"Is it possible that something happened to the defense under the county government?"

"Why are you so anxious?"

When they recognized that the envoy was a personal guard under Huo Jun's command, before the general Zhao Tong could ask, Huo Yi, the general on the side of the guard, seemed to have an ominous look in his heart for a moment, and asked loudly.

Since then, he followed Zhao Tong's troops and settled in the Qiang Dao camp.

Since Qiang Road is located in the north, it is close to Longxi County, the important town of Cao family.

The defensive pressure faced was quite huge.

Therefore, Zhao Tongfang and the governor Huo Jun often exchanged letters to understand each other's military situation.

However, as a personal guard general, Huo Yi also knew very well that the messenger exchanges were basically handled by military scouts.

But now, his father actually sent his attendants.

Subconsciously, a look of impatience appeared on his face.

The words just fell out.

When the guard heard the voice was very familiar, he turned his head and saw the figure of Huo Yi.

In a moment of desperation, he forgot to report the situation to Zhao Tong.

Instead, he suddenly burst into tears and burst into tears.

This scene made everyone present look very puzzled.

What is going on?

Seeing this, Zhao Tong also secretly guessed that there might be some changes in the county's defense.

But he has experienced this long military career.

His temperament has long been tempered and calm.

He waved his hand to stop crying, and then asked in a loud voice: "Stop crying first. What happened to Xia Bian that the governor made you rush here so anxiously?"

"To report to General Zhao, I was entrusted by the personal guard general who serves Governor Huo, and I came here to inform you of this matter."

"Dudu Huo was already sick, but after General Zhao you sent someone to report to the enemy that they wanted to support Prince Ni to seize the throne, which would lead to Cao's army in Longxi marching across the border."

"The governor, regardless of his health, insisted on personally taking the main troops to march to Dasan and Xiaosan, threatening Chencang with a military front to relieve the defensive pressure faced by the Qiang Dao."

"But due to the hard work and bumps in the air for days, his condition worsened on the way back to the army."

"He is now bedridden. After being diagnosed by military doctors, the governor's condition is incurable and he may be approaching his end soon!"

A series of words came to an end.

The messenger told the whole story with great emotion.

When Huo Jun's physical condition was fully revealed, all the subordinates and generals in the tent acted horribly.

"ah?"

Governor Huo Jun is seriously ill and is dying?

All the generals realized the seriousness of this matter in an instant.

Notice.

Wudu and Yinping counties, which are currently located in the northwest area of ​​Hanzhong, are both governed by their governors.

Now we are in a confrontation with the Cao family.

Even if Cao's army has retreated, if word of this incident spreads, the Cao family will know that the governor of two counties on their side is ill in bed.

There is no guarantee that Cao’s army will not come back again!

It was something that all the generals could think about, and Zhao Tong quickly thought of this.

He immediately scanned the surroundings with his eyes, scanning everyone's faces one after another. He seemed to have pondered for a long time, and then he seemed to burst out with endless power, and said sternly:

"The governor's serious illness is related to the safety of our army!"

"Everyone here must remember that this must not be spread out and let Cao's spies know."

"If anyone leaks the secret, behead him!"

After speaking out, Zhao Tong looked cold and stern at this moment, and drank loudly.

Coupled with the fierce aura all over his body, everyone was shocked.

They can understand the character of their general.

He usually has a gentle temperament, and can be amiable and talk cordially with generals and even low-level soldiers.

But when he gets serious, he won't show any mercy to those who really violate military law.

After the generals heard this, they immediately warned themselves secretly.

The reason why Zhao Tong was so strict was because he did not want the news that the governor, Huo Jun, was seriously ill to spread and attract Cao's attention, which would lead to another enemy attack.

besides.

Huo Jun tried his best to block the news about what the personal messenger said, and even refused to tell himself.

Zhao Tong can also understand his difficulties!

On the one hand, they are worried that the serious illness will be revealed.

On the other hand, it is also a war, and I am afraid that speaking out hastily will cause a low morale in the military.

Followed by a stern order.

At this time, Huo Yi, the guard general on one side, could no longer hold his breath anymore. His face unconsciously turned into a look of pain, and crystal clear tears fell down drop by drop.

His mood also suddenly became sad.

After crying for a long time, Huo Yi's grief dissipated slightly. Then he reached out to wipe away his tears, bowed his hands to Zhao Tong, and asked:

"General Zhao, my father is seriously ill and I would like to take a leave of absence for a while."

After a brief conversation.

Zhao Tong naturally knew what he was thinking, and wanted to take leave and go back to Xiabian to take care of Huo Jun, who might be running out of time.

"That's fine!"

"As a son of man, you should put filial piety first."

After that, Zhao Tong said solemnly, "Since the northern defense line has just been leveled, I don't know if Cao's army will attack again."

"For the sake of the safety of the Qiang Dao, and to prevent possible changes that may occur at any time, I and other generals in the army may not be able to leave and return to Xiabian to visit Governor Huo."

"I would like to ask you, Ayi, to take care of the governor on our behalf."

The words fell after a while.

"The last general will definitely not look forward to the general's instructions!" Seeing that Zhao Tong approved his request without any hesitation, Huo Yi was so excited that he also gave a big gift as a thank you:

"Thank you so much, General, for your help!"

Since he got the approval, without further delay, Huo Yi left the camp together with his personal messengers and galloped eastwards.

It took a long time for Huo Yi to leave.

The generals in the tent just recovered from their shock.

Zhao Tong then took his seat again and faced the generals and said, "Now that Cao's army has retreated, Prince Ni Er has completely taken control of the political situation in the royal court."

"According to our general opinion, it is time to implement the final step of the original plan."

"I wonder who would like to be sent as an envoy to Shenlang Qiang?"

Say it in one word.

Everyone was very sensible and did not mention Huo Jun's serious illness. Instead, they focused the general discussion on discussing sending Shenlang as an envoy.

The mission to join Langqiang as an envoy was also the most important step for the Han army.

Why did Zhao Tong risk the Qiang Road being attacked and spare no effort to help Prince Ni?

The essential reason is that the second prince is close to me.

In order to consolidate his power, he must resort to external forces.

And as long as our side is stationed on the front line of the Qiang Road.

That was Prince Ni's first choice for marriage.

Now that he has helped him capture Prince Ni, he has taken control of the overall situation.

Naturally, an envoy must be sent to Shenlang to discuss with him the follow-up defense matters.

To protect the safety of the flanks of the Qiang Road.

It is imperative to solve your worries!

Otherwise, facing a situation that is several times greater than that of the enemy, our situation will only become more critical!

Just say this.
To be continued...