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Chapter 581: Singing and Dancing, Su Yao Crosses the River

"Ah this."

"Your Excellency is going to take action personally???"

As soon as Su Yao finished speaking, a whisper suddenly sounded in the conference room, and the generals looked at each other.

They felt that Su Yao's bold words were both unexpected and reasonable.

But then again, this is indeed Lord Su's style.

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"The ferry was burned down, and a large number of ferries under construction were also burned."

Lu Zhi said:

"I wonder what you plan to do?"

Su Yao smiled slightly, with a gleam in his eyes:
"Did the thief Dong think that I couldn't cross the river just because I burned my boat?"

“Then he was very wrong.”

"Not only do I want to let him know that we can cause him trouble even without the ferry, but I also want him to understand that if he dares to mess with me, he will have to pay the price!"

That night, the night was dark.

Somewhere on the north bank of the Luo River, Dong Zhuo's military camp was brightly lit, with singing and dancing everywhere, creating a very lively scene.

The soldiers of Dong Zhuo's army sat around the campfire, enjoying their rare leisure time. They drank, chatted, and danced to the music, completely immersed in the joy of victory.

In their view, burning Su Yao's ferries that were about to be completed and a large amount of building materials was equivalent to cutting off Su Yao's hope of crossing the river. It can be said that the overall situation was decided.

In the following days, they could rest easy and focus their energy on plundering the local area.

That's right. After returning with a great victory today, Xu Rong, the chief contributor, happily returned to the capital to report the good news to Lord Dong, while they, the grassroots soldiers, were dispersed in camps on the north bank of the Luo River.

In name, their mission was still to guard the river and monitor the movements of the rebels on the opposite side.

But in reality they have completely let the sheep go.

After a great victory, we should celebrate greatly.

Although the rewards from Luoyang were on the way, the soldiers could not wait any longer in the face of this rare victory.

It just so happened that they had the obligation to urge the people to move the capital, so they used this as an excuse to plunder the local area.

They naturally would not go to the capital city of Luoyang, but the surrounding villages, especially those near the river, all suffered.

The Xiliang soldiers rode into the villages, broke into the houses, and took away food, property, and delicate young wives and girls, howling.

In the darkness of night, the Xiliang soldiers sat around a blazing bonfire, with the aroma of wine and meat mixed together and laughter continuing.

They raised their glasses high and showed off their "battle exploits" of the day to each other - the gold, silver, treasures, food and cloth looted from the homes of innocent people, and especially the several abducted young women, whose clothes were in tatters, revealing their white flesh, and whose eyes were filled with fear and despair.

Some of these women were village embroiderers, skillful and kind-hearted, while others were farm girls, hardworking and simple.
Now, they are like lambs to be slaughtered, treated as trophies of victory by these Xiliang soldiers, and are ruthlessly teased and divided up.

The women's miserable cries and crystal tears did not bring a trace of sympathy, but instead aroused the soldiers' bestiality.

They drank wine, sang Northwestern ballads, and happily ravaged and possessed the women, giving vent to their animal desires.

Here, humanity is gone, and animality dominates the mind.

Those soldiers who were once brave and good at fighting are now like wild beasts, wantonly trampling on the dignity and lives of innocent people.

Beneath this camp of singing and dancing, there are the blood and tears of the weak.

However, not everyone went crazy.

"Hey, aren't you guys a little too lax?"

An older sentry with a calm face, named Li Yi, did not join his companions in the carnival. Instead, he sat alone at the edge of the camp, brows furrowed, his eyes occasionally glancing at the dark night sky across the river, feeling vaguely uneasy.

"Brother Li, what's wrong with you? We won a big victory, we should enjoy it while we can!"

A soldier with a red face staggered over with a wine glass in his hand, trying to pull Li Yi to join them.

Li Yi just shook his head and said in a slightly heavy tone:

"Don't forget, that champion is not someone who can be defeated so easily."

"If we let our guard down like this and he launches a surprise attack, we'll be finished."

As soon as these words were spoken, the laughter of several soldiers around stopped abruptly, and their expressions varied, but their vigilance was soon diluted by alcohol and the joy of victory.

"Well, you bastard, Old Li, I don't care about you, but you just say these sarcastic words, right? I think you are just too suspicious."

The sentry chief pulled up his trousers, walked over from the tent on the side where he could hear the faint sound of panting, and pointed at the inky river surface:

"Look at the Luo River. We have burned all the boats. How are they going to get here? Swim? Haha!"

The village chief's joke immediately caused laughter from the people around him.

You know, in this era, there are no swimming pools for people to practice swimming skills.

