Zhou Yu was thinking of ways to defeat Cao Cao's impressive navel fleet. Lu Su suggested the idea of giving Cao Cao's army plenty of cattle and pheasants to eat, so that they may grow fat and die. Zhou Yu canned the idea, citing the presence of Xu Chu. Huang Gai really wanted to do a fire attack, but water does not catch fire easily. Then Zhou Tai had an idea. He opened his wine cupboard and said "We can use this." So the team got to work, emptying the river and filling it with flammable alcohol instead. Hua Xiong caught southern wind of the plot and drank till he drowned. Now his body was floating around in the river. Disgusting.