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In winter November of the 13th year of Jian'an Period

Sun Quan and Liu Bei made an alliance to resist Cao Cao

Zhou Yu had planned a fire attack

But at the time of bitter winter

there could be no south east winds Which the fire attack depended upon

At the thought of that trouble Zhou Yu felt so upset

That he staggered and fell background there was blood upon his lips

And he was unconscious He was ill in bed

On the point of the battle, our chief commander cuddenly fell ill

Good luck for Cao Cao bad luck for us

I could cure him

If you could the state will be very fortunate

Here comes Master Zhuge Liang

How could you have become so ill since we met a few days ago!

Zhou Yu

Misfortune comes as suddenly as Happiness. Nobody can stop it

Yes. The weather often has suydden Changes. It is hard to predict

Probably you feel hot inside

You need something cool to cure it

I have already taken some medicine but it doesn't work

If it is the fire burning in the heart. You've get to cure the breath

When the air comes properly the sickness will be over

What on earth can put the air properly then?

I have a prescription which will soothe your breath

Really

Please let me know

Away all of you

You're really brilliant!

Since you know my illness What is the cure?

Now is emergency hope you can teach me

Chief commander is planning to defeat Cao Cao

We two are united on one side Hope you tell us everything

Chief commander is it enough if I bring a wind of 3 days and 3 nights?

No need for 3 days and nights, if there is southeast wind. 1 night is enough

But

How could it happen?

Since you need a south east wind, you must build an altar

On the Napping Hills, the altar of the seven stars

It must be nine feet high with three steps

Surrounded by a guard of one hundred and twenty men at my disposal

On this altar I'll sacrifice for a wind for three days

To help you, Chief Commander

Where to build the altar of the seven stars?

On the slope of the Nanping Hills facing the river

But it must done at once and without delay

It's too late tonight Build it tomorrow

I'll sacrifice for a wind from the 20th day of the moon

And stop on the 22nd day

Would that serve your purpose?

Fine

Master Zhuge Liang

That's very fine

Once it is...

Lu Su

Send 500 men to

Build the altar at once

And also the guard of 120 men

To bear the flags and be at the orders of Zhuge Liang

Yes

Master Zhuge Liang...

Now all is ready and wait your sacrifices to the winds

You can go back to the camp and assist your general to get

Ready for the fire attack when the wind comes

Very good

Lu Su

Anything more?

Then see you three days later Why do you look like?

I'm here this time Thanks to your help

The alliance between Sun and Liu has been formed

And with your assistance I've got out of one trouble after another

I'm very grateful to you

That's our common cause

No need to say that

Set out the forces and get everything ready for the fire attack

Without the slightest the slightest negligence

In case I fail to procure the wind

I hope the chief commander will out blame me

I've no slightest doubt on your capability!

At the solemn altar

On no account absent yourselves

To maintain complete silence

And to be reverent

Death would be the penalty of disobedience

Chief commander!

Zhuge Liang has started his sacifice to the wind

It's time for you to set out the forces

Lu Su

At the time of bitter winter there will be no south east wind as a rule

I've some worries

He's a very capable man and would not deceive us

We'll see!

Make haste!

Old General Huang!

Yes

Are you fully recovered from the injury?

Have you got everything ready?

The injury is nothing now

By your order. I've a score of fire ships ready

Look here

The four parts of the ships are thickly studded with large nails

And they're loaded with dry reeds wood soaked in oil

And covered with sulphur, saltpeter and other inflammables

The ships are covered in with blank oiled cloth

In the prow of each is

a black dragon flag As required by Cao Cao

A fighting ship is attached to the stern of each

All are ready and await your orders to move

Good

Very good

Gan Ning. Kan Ze

You two stay with Cai Brothers

In the naval camp far from the river bank

And nobody from the land camp is allowed to go on board the ships

Keep a close watch that not a single piece

Of information could reach them

Chief commander!

Our lord has anchored at a place 80 li from the camp

Where he awaits news

Go back to the commanding tent

Attention please

Yes

Tell everybody

Get things ready

Death penalties to those being caught unprepared

Yes

What if Zhuge Liang failed to procure the wind?