Ordinary people, except those who were born by the river and made a living by water, are all landlubbers. This is especially true for these northern soldiers. It is no exaggeration to say that those who can swim are one in a thousand.

If a landlubber who can't swim is forced to swim, it is not an exaggeration to say that knee-deep water can drown a person. Not to mention this dark night.

Li Yi had no way to refute this, so he just stood up silently and walked away two steps.

The night was getting darker and darker, and the surface of the Luo River was glowing coldly under the moonlight.

Li Yi's heart felt heavy, as if it had been soaked in the river water.

He looked around again. The faces of those reveling soldiers were filled with blind confidence in victory and fearless indulgence in the future. Even their general Zhang Hong was no exception.

The tall and strong officer had a flushed face, probably because he had just had a good meal and some wine. He was currently holding a young lady on each side, and was laughing as he escorted them into his tent.

The senior military officers behind him also had flushed faces and flattering smiles on their faces.

It seems that I am out of place.

"I hope I'm just worrying too much." Li Yi whispered to himself, walked towards the river, closed his eyes on the shore and let the evening breeze blow on him.

Just then, a breeze blew by, bringing with it a faint sound from the other side of the river. The sound was so subtle and intermittent that it was almost imperceptible if you didn't listen carefully.

Li Yi suddenly opened his eyes and pricked up his ears, trying to capture more information.

The sound seemed to have some kind of rhythm, like the faint sound of water, or the sound of many footsteps gently stepping on the beach, but this was obviously impossible!
Because everyone here is partying in the camp, and who else besides him would have the time to hang out on the beach?

Unless it was the champion Hou Suyao's troops? !
how can that be possible? ?

They can't really swim over here, can they?

There are patrol boats on the river.

Li Yi hesitated.

When he didn't see anyone, he was worried about the enemy attack. Now that there seemed to be movement, he was struggling over whether to report it immediately.

After all, if it was a false alarm and ruined the mood of his superiors, he would be in trouble.

After a moment, Li Yi decided to confirm the situation first.

He looked around and saw the river water gleaming silver under the moonlight. Everything seemed to be lightly covered by this layer of silver gauze, appearing both mysterious and unpredictable.

So he lit a fire and walked carefully to the river, trying to see the situation on the river surface clearly with the faint light.

At this moment, a clearer sound was heard. It was no longer the vague sound before, but the sound of someone or something moving in the water, accompanied by a slight splashing sound.

Li Yi's heart suddenly tightened and he quickly extinguished the fire in his hand. After taking two breaths to calm himself, he took light steps towards the source of the sound, taking every step carefully for fear of alarming anything.

As he got closer, the sound became clearer and he could even vaguely see some dark shadows moving slowly on the river.

Li Yi held his breath and concentrated, his heart beating like a drum.

He knew he might be facing an unprecedented crisis, but he also knew that this might be his only chance to prove that his intuition was correct.

Li Yi grabbed the whistle hanging around his neck, put it in his mouth, and moved closer step by step.

He admitted that he was taking a risk, but Li Yi also had a certain degree of confidence.

Maybe it was because he was so skilled and courageous, or maybe it was because he had just been ridiculed by his colleagues and he wanted to prove himself in his heart.

Li Yi believed that no one except himself could notice all this in advance.

As long as he could confirm that it was a surprise attack by Champion Marquis, he would report immediately.

The troops crossing the river needed time to form a formation, which was enough time for them to react and annihilate them on the beach.

Even if he was discovered, as long as he blew the whistle in his mouth before that, he could still achieve his goal.

After all, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to believe that the men of the Marquis of Guanjun could really swim across the Luo River under such a blockade.

Finally, Li Yi suppressed the thumping of his heart and approached close enough. Then he saw a shocking scene:
Under the reflection of the silver moonlight, on the river, there was a group of people in black clothes who were taking advantage of the night and their homemade simple floats?
Just like that, in front of Li Yi, these people were crossing the Luo River silently.

Their movements were swift and orderly, obviously carefully planned and trained.

Li Yi didn't have time to think about it, he took a step back in shock and calmed himself down.

But it’s not a big problem. The number of people seems to be less than a hundred. Thanks to his wit and decisiveness, he took the initiative and there will be no problem this time.

Li Yi retreated step by step, preparing to retreat to a relatively safe distance before turning around and running to report the news.

However, as he was retreating, there was a sudden bang.

He hit something.

Li Yi turned around suddenly and saw a young man with wet hair but still handsome face looking at him with a smile under the moonlight.
Then, before he could come to his senses, a pair of large hands grabbed his neck.

"?!"

"Have you seen enough?"

Su Yao laughed softly and said:

"If you've seen enough, let's talk."

(End of this chapter)