Zhuge Liang was bent on saving the lives of 400,000 people, and when Pompey was about to raise the butcher's knife again to shock the people, he immediately walked out and said, "Your Excellency, dictator, I'm afraid that coercion can only have the opposite effect. It's better to move it with affection and know it with profit. ”

Pompey glanced at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang continued: "These people have not eaten for many days, give them something to eat, and persuade each other with good words, if it doesn't work, it's not too late to kill." ”

Liu Bei felt that what Zhuge Liang said made sense, and for the sake of his imperial army, he also helped on the side, "Qin Zijin has been scheming Zhuge Liang several times, and Zhuge Liang is a good military advisor." Temptation is the only way to form the Imperial Army. ”

Sun Quan also said: "I must persuade Zhou Yu and Lu Xun to ......." ”

The strategy of returning the other body in the other way was thought up by Zhuge Liang. Pompey, who lacked troops, needed the assistance of the Imperial Army.

Therefore, Pompey gave Zhuge Liang a chance to persuade the three of them, and if they were unsuccessful, he would use brutal means to suppress and form a slave army. When Rome destroyed the rest of the world, it did a lot more. Let the locals be cannon fodder, on the battlefield to hit the enemy's morale, and second, to hit the enemy's forces.

Subsequently, Pompey ordered the army to drive all the people of Great Qin to Dongcheng District, and every house became a prison cell. More than a dozen people were crammed in, and all kinds of daily necessities that could resist were emptied. The Roman soldiers cordoned off the streets and patrolled, and whoever came out of the houses was killed, thinking that they were in prison. sent food again, made a friendly expression, and then it was up to Zhuge Liang to them.

On the evening of this day, Zhuge Liang walked into the house where Zhou Yu and Lu Xun were being held.

Zhou Yu and Lu Xun, who came out when they heard the movement, saw that it was Zhuge Liang and glanced at each other. I was amazed. Zhou Yu said angrily: "Zhuge Kongming! You thief, what are you doing here? ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly. Then he said to the Roman soldiers who accompanied him, "Let me talk to them alone." ”

The Roman commander glanced at it and waved his hand. The leader walked out.

Zhuge Liang saw that the house was dark, and there was not even an oil lamp, so he said, "Give me a torch." ”

The Roman commander glanced at Zhuge Liang, and when he handed over the torch in his hand, he said, "If there is something, shout." ”

As the Roman soldiers left, there were only three Zhuge Liang left in the courtyard.

Zhuge Liang held a torch in one hand and a feather fan in the other, laughed, and walked into the big house.

Zhou Yu and Lu Xun glanced at each other. When they walked in together, Zhuge Liang had already placed the torches, and when he turned around, he bowed to the two of them.

Seeing this, Lu Xun said disdainfully: "Zhuge Kongming, do you really think that you are a three-inch incorruptible tongue?" Without further ado, we will never surrender to the Romans. ”

Zhuge Liang bowed and said: "The two governors sacrificed their lives for the country and the people, Liang admired in his heart, please accept Liang's worship." ”

Zhou Yu and Lu Xun thought that Zhuge Liang was here to persuade him to surrender. Looking at his words and deeds, he suddenly wondered, what is the situation?

Lu Xun said: "Zhuge villager, you took the wrong medicine. This is cured! ”

It took a long time for Zhuge Liang to make Zhou Yu and Lu Xun believe in himself.

In this way, the three of them were united.

Zhou Yu was shocked. "Play a point to send reinforcements and lure Emperor Hongwu into the city. To repay the other way is so vicious! If Pang Tong uses this alone. If you don't listen to anything else, wouldn't you be trapping Emperor Hongwu in danger! ”

Zhuge Liang smiled very embarrassedly, "Don't talk about this plan, how to let Pompey leave the lives of the people." ”

Lu Xun praised: "It is worthy of Mr. Kong Ming, with a little flexibility, it will become a wonderful strategy to fight back." ”

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said: "Hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and thousands of militiamen, can recapture the city with one counterattack." In this matter, the two governors need to help. ”

At this point, the three of them began to discuss the specific details.

