Chapter 177 Let's beat the drums and gongs to put on a big show! Am I too tired to win? Liu Bei: Break through the tiger forest and capture Zhou Yu alive!
The doubts in everyone's eyes disappeared in an instant and turned into surprise.

"Great, this is so fucking great!"

"Why didn't I think of that? Zhou Yu wants to monitor what's going on underground. Why don't we just make a scene and make him unable to hear anything?"

"Military Advisor Jinglue, when it comes to these messed up ideas, it's you who has to come up with them~~"

Zhang Fei's face was full of admiration and he gave Xiao Fang a thumbs up.

Zhuge Liang also suddenly realized and exclaimed:

"With such a seemingly simple method, he was able to deceive Zhou Yu and deceive his ears and eyes. My brother-in-law's methods are truly unpredictable."

Xiao Fang raised his feather fan and said self-deprecatingly:
"Okay, okay, stop flattering me. I get goosebumps just listening to it."

After saying this, he looked at Liu Bei again and asked with a smile:
"My lord, do you think this plan is feasible?"

Only then did Liu Bei come back to his senses from his surprise. After letting out a long breath, he slammed the table.

"The military advisor's plan is original and innovative, and it is something that Zhou Yu would never have thought of."

"Let's follow the military advisor's plan and use the underground tunnel to break into the city!"

...

The next day, it was late at night.

On the tower of Hulin West Gate.

More than a thousand Jiangdong soldiers slept in their armor, and thousands of civilians were driven to the foot of the city wall, where they hugged each other to keep warm.

Zhou Yu did not dare to sleep, and spent another hour inspecting the four city walls.

"Don't worry, Commander. Our soldiers sleep in their armor. If the enemy attacks at night, we can get up and fight at any time."

"The common people are also guarding the city walls, ready to rush up to the walls to act as shields... ahem, come and help our army defend the city."

"Just go back to your residence and have a rest, Commander. I will be here for you."

Chen Wu comforted him and sounded quite optimistic.

Zhou Yu felt a little more relaxed, and he felt really sleepy, so he said:

"Then I will go back to sleep. You must guard the city well and be careful of the big-eared thieves who may attack at night."

"But if there is an enemy attack, send someone to report to me immediately."

Chen Wu agreed immediately.

Zhou Yu took another look at Liu Ying outside the city, covered his face with his hands, yawned, and then walked down the city with his crutches.

Just as he was leaving the city and getting on his horse.

"Boom-boom-boom!"

The deafening sound of war drums suddenly rang out outside the west gate.

Zhou Yu's face changed, and his sleepiness disappeared instantly. He climbed to the top of the city wall with the help of the soldiers on his left and right.

Outside the city, there were loud gongs and drums and horns, which made people's scalps numb.

There is no doubt that Liu Bei is going to launch a night attack.

"Commander-in-chief, you were right. That big-eared thief is planning a night attack!"

Chen Wu pointed outside the city and shouted excitedly.

Zhou Yu smiled coldly and said sarcastically:
"I have already made Hulin City an iron wall. The big-eared thief has no other way to break into the city except a night raid."

"Pass the order down, tell the soldiers not to panic and to stay at their posts."

"Let's drive all the people under the city wall up to help us in the battle."

Chen Wu immediately accepted the order.

More than a thousand Jiangdong soldiers were awakened from their sleep and hurried to the city walls to set up defenses.

The guards at the other gates were also warned at the same time and stood up and rushed to their respective posts.

The civilians who huddled together for warmth under the city wall were also rudely driven onto the wall by the soldiers and continued to act as human shields.

Zhou Yu leaned on his crutches, looking at the dark night with a calm and composed look.

"Liu Bei, I just don't believe that you can disregard your reputation for benevolence and righteousness when it gets dark."

"I want to see if you have the courage to attack these civilians with swords and arrows!"

Outside the city, the sound of drums and killing continued, making people's scalps numb.

However, after nearly an hour of noise, there was still no sign of the Jingzhou army approaching Hulin City.

The tense nerves of the Jiangdong soldiers gradually relaxed.

