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 43 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms – titled “Zhuge Liang Debates the Scholars of Wu; Lu Su Urges Sun Quan to Resist Cao Cao” – marks a pivotal moment in the epic: not on the battlefield, but in the halls of diplomacy.