Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 4, Chapter 9
Chapter Four: Cao Cao's Empty Fortress Strategy, Kong Ming's Burning of Red Cliff The fourth chapter mainly talked about the story of Cao Cao being deceived in the Empty City Stratagem and Zhuge Liang's strategy and battle in the burning Red Cliff. This time, Cao Cao showed his intelligence in the empty city stratagem but was eventually deceived by Zhuge Liang's stratagem. Cao Cao thought that his soldiers and equipment were strong enough to resist Zhuge Liang's attack, but when he found that his army was in an empty city, it was too late. Zhuge Liang used his wisdom and strategy to successfully set Red Cliff on fire, which dealt a heavy blow to Cao Cao's power. This time, the story showed the battle of wisdom between Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang, as well as Zhuge Liang's strategy and combat ability in the war. This was also one of the more classic chapters in Romance of the Three Kingdoms that provided readers with a rich storyline and character images.