Cao Cao, who is also resourceful and decisive, can win more with less in the battle of Guandu, but why did Battle of Red Cliffs win more with less eight years later? Looking for the reasons from the warring sides, it is concluded that Cao Jun is a northerner, unaccustomed to water warfare and unaccustomed to the water. Cao Cao is proud and underestimates his enemy; Zhuge Liang is resourceful; The combination of Sun Quan and Liu Bei has proper strategy and fire attack tactics. Wait a minute. At that time, the objective conditions for unification were not yet mature.