"Knock knock knock~!"
On the third night, the drums sounded once again as promised.
"Huh? General Liu, why is there no movement from the other side?"
Looking at the unusually quiet Yilou military camp on the opposite bank of the river, a Han soldier couldn't help but look at Liu Bei with a puzzled expression.
Liu Bei frowned slightly: "Could it be that the enemy, like our soldiers, has adapted to the drumbeats so quickly?"
"Uh... shall we still beat the drum?" the soldier asked.
"Keep knocking, keep knocking. If we stop now, won't all our work over the past two days have been for nothing?"
As he spoke, Liu Bei plopped down on the ground, his eyes gleaming as he looked towards the Yilou army camp on the opposite bank.
Although the drumbeats continued throughout the night, the Yilou soldiers slept soundly because they had plugged their ears.
The next morning, the refreshed Yilou soldiers walked out of their tents and saw the Han soldiers on the opposite bank listlessly carrying drumsticks as they turned back. They couldn't help but laugh at them.
"Haha~ Come on, keep banging! Grandpa hasn't had enough yet!"
"Yeah, what's wrong? You've been knocking all night, can't you keep going?"
"Ha ha....."
Hearing the mocking laughter of the Yilou army on the opposite bank, Liu Bei turned his head and looked around, but didn't say anything more, and continued walking into the camp.
As soon as Liu Bei returned to the camp, he saw Cao Cao stretching lazily with his back to him.
Seeing Cao Cao so relaxed, Liu Bei walked over angrily.
"You, Cao Mengde, have been working hard all night and you're only getting up now?"
Liu Bei's voice was loud, but Cao Cao seemed not to hear him and continued practicing the Five Animal Frolics.
"I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"
Seeing that Cao Cao was ignoring him, Liu Bei frowned and then stepped forward to pat Cao Cao on the shoulder.
"who?"
Cao Cao, who was exercising, suddenly shouted and grabbed the hilt of his sword at his waist, then immediately turned around to look.
"Hey Liu Xuande, are you trying to scare me to death this early in the morning?"
Upon seeing that the visitor was Liu Bei, Cao Cao couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Liu Bei said irritably, "What? Did I scare you? It's clearly your hearing that's faulty!"
Seeing Liu Bei there, his mouth opening and closing, Cao Cao finally realized what was happening and quickly reached out to pull the strip of cloth out of his ear.
"Huh? Mengde, what's this?"
Upon seeing this, Liu Bei was slightly taken aback.
"Hey~, the drumming has been too loud these past few days, so I found a strip of cloth and plugged my ears!"
Cao Cao smiled and then carefully put the strip of cloth away.
"Pull your ears in... Oh, I see!"
Upon seeing Cao Cao's actions, Liu Bei suddenly realized what was going on.
"What happened?"
Seeing Liu Bei's startled expression, Cao Cao asked curiously.
Liu Bei sneered, "No wonder there was no movement from the Yilou army camp last night; they had their ears plugged!"
"oh?"
Cao Cao was slightly taken aback, then his eyes lit up: "In that case, isn't this an opportunity for our army to raid the camp?"
Liu Bei nodded: "That's good, but we need to observe for two more nights!"
Cao Cao: "That's good. Our army can take this opportunity to build more warships!"
Nothing happened that day, and that night, Liu Bei, as scheduled, led his men to the riverbank to beat the drums.
Seeing that there was still no movement on the other side, Liu Bei sneered. However, Liu Bei did not leave with his men and continued to knock all night as per the custom.
As dawn broke, Liu Bei, yawning, led his men back to the camp.
By this time, the Han army and the Yilou army had been locked in a stalemate on the riverbank for more than five days.
The scions of noble families and merchants who accompanied them were eager to go to Yilou to pan for gold and make a fortune, and they kept urging their craftsmen to speed up the shipbuilding process and offered high bonuses.
With the financial backing, the craftsmen seemed to be injected with adrenaline, working overtime to begin the crafting process.
At the same time, the messenger sent by the King of Yilou arrived in the territory of the Northern Wuhuan and met with Shefu, the leader of the Northern Wuhuan.
Inside the main tent, Shefu read Yilou King's plea for help expressionlessly, then casually tossed it aside.
"Lord Shefu, what's wrong...?"
The Yilou envoy looked at Shefu with a puzzled expression.
Shefu sneered: "A mere ten thousand taels of gold sand, and you think you can send my Wuhuan warriors to storm the Han military town? Your king really has a good idea!"
The Yilou envoy hurriedly said, "Lord Shefu, what do you think is a suitable amount? As long as you are willing to send troops, everything is negotiable!"
"Well..."
Upon hearing this, Shefu hesitated.
For Shefu, this was not a matter of money at all. If he could defeat the Han army, he would have gone long ago without even needing the King of Yilou to ask.
When the Youliao defense line was first established, Shefu led his troops to harass Liaodong several times in order to seize the land. As a result, he suffered repeated defeats and heavy losses. Now that the enemy's military towns have been built, what difference is there between going there and sending them to their deaths?
However, the gold, mountain goods, and gifts promised by the King of Yilou were too tempting, and Shefu was unwilling to give up this lucrative opportunity.
After hesitating for a while, Shefu turned his gaze to Li Ru, who was in the first seat, hoping that he could give him some advice.
Li Ru slowly stood up: "Lord Shefu, the Han army is currently very powerful. If Yilou is still around, it may be able to restrain the Han army. If Yilou is destroyed, then the Han army will have no more worries about its rear!"
"You're right, sir!"
Shefu nodded, then looked at the Yilou envoy: "Go back and tell your king that I can send troops to help, but the promised reward must not be reduced by a single penny!"
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