Even those people who were originally trembling with fear calmed down. Not only were they no longer afraid, some even dozed off.

The earth-shaking noise suddenly fell silent.

Peace returned to the world.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Commander-in-chief, it seems that the big-eared thief is still worried about his reputation as a righteous man. After an hour of struggling, he still doesn't dare to attack the city."

Chen Wu turned to Zhou Yu with a smile, a look of contempt on his face.

Zhou Yu just smiled slightly, then waved his hand and said:
"Liu Bei probably saw that we immediately drove the people to the top of the city, and knew that I had been prepared for his attack, so he had to give up the night attack."

"There should be nothing tonight, so let the soldiers have a good rest."

Then the order was passed down, and the Jiangdong soldiers, who were dozing off, leaned against the battlements and slept in their armor again.

Thousands of civilians were driven down from the city walls again, and they crowded together under the city walls to sleep.

Zhou Yu got down from the city wall and went all the way back to the county government.

After washing, Zhou Yu dragged his tired body and fell on the couch, finally feeling relieved.

Just as he closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep.

Sudden.

The sound of war drums suddenly came from outside the room, instantly dispelling his sleepiness.

"Where does the drum sound come from?"

Zhou Yu jumped up, without even having time to put on his shoes, and limped out of the room.

Sure enough, there was a deafening sound of drums outside the city, and this time it seemed to come from the south gate.

"Could it be that the big-eared thief was just trying to attack the west gate, but actually wanted to sneak attack our south gate?"

Zhou Yu immediately became alert and shouted:

"Hurry up and prepare your horses. I am going to the South Gate to take charge."

"Send a message to Chen Wu to dispatch 500 men and horses to the south gate to reinforce the defense."

Zhou Yu was no longer sleepy. He immediately mounted his horse, left the mansion and headed straight for the south gate.

When they climbed up to the South Gate Tower, Chen Wu had already arrived with 500 soldiers and joined forces with the 800 soldiers guarding the South Gate.

More than a thousand people living under the south gate wall were also driven up the wall to act as shields.

Zhou Yu pulled himself together and shouted, "Hold on, don't panic."

"I assure you that Liu Bei will never dare to attack the city. You just need to stay at your posts and don't move without authorization!"

More than a thousand Jiangdong soldiers forced themselves to shake off their sleepiness, gripped their swords and guns tightly, and prepared for battle.

"Boom-boom-boom!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Just like at Ximen, the momentum of Liu's army outside the city was extremely powerful, even more so than before.

With such a formation, it seemed as if Liu Bei had mobilized all 50,000 troops to raze the South Gate of Hulin to the ground.

However, just like what happened at Ximen, the soldiers of Jingzhou beat drums and gongs for an hour but still did not come to attack the city.

As daybreak approached, the noise suddenly stopped.

It was finally quiet.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Many people even fell asleep while standing, but were awakened by the sound of the drums.

"That big-eared thief must have seen that we were well-prepared and retreated."

"But because of his tossing and turning, the soldiers have not slept all night, they are really sleepy~~"

Chen Wu complained and then yawned.

Zhou Yu looked outside the city, then at the soldiers who were yawning and drowsy all over the city, and suddenly he laughed.

"Liu Bei never thought of attacking Hulin at night. He made such a big fuss just to tire our army out."

"I expect him to continue to do this for the next few days until our army's morale collapses and our defenses are relaxed. Only then will he seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack!"

"I guess this must be Xiao Fang's trick, nothing more than a tactic to tire out the enemy."

Zhou Yu sneered and guessed the mystery.

Chen Wu suddenly realized what was going on and could not help but grit his teeth and curse:
"So that's how it is. This Xiao Fang is really cunning and sinister. It's amazing that he could come up with such a despicable plan!"

After cursing, Chen Wu's face was covered with a shadow again, and he said with a bitter face:

"But even if we know this is Xiao Fang's trick, I'm afraid we can't do anything about it. We can't just ignore it."

"If the big-eared thieves launch a real attack after several feints, and we don't have time to drive the people to the top of the city, what should we do if they break into the city?"