Lu Xun said: "This plan is very mysterious, but when Wu Jun was in Wu County before, it was because Emperor Hongwu's soldiers besieged the city and attracted the attention of the Roman defenders, so it was successful. However, Pompey had obviously learned his lesson, and before the arrival of Emperor Hongwu's soldiers and horses, I was afraid that the people in the city would not be protected. ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said: "Therefore, it is necessary for the people to pretend to surrender to the Romans and form an imperial army. Paralyzing the Romans, when Pompey carried out a strategy to send reinforcements, the two governors fought back in the city. ”

Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "The people's hearts are towards Daqin, although they have been suppressed for a while, they will never turn their backs on the Lord and forget their ancestors to go to the city to help the Romans." ”

Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "Only when the nation has blood can it rise." At this point, no one can compare with the emperor's indoctrination. But we must get the people to surrender. It can be secretly connected, and the people will "surrender" if they know that it is a strategy. ”

Zhou Yu raised the difficulty again, pointed to the door and said: "There are Romans outside, watch closely, if you transmit news on a large scale, you will definitely be noticed." ”

How to inform the people is indeed the most difficult part, and word of mouth will definitely be noticed by the Romans.

When the three of them were in trouble, they walked around the house in one direction, thinking about how they could tell all the people without telling the Romans.

After a while, Zhuge Liang came to the courtyard, looked up at the moon, the feather fan shook sharply, and sighed: "The full moon is about to be full, it is the time for family reunion, if there is no plan...... Ay....... ”

"There it is!" Zhuge Liang suddenly looked happy, and entered the room and said: "Two governors, let's be so and so ......." ”

Zhou Yu and Lu Xun were overjoyed, took a step back and bowed and said: "The 400,000 people in the city can save their lives and encircle and annihilate the Romans, it is really the strength of Mr. Kong Ming alone!" ”

"Without further ado, I'll prepare!"

So, Zhuge Liang shook his fan to say goodbye to Zhou Yu and Lu Xun, and walked out, as soon as he opened the door of the house, he saw a person come out, and after a closer look, the purple-haired and blue-eyed man was Sun Quan.

It turned out that Sun Quan had the intention of re-wooing Zhou Yu and Lu Xun, and when he saw Zhuge Liang come out, he was shocked and said, "How is Mr. Kong Ming's persuasion?" ”

Zhuge Liang pretended to be sad and said, "There is no progress." ”

Sun Quan was overjoyed in his heart, and said in his heart: "If you make progress, there will be no one around me who can be used." Liu Bei has a talent like Zhuge Liang here, and Sun Quan thought that if there was no capable person around him to assist. I'm afraid that in the future, I will be subservient to Liu Bei.

So, Sun Quan was hard-headed. I'm going to be here too.

Zhuge Liang shook his fan and said, "General Sun." After all, these two are your courtiers, and if you persuade each other well, you may be able to succeed. ”

Sun Quan also thought so, so he couldn't wait to walk into the house and shouted: "Gongjin, Boyan, I brought good wine to see you!" ”

Zhuge Liang looked back and smiled slightly, "General Sun is really a person with a heart." ”

On this day, April 13.

Morning. The dictator of the Roman expeditionary force sent orders to the generals. In fact, it was to ask Zhuge Liang about the progress of the three of them.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang arrived first, only to see that above the hall of the mansion, Pompey was sitting high, and the commanders of his descendants were standing on both sides.

Pompey played with the stunning, not knowing what it was for. It looks like a brick, and it slams on the table. Pompey had no idea that this little piece of wood could make such a loud noise. The house was full of surprise. Caught off guard, he was startled, and let go of his hand like an electric shock, leaning back for a while.

The full hall was also taken aback, and when they looked over together. Pompey was very embarrassed and stroked the brush on his helmet and shouted, "Liu Bei, how are you doing?" ”

Liu Bei hurriedly looked at Zhuge Liang. The latter shook his feather fan and said, "Your Excellency the Dictator." You will know when General Sun Quan comes. ”

"I'm here. Over here! Before the words fell, I saw Sun Quan rushing in with a happy face, and bowed: "General, a great happy event, the leaders of the militia, Zhou Yu and Lu Xun, agreed to surrender." ”

The leader surrenders, is his subordinates still far away?