It would be a catastrophe!

Keep silent for the moment

General have something to eat please

You may have it please

General have something to eat please

Not now

Lu Su!

We've been cajoled

Indeed what possibility is there of a south east wind in mid winter

That's ridiculous is he making fun of our scores of thousands troops?

How dare he use such deceitful words in the important matter of war

Let's wait for a few more moments

Wind is coming

South east wind

Zhuge Liang has power over the heavens and authority over the earth

His methods are incalculable

We must not allow him to live to be a danger to our land of Wu

Ding Feng Xu Sheng!

Yes

Both of you take a party of 100 men along the river and the road

To the altar on the hills

As soon as you get there. You're to seize and behead Zhuge Liang

Without asking questions or giving reasons

You could expect a reward if you bring his head

Yes

No, no. You shouldn't do that!

Lu Su

Fellow me! Let's go!

The Cheif Commander

Kan Ze

Cai He

Cai Zhong

Where's Zhuge Liang?

He has just come down from the altar

There he is

Master Zhuge Liang, the chief commander requests your presence

Master Zhuge Liang Your presence

Go back and tell the general to make good use of his men

I'll go back to Xiakou for the while and will see him again some other day

Please wait I've something important to tell you

I know all about it. He would not let me go and he wants to kill me

That's why Zhao Yun has been waiting for me. you'd better not approach

We'll meet again

I'm Zhao Yun of Chang Shan

I've been here to escort military counselor why are you pursuing him?

One arrow would kill you

Only that would cause a breach of the peace between us

I'll hoot and just how you my skill

Set sail!

Liu Bei

The military counselor is back

Are the soldiers and ships ready?

Yes. They're waiting for your orders

Generals go to the commanding tent please

Zhuge Liang in so clever and resoourceful that

I'll have no peace day or night as long as lives

At least wait till Cao Cao is done away with

Attention generals

Yes

Taishi Ci!

Yes

You take three thousand men as possible to Huang Zhou

And cut enemy's communications with He Fei

You should set fire as a ssignal

When you see a red flag that is our reinforcements led by the lord

And will these joint forces You cut Cao's retreating route

Yes

Gan Ning

Where are the Cai Brother now?

Drinking with Kan Ze in the outer camp

Take with you the false deserter Cai Zhong

And his soldier and along the south bank showing the Cao's flags

Till you reach Wulin Forest opposite the enemy's main store of grain

Then you are to penetrate as deeply as possible into the enemy's lines

And set fire as a signal

Cai He is to be kept in the camp for another purpose

Yes

Lu Meng

Yes

You'll lead a party of 3000 men to the Wulin Forest to support Gan Ning

And set fire the camp

Yes

Ling Tong

Yes

You take a party of three thousand men to the borders of Yiling

And attack as soon as the signal from the forest is seen

Dong Xi

Yes

You'll lead three thousand men and go to Han Yang

To fall on the enemy's camp along the river

The signal is while flag

Pan Zhang

Yes

You'll also 3000 men to Han Yang

To support Dong Xi all bearing white flags

Old GeneralHuang!

Chief commander!

You must get ready your fire ships

Send a soldier with a note to tell CaoCao you're coming over this night

Yes

Han Dang, Zhou Tai!

Jiang Qing and Chen Wu!

Each of you four will lead three hundred ships

And twenty fire ships to support Huang

And thrust into Cao's naval camp with the fire ships

As soon as you see fine on Huang Gai's ships

Old General, Chen Pu, you stay with me on board a ship to direct the battle

Ding Feng and Xu Sheng stay with us as guards

Lu Su and Kan Ze stay behind to guard our camp

Yes

Zhou Yun

Yes

You with 3000 men are to cross the river

And go to the Wulin Forest by the little path

You must choose a dense jungle andlay an ambush

Tonight after midnight Cao Cao will hurry along that way

When half of his army have passed the jungle is to be set on fire

Then you can destroy Cao's army if not completely at least half of it

There're two paths there

One leads to the southern districts and the other to Jing Zhou

I don't know by which way Cao Cao will come?

