Battle of Red Cliffs
Sun Quan sent Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu to join Liu Bei against Cao Cao. Huang Gai's feigned surrender and fire ships broke Cao's fleet; the novel later added the borrowed east wind.
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Textual evidence
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“权遂遣瑜及程普等与备并力逆曹公，遇于赤壁。”
“盖放诸船，同时发火。时风盛猛，悉延烧岸上营落。”
“欲破曹公，宜用火攻；万事俱备，只欠东风。”