Red Cliff

In 208 during the Han Dynasty, the imperial army led by chancellor Cao Cao embarks on a campaign to eliminate southern warlords Sun Quan and Liu Bei in the name of eradicating rebels, with the reluctant approval of Emperor Xian. This leads to an alliance between Sun Quan and Liu Bei to counter Cao Cao's army, which is rapidly advancing towards Red Cliff and the ensuing battle.

Sun Shangxiang has infiltrated Cao Cao's camp and is secretly noting details and sending them via a pigeon to Zhuge Liang. Meanwhile, Cao Cao's army is seized with a plague of typhoid fever that kills a number of his troops. Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang make plans on how to eliminate Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and produce 100,000 arrows respectively. In Sun Quan's camp, Sun Shangxiang returns from Cao Cao's camp with a map of the enemy formation. The battle begins when the southeast wind starts blowing in the middle of the night and Sun Quan's forces launch their attack on Cao Cao's navy.