Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 31 Cao Jun is in danger! The Prime Minister is afraid that it will be difficult for him to protect himself!
  In the kitchen, Cao Cao and Ye Fan talked happily.

Ye Fan had no objection to the veteran in front of him. After all, this guy often brought him food and wine, so he could be regarded as his fair-weather friend.

When facing friends, Ye Fan is naturally very concerned.

"You have to be careful during this period, don't lose your life, otherwise I will be lonely again."

Mark took a sip of wine and seemed to say something unintentionally.

But these words set off alarm bells in Cao Cao's heart.

"Sir, aren't you wrong? The situation in our army is very good now. What will happen to me?"

Ye Fan chuckled twice: "I am afraid that Prime Minister Cao has the same thoughts as you now, but not only should we not relax now, we even need to plan for self-protection early!"

Cao Cao was even more confused and he hurriedly poured a bowl of wine for Ye Fan. I am afraid that Ye Fan was the only one in the entire Cao camp who was treated like this.

"Sir, why don't you talk to me carefully? We are obviously preparing to deal with Jiangdong now, but why do we have to reduce ourselves to the level of self-protection?"

Ye Fan had a look of hatred on his face and reprimanded: "I usually ask you to think more if you have nothing to do, but you still have a head made of elm wood. You are really a rotten tree that cannot be carved."

"Now that nothing has happened, you are already burning incense. Are you still thinking about dealing with Jiang Dong?"

Cao Cao was puzzled, but seeing Ye Fan's appearance, he patiently waited for Ye Fan to say it himself.

Sure enough, as soon as Ye Fan opened his chat box, he began to express his analysis non-stop.

"Although our army seems to have occupied Jingzhou now, the nine counties of Jingxiang and Xiangzhou have not returned, especially those clan clans. They were the emperors before. Why should they surrender under the feet of Prime Minister Cao?"

"It's not because Cao's army is now powerful and has many soldiers and generals. They are afraid in their hearts, but what if the situation is reversed?"

Cao Cao frowned: "The other way around?"

"Yes, if Cao Jun is defeated in the duel with Jiangdong, then these wealthy nobles will definitely take the opportunity to add insult to injury and please Jiangdong. The so-called occupying the nine counties of Jingxiang is just an empty talk!"

Ye Fan talked eloquently and easily revealed the true nature of the clan members.

Cao Cao also knew this, and a cruel look suddenly appeared on his face.

"I heard that the Prime Minister has sent troops to conquer Jingxiang and other places, and as long as we maintain a winning streak against Jiangdong, we naturally don't have to worry about such things."

Ye Fan couldn't help but nodded: "Yes, you can think independently, but it's a pity that you still haven't comprehensively analyzed the problem. You must know that Jiangdong is not the only enemy of the prime minister."

After Ye Fan's reminder, Cao Cao was suddenly shocked. Yes, Jiang Dong was not the only enemy.

Seeing Cao Cao's shocked look, Ye Fan felt a little proud and said with a smile: "What Prime Minister Cao should be worried about now is Ma Teng, who is commanding the Xiliang cavalry. The power of the Xiliang army cannot be underestimated."

"Moreover, he is the prince most likely to take action against the Prime Minister!"

"Please sir, please explain in detail." Cao Cao quickly filled Ye Fan's mouth again.

"It's very simple." Ye Fan put his hands on the table and smiled: "Ma Teng is loyal to begin with, but now that the emperor is in the hands of the prime minister, he is worse than a puppet. Ma Teng is afraid that he has resisted the prime minister for a long time. Thoughts." "Now if Ma Teng and Jiangdong join forces, the Xiliang cavalry goes straight to the Prime Minister's home base of Xuchang, and Jiangdong restrains the Prime Minister's army, the Prime Minister will definitely withdraw his troops and come back to help, and snatch the emperor. After all, this is the biggest bargaining chip in the Prime Minister's hand!"

"But at that time, will Jiangdong let the prime minister return his aid so easily?"

After pointing out the pros and cons, Cao Cao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't even realize that the chopsticks in his hand fell. He stood there blankly, filled with fear.

Yes, he is now leading the army against Jiangdong. The rear is empty. If Ma Teng really sends troops, it will be dangerous.

By then, the situation that was finally achieved may be lost in one fell swoop!
  After a while, Cao Cao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Thank you sir for reminding me, otherwise our army would be really in danger!"

Ye Fan waved his hand: "It's not over yet. Zhou Yu will definitely not be able to settle down. If he joins forces with Ma Teng, he will definitely contain the Prime Minister's army."

"Moreover, Jiangdong now urgently needs a victory to stabilize the situation, so that Jiangdong knows that Cao Jun is not invincible. However, Zhou Yu has a small popularity and was attacked by the water stronghold before. He will definitely not give up, so he will definitely send troops. !”

"And Zhou Yu's target, if I am right, must be Jiangxia and Changsha, because these are the gateways from Jiangdong to Jingzhou!"

Cao Cao nodded silently. Currently, the Jiangxia garrison only had 20,000 troops. The rest of the troops were either going to Dongting Lake for training or to conquer other places in Jingxiang.

Changsha is probably even more empty, so if Zhou Yu suddenly sends troops, he will really catch them off guard.

"Sir, I'm leaving now. I'll see you another day, sir!"

Cao Cao couldn't sit still. He stood up and said goodbye. He hurried back to the camp and summoned everyone else who was still in the camp.

He recounted Ye Fan's words, pointing out the power of Xiliang Ma Teng and Zhou Yu, and the fact that our army seems to be in a good situation, but in fact we cannot relax.

Sure enough, after listening to Cao Cao's words, the others were so frightened that they broke into cold sweats. They only felt lucky that Zhou Yu did not join forces with Ma Teng in advance, otherwise they would be facing a crisis now!

If this is the case, once the emperor is lost, Cao's army will also lose their greatest support. First of all, Jingzhou cannot be defended.

And if they suffer a defeat, rebellion may arise in other places, and their end will be miserable.

Jia Xu quickly stood up and said: "Prime Minister, since we have guessed this, we should immediately prevent Jiangdong and Xiliang from contacting each other and not give them a chance to join forces!"

Chen Qun also raised his hand and said: "My lord, in my opinion, we should first move the army back, divide it into two groups, return all the way to Xuchang, and guard the riverside all the way, so that Jiangdong does not dare to act rashly."

"We still need to recruit soldiers from Jingzhou and form more armies!"

At this time, Yang Xiu came up with another bad idea: "If it's too late, I propose to bring the emperor to the prime minister's side. This will at least preserve the emperor's legitimate title."

Listening to their plans, Cao Cao nodded slightly. These plans seemed feasible, except for Yang Xiu's. After all, how could the emperor move the capital at will?

Doing so will attract opposition!
  At that time, it will add fuel to Cao Jun's fire.

Cao Cao frowned deeply and felt pain in his head again. He needed to find a practical method as soon as possible so as to avoid the consequences that Ye Fan said.

(End of this chapter)