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孔明分撥已定，先引五千兵去西城縣搬運糧草。忽然十餘次飛馬報到，說司馬懿引大軍 十五萬，望西城蜂擁而來。時孔明身邊並無大將，止有一班文官，所引五千軍，已分一半先
運糧草去了，只剩二千五百軍在城中。眾官聽得這消息，盡皆失色。 孔明登城望之，果然塵土沖天，魏兵分兩路望西城縣殺來。
孔明傳令：眾將旌旗，盡皆藏匿。諸軍各守城鋪，如有妄行出入，及高聲言語者，立斬。
大開四門，每一門上用二十軍 士，扮作百姓，灑掃街道，如魏兵到時，不可擅動，吾自有計。
孔明乃披鶴氅，戴綸巾，引二小童，攜琴一張，於城上敵樓前，凭欄而坐，焚香操琴。
卻說司馬懿前軍哨到城下，見了如此模樣，皆不敢進，急報與司馬懿。懿笑而不信，遂 止住三軍，自飛馬遠遠望之，果見孔明坐於城樓之上，笑容可掬，焚香操琴。左有一童子，
手捧寶劍；右有一童子，手執麈尾。城門內外有二十餘百姓，低頭灑掃，旁若無人。
懿看畢，大疑，便到中軍，教後軍作前軍，前軍作後軍，望北山路而退。
空城計，更簡單的版本，更容易入手
諸葛亮原本安排好工作，派出了一半的軍隊去運送糧草，留在身邊的士兵只剩下兩千五百人。沒想到這時候，司馬懿帶著十五萬大軍殺過來了！身邊的大將都不在，文官們聽到消息都嚇壞了，但諸葛亮依然冷靜。他登上城樓一看，遠處果然塵土飛揚，敵軍真的來了。諸葛亮立刻下令：
1. 把軍旗全部收起來，藏好。
2. 所有士兵安靜守在崗位上，不准大聲喧嘩，也不准隨意走動，違者處斬。
3. 把四個城門大開，找二十個士兵假扮成百姓，在門口掃地。
4. 自己則披上長袍，帶著兩個書童，坐在城樓上點香、彈琴。
司馬懿的先遣部隊來到城下，看到這景象嚇了一跳，完全不敢輕舉妄動，趕緊回去報告。司馬懿聽了不信，親自騎馬來看。只見諸葛亮在城頭上一派輕鬆，笑容滿面地彈著琴，兩邊書童一個拿著劍、一個拿著拂塵，百姓在門口掃地就像沒事一樣。
司馬懿看完心裡懷疑，覺得這其中肯定有詐，擔心有埋伏，於是立刻下令全軍撤退，逃回北山去了。
孔明與空城計，小學生，可入
諸葛亮（大家叫他孔明）當時正面臨大危機！他原本把士兵派出去運糧食了，身邊只剩下兩千五百個沒什麼戰鬥經驗的文官與小兵。就在這時，對手司馬懿竟然帶著十五萬大軍，氣勢洶洶地殺過來了！大家都嚇得臉色發白，但孔明卻非常冷靜。他心想：「既然硬碰硬一定會輸，不如來一場心理戰吧！」
他下達了指令：收起旗幟：讓城內看起來空蕩蕩的，不要被發現人手不足。
保持安靜：士兵全部躲進崗位，不准說話、不准亂跑。
假裝太平：他把城門全部打開，找幾個人扮成老百姓，在門口慢悠悠地掃地。
最後，孔明換上一件長袍，帶著兩個可愛的小書童，大搖大擺地坐在城樓上。他點起焚香，琴聲悠揚地響起，臉上還掛著淡淡的微笑。
司馬懿的軍隊先趕到城下，看到這景象全愣住了。他們心想：「平常小心謹慎、警衛森嚴的諸葛亮，今天怎麼這麼大方打開城門？難道裡面埋伏了千軍萬馬？等我們進去要用地形優勢痛宰我們嗎？」
司馬懿親自騎馬跑過來看，只見孔明坐在那裡自在地彈琴，城門口的百姓連頭都不抬一下，好像根本沒把這十五萬大軍放在眼裡。司馬懿越看心裡越慌，他想：「以諸葛亮謹慎的個性、優越的智慧、聰明的安排，如果沒有準備，絕對不敢這麼做，這一定是個誘餌！想要騙我的大軍進去，進埋伏！真的做的很好、很像真的！」
最後，司馬懿越想越怕，深怕中了埋伏，竟然轉身大喊：「撤退！」就這樣，十五萬大軍被孔明的「空城計」給嚇跑了。
The Empty City Stratagem: A Simpler
Version, Easier to Learn
Zhuge Liang had already arranged his
work, sending half of his army to transport supplies, leaving only 2,500
soldiers with him. Unexpectedly, Sima Yi arrived with an army of 150,000! With
his generals absent, the civil officials were terrified upon hearing the news,
but Zhuge Liang remained calm.
