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It's 208 AD, and the scheming Prime Minister Cao Cao is set to inherit the fading Han Empire. Having already conquered the North, Cao Cao sends his mighty⁸ army to the southlands of China, in an attempt to unify⁹ the entire kingdom under his control.

As Cao Cao's men march towards them, General Liu Bei's military strategist Zhuge Liang organizes an alliance with Sun Quan, a neighboring warlord.

The two consolidate¹⁰ their armies, and Zhuge and Sun's Viceroy Zhou Yu lead the allied¹¹ forces to a minor¹² victory against Cao Cao's formidable cavalry¹³, a precursor¹⁴ to the great battle still to be won at sea.

The Battle of Red Cliff is a dramatic tale of strategy and wit, and the film serves to fill in the complicated imaginary spaces of the book with vivid, awe-invoking visuals, harrowing battle sequences and stunning¹⁵ scenes of scale. The individual heroics of the characters in battle are depicted¹⁶ with clever and acrobatic choreography, and Woo makes military strategy look aesthetically¹⁷ breathtaking, especially in the film's big battle finale.

to venture into   尝试；进入action-packed   （戏剧、电影裡）动作场景不断出现的reverence  (n.)   崇敬；尊敬scheming  (adj.)   诡计多端的；阴谋的to inherit  (v.)   继承；接收to consolidate  (v.)   团结；联合formidable  (adj.)   强大的；庞大的precursor  (n.)   前兆；预兆awe-invoking   令人震惊的；令人叹為观止的harrowing  (adj.)   惨烈的；悲惨的

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