Following the orders of the King of Yilou, the 10,000 Yilou soldiers who had crossed the river stopped 300 meters from the riverbank and began to shout loudly.

Watching the Yilou army shouting and yelling like clowns on the river, Liu Bei couldn't help but burst into laughter. He then called to the soldiers beside him to sit down on the ground and watch the show.

Cao Cao, who was in the rear camp, also heard the commotion on the river. He sent men to investigate, but when they learned that the other side was just standing on the river, he, like Liu Bei, stopped paying attention to it.

How could such a low-level harassment tactic possibly fool Cao Cao and Liu Bei?

The Yilou army on the river shouted themselves hoarse, but the Han army did not move, so they had no choice but to retreat.

Seeing that his army had returned empty-handed, Yilou knew that his plan had been seen through by the Han army, and had no choice but to order his army to continue to garrison and be vigilant against any Han attack.

It was late at night, and everything was quiet.

On the banks of the Songhua River, soldiers from both armies slept peacefully, accompanied by the mournful sound of the surging river.

"Knock knock knock~!"

Just as the soldiers were sleeping soundly, a series of drumbeats suddenly rang out, sounding particularly loud in the empty night.

Upon hearing the drumbeats, the soldiers in the Han army camp groggily glanced back before turning over and continuing their sweet dreams.

These Han soldiers were trained using the same methods employed by Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and others as the Imperial Guards, and were already accustomed to the sound of drums at night.

Even if they were to sleep right in front of the war drums, they would still be able to fall asleep.

On the other hand, the Yilou army on the opposite bank of the river was thrown into disarray by the sudden sound of drums.

Many Yilou soldiers, awakened by the drumbeats, rushed out of their tents without even having time to put on their clothes.

"The Han army is attacking!!"

Just as everyone was in a panic, someone suddenly shouted, startling everyone.

"Run!"

"Our army has been defeated!"

The slaves who had been bribed by Cao Cao also began to make a fuss, and a few even took advantage of the chaos to set fire to the army's tents.

Most of these Yilou soldiers were young men newly recruited into the army and had not received any proper training.

Faced with the sudden burst of flames and the awe-inspiring drumbeats from the opposite bank of the river, the soldiers were already terrified and fled in disarray, trampling each other and causing countless deaths and injuries.

Awakened, King Yilou hurriedly ran out of his tent. Seeing the chaotic state of the military camp, he was quite frightened and immediately tried to flee with his men.

Just then, the drumming suddenly stopped.

King Yilou looked up and saw no Han army ships on the river. He then realized that the Han army had not attacked.

"The Han army is just bluffing, don't panic!"

While shouting loudly, King Yilou also led his personal guards to put out the fire and maintain military discipline.

The chaos among the Yilou army lasted for nearly an hour before it was quelled.

The Yilou soldiers who had fled in all directions also dragged their exhausted bodies back to their tents and fell asleep immediately.

Seeing that the chaotic Yilou army camp had returned to quiet, a Han army officer came to Liu Bei's side.

"General Liu, it looks like they've fallen asleep again. Shall we continue?"

"No rush, let them sleep for a while first!"

Looking at the Yilou camp shrouded in darkness on the opposite bank, Liu Bei revealed a sly smile.

About half an hour later, Liu Bei stood up and kicked a soldier who was leaning against the drum stand and dozing off.

"Get up, time to work!"

"Oh, yes, General!"

The soldier was startled and quickly stood up, picked up the drumstick, and then slammed it hard onto the drumhead.

"Knock knock knock~!"

As the drums sounded, the Han soldiers guarding the other war drums also hurriedly stood up and began to beat their drumsticks.

In an instant, more than a dozen war drums emitted a series of awe-inspiring, resounding sounds.

The Yilou soldiers, who had just fallen asleep, were startled awake again, and in their dazed state, chaos erupted once more.

However, having learned from the previous experience, the chaos in the Yilou army camp this time did not last long and the losses were not significant.

Shortly after the Yilou soldiers had fallen asleep, the drums sounded again.

Although they knew the Han army wouldn't attack, the drumming was so loud that the Yilou soldiers, who weren't used to it, couldn't fall asleep at all.

Many Yilou soldiers ran out of their tents with resentment and came to the riverbank, where they began to curse the Han army. However, the Han army ignored them and would knock on their door every hour.

And so, Liu Bei led his men to knock all night, and the Yilou soldiers listened all night.

The next morning, the Yilou soldiers, exhausted from a night of torment, patrolled the riverbank listlessly, their vigilance against the Han army becoming much less vigilant.

Liu Bei also led his men back to the military camp and began to sleep soundly, preparing to fight again that night.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sun Jian led 10,000 troops out from behind the camp and went up the river.

Cao Cao also urged his troops in the rear to speed up the construction of warships.

As night deepened, Liu Bei, having woken up, led his men to the riverbank once more.

"Knock knock knock~!"

The resounding drumbeats arrived as promised.

However, this time there was no chaos in the Yilou camp. The Yilou soldiers who were awakened did not get up, but covered their heads with annoyance, wanting to continue sleeping.

Unfortunately, the drumbeats were too loud, and the Yilou soldiers were still unable to sleep peacefully.

And so, amidst the deafening drumbeats, the Yilou soldiers endured another agonizing night.

Yilou Camp.

Inside the central command tent, King Yilou sat wearily in the main seat, his eyes swollen with dark circles.

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