Actually, Zhou Yu least liked to employ unusual stratagems, as the need for such tactics only suggested that his side was weaker than the enemy's. Zhou Yu preferred to thoroughly overpower the opposition, and to achieve this, he diligently trained his command abilities. With more troops at his disposal and ample food supplies, the stage was set for a full-frontal assault to crush the enemy.
"This strategy is indeed ingenious," said Cheng Pu and the others, who were quick to grasp the benefits of the proposal. Some things become clear to everyone once pointed out, but the difference between genius and ordinary people becomes vast when separated by that thin layer of paper.