took a few steps back, and after confirming that the fire line was arranged correctly, he took out a fire starter and blew it gently.

Flames rose instantly, and the flames licked the grains soaked in kerosene, making a sizzling sound.

The fire spread rapidly, flames shot up into the sky, and soon illuminated the entire granary, but Su Yao was nowhere to be seen.

"Fire, fire!"

"Hurry up, put out the fire!"

Inside the warehouse, the guards shouted in panic and ran towards the fire. Shi Junhou, who was sleeping soundly and guarding the place, was awakened by the shouting.

He stared at the flames rising into the sky, his eyes blank, and stamped his feet, saying:
"Put out the fire, put out the fire!"

“Why hasn’t it been put out yet?”

"Don't you guys want your heads anymore?!"

Shi Junhou roared angrily, but the fire was out of control and spread rapidly.

Right in front of him, the number of fire spots had increased from two to five. Hundreds of soldiers were shuttling back and forth, carrying buckets of water in and out, but instead of putting out the fire, the flames grew more and more intense!

"It can't be put out. It can't be put out at all!"

A guard responded desperately:

"I don't know who's doing this magic, but when we poured a bucket of water on it, the fire got even bigger!"

The guards didn't understand, but Shi Junhou understood immediately that this was not some kind of witchcraft:
"Kerosene."

"Someone actually dared to mess with me!"

Shi Junhou's face turned pale. He quickly calmed down and realized that this was no ordinary fire, but someone had deliberately set it on fire. He immediately ordered:

"Notify Captain Hu and gather all the personnel to put out the main source of the fire. We must not allow the fire to spread further!"

"Finally, tell the soldiers that it is not some evil fire. Use sand to put out the fire!"

After receiving the order, some of the guards quickly ran to inform Hu Zhen, while the others began to gather sand and soil to try to extinguish the most intense fires.

However, although Shi Junhou's order was light, Luokou Warehouse had no preparation for kerosene.

In the panic, there was not enough sand and soil available, and the soldiers still subconsciously poured water to put out the fire.

The result is predictable.

Kerosene coming into contact with water only fueled the fire, and the flames raged even more violently like a beast doused in oil.

The grain piles in the warehouse city seemed to have become endless fuel with the help of kerosene. The flames devoured everything, turning the entire warehouse city into a sea of ​​fire.

By the time Hu Zhen led his troops to arrive, everything was already irreversible.

"Horse riding!"

"Who did it?!"

"Where is the man surnamed Shi?"

"Is he just a bunch of idiots? I'm going to chop off his head!"

Hu Zhen rode his horse at full speed to Luokou Granary, and the scene before him made him furious.

The raging fire raged in the night, lighting the sky red, and chaos reigned in the warehouse city.

Although he immediately ordered all soldiers to put out the fire, the fire had already gotten out of control and the soldiers' efforts seemed insignificant.

The flames devoured everything like a greedy beast, turning the grain piles into ashes and releasing thick smoke.

Someone must be held accountable for such a huge loss.

He cursed angrily and looked for Shi Junhou, who was in charge of the guard, in the crowd, trying to find out what had happened.

However, the information reported by the soldiers almost made him faint.

"Marquis Shi was killed in battle." The soldier cried out in sorrow.

"What? Killed in action??!"

Hu Zhen widened his eyes. He could never imagine how this fire could take away Marquis Shi.
Was it because he was afraid of taking responsibility and died with the granary?

Just when Hu Zhen's opinion of this man had slightly changed, the soldiers' next words completely shocked him.

"It's the traitor Su Yao!"

The soldier held his head with a look of extreme pain:
"He took advantage of Shi Junhou's efforts to put out the fire, suddenly rushed out from the fire, cut off Shi Junhou's head with one blow, and then fled away."

"We, we can't get it back even if we try to snatch it back."

(End of this chapter)