Pompey was overjoyed and said, "Great, Sun Quan has merit, and he will be rewarded in the future!" ”

Sun Quan was triumphant and glanced at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei smiled on his face, but he was shocked in his heart, and said in his heart: "You can't let Sun Quan rob the credit!" He hurried to see his naval division.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, signaled that it was okay, and came out and said: "It's not good to have only a few leading Toushun, but it's definitely good news." His Excellency the dictator can take the opportunity to give some favors to the people, and then let Zhou Yu and Lu Xun come forward, and they will definitely be able to successfully persuade them to surrender. He also formed an imperial army, and lured Emperor Hongwu into the city, which is not a problem. ”

Pompey was even more pleased, he was a foreigner, and he didn't know the state of Great Qin, so he said, "How to give favors?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "There is a saying in China that "the people take food as the sky", make some food with local characteristics, arouse people's nostalgia for life, they will be afraid of death, and then persuade here, eight or nine are not far from ten. ”

"Arousing the longing for life of those who seek death can make them surrender, and it makes sense!" Pompey slapped the table, "This method is very good, Zhuge Liang, you can do it." ”

What Zhuge Liang needed to make was a kind of pastry cake, which the Romans couldn't make, so they had to listen to Zhuge Liang's words and ask the Great Qin chef to help.

A wealthy compound has become a kitchen courtyard, dozens of cauldrons, dozens of case boards, all kinds of ingredients, kitchen utensils, when Zhuge Liang walked in, more than 100 chefs frowned.

Zhuge Liang bowed his hand and said, "So, so, ......so, ”

After the masters were shocked, they returned the salute one by one, rolled up their sleeves here, took out their housekeeping skills one by one, and began to make zuò pastry cakes. Zhuge Liang found Zhou Yu and Lu Xun again, and the three of them worked hard to write, wrote a note, and wrapped it in a cake.

On this day of the fifteenth, enough pastries were made. A mansion, stored in each house, the fragrance is soaring, attracting the greed of the Romans.

Chinese tradition, on the fifteenth day of the new year, burn incense and worship God, reunite with the family, and gather for dinner.

On this day, the Romans drove out all the people, lined up in hundreds of columns, and entered the square in turn to distribute bread.

Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Zhuge Liang were on the high platform to publicize. What helps the imperial army to be able to live a good life, and when the imperial army is in the imperial army, you can be promoted and make a fortune.

Under the high stage, hundreds of masters distributed moon cakes, and while distributing them, they secretly signaled.

When everyone received the moon cakes and Pompey made an amiable speech, Zhuge Liang said: "This cake can only be taken out and eaten at night when the moon is full." ”

Pompey suddenly showed doubts, stared at Zhuge Liang and asked, "Why do you eat it at night when the moon is full?" Should eat it now! ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, shook the feather fan lightly and said: "There is a custom of reunion with a full moon in China, a full moon, and a round cake, they will think of the scene of reunion and dinner with their own family, and they will have love, in order to survive, to live for their relatives, surrender!" ”

Pompey nodded his head, praised Zhuge Liang's good ideas, and said: "Roman soldiers are also at night, thinking of their relatives!" ”

Zhou Yu and Lu Xun laughed secretly when they heard it, and said in their hearts that Mr. Kong Ming was really witty, and the flickering Pompey was round and round. The people here take it back and break it at night when no one is around, and they will be able to get the news. In an instant, hundreds of thousands of people knew the news, and this kind of silent transmission was not afraid of being noticed by the Romans, and it really deserved to be Mr. Kong Ming.

Afterwards, Pompey asked the people to go back, and Zhou Yu and Lu Xun loudly reminded the people that they must eat at the full moon in the evening. When Pompey saw it, he only thought that the two of them were secretly helping, and he was happy in his heart, and it seemed that the two of them had really taken refuge in themselves.

As soon as the people left, the Roman soldiers began to clean the square. A Roman soldier found a lost mooncake in a basket. In the past few days, he has only smelled the fragrance, and he is overjoyed if he can't eat it. Seeing left and right that no one had an idea, he immediately took it out, stretched out his mouth and bit it. (To be continued......)