Three Kingdoms Episode 38

This episode is known as The Night of No Sleep.

After calming down, Sun Quan agrees to listen to Zhuge Liang's plans for dealing with Cao Cao. Big Fan assures Sun Quan that even though Cao Cao has a million men in his army, they aren't all up to snuff for various reasons. At most Cao Cao would have a mere 100,000 soldiers who are combat ready. A number that could easily be crushed by the combined forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei. 

That evening Zhang Zhao tries to talk Sun Quan out of an alliance. He points out this is a fight between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and the Southland should just stay out of it. Zhang then goes to have a late night meeting with Zhou Yu to try and win the commander to the Dove side. Zhou Yu just barely sees them off from his house when the Hawk delegation arrives to try and persuade him to join their side. Will Zhou Yu not get any sleep tonight?

Apparently not, as just after the Hawks leave, more people arrive for a visit. And then more people! Is this whole episode going to be nothing but visitors dropping by Zhou Yu's house in the middle of the night? But finally the people he does want to see, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su, make their appearance. 

Zhou Yu tells his visitors he's going to advise his lord to surrender. Zhuge Liang stops playing with his fan long enough to use some reverse psychology. Of course it makes sense for the Southland to surrender as Zhou Yu knows he's no match for Cao Cao on the battlefield. All the Southland needs to do to secure peace is to send Cao Cao the two legendary beauties, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. What? Xiao Qiao is Zhou Yu's wife? Oh, I had no idea! Please forgive me for angering you into a warlike state. 

(Oh Zhou Yu, you are such an easily manipulated man.)

The next morning everyone stands around anxious to learn what Zhou Yu will tell Sun Quan to do. Zhou Yu gives a rousing war speech. To arms! To arms!

Ah, but when you have an alliance there's always the question of just who will be the power in charge. Zhou Yu, not trusting Zhuge Liang, mentions he may have to kill Big Fan. Lu Su begs for the other man's life. Alright then, Zhou Yu gives Lu Su the mighty task to find some way to basically get Zhuge Liang to switch sides and swear his fealty to the Southland.