Yes, Zhuge Liang played "Flowing Water, Cloud," the piece Jiang Siming had once played while wagering over music with Zhou Yu and which later became widely circulated, right in front of their million-strong army.
Most importantly, the city gates stood wide open with not a single guard in sight, while someone leisurely played the qin on top of the walls.
The melody seemed to be conveying a message to Jiang Siming: Come on over!
"What the hell is Zhuge Liang up to?" Dian Wei asked, still chewing on an unfinished chicken leg.
"My lord, I fear this is a trap," Xun Yu said.
The other strategists also felt that something was wrong. After all, this was simply too difficult to understand.
They had never encountered a situation like this either.
Who would dare open the city gates and play the qin on the walls with the enemy right in front of them?
Wasn't this obviously luring them inside?
Anyone with the slightest suspicion would have their doubts.
If Jiang Siming did not know Zhuge Liang's tricks, he would certainly have grown suspicious and dared not act rashly.
But unfortunately for Zhuge Liang, Jiang Siming was a modern man.
Wasn't this Zhuge Liang's classic Empty Fort Strategy?
Back then, Zhuge Liang had used this move to scare Sima Yi into not attacking. Only later did Sima Yi realize that he had fallen for Zhuge Liang's trick.
Jiang Siming laughed and, holding his bowl and chopsticks, enthusiastically shoveled several more mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.
He had to admit, Zhuge Liang's performance was unbelievably appetizing!
"Give the order. The entire army will stop eating and prepare for battle immediately. Get ready to attack the city! Everyone can skip one meal. Tonight, I'll have the entire army make hot pot!"
After Jiang