I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 587: Die with understanding?

"Okay, that's it. We've finished doing good deeds every day, and it's time to get back to business."

Under the shocked gazes of the refugees, Su Yao threw away the boulder with a "bang" and clapped his hands.

Li Yi and a group of soldiers had already changed into their armor. They immediately straightened their bodies and responded loudly.

Next, it’s time to meet up with Guan Yu and others, sneak into the camp, and capture Qu Junhou who is drunk.

However, just as they were about to leave, suddenly, those ragged people who had been watching from all sides fell to their knees with a thud.

"My Lord, please save us!"

"Take us with you!"

"You want to fight the thief Dong, right? We can help too!"

"Don't leave us here!"

Su Yao was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that this plot was not over yet.

He turned around and saw those ragged people kneeling on the ground in dense crowds in the night and firelight.

They clasped their hands together, looked nervous, and their eyes were full of pleading and fear.

Su Yao knew about this and realized that most of these people were still worried that they would be retaliated against after they left.

However, he still had tasks to do and without a ferry, it was impossible for him to take the people away like Liu Bei did when he crossed the river with them.

As for their willingness to help fight against Dong, Su Yao smiled and shook his head and said:
"Fellow villagers, don't be afraid."

"Heaven's net is vast and wide. The thief Dong acted against heaven, and his violent death is not far away."

"I am touched by your willingness to help the country, but I can easily deal with those small fry. It is far from the point of asking all the villagers to become soldiers."

"Tonight, I will light a fire of killing thieves in his heart. By then, he will be everywhere and will not be able to care about our countryside."

"Fellow villagers, everything can go on as usual. There is no need to panic."

"It won't be long before my army crosses the river."

"When the time comes, if you guys are still willing to contribute, you can help me supervise it."

"If anyone in our army dares to oppress the people, disturb them, or cause trouble, you can report it to me, Su Yao. Once it is verified, I will not let him off easily!"

The people looked at each other in bewilderment. They had not expected that this young champion marquis would say such words. For a moment they did not know what to do.

Some people thought it made some sense, while others didn't quite believe it. Everyone was chattering at the same time, and the place was in a stalemate.

At this moment, the village elder stood up. He bowed deeply to Su Yao, then turned around and said to the people:
"Fellow villagers, please listen to me. We have good intentions, but we cannot embarrass Guanjun Hou here."

“Although we live in troubled times, we must not lose our composure.”

"Marquis Guanjun is a loyal and good man of the Han Dynasty, and a hero who fought against Dong Zhuo together with Lord Lu. Since he has promised to protect us, we should trust him!"

The old village head's voice was steady and powerful. He glanced at everyone present and continued:
"Marquis Guanjun is tasked with defeating Dong, and every moment is extremely precious. If we delay his important task here because of our own selfishness, we will end up hurting others and ourselves, and we will all die together."

It has to be said that although the Li Zheng is only an official at the village level, he has the most say among the villagers.

Compared with the emperor and ministers who are high above, the words of the village head are more trusted by the villagers.

When he said this, the people who had been making a lot of noise just now suddenly stopped.

Lao Niu quickly replied:
"Yes, yes, the head of the village is right. We must not cause trouble for the Champion Marquis."

Lao Niu's voice was trembling, but his eyes were full of hope when he looked at Su Yao.

"We will wait here until Lord Su's army comes to rescue us."

Other people also echoed and expressed their willingness to listen to the village head and stop causing trouble for Su Yao.

Looking at the expectant eyes of these people, Su Yao felt a warm current flowing through his heart.

He seemed to be feeling a little uncomfortable, stretched out his hand and tugged at the robe on his chest, coughed lightly, nodded and said softly:
"I'll be back soon, thank you."

After saying that, he no longer looked at anyone, just said "let's go" and turned around and quickly left the abandoned granary.

The soldiers reacted quickly upon seeing this and ran after him without saying a word, while Li Yi was stunned. He stretched out his hand in the direction of Su Yao, looked left and right, stomped his feet, and hurried to catch up.

In the night, their figures gradually moved away, but the refugees still knelt on the ground, watching them leave. Only when their figures completely disappeared in the darkness did the people slowly get up and go home.

Su Yao and his group over there quickly reunited with Guan Yu and others. They changed into the armor of the Xiliang Army and, under the cover of night, returned to the vicinity of the original riverside camp.

Looking at the brightly lit and bustling camp in front of him, Su Yao's face had completely returned to its usual cold look.

A gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He waved his hand, signaling Guan Yu and others to come closer, and then he immediately made combat deployments.

At this moment, Zhang Hong, the general of Qu Army in the camp, was immersed in the gentle country with an intoxicated look on his face.

"Hahahaha!"

