In 208, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei led their forces to fight Cao Cao.
208年，周瑜和劉備領導他們的軍隊抗擊曹操。
Cao Cao led a force of 300 000 to attack Wu.
曹操帶領300000兵力攻擊吳國。
Zhou Yu led the Wu forces (30 000) with Liu Bei’s forces (20 000).
周瑜帶領吳國的30000人馬和劉備的20000人馬。
Cao Cao had previously linked his ships together because his men were mainly composed of Northerners who were not accustomed to fighting on water;they were also sick after an epidemic.
In the mean time, Huang Gai faked himself a turncoat, seeking giving top secret of Wu’s army to Cao Cao.
同時，黃蓋裝作吳國的叛徒，企圖將吳軍的頂級機密告訴曹操。
At the night of the battle, Huang Gai fabricated his escape from the South side of the Yangtse River where Wu’s camp is to the North side where Wei’s base is.
作戰之夜，黃蓋假裝從揚子江南邊的吳軍營地溜到了北邊的魏軍營地。
Near the Northern bank, Huang Gai set his tail boat on fire.
他在北岸附近點燃了自己的長尾船。
The Cao Cao’s armada, connected together, was caught fired in the bay and nearly totally destroyed.
The Three Kingdoms
三國
Battle of Red Cliffs
赤壁之戰
In 208, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei led their forces to fight Cao Cao.
208年，周瑜和劉備領導他們的軍隊抗擊曹操。
Cao Cao led a force of 300 000 to attack Wu.
曹操帶領300000兵力攻擊吳國。
Zhou Yu led the Wu forces (30 000) with Liu Bei’s forces (20 000).
周瑜帶領吳國的30000人馬和劉備的20000人馬。
Cao Cao had previously linked his ships together because his men were mainly composed of Northerners who were not accustomed to fighting on water;they were also sick after an epidemic.
曹操在開戰前就將他的船隻都拴在了一起因為他的軍隊中大多是北方人，不習慣於水上作戰，而且將士們還感染了風寒。
In the mean time, Huang Gai faked himself a turncoat, seeking giving top secret of Wu’s army to Cao Cao.
同時，黃蓋裝作吳國的叛徒，企圖將吳軍的頂級機密告訴曹操。
At the night of the battle, Huang Gai fabricated his escape from the South side of the Yangtse River where Wu’s camp is to the North side where Wei’s base is.
作戰之夜，黃蓋假裝從揚子江南邊的吳軍營地溜到了北邊的魏軍營地。
Near the Northern bank, Huang Gai set his tail boat on fire.
他在北岸附近點燃了自己的長尾船。
The Cao Cao’s armada, connected together, was caught fired in the bay and nearly totally destroyed.
曹操聯接在一起的艦隊在河灣上著了火，幾乎全軍覆沒。