Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 10 Ye Fan’s reprimand: You are really a dead wood that cannot be carved!
  Cao Cao was overjoyed when he was praised in person.

This is not something you can do just by flattering someone.

However, Cao Cao did not forget the business of coming here this time. He wanted to ask Ye Fan for advice.

"Sir, our army failed to attack Xinye this time. What if we raise our troops to attack Xinye again?"

Ye Fan waved his hand and shook his head, and even rolled his eyes: "Either you are not a general. Liu Bei ran away long ago. Are you still waiting to be beaten again?"

Cao Cao was speechless for a while. Of course he knew this, he just asked deliberately, but he didn't want to be disliked.

Moreover, few of his generals could predict that Liu Bei would escape. They all thought that Liu Bei had won the battle, so they would naturally continue their efforts.

"It would be great if all the generals in our army thought like Ye Fan."

Cao Cao sighed in his heart, and asked again: "Since they ran away, shouldn't our army just pursue them? If we send out tens of thousands of troops to chase thousands of people, we should be able to capture them easily, right?"

"Haha," Ye Fan sneered. Now he had drunk half a jar of wine and his head was dizzy, but he still wanted to reprimand the veteran in front of him for his short-sightedness.

"Why don't you understand? If you want to become a general, you can't just look at what's in front of you. As I said before, predicting the situation of the battle does not only need to be judged from the enemy and ourselves."

He burped from wine and fell asleep holding the wine jar, but he kept saying: "Although Liu Bei left Xinye, he did not flee in defeat, but retreated. First of all, the soldiers' state of mind was different. "

"Besides, if you just run away, more soldiers will cause trouble, but fewer soldiers will run faster."

Cao Cao quickly interjected: "I heard that Liu Bei escaped with the people of Xinye, and his speed was seriously slowed down!"

Ye Fan sneered: "Haha, it's true. Liu Bei never forgets his name of benevolence no matter what. It's no wonder. This is the foundation for him to stand on the rocks."

"In this case, does our army have a chance to catch up with Liu Bei?" Cao Cao asked again.

"Stupid, you are really rotten wood that cannot be carved. How can I teach you? The people are only one of the factors. It needs to be analyzed from many aspects."

Ye Fan looked like he hated iron, and continued: "Liu Bei's army is united. Our army will be exhausted in pursuit, and its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. What if Liu Bei abandons the people again and uses the people to hinder our army's pursuit?"

"Besides, although Liu Bei's men have few soldiers, every one of Guan Zhang, Zhao Yun, and others is worth one to a hundred. Zhuge Liang is also full of tricks, and Jiangxia Liu Qi will definitely take over."

"Therefore, Liu Bei will definitely be able to escape!"

Cao Cao slapped his thigh and looked bitter: "Is there really no way to eradicate Liu Bei?"

Ye Fan smiled slightly: "Liu Bei desperately wants to go to Jiangxia, so wouldn't it be enough to prevent him from entering Jiangxia?"

Cao Cao was stunned: "What should we do?"

"There are many ways," Ye Fan patted his chest, "Which one do you want to hear?"

"Why don't you tell me everything, sir, so that I can learn from it?" Cao Cao was a little more humble at this time. He had this kind of character and could listen to advice with an open mind. Ye Fan took another sip of wine and started his performance.

"First, you can bribe Cai Hao and Zhang Yun. Don't underestimate them. In the land of Jingxiang, the Cai family is incredibly powerful, and these two are members of the Cai family!"

Cao Cao frowned and asked: "In this case, it will be even harder to bribe them. Money is of no use to them."

Ye Fan retorted: "It doesn't need to be so grand, as long as Prime Minister Cao expresses his intention. They originally looked at Liu Bei and Liu Qi with displeasure, and were very wary of them. If Liu Bei entered Jiangxia to join Liu Qi, That’s their pet peeve.”

"That poisonous woman of Cai's family tried her best to kill Liu Qi, but unfortunately Liu Qi escaped to Jiangxia."

Cao Cao nodded slowly: "It is indeed a good way. Let the Cai family help us deal with Liu Bei, and also let them kill each other, which will make it easier for our army to capture Jingxiang... What other plans does sir have?"

Ye Fan said drunkenly: "The second strategy is to bribe Liu Qi, promising high-ranking officials, generous salaries, and huge profits, and all he needs to do is seize Liu Qi's weakness. What he is afraid of is Cai, who promised that as long as he does not accept Liu Bei, he will Just help him deal with Cai!"

"Whether he becomes the lord of Jingzhou or accepts Liu Bei, I think he will definitely choose the latter!"

Cao Cao became a little worried: "If it doesn't work, wouldn't he be laughed at by Liu Bei?"

Ye Fan's expression suddenly turned sinister: "If it doesn't work, the third strategy is to spread rumors widely in Jingzhou, saying that Cai intends to seize the throne and wants to kill Liu Biao!"

Cao Cao immediately realized that if this rumor spread widely, Cai would be frightened and use various means to stabilize his position. Liu Qi would naturally become a thorn in his side.

And Liu Bei went to Jiangxia to help Liu Qi. Cai would definitely stop Liu Bei like crazy, and even deal with Liu Qi and start a war in Jingzhou!

The Cai family had worked hard for so many years, but when they saw Liu Biao dying, they would not be merciful.

"A poisonous plan, it seems you are no better than Jia Xu!" Cao Cao was secretly frightened. Ye Fan's plan seemed to be the same as Jia Xu's plan, which resulted in the death of Wang Yun, the escape of Lu Bu, and the chaos in Chang'an, with countless casualties. There are different approaches but the same effect.

Ye Fan opened the conversation at this time and continued without waiting for questioning: "If that doesn't work, then send someone to sneak into the people who follow Liu Bei and spread the rumor that 'Liu Bei entered Jiangxia to seize Jiangxia' to make Liu Qi afraid. Dare to accept Liu Bei."

"If even this doesn't work, then when entering Jiangxia, wait for an opportunity to assassinate Liu Qi. Even if it doesn't succeed, Liu Bei must still realize Liu Bei's intention to kill Liu Qi. In this way, the two of them will definitely have a rift or even turn against each other!"

"At that time, there is no need for Cao Jun to take action. Liu Qi may be destroyed by Liu Bei. After all, he is now the lord of Jiangxia."

After hearing this, Cao Cao was stunned. The strategies were all presented to him as if they were free of charge. All he needed to do was to choose one of these strategies to implement.

It would be a blessing to have such a counselor by your side.

He carefully considered the strategies that Ye Fan said. Each one had room for implementation, but all of them were going to cut off Liu Bei's retreat, which was simply frightening.

Moreover, these strategies seemed to have been prepared a long time ago, which showed that Ye Fan had been thinking about this issue, and having him by his side would definitely help him solve his problems.

"Fortunately, Mark is in my hands now. I must not let him be used by others!"

(End of this chapter)