"This girl from the Central Plains is really special."

The general's tent was in a mess, with fruits, wine glasses and other items scattered all over the floor.

Qu Junhou Zhang Hong sat naked on the ground, hugging two girls with tearful faces, laughing:

"Don't be afraid, beauties. Do you know who I am?" The girls didn't dare to speak and shook their heads. Zhang Hong smiled and said:

"I am Zhang Hong, a general under Lord Dong's command."

"All the soldiers in this camp are my subordinates."

"As for the area around us, I have the final say."

Zhang Hong had a smug look on his face. He stretched out his fingers and gently stroked the girls' cheeks, and said drunkenly:
"If you are obedient and serve me well, you will certainly receive benefits in the future."

"If you don't obey me and make me unhappy, I will not only drown you in the river, but also take away all your family members."

When the girls heard this, a trace of fear flashed in their eyes and their bodies trembled slightly.

But because Zhang Hong was drunk and weak, his desire to escape from the clutches of the devil was instantly extinguished.

The girls accepted their fate. In troubled times, human life was worthless. How could they dare to offend this high-ranking official?
Seeing that the girls no longer resisted, Zhang Hong laughed obscenely. He slapped the girls' buttocks twice and said with a smile:

"That's right, you don't want to see your family members beheaded."

"My filial children, I will reward you."

After saying that, Zhang Hong pushed both of them to the ground:
"Come on, I will love you well again."

Feeling his valour revived, Zhang Hong was about to raise his spear and fight again, but was suddenly interrupted by his personal guards outside the door:

"Report, Zhang Junhou - there is urgent military information!"

"hiss--"

Zhang Hong, who was in high spirits, took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to curse, turned around, glared at his personal guard and said:
"What the hell is this emergency military information? What happened in the middle of the night?"

"Could it be that someone from the other side swam over here?"

The personal soldier smiled bitterly and replied:
"No, it's just that there were suddenly a lot of lights in the barn to the west, and a lot of people gathered there."

"Let's get to the point. Can't you see I'm busy?!"

The guards bowed their heads and clasped their fists:

"The scout reported that the villagers were suspected of gathering to cause trouble. He has urgent military information to share and requests a meeting."

Zhang Hong shook his head after hearing this. The words "gathering a crowd to cause trouble" sobered him up a little.

But then he waved his hand and said:
"No, no, it's just a small matter, don't bother me."

"If the unruly people don't obey my orders, just send a hundred generals to disperse them. Don't disturb my interest."

Zhang Hong did not take it seriously. It was not because he was a good-for-nothing, but because recently under the order to move the capital, these people who were unwilling to leave their hometowns had been causing trouble from time to time. This was not the first incident, and it would not be the last.

Although the guard felt something was a little wrong, he still obeyed the order and turned around to pass on the message.

As the big tent returned to peace, Zhang Hong, whose good time was interrupted by a spoiler, simply lay on his back and pressed the two girls down to let them cheer him up.

Touching the girl's hair and feeling the little bit of heat rising in his abdomen again, Zhang Hong closed his eyes, shook his head, and hummed a little tune.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the tent, which disturbed his interest again:

"What, it's not over yet?!"

"Why are you bothering me with such a trivial matter?"

"Do you believe me? I'll chop off your head."

Zhang Hong's roar was so loud that the entire tent seemed to tremble. If his subordinates had heard this, they would have immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and apologized.

However, the one who answered him was a strange and cold male voice:

"Don't worry, Lord Qu. I think you should listen to me first."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll die unclearly."

Zhang Hong suddenly opened his eyes, and the drunkenness instantly dissipated. He sat up and stared outside the tent:

"Who?!"

"Who is that brat who's talking nonsense to me? Why don't you arrest him?!"

Zhang Hong's angry roar was even more violent than before, but all he got in response was silence.

Zhang Hong frowned and thought to himself, "Is this an illusion? I didn't drink too much, did I?"

"That's right. In this camp, who dares to talk to me like this?"

Just when Zhang Hong felt relieved and felt a little embarrassed, the curtain was suddenly lifted, and then he saw a scene that shocked him.

He was obviously a handsome man who looked like a nobleman in Luozhong, but he was wearing a set of scout equipment that did not suit his temperament. He walked slowly towards him with a smile on his face.

In contrast to the bright smile on the man's face, he actually held a bloody long knife in his hand, and blood was dripping down with every step he took!

Zhang Hong's drunkenness was instantly replaced by fear. He widened his eyes and looked at the strange man in front of him in disbelief. He opened his mouth, but not a word came out.

Then, Zhang Hong watched as Su Yao lightly picked up the wine barrel on the ground and poured it directly on his head.
(End of this chapter)