He climbed the city wall and saw
dust rising in the distance; the enemy had indeed arrived. Zhuge Liang
immediately gave the following orders:
1. Put down all the military flags
and hide them.
2. All soldiers must remain quietly
at their posts, no loud noises or wandering around; violators will be executed.
3. Open all four city gates wide and
have twenty soldiers disguise themselves as civilians and sweep the gates.
4. He himself donned a long robe,
took two pages, and sat on the city wall, burning incense and playing the
zither.
Sima Yi's vanguard arrived at the
city walls and, seeing this scene, was startled. They dared not make a move and
hurried back to report. Sima Yi, disbelieving, rode over to see for himself. He
found Zhuge Liang atop the city wall, relaxed and smiling, playing the zither.
Two pageboys, one holding a sword, the other a whisk, flanked him, while
commoners swept the streets as if nothing was amiss.
Sima Yi, suspicious, suspected a
trap and feared an ambush. He immediately ordered a full retreat, fleeing back
to the northern mountains.
The Empty City Stratagem by Zhuge
Liang (known as Kongming) was facing a major crisis! He had sent his soldiers
out to transport supplies, leaving him with only 2,500 inexperienced civil
officials and soldiers. Just then, his opponent, Sima Yi, arrived with an army
of 150,000 men, charging in with overwhelming force!
Everyone turned pale with fear, but
Kongming remained remarkably calm. He thought, "Since a direct
confrontation will surely result in defeat, I'll wage a psychological
war!"
He issued the following orders:Lower
the flags: Make the city appear empty, so as not to reveal the lack of
manpower.
Maintain silence: All soldiers must
remain at their posts, forbidden to speak or wander off.
Pretend peace: He opened all the
city gates and had a few people disguised as civilians, leisurely sweeping the
area at the gates.
Finally, Kongming changed into a
long robe, and, accompanied by two adorable young servants, swaggered to the
top of the city wall. He lit incense, and the melodious sound of his zither
filled the air, a faint smile on his face.
Sima Yi's army arrived at the city
walls first, and was completely stunned by the sight. They thought, "Why
is Zhuge Liang, usually so cautious and heavily guarded, so open to the
elements today? Are there thousands of troops lying in ambush inside? Are they
going to use the terrain to their advantage and slaughter us?"
Sima Yi himself rode over to see,
only to find Kongming sitting there playing his zither with ease. The people at
the city gate didn't even look up, seemingly not taking this 150,000-strong
army seriously at all. Sima Yi grew increasingly panicked as he observed the
situation. He thought, "Given Zhuge Liang's cautious nature, superior
wisdom, and clever planning, he would never dare to do this without
preparation. This must be a trap! He wants to lure my army in and ambush them!
It's so well done, so convincing!"
Finally, Sima Yi grew more and more
frightened, fearing an ambush, and turned around, shouting,
"Retreat!" Thus, 150,000 troops were frightened away by Kongming's
"Empty City Stratagem."
