I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 591: Bad news, irreconcilable
Luokou Warehouse was burning fiercely, dyeing half of the sky red.

The soldiers reported that it was Su Yao who set the fire and killed Shi Junhou, which stunned the people of Hu Zhen.

After coming to his senses, he stared with wide eyes, gripped his sword tightly, and just wanted to chop it down:

"absurd!"

"Then how could Su Yao be here?!"

"Could it be that the idiot surnamed Shi was afraid of taking responsibility and asked you to team up to deceive me?!"

Hu Zhen naturally knew about Su Yao's reputation. He was almost invincible on the battlefield. A few days ago, he was the one who led to the disastrous defeat of their Xiliang army on the south bank of the Luo River.

However, Hu Zhen would never believe that Su Yao would appear in Luokou Granary at this time and set fire to their granary.

But when they saw that Hu Zhen did not believe them and forced them to hand over Shi Junhou, the soldiers all cried.

"It's really that Su Yao, you have to believe us."

"Marquis Shi personally put out the fire at that time, and hundreds of us witnessed Su Yao's murder with our own eyes."

"He was laughing as he killed people, and told me to take a message to you and Mr. Dong."

Hu Zhen blew his beard and snorted angrily when he heard this: "A message? What message?"

The soldiers looked at each other, and one of them mustered up his courage and stammered:
"He, he said he was the champion Hou Suyao, no one can escape from his knife"

"That's it?"

"He, he also said that he was going to cross the river soon, and asked Mr. Dong and you to wash your necks, wash them well."

"A madman!"

Hu Zhen shouted angrily, his face instantly turned livid, the veins on his forehead were clearly visible, his clenched fists were trembling slightly, and his teeth were chattering:

"I just thought he was here, so what?!"

"Does he think that fighting is a ranger's game?"

"Without a ferry, I think he'll have to cross the river with his head!"

The soldiers shrank their heads. Although they felt that what their captain said was right, their courage had weakened a lot.

Su Yao’s surprise attack tonight really shocked them.

The scene of that lone man sneaking in like a ghost, setting fire silently, and beheading Shi Junhou in full view of everyone shocked them beyond words.

Their cowardly appearance further infuriated Hu Zhen. He kicked them and shouted at them to put out the fire quickly, while he was thinking about how to tell Mr. Dong what happened tonight.

First of all, he had to clear himself clearly. Although he didn't believe that Dong Zhuo could do that to him, he still had to do what he had to do to save face.

What a bad luck.

He was once a great man (leader) of Liangzhou with his own territory and troops, and he lived a good life. If Dong Zhuo had not risen to prominence this time and sent people to recruit him, he would never have come to the Central Plains to join in the fun.

As a result, before good things could happen and before he had the chance to enjoy wealth and glory, he suffered a great defeat, a great defeat, and another great defeat.

That's fine, at least I didn't suffer any loss.

Therefore, Hu Zhen thought that after moving the capital to Chang'an, he would say goodbye to Dong Zhuo and continue to act tyrannically in his hometown without joining in the fun.

Who would have thought that the fire in Luokou Warehouse would obviously disrupt the plan again.

The prospects of moving the capital are unclear. Maybe I should make other plans?
It's better to find a chance to escape before you get hurt.

It seems that the Champion Marquis is indeed not someone that is easy to mess with.

Just like that, after sending a carefully considered report to Dong Zhuo by express horse, Hu Zhen stared at the fire in front of him with lifeless eyes.

His eyes had already passed through the reality here and were thinking about his future.

However, not long after, something he never expected happened. The fire tonight was not the last bad news he would hear.

"what?!"

"What the hell did you say?"

"Zhang Hong's troops and Hu Huan's troops are fighting?!"

Hu Zhen, who thought his troops had suffered no damage, was stunned when he heard the news.

It would be bad enough that one of his generals died in the granary for unknown reasons, but the remaining two started a fight among themselves. What was going on?

How can this be?

