The scouts came again with another report.
"General, it seems the enemy has retreated. We haven't found any trace of them on the other side of the river."
Meng Zhengxi looked at the strategist beside him.
"What does the strategist think?"
The strategist in white raised his hand to stroke his beard, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.
"It shouldn't be that simple. Why don't you wait a little longer, General?"
Meng Zhengxi nodded.
"Um".
He took the lead and headed towards the council tent, with the strategist following closely behind.
Half an hour passed, and the enemy still made no move.
Meng Zhengxi then ordered the soldiers to sleep fully clothed tonight, but not to fall into a deep sleep; they should only sleep lightly and be ready to fight at any time.
Half an hour later, the thunderous sound of drums echoed again from the other side of the river, "dong dong dong..."
The drumbeats were dense, like a fine rain, relentlessly assaulting the eardrums.
Ning Qing sat up abruptly from the bed, her eyes filled with icy coldness and murderous intent.
Don't you know that waking someone up in the middle of the night is the most unethical thing to do?
These idiots and morons, how dare they wake me up!
Ning Qing got up, quickly dressed, and rushed outside.
System: Host, host, where are you going?
Ning Qing said irritably, "Someone is deliberately keeping me from sleeping. What do you think I should do?"
Meanwhile, Meng Zhengxi, who was sitting upright in the council tent, heard the deafening sound of drums once again.
He suddenly stood up, his face serious, and walked out of the council tent with his sword in hand.
"Send word, assemble."
The soldier obeyed and left.
Meanwhile, inside a large tent at the Daqing military camp, several people were drinking and chatting.
The general, seated in the main seat, heard the report from the soldiers below.
He spoke to the white-haired old man at the bottom right.
"Strategist, this plan is brilliant, hahahahaha..."
"That kid surnamed Meng probably won't get a good night's sleep tonight."
After saying that, he burst into laughter, "Hahahaha..."
The white-haired old man at the lower end of the table, with an arrogant and pretentious expression on his face, raised his hand to stroke his long white beard, adopting the demeanor of a superior being, and slowly responded.
"Um".
Immediately, someone below responded loudly.
"It's not just that guy surnamed Meng who can't get a good night's sleep; I'm afraid there's no one in the Ying Kingdom's army camp who can get a good night's sleep right now, hahahahaha..."
After he finished speaking, a burst of joyful laughter rang out inside the tent.
The group inside the tent raised their glasses in celebration once again.
The general sitting in the main seat once again asked the old man with white hair and beard.
"Strategist, when is the best time to attack? I can hardly contain myself any longer; my precious sword is itching to be drawn."
The white-haired old man stroked his long beard once more, then looked confident and assured.
"Reporting to the General, we will need to wait a few more days."
The general sitting in the main seat frowned, clearly very displeased.
Now that we have ample food supplies and have received more than a dozen cartloads of sharp weapons, it is the perfect time to attack. Why wait?
"Why is that?"
The white-haired old man looked at the person sitting at the head of the table, and seeing his displeasure, he began to explain.
"If we proceed according to our plan, we will beat the drum once every hour and a half. No general or soldier in the Yingguo army camp will be spared from insomnia and dare not sleep deeply. They will also have to worry and not sleep well every night. After a few days, their mental state will definitely be poor. If they can't sleep well, they will lack energy and their bodies will naturally be tired and weak."
At this point, he picked up the wine on the table and took a sip.
Then he looked at the general in the main seat and spoke.
"General, tell me, how can such an army possibly fight a war?"
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