The soldier, startled by Du Sanbao, quickly responded, saying he would go check immediately...
That night, Du Sanbao took over the duty of guarding the southern gate from the city defense general, telling him to guard the northern gate instead. Then, he quietly gathered twenty-four of his brothers with whom he had previously dug a tunnel, preparing to raid the camp after the Xiliang soldiers had fallen asleep.
Although General Liu said... His Majesty had ordered that the Zhou army was not allowed to raid the camp that night, but as a general of Zhou, how could Du Sanbao miss such a good opportunity?
"His Majesty has forbidden a camp raid, so we can't openly take the troops out. We must act in secret with just a few of us," Du Sanbao whispered. "Tomorrow, Xiliang will attack the city. If we don't cause chaos for them tonight, are we really going to let them sleep well... and attack us tomorrow? That cannot happen!"
