Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 183 Xu Chu: You are right to listen to your teacher!

On the other side of Cao's camp, many generals were dissatisfied.

At this moment, the battlefield has been cleaned up, and the bodies of dead soldiers are floating on the entire river, but most of them are Jiangdong's navy.

Because they laid an ambush in advance and caught Jiangdong by surprise, the combat effectiveness of Jiangdong's naval forces was not fully unleashed and they were annihilated.

Therefore, Cao Jun's casualties were very small this time, and it can be said to be a complete victory.

But at this juncture, Ye Fan asked people to withdraw their troops at the expense of gold, which made the generals feel very unhappy. They all felt that if they worked together, they would be able to break through the Jiangdong Water Village!

"Prime Minister, sir, why are you withdrawing your troops? Seeing that Zhou Yu has been defeated, we will definitely be able to capture Zhou Yu alive if we continue to pursue him!"

"If we hadn't withdrawn our troops, we might have been standing on Jiangdong's land now!"

Xiahou Dun said angrily.

The other generals also nodded in agreement. This hearty victory made them all more proud and complacent.

Cao Cao snorted coldly and stopped them.

"Shut up. Sir, he asked you to withdraw your troops. Naturally, he has his own considerations. Don't forget, if it wasn't for sir, how could this great victory have come about?"

Xiahou Dun suddenly flinched, but he still said firmly: "I'm just asking. It's obviously a great opportunity to defeat Jiangdong in one fell swoop."

In fact, Cao Cao was a little confused, but at this time he naturally had to stand up and defend Ye Fan.

Jia Xu, Xun You and others did not speak, but they also vaguely guessed the meaning of Ye Fan's withdrawal of troops, but they did not speak for Ye Fan. Now they have to let him explain it himself.

Ye Fan saw the current situation. If he didn't give an explanation, these arrogant generals would not be convinced.

"General Xiahou, and other generals, I naturally have some considerations when I ask you to withdraw your troops, but confidence is one thing, and arrogance is another."

"Do you really think you can conquer Jiangdong in one go?"

Everyone frowned, raised their heads and asked, "Sir, isn't it like this?"

Ye Fan waved his hand: "Of course not!"

This denial is tantamount to pouring cold water on everyone.

"Jiangdong has a profound foundation. Although the army was lost, the more this happens, the less likely it is for Sun Quan to surrender."

"When we ordered Sun Quan to surrender, if he agreed, he could still enjoy glory and wealth, but now if Jiangdong is attacked, he will only die!"

"So even if all the naval forces are destroyed, he will mobilize more people from Jiangdong to stop us and fight against the odds. Isn't it a joke to try to pacify Jiangdong in one battle?"

Ye Fan's words made all the generals calm down. They thought carefully that even Sun Quan would fight to the end for his own life.

"So that's it." Xiahou Dun cupped his hands with some apology, "Sir, don't pay attention to what happened before."

"Of course I won't care about General Xiahou's true temperament," Ye Fan smiled softly, and then continued: "Of course, Jiangdong will fight to the death. On the one hand, I want you to withdraw your troops, but I have other concerns."

"First, after all, there is a Yangtze River between Jiangdong and us. The battle line is too long. Even if we occupy the land of Jiangdong, we may not have time to transport troops and rebellions will occur."

"The second is Liu Bei. I didn't see Liu Bei in this battle. Obviously they have left, but Liu Bei is like a fly, and he will come out to disgust us from time to time, not to mention that there is Zhuge Liang beside him, even more so Have to guard against it.”

"The third one is our rear area. Ma Chao is behind and wants to avenge his father. Although his original intention is not to attack our rear area, he is already hostile to the Prime Minister. No one can guarantee whether Ma Chao will suddenly take action."

"The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is still a huge hidden danger after all."

After these words, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and others were completely convinced. At the same time, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu and others were also shocked. After all, they were not as comprehensive as Ye Fan in thinking. After the shock, I broke out in a cold sweat.

If they insist on attacking Jiangdong, who knows what will happen!

Ye Fan's explanation finally convinced everyone.

At the same time, they were also frightened in their hearts.

"Yes, Ma Chao is still watching from behind, but I actually ignored him. It seems that it is because Ye Fan is by my side and he has thought of everything, which makes me a little relaxed."

Cao Cao felt very emotional. With Ye Fan by his side, he was used to leaving everything to Ye Fan, but he felt free.

The consequence of this is that he is no longer so sensitive to the current situation.

"If we really attack Jiangdong, even if we occupy the land of Jiangdong, we will still have to devote most of our attention to suppressing the people of Jiangdong, or even dealing with the counterattack of Sun Quan's faction."

"If Ma Chao attacks the rear at this time, my army is all in Jiangdong. How can we get back reinforcements?"

Cao Cao broke out in a cold sweat at the thought of his rear being breached.

If the entire rear area is lost, then they will face an even more difficult situation. After all, Emperor Han is still in his hometown of Xuchang.

Without the Han Emperor's biggest trump card, Cao Cao also lost his biggest support.

If someone is like him in the future, holding the emperor hostage to order the princes, and beating him into a rebellious minister and traitor, the world will be in chaos again, and I don’t know how many people will stand up to attack him!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao was very glad that he believed in Ye Fan's judgment, and was secretly happy in his heart.

Sure enough, after getting Mark, everything went smoothly.

Xiahou Dun sighed. After winning the battle, he was a little dizzy, so he came to question Mark.

At this moment, his heart was full of shame. Ye Fan was thinking about the overall situation, while he only cared about the immediate interests.

"Sir, I will never question you again in the future. This time I was rude. Please don't be as knowledgeable as me, sir."

As one of the people Cao Cao relied on most, although Xiahou Dun was a little reckless on the battlefield, he was still very convincing as a person.

Ye Fan immediately smiled and waved his hand: "General, please don't be polite. This is normal. If I were in the general's position, I would also question myself!"

These words immediately made the big and rough generals feel good. Although Ye Fan was appreciated by Cao Cao, his status in Cao Cao's camp at this moment can be said to be only lower than Cao Cao.

But even so, he didn't have the slightest airs, and he was very knowledgeable, which made all the generals admire him very much.

"Haha, sir, you have a broad mind that is beyond our reach."

Cao Ren also laughed at this time.

Xu Chu, who was standing next to Cao Cao, was a little proud at the moment, because among the generals who went to battle, he was the only one who did not doubt Ye Fan's order at all.

Ye Fan said to withdraw his troops, then withdraw his troops. Cao Cao may not be so easy to use.

All this is because Ye Fan sent him to Wancheng before and gained a huge achievement in vain.

"Humph, I told you that sir will not be wrong. Now believe me."

(End of this chapter)