赤璧鏖兵chì bì áo bīng

fight the matter out as at the Battle of Chibi [Red Cliff] in ancient China- a typical battle in which a small army defeated an enemy which is far more superior in number
❍ 凡有学生闹事的学校，不要放假，硬是来它一场～。(《毛泽东选集》Ⅴ—353) Where students make troubles,don't give the school a vacation but fight the matter out as at the Battle of Chibi in ancient times.
❍ ～用火攻，运筹决策尽皆同。(《三国演义)414) In Red Wall's fight they used the flame,| The strategy here will be the same.
❍ ～之后，操闻之而胆裂，何况张鲁乎？(《三国演义》518) Cao Cao was simply overwhelmed at the result of the battle at Red Wall and Zhang Lu more so.