Zhou Yu smiled disapprovingly.

"Although the plan of that country bumpkin is vicious, it can defeat me."

"You pass on my order. From today on, divide the three thousand soldiers into two shifts, day and night, to take turns to be on duty at night."

"While one of the squads is on duty, the other squad can just sleep soundly, no matter what's happening outside the city."

Chen Wu was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed.

By rotating these two shifts, there is no need to worry about the entire army being exhausted. There will always be half of the troops staying awake. Wouldn't they be able to deal with sudden attacks by the Jingzhou army at any time?

"The governor is really amazing. With such a simple method, he defeated Xiao Fang's plan of tiring the enemy!"

"Okay, okay, I'll do it right away."

Chen Wu was overjoyed. After complimenting Zhou Yu profusely, he went happily to deliver the message.

Zhou Yu turned his gaze to the outside of the city, looking at the Liu army camp which was gradually becoming clearer, with a sneer in his eyes that was a mixture of confidence and sarcasm.

"Xiao Fang, I've said it before, I will definitely win this time."

"What tricks do you have? Feel free to use them!"

So, the three thousand Jiangdong soldiers were divided into two shifts as Zhou Yu had said, and took turns on duty.

Just as he expected, over the next seven days, every night at night, Liu's army would be filled with the sound of gongs and drums, and the cry of killing would shake the earth.

The Jiangdong army was divided into two shifts for duty, and I remained unmoved. I just kept beating my drums and I slept.

In a blink of an eye, it was already the eighth day.

Late at night.

Inside Liu's camp, tens of thousands of Liu's soldiers, wearing armor and holding swords, stood there in a murderous look.

The rear camp.

Liu Bei and Xiao Fang stood side by side, staring at a military tent in front of them.

"My Lord, my 300 warriors have assembled!"

Xu Chu came riding on his horse.

Liu Bei nodded slightly, waved his whip and shouted:
"Take down this military tent."

The guards on both sides took action immediately and quickly lifted the military tent.

All that was seen was a tunnel, which caught everyone's eye.

Liu Bei looked at the tunnel on the ground and said with emotion:

"The military advisor's plan to deceive the heavens and the seas was truly ingenious. It fooled Zhou Yu without a sound."

"Zhou Yu would never have thought that we had dug a tunnel right under his feet, leading directly into the city without anyone noticing."

Xiao Fang smiled faintly and said nothing.

That was his plan.

Every night, he would have his men and horses stand outside the four gates of Hulin and take turns beating gongs and drums to create the appearance of a nighttime attack on Hulin.

In fact, Chen Dao personally led a team of men to dig a tunnel in the rear camp at night, passing through the west gate wall and leading directly into the city.

Although Zhou Yu dug a large vat under the city wall to monitor the movements underground, the noise on the ground drowned out the noise and he had no way of detecting it.

The layout map of Hulin City sent by Lu Xun can ensure that Chen Dao's tunnel can be dug accurately into any location in the city.

Zhou Yu deployed all his soldiers on the top of the city wall and drove all the citizens to the city wall, leaving the city empty and preventing the tunnel exit from being discovered when it was dug.

"My lord, it's time to capture Hulin and send Zhou Yu on his way."

Xiao Fang reminded, with a cold light flashing between his brows.

Liu Bei put away his emotion and said sternly:

"Xu Zhongkang, listen to my orders. I order you to lead 300 soldiers and sneak into Hulin City through the tunnel immediately."

"Raise the fire as a signal, seize the west gate unexpectedly, and let my army enter the city!"

Xu Chu accepted the order generously, immediately picked up his sword, and jumped into the tunnel first.

About three hundred tiger warriors followed in without hesitation.

A moment later, the three hundred tiger warriors disappeared into the tunnel.

Liu Bei turned his horse and shot his sharp eyes towards the west gate of Hulin.

"All officers, listen to my orders. Once you see the west gate is opened, follow me and charge in immediately!"

"Tonight, I will destroy Hulin and capture Zhou Yu alive!"

(End of this chapter)