"You Chang, is this news true?"

As Zhao Tong quickly returned to camp, freshened up and changed clothes, he came to the big tent and found that both Ma Su and Ma Zhong were present in the tent at this moment. Their expressions were slightly calm, as if they were waiting for him on a special trip.

He also asked afterward.

Seeing this and seeing his general returning, Ma Su didn't hesitate at all and even responded with his hands raised:

"General, this news comes from a trusted aide sent by Prince Ni Er. There should be no problem."

"Oh, then according to that, King Shenlang Qiang's health has been declining in recent days, and his life and death are uncertain."

"As long as he dies, it will indeed be a good opportunity for us to recruit Shenlang Qiang Yin to help us."

After confirming that the source of the news was reliable, Zhao Tong's face showed a hint of joy and a slightly relaxed look.

He led his troops to the Qiang Road for the first time, but before he could gain a firm foothold, he was attacked by Fei Yao from Longxi, who gathered his troops to attack.

He then thought of asking for help from the Shenlang Qiang territory not far from the Qiang Dao camp.

But he still remembers that it was not easy to persuade King Shenlang Qiang to send troops to help.

Since that battle, Shenlang Qiang's side has been completely silent, and has never had the slightest contact with its own side.

It seems like he was trying to get rid of the fact that he had helped his own army.

Zhao Tong also concluded that King Shenlang Qiang was not willing to join his army and attack the Cao family.

After the words fell, Ma Zhong on the side also regained his composure and said half-thought:

"However, General, you seemed to have been strict when you returned from your personal mission to Shenlang Qiang, but the eldest prince seems to have sensed that the second prince wants to compete with him for the throne. The two parties have long been incompatible with each other in private, and have secretly formed a sworn enemy."

"The key opportunity is to strike."

"I will guess that if I take part in the death of King Langqiang this time, the two of them will inevitably have a big dispute."

After saying this, Ma Zhong paused slightly before speaking, then strengthened his tone a few points and continued: "The general and the second prince are close, which will definitely make this person jealous."

"If Prince Ni wins the throne this time, I'm afraid he won't choose to join our army."

"In that case, the plan to enlist the Shenlangqiang to join forces against the Cao family will come to naught."

At the end of his words, Ma Zhong's expression became more and more worried involuntarily as he said, "Even... I'm even afraid that this person will not hesitate to gather people to attack us in order to show his loyalty to the Cao family."

"If the current situation really develops like this, the situation will be extremely unfavorable to our army!"

"This person will definitely not be able to successfully ascend the throne."

After finishing his words, he clenched his fists tightly and his eyes seemed to be full of determination.

"What Dexin said makes sense. The eldest prince resented me because of my friendship with the second prince. He almost failed to recruit reinforcements during his previous mission. This person was the one who was causing trouble."

"If he ascends the throne, there is a great possibility of colluding with the Cao family. We must try our best to avoid it and support the second prince to succeed so that we can implement the follow-up plan."

At this time, Zhao Tong's face was also extremely solemn, and he concluded seriously.

"It's just that this is an internal matter of Shenlang Qiang after all. King Shenlang Qiang is currently seriously ill in bed and has not yet died. Our army cannot take too many actions."

As soon as the conversation changed, he immediately mentioned the key points of the current problem.

As soon as these words came out, the two horses were slightly silent for a while.

The two of them kept silent and began to think deeply.

After seemingly pondering for a long time, Ma Su on one side showed a smile on his face, and said softly: "General, this is not difficult."

"Oh, does You Chang have any good ideas?"

"The Qiang Dao camp is only over a hundred miles away from the Shenlang Qiang territory. If a light army were to rush down, it would only take less than two days to reach here."

"Currently, we can continue to send people to sneak into the territory of Shenlangqiang, waiting for opportunities to spy on information, so that we can grasp the latest trends at any time."

"Secondly, we should continue to strengthen our contact with Prince Ni Er to see if he can settle all this on his own and come to the throne as promised."

"And our army has prepared troops and horses in advance. If something goes wrong, we will quickly rush to the court of Shenlang Qiang King to help clear the obstacles!"