As he said that, Hu Zhen grabbed the scout who reported the news from the ground with one hand, as if to say, "If you dare to lie about military intelligence, I will chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs." In Hu Zhen's opinion, the scout who reported the news was probably not one of them, but Su Yao's spies who wanted to interfere and put out the fire!

That arrogant bastard actually told such a lie. Did he think I would be fooled?

Faced with Hu Zhen's crazy behavior, the scout who was dragged away turned pale with fear and explained repeatedly:
"Boss, everything I said is true!"

"I am a pony under the command of Marquis Hu. Don't you remember me?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Zhen narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at the scout in front of him. Only then did he vaguely recognize that the other party seemed to be a follower under his brother's command.

So, Hu Zhen endured the pain as if a hole was perforated in his stomach and asked what was going on.

The result he got almost made him vomit blood on the spot.

"Champion Marquis, it was done by Champion Marquis!"

"I don't know what's wrong with Zhang Hong's men. They suddenly surrounded our camp in the middle of the night."

"Marquis Hu didn't know the whole story and thought that Zhang Hong's troops were causing trouble for pay, so he went out of the camp to appease them and wanted to have a chat with Captain Zhang."

"As a result, before Captain Zhang even appeared, a general with a big knife suddenly rushed out from the battle line and chopped off Captain Hu's head in one fell swoop."

"Then, they raised the banner of champion Hou Suyao and beat us badly!"

hiss--

Hu Zhen took a deep breath and felt icy cold and dizzy.

Hu Zhen never expected that Su Yao's methods would be so vicious. Not only did he burn down the Luokou warehouse, he also took the opportunity to instigate Zhang Hong's troops to rebel, causing them to kill each other. Even his younger brother, his only remaining relative in this chaotic world, was killed.

This series of blows almost made Hu Zhen lose the ability to think. He could only stand there blankly, staring at the blazing fire in front of him.

Soon, his anger was like a raging fire, burning uncontrollably:
"Su Yao!"

"I, Hu Zhen, will never reconcile with you!!!"

In the early morning sunshine, Hu Zhen pointed to the sky and swore that he would make Su Yao pay the price.

So, this time he sent several urgent military reports, not only to Dong Zhuo to request support, but also to several ferry crossings including Luopu Ferry, asking them to send out the navy to intercept.

Hu Zhen himself first selected his troops and led a large army to attack the ferry guarded by Hu Huan:
"Pass the order down, everyone, put down everything you are doing, gather immediately, and prepare to fight - we must not let that traitor surnamed Su escape!"

"what?!"

The guards were stunned when they heard this:

"What should we do about the fire in the granary? The grain in Luokou granary."

"It's already hopeless, so don't waste your energy."

Hu Zhen paused, clenched his fists and said:
"The most important thing right now is that we must not let the traitor Su Yao escape."

"If Su Yao gets on board, let the navy feed him to the fish."

"If Su Yao doesn't get on board, that will be the best time for me to take revenge!"

"He must pay the price for being so reckless and arrogant!"

So, under Hu Zhen's order, the army around Luokou Granary quickly assembled, and more than 1,400 infantry and cavalry under Hu Zhen set out immediately.

However, looking at the exhausted looks of the soldiers, Hu Zhen's crazy heart gradually calmed down.

This was his last fortune. His brother was already dead, and he couldn't gamble with his life if he wanted revenge.

Once we reach the ferry, we can take our time and wait and see, making sure Su Yao cannot cross the river easily.

It won’t be too late for him to take action after friendly forces from both land and sea arrive and after Dong Gong’s support comes.

"Well, that's it."

"When marching and fighting, it is better to be steady first!"

"This, Lord Su is too bold!" Li Yi exclaimed.

Just as Hu Zhen was calling for support everywhere and personally going into the battle, Su Yao had already returned to the ferry.

However, the first thing he did when he arrived here was not to cross the river back, but to plan an ambush!
"There is a big piece of meat delivered to your door, why not eat it?"

Looking at the densely packed team coming towards Luokou Warehouse on the small map, Su Yao's eyes sparkled.

(End of this chapter)