Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 203 Cao Cao swallows the hearts of the world!

With that said, Zhou Yu covered his chest and forced himself to sit up from the bed.

"My lord, if I leave, the situation in Jiangdong will definitely be more critical, and my lord needs to be more ruthless."

"After I leave, Lu Su can be the commander-in-chief, and generals such as Gan Ning and Ling Tong can be used. They are Jiangdong's last hope."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yu coughed violently, as if he was delivering his last words.

Sun Quan's eyes were red and he supported Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, please stop talking. I...I have remembered it all."

"You must take care of yourself. What would I do without you?"

Zhou Yu squeezed out a smile: "Lord, you can do better. Your father and brother, the spirits in heaven are watching you."

……

In Cao's camp, Cao Cao hosted a banquet for hundreds of officials.

There was a lot of fun at the table, glasses were exchanged, and after three rounds of wine, Cao Cao raised his glass.

"Everyone, Jiangdong has repeatedly provoked our army and has simply ignored us. How should we deal with them now?"

Everyone spoke out one after another, some said they would invade Jiangdong directly and capture Sun Quan alive, some said the army would press down on the border and let Jiangdong surrender voluntarily.

Cao Cao nodded one after another, but did not respond because it was not the most satisfactory answer in his heart.

In the end, Ye Fan stood up and smiled at everyone.

"Now that Ma Chao has left, we don't have to worry about him for the time being, so we can let go and deal with Jiang Dong. To deal with Jiang Dong, we will use the countermeasures we discussed before."

"The large army is pressing down on the border, which makes the Jiangdong clan panic. Now the clan and Sun Quan are probably about to start a fight. The more this happens, the more likely it is for internal strife to break out, and this is also a great opportunity for us."

"And there has been no news about Zhou Yu. I'm afraid he will die soon. If Zhou Yu dies, Jiangdong will definitely change drastically!"

Cao Cao's army went south to Jiangdong, forming a situation where the army was suppressing Jiangdong, and strictly implemented Ye Fan's plan.

Surrounding without fighting will cause psychological oppression, which will allow Jiangdong to take the lead in causing chaos. Once chaos breaks out, flaws will be exposed.

Faced with the pressure of the army, there is indeed an undercurrent surging in Jiangdong, and all forces have their own small thoughts.

In addition to Jiangdong, the princes and governors in other places in the world are also thinking about it.

The current situation in the world is very clear. Cao Cao is so powerful that he is about to annex Jiangdong. By then, his power will be further strengthened and he will become the number one prince in the world.

The victory in the Battle of Chibi allowed everyone in the world to see the powerful combat effectiveness of Cao's army.

And everyone knows that Cao Cao will never give up other places and will not give up until all territories are pacified.

It is impossible to live in peace with Cao Cao.

Therefore, there are only two questions before all the princes and governors in the world: surrender or resist.

Submitting to Cao Cao means submitting to the imperial court, but you will be controlled by Cao Cao. You may even be taken to Xuchang by Cao Cao and put under house arrest like the emperor.

To resist, sooner or later, you will have to face Cao Cao's army. This is a dilemma.

……

There are not many princes, county guards, etc. who are still active today.

Of course, there is no need to say more about Jiangdong. Sun Quan is exhausted every day, with people's hearts and minds floating around. He is also suppressed by Cao Cao's army, and his situation is worrying.

Shi Xie, the prefect of Jiaozhi who had close contacts with Jiangdong before, originally wanted to submit to Sun Quan, but now the result of the Battle of Chibi made him hesitate.

To surrender to Jiangdong now would be to seek death, but if he surrendered to Cao Cao, Shi Xie would be unwilling to do so, so he was still hesitating. …

In the land of Xiliang, Ma Chao and Han Sui used to check and balance each other, but now that Ma Chao has led his army to leave Xiliang, Han Sui has become a little dishonest.

He gathered all his generals together to discuss countermeasures.

"Now it seems that Ma Chao is going to Hanzhong, what should we do?"

Counselor Cheng Gongying frowned and said slowly: "Although Cao Cao can deceive Ma Chao, he will be discovered one day, so Ma Chao will go to Cao Cao to fight for his life."

"For us, what we need to do is to seize the time to plunder Ma Chao's territory and firmly control Xiliang in our hands!"

Han Sui sighed, shook his head helplessly and said, "This is not easy. Ma Teng died in my hands. There will definitely be a lot of trouble in taking over his territory."

Cheng Gongying sneered and said: "As long as the general shows you a little favor, they will be grateful to him. Don't worry."

Yan Xing also smiled and said: "Don't worry, general, Ma Chao is not in Xiliang now, and no one is our opponent. Before Ma Chao comes to us for revenge, we must first strengthen our strength."

"Ok."

Han Sui finally nodded: "I'll leave this matter to you two."

"That Ma Chao is so stupid. He was deceived by Zhuge Liang and went to fight Cao Cao, and then he was deceived by Cao Cao and turned around to fight Liu Bei. He is really brainless."

"How can such a person occupy Xiliang? All of Xiliang should be mine!"

……

Zhang Lu in Hanzhong became nervous when he learned that Ma Chao had come to attack him.

As the founder of the Five Dou Rice Sect, Zhang Lu was not good at marching and fighting. All he wanted was for his sect to flourish so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment.

So he called his counselor Yan Pu and generals Zhang Wei, Yang Ang, Yang Ren, etc., and they performed well.

"Hey, Cao Cao defeated Jiangdong at Chibi and issued an edict for Ma Chao to conquer us. What should we do?"

Yan Pu smiled slightly, bowed and said, "My lord, don't worry. The terrain in Hanzhong is complicated. As long as we stay safe, Ma Chao's army will not be able to do anything to us."

"If the stalemate continues, Ma Chao will definitely be the first to be unable to sustain it."

Zhang Wei also shouted loudly: "Brother, don't worry, if Ma Chao dares to come, I will definitely be able to defeat him!"

This person is Zhang Lu's younger brother.

Then Yan Pu said slowly: "Yes, and I don't think Ma Chao is so impulsive and just believes Cao Cao's words casually. Maybe he came to Hanzhong with ulterior motives."

"Oh?" Zhang Lu frowned, "If this is really the case, what should we do?"

Yan Pu smiled slightly: "Just take one step and watch one step. My Hanzhong has strong soldiers and horses, the Lord is kind and charitable, and the people are loyal to him. There is no need to be afraid of a little Ma Chao!"

Zhang Lu suddenly made up his mind: "Okay, then let's wait for Ma Chao to come!"

……

Among the princes and county guards, Liu Zhang was the most worried.

Liu Zhang was cowardly and suspicious. He knew that after the fall of Jiangdong, it would be his turn soon, so he was always worried.

Knowing Cao Cao's strength, he was even more afraid to confront Cao Cao, so on this day, he called all his men over.

Generals such as Wu Yi and Zhang Ren were all Liu Zhang's subordinates, and Fazheng, Zhang Song and others also had good strategies and had very luxurious families.

(End of this chapter)