"I want to see the lord."
"No way. The lord's already asleep. Want me to screw you over in your dreams?"
Cao Cao: "..."
Xu Chu, are you sure you're not mocking me?!
"Let them all in. What's the matter?" Cao Cao could still hear voices coming from outside. His expression darkened as he climbed out of bed.
Hearing his voice, the few people outside entered together. The Xia Hou brothers, Cheng Yu, and Xun You all came in.
"Greetings, my lord. At this late hour..."
"Enough. Tell me what's going on. Why are there still voices outside at night?"
The group exchanged glances. In the end, Cheng Yu spoke. "Reporting to my lord, Liu Bei's men are shouting around the camp."
"Liu Bei's men?" Cao Cao frowned. It definitely wasn't a night raid; otherwise, they would have already attacked. After a moment's thought, he said, "Are they deliberately disturbing our army's rest?"
"Um... yes, but also no."
Seeing Cheng Yu hesitate, Cao Cao's frown deepened. "What do you mean? Why haven't you sent people out to drive them away?"
"There are people shouting on three sides, but judging from the voices, there are only a few of them. Until we know whether this is a trap, I cannot agree to sending soldiers out. If we send too few, they may be swallowed up, which would hurt our army's morale. If we send too many, they may fall into an ambush," Xun You replied.
"But if we let them keep shouting like this, I believe we'll be certain to lose tomorrow's decisive battle!" Cheng Yu and Xun You had clearly reached opposing conclusions.
Cao Cao glanced at the two of them, his thoughts racing. He immediately realized that the crucial point lay in what the shouts contained. "What are they