"Why are you panicking?"

Seeing the changes in the expressions of all his subordinates and confidants, the second prince suddenly turned pale and shouted in a deep voice.

Immediately afterwards, he presented the letter to Ma Zhong, the Han general on his side, and said: "General Ma, please take a look."

"This matter may be detrimental to your army."

After the words fell, Ma Zhong did not dare to look down upon him at all, so he quickly took the intercepted letter and read it.

After a long while.

After reading it, Ma Zhong gradually felt relieved. A somewhat relaxed look returned to his face, and he responded, "Oh, the letter is that the second prince's brother sent someone to request Cao's army from Longxi to come to the Chen Bing border to intimidate our army.

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"In order to distract our army's energy and have no intention of assisting you, the second prince, in regaining the throne."

"In this way, he will have enough time to consolidate the political situation of the royal court."

The words fell.

The second prince also nodded quickly to show his agreement with Ma Zhong, and then thought for a moment and said, "What about the Qiang Dao side?"

"Does General Zhao have any countermeasures to deal with it?"

As soon as he said these words, Prince Ni Er suddenly felt anxious in his heart.

He was a little worried that Zhao Tong would be unable to cope with the overwhelming force from Cao's side, so he instead mobilized Ma Zhong's cavalry regiment to come back for reinforcements.

In this case, the situation on his side will not be so comfortable.

After all, most of the ministers in the royal court now support the eldest prince in order to support his smooth ascension to the throne.

His situation was very bad.

Now he could only try his best to contact the chiefs of the surrounding tribes to raise troops, and he urgently needed the help of the Han army from outside.

Seemingly sensing the worries in Prince Ni's heart, Ma Zhong then smiled and comforted him: "Haha. In fact, Prince Ni doesn't need to be too nervous."

"Now this letter has been intercepted by us."

"Then Longxi is still quite far away from here. It will be impossible to accurately know the specific changes that have occurred in the Royal Court for a while."

"Naturally, we will not station troops on the Qiang Road border so quickly to threaten our army camp."

"And our army can make full use of this period of time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Zhong gave him a reassurance, paused, and explained again: "Besides, before I lead my troops to leave, my general has already made strict arrangements."

"If there is an emergency, someone will be sent to inform you in advance. Prince, please rest assured!"

"Since we have promised to help you ascend the throne, we will never break our promise."

"The second prince's top priority now is to contact the clan leaders of the surrounding tribes as soon as possible to raise troops to attack the royal court. If not, the longer the time goes on, the more unfavorable the situation will be for us!"

A series of words fell.

Ma Zhong's words also resonated deeply with him.

After hearing this, Prince Ni Er repeatedly echoed, "What General Ma said is not unreasonable."

"I will arrange for my confidants to urge you again."

After saying this, Prince Ni Er felt a little less confident.

Although he had already done this in private and secretly when contacting other tribes.

The results achieved are not bad either.

But the current situation is somewhat beyond his expectation!

He did not expect that the eldest prince's power in the royal court would be so strong.

Unexpectedly, on the night when King Lao Qiang just passed away, he was able to successfully ascend the throne.

The matter became extremely difficult.

For example, the eldest prince also sent people to the major tribes to persuade them.

The clan leaders will inevitably fall into a state of indecision.

In this case, he would have enough time to stabilize the changing situation in the royal court.

After one after another, he arranged for his confidants to go to the surrounding tribes at night.

Return to the big tent.

Prince Ni Er just looked at Ma Zhong from the side and asked: "General Ma, this time my brother has successfully ascended the throne. These changes are far beyond my expectations in advance."

"If my attempt to unite with the surrounding tribes to attack the royal court fails this time, I wonder if I can be protected by your army and take the opportunity to recover?"

He seemed to hesitate for a long time before he expressed his worries.

Seeing this, how could Ma Zhong not understand that this person was preparing an escape route in advance.

After hearing this, Ma Zhong responded decisively, "Second Prince, don't worry, you are our honored guest. Not to mention that if your brother is allowed to be in charge of the Shenlang Qiang clan for a long time, he will definitely collude with the Cao family to fight against our army."

"Then the safety of the flanks of our Qiangdao camp will be put in danger."

"You and I are at odds with each other, and we will do our best to protect your safety, prince, and regain the throne as the ruler of Shenlang Qiang."

The words fell silent after a while.

Got Ma Zhong’s guarantee.

Prince Ni Er breathed a sigh of relief and decided to do something big.

Fight against Prince Ni to the end!

Due to the new death of the old Qiang king, frequent changes occurred within the royal court, and the new Qiang king, Prince Ni, did not have the extra military power to deploy to search for the whereabouts of the second prince.

So much so that the station hidden in the valley at the east foot of the royal court has not been noticed yet.

And a day or two later.

The confidants of Prince Ni Er visited the surrounding tribes one after another.

With painstaking persuasion and a lot of previous efforts.

All the clan leaders also readily agreed.

Immediately, under the witness of the trusted envoys, all the tribesmen gathered together, waiting to obey the second prince's order and join forces to march to the royal court.

Together they attack the royal court and help him ascend to the throne.

Seeing that every progress is going extremely smoothly.

But unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the royal envoys of the new Qiang King also arrived one after another.

After all the clan elders heard that Prince Ni had successfully succeeded to the throne with the support of the ministers in the royal court, their attitudes changed slightly.

After everyone thought for a short time, they decided to stand still for the time being.

Previously, their willingness to respond to the second prince's ascension to the throne was based on the premise that there was not yet an heir to the throne of the Lao Qiang prince.

But if he helps the second prince now, it will be tantamount to committing rebellion.

It's okay if it succeeds, but if it fails, the entire tribe will have to be liquidated by the royal court.

Seeing the clan leaders hesitate for a moment.

The trusted envoys under the Second Prince became a little anxious.

They quickly went to persuade him.

The words I got were just perfunctory and prevaricating!

Seeing this, all the confidants looked helpless, so they had to send people to rush back to the valley camp to report.

Back and forth.

Prince Ni Er naturally knew the cause and effect of the matter.

After learning that the royal court messenger informed Prince Ni of Prince Ni's succession, the tribal leaders hesitated.

He had already expected it!

After learning about this incident, the second prince quickly invited Ma Zhong over and went straight to the point to explain the incident in detail.

Then he said: "General Ma, after recent contacts, I know that you are a good general in battle. Now the clan leaders are hesitant because of my brother's status as Qiang King."

"If this prince doesn't personally travel to various tribes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to accomplish this."

"After my prince leaves, I would like to ask General Ma to take care of this camp for me."

In one word.

Although Prince Ni Er is not willing to hand over his trusted soldiers to outsiders for temporary control.

But as others have just said, if he cannot get the tribes to send troops to help, then the military strength under his command alone will never be able to compete with Prince Ni.

What's more, the longer this matter is delayed, the worse it will be for him to seize the throne.

As for relying on the Han army, that is just a helpless move!
To be continued...