Cao Cao Quotes in Red Cliff (2008)

Cao Cao: [subtitle version] When a loser join forces with a coward, what can they accomplish?

Cao Cao: I never guessed I'd loose to a gust of wind.

Zhou Yu: Because you don't understand the will of heaven.

Cao Cao: I never dreamed I'd be defeated by a cup of tea.

Cao Cao: [subtitle version] I trust those who are of use to me.

Cao Cao: [subtitle version] Now we can be tigers that swim!

Cao Cao: General Cai, I see many grammatical errors here, I hope your military strategies are not as poor as your command of literature.