A good question

The path to southern districts is too dangerous

Cao Cao will certainly pass along the path to Jing Zhou

So that he may get away to Xuchang

Yes, I see

Zhang Fei. Yes

You'll take three thousand men and cross the river

To cut the road to Yiling

You'll ambush in the Hulu Valley

Cao Cao dare not go to south Yiling

But he'll go to Noth Yiling

Tomorrow after the rain, he'll halt there to refresh his men

As soon as the smoke is seen to rise from their cooking fire

You'll set fire on the hill side

You'll render excellent service even without capturing Cao Cao

Yes

Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and Liu Feng

Yes

You three will lead the troops and go along the river to capture prisoners

Of war and collect the weapons that the beaten soldiers would throw away

The area around Wuchang is very important

Prince Liu Qi, I wish you to go back to take command of your own troops

And station them at strategies points

Cao Cao's defeated soldiers are to be scattered in all directions

And you will capture them

But you're not to leave the city without the best of reason

I'll take your orders

I'll stay with the lord in Fan Kou

Watching the magnificent view of the fire battle at Chibi

While Zhou Yu works out his great scheme this night

Dismiss

Military counselor

Now is on the point of the great battle why is there noword for me

As all the generals have their own tasks

What do you mean by that?

You shouldn't be surprised

I wanted you to guard a most important point

Only I've some scruples

What are the scruples I wish you would tell me

CaoCao was once very kind to you and you can't help being grateful to him

When his soldiers have been beaten he'll flee along the Huarong Valley

If I sent you to guard it

You would have to let him pass

So I will not send you there

You're most considerate

It's he treated me well, yet I slew two of his redoubtable opponent

By way of repayment beside raising a siege

If I happened upon him on the occasion

I should hardly let him go

But what if you did?

You could deal with me by military law

I'll write a formal undertaking

But what will happen if Cao Cao does not pass that way?

I'll give you a written engagement that he'll pass

Big brother You keep these papers

Guan Yu

On the hills by the Huarong Valley

You're to raise a heap of dry wood and grass to make big column of smoke

And mislead Cao Cao into coming

If Cao Cao sees a smoke he'll suspect an ambush

And will not come

Don't you know more of war's ruses than that?

Cao Cao is an able leader but you can deceive him this time

Guan Yu

Don't have any consideration for your feeling

You can rest assured since written a formal undertaking

Guan Yu

Guan Yu sense of righteousness is very profound

I fear if Cao Cao should come that way, my brother will let him pass

I've purposely designed this way

What do you mean?

Don't you remember when I first met you at my cottage

We discussed a plan that the empire would be broken into three fragments

But the present condition is not mature for the moment

Cao Cao is not fated to come to his end yet

If he should die at this moment thought the north

There could be great upheavals opportunity to take advantage of

And Sun Quan would find it a golden situation to our plan

It will be an extremely unfavorable come to his end

Since he is not fated to if I sent someone else

Cao Cao would find his way out even if he should be fated to come to end

Then why did you ask Guan Yu to write the formal undertaking

Joking is not allowed in the army

If he should let Cao Cao go away

Guan Yu would be facing the death penalty

Any news from Huang Gai

Not yet

Any news from Cai Zhong and Cai He?

Not yet

Cao Cao

Every is ready for the great battle

We'll begin the attack and destroy the land of Wu as Huang Gai arrives

Prime Minister is wise We're sure to win

Lord

The wind direction has changed, the southeast wind is now to full force

We should take precautions!

I know you would certainly come

As a commander

He should be familiar with the appointed time first and the geography

To direct his military operations

More schemes mean victory while less schemes bring defeat

How could I forget that?

The winter solstice depend on the sun

While the summer solstice depends on the mean

And there is sure to be a south wind at some time

Or other of its recurrences

I see nothing to wonder at!

There's someone from south. Here's a confidential letter from Huang Gai

Good

Huang Gai's letter says at mid night

Today be would come over here together with the grain boats

All bearing black dragon toothed flags

Keep a close watch for the arrived of Huang Gai

Yes