After a lot of words ended.

Ma Zhong couldn't help but look at him with admiration on his face.

"Best regards (Sir)!"

After pondering for a moment, Ma Zhong then raised his hands and said.

"Dexin is ridiculous. This is nothing more than a small trick, not worth mentioning."

"Haha." After hearing this, Zhao Tong, who was standing by, covered his face and laughed, then took over the conversation and said: "Although it is a small trick, it is currently the most suitable strategy for our army."

"I will follow the general's decision as You Chang said."

After he finished speaking, he punched the desk in front of him tightly, causing the documents above to shake. The perseverance shown on his face was enough to show his determination to support Prince Ni Er to ascend to the throne.

But actually this is something that can be done.

Now he leads a partial army to garrison the Qiang Dao camp.

This place is located in the northwest of Wudu. Due to the terrain, the communication with the county and Hanzhong is slightly inconvenient.

Instead, it borders Longxi County.

Moreover, the counties of Liangzhou are within easy reach, and all the roads are flat and broad.

It is extremely suitable for the deployment of Cao's infantry and cavalry regiments.

Moreover, they are so close together that one day in the future, Cao Jun can launch a surprise attack at any time, just like Fei Yao did before.

By that time, it was too late for our own army to ask for reinforcements from the main force in the rear.

Zhao Tong knew very well in his heart that with the small amount of troops he currently had, it was more than enough to engage in local battles with the Cao family!

But it certainly cannot confront the enemy's main force head-on.

Faced with such a tense situation, he designated that he could only seek foreign aid.

As for Shenlang, Baima Erqiang, they will be the easiest to win over.

Shen Langqiang was also someone he had always wanted to win over.

First, the territory of the Shenlang Royal Court is on the flank of its own camp. If there is any trouble, they can come to help at any time.

In addition, when my father Zhao Yun went deep into the Qiang way, he also established a good friendship with Prince Ni Er and made a promise to him.

So much so that the friendship between the two parties was quite good.

As for Baima Qiang, Yang Wanwan has a good relationship with Ma Chao.

In addition, he has displayed great power on the land of Liangzhou in the past year.

After Yang Wanwan thought deeply about his revelations, he decisively joined forces with him to resist Cao's rule.

Now there is still one last step left to realize your plan.

As long as we can help Prince Ni Er successfully ascend the throne.

Then the idea of ​​relying on Baima and Shenlang Erqiang to establish themselves in the land of Liangzhou can be gradually implemented.

Thinking of all these things in his mind, Zhao Tong decisively issued the order and acted according to Ma Su's policy.

After the military meeting.

It was arranged by Zhao Tong personally.

Groups of spies quietly infiltrated the Shenlang King's court and lurked, secretly spying on the military situation and maintaining contact with Prince Ni Er.

On the other hand, at this moment, the various tribes around the Qiang Dao camp, which had already lost their flags and drums, also quietly gathered together in secret.

However, Zhao Tong considered the secrecy of this incident and after thinking deeply, he felt that he should not disturb Zhou Zhang too much, as that would be extremely easy for the Cao family's eyes and ears to know.

If Mr. Cao learns of this, he will definitely want to get involved.

Even if Cao Jun did not get involved in the internal fighting between Shenlang Qiang.

Once too many troops are sent to the royal court, Cao's army may be recruited again.

But at the same time, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, he decided that if something went wrong and he needed to send troops to help, he would only send his knights to take charge of the overall situation.

The rest of the infantry were still stationed at key points to guard against Cao's family.

On the one hand, this is to avoid being noticed by the eyes and ears.

On the other hand, we also strive to minimize this situation and always have the initiative in our own hands.

At this moment, Zhao Tong was high in the camp, but he considered many situations comprehensively.

Compared with when he first unified the army, there were still many immature or immature decisions.

Compared to now, I have experienced more than two years of military career.

He has matured so much.

Decision-making in all aspects has begun to show its own level.

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After Zhao Tong received the secret letter from Prince Ni Er, he was preparing a deal in secret.
To be continued...