Chapter 47 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms – titled “Kan Ze Delivers the Surrender Letter; Pang Tong Proposes the Linked Ships Stratagem” – marks the culmination of a meticulously woven tapestry of deception that sets the stage for the Battle of Red Cliffs.
Chapter 46 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms – titled “Zhuge Liang Borrows Arrows with Straw Boats; Zhou Yu Beats Huang Gai in a Feigned Punishment” – presents two of the most celebrated stratagems in Chinese military lore, both instrumental in paving the way for the decisive fire attack at Red Cliffs.