In 208 AD, Cao Cao led an army to attack Wu, and Sun Liu's allied troops confronted him in Chibi. Cao Cao connected the warships end to end, so as to drill the water army and wait for an opportunity to attack the war. Zhou Yu adopted the fire attack plan offered by Huang Gai, and made him send a letter to Cao Cao to surrender and Cao Cao fell into the trap.

Huang Gai chose the right time to lead Meng Chong Dou Ship to sail into Jun Shuizhai and set fire to it. Cao Jun's ship array was burned, and the fire extended to the camp on the shore. Sun Liu's allied troops took advantage of the situation to attack, and Cao Jun was killed or injured more than half. He led his troops to retreat north and left the south general Coss to stick to Jiangling.

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Battle of Red Cliffs's defeat made Cao Cao lose the possibility of unifying the whole country in a short time, while Sun and Liu both started to develop their respective forces by winning the battle. After Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou from Sun Quan, his strength grew rapidly, and then he sought profit. Sun Quan repeatedly led an army to attack Hefei, which was unfavorable after several wars.

After returning to the north, Cao Cao spent five years recuperating, and only after pacifying Guanzhong did he conquer Sun Quan on a large scale. This war formed the prototype of three points in the world and laid the foundation for the three countries to stand up.

Review of past dynasties

Battle of Red Cliffs is one of the famous examples in the history of China listed by Mao Zedong in the article "Strategic Issues of China Revolutionary War" that "the strengths and weaknesses of both sides are different, and the weak give the first step, and then attack the enemy, thus winning". The outcome of the war depends on the political, military and economic conditions of both sides, but the first thing is the contest of military strength between the two sides.

In the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's strength was obviously inferior to that of Yuan Shao, who had an absolute advantage in both manpower and material resources. However, he attacked the public with less, took advantage of the disadvantages and finally won a total victory. The way to win is worth pondering by future generations.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Battle of Red Cliffs