Rockwell did take action, and it was earlier than Chu Tianjiang expected.

On the night that Chu Tianjiang and Laika left Storm City, Rockwell ordered Iska to be put under house arrest, and arranged for officers and soldiers of the guard to monitor Iska and Soya 24 hours a day, prohibiting Iska from leaving the legion hospital, and Soya could only move around the city.

As for the treatment given to Iska, it is even more inconclusive.

It's just that Rockwell didn't immediately deal with Iska and Soya.

Rockwell thought it through, taking into account two outcomes.

First, Chu Tianjiang and Laika successfully killed Victor. When the time comes, the two will definitely return to Storm City, at least Chu Tianjiang will come back, because he still has to treat his niece. Although after Victor's death, Rockwell is most likely to become his successor, that is, in charge of the Northern Military Region, but Chu Tianjiang and Laika know too much, they must die, and they must not live, because only the dead will not reveal secrets. More importantly, by getting rid of Chu Tianjiang and Laika, Rockwell can also convince the officers and soldiers of the Northern Military Region, especially Yanyang City, that it was he who got rid of the assassins and avenged the tragic death of Victor, so as to gain the support of the army and replace Victor as the commander of the military region.

The second is that Chu Tianjiang and Laika failed to kill Victor, and even fell into Victor's hands. In this case, Rockwell would have to dissociate himself from the two.

Relatively speaking, Laika is not a big problem.

If the first outcome happens, there's a good chance that Laika will return to Storm City and get rid of her then. Even if she didn't return to Storm City, it wouldn't be difficult to find her if she went somewhere else. If the second outcome occurs, Laika will definitely not compromise with Victor, and will not even fall into Victor's hands alive. The point is that she went to deal with Victor more to achieve her personal goals.

The real problem lies with Chu Tianjiang.

Chu Tianjiang is not a professional killer, at least Rockwell believes that he is not a professional killer, so it is very likely that he will compromise with Victor after the assassination fails. Fortunately, he is not from the United Continent, but from the New World, so his words have no credibility at all. As long as you get rid of the people related to him, you can dissociate yourself from him, so as to make others believe that there is no such person as Chu Tianjiang in this world. Even if the assassination was successful, it would not keep him alive, as it was impossible for him to join the Storm Legion or even stay in Storm City. As soon as his niece's illness is cured, he will leave, and with ulterior secrets.

Obviously, no matter what the outcome was, Rockwell would not let Chu Tianjiang live.

It's just that because there is a possibility that the first possibility will appear, that is, Chu Tianjiang and Laika will return to Storm City after completing the mission, they will have to let Iskar live for a few more days. When they come back, no matter how strong Chu Tianjiang's superpowers are, as long as he controls Iska, he can make him give up resistance.

To put it bluntly, Iska is the key to controlling Chu Tianjiang.

It is precisely because of this that on the day that Chu Tianjiang and Laika rushed to Yanyang City, Rockwell put Iska under house arrest.

In Rockwell's view, these arrangements are seamless, there are no loopholes, the situation is completely under his control, and there will be no third possibility.

Of course, Rockwell would have preferred the first outcome.

There are more than enough clues that Victor is preparing for war, and with the strength at his disposal, he has an absolute advantage in the north. What's more, last month, a guy with no long head sent an assassin to deal with Victor, only to fail miserably. Although the assassination had nothing to do with Rockwell, it had caused the situation to spiral out of control. If war breaks out in the near future, Rockwell has no chance of winning. If Chu Tianjiang and Laika fail and assassinate twice in a row, it will definitely make Victor make the decision to start a war. Obviously, Rockwell did not have the time or manpower to carry out a second assassination, and it was impossible to stop Victor's anger.

On this night, as in previous days, after dinner, Rockwell did not return home.

According to Laika's plan, she will be on Victor's way home, so news of Victor's assassination will reach Stormtown around dark.

The dinner was not very rich, mainly because Rockwell didn't have much of an appetite.

Unlike Victor, he is not a member of a large family and does not have a very high taste for life. Before being promoted to general, Rockwell's personal life was very simple, one might even say simple. Like many officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, Rockwell was not too particular about what he ate. Although after being promoted to general, Rockwell worked hard to get himself into high society, learned to enjoy, and developed a picky appetite, he could return to serving in the grassroots army at any time as long as needed, and regarded eating as a way to obtain nutrition, not a kind of enjoyment. Rockwell knew very well that enjoyment was only an ingredient for survival, not the whole of survival.

When the secretary hurried into the office, Rockwell was flipping through a classic novel.

It is a paper book, with a history of thousands of years, and the content is a mythical love story, which is very bleak and beautiful. The key is not the content of the novel, but the book itself. Before the outbreak of war, the book was worth as much as a fertility indicator, and it was a collector's item sought after by many wealthy people.

It's just that, in times of war, such antiques are not worth anything at all.

"General......

Rockwell put down the book, saw the secretary's nervous and uneasy look, and immediately realized that Chu Tianjiang and Laika had made a move in Yanyang City.

It's only seven days, and maybe it's good news.

It would take at least five and a half days to get from Storm City to Sunny City, and then you would need to rest for a night.

In other words, after arriving in Yanyang City, Chu Tianjiang and Laika took action against Victor and did not collect intelligence for the assassination operation.

If they weren't absolutely sure, they wouldn't be in such a hurry.

Of course, this is not necessarily good news.

"What's wrong?" Rockwell remained unmoved. Although after the outbreak of the war, he changed his secretary and sent the female secretary who was loyal to Victor to the grassroots troops to serve as a vent for male soldiers, but Victor was the commander of the military region and had a lofty position in the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Northern Military Region.

"News from Burning Sun City, Commander Victor has been assassinated......"

"Assassinated?"

"The life and death of the commander has not yet been determined, but he has lost contact with the military district command, and now the entire garrison of Yanyang City is looking for him."

Rockwell's brow jumped a few times, this was not exact news.

"General......

"Contact the command of the military district and find out the situation. In addition, a readiness order was issued so that all units were ready for battle. ”

"Yes!"

Rockwell nodded, waved his hand again, and let the secretary leave.

The key is not whether Victor is assassinated, but whether he is dead.

According to Rockwell's plan, as long as Victor died, he had to rush to Yanyang City as soon as possible, take over power as the deputy commander of the military region, and let the officers and soldiers of the garrison of Yanyang City be loyal to him, to be precise, use mental power to make these officers and soldiers admit that he replaced Victor and became the commander of the military region.

The question is, what if Victor didn't die?

Obviously, Rockwell couldn't go to Burning Sun City, because his mental strength was not as good as Victor's, not only would it be impossible for the officers of Burning Sun City to recognize his position as commander, but he might also be caught by Victor. As long as he is controlled by Victor, he completely loses his freedom.

Until the exact news is known, Rockwell must not act rashly.

Thinking of this, Rockwell was a little big, and he also complained a little about Chu Tianjiang and Laika.

Apparently, they managed to lure Victor out of the military district command and even managed to take out Victor's guards, otherwise Victor would not have disappeared into thin air. The problem is that if Victor dies in a place where no one knows about it, and the guards who accompany him are all killed by them, then no one will know that Victor is dead for a short time. Unless Rockwell was going to take the risk, he had to be patient.

Waiting is not a problem, the point is that the other two deputy commanders definitely received the message.

If one of them is willing to take the risk, he can reach Burning Sun City before Rockwell, and then replace the already finished Victor as the commander of the military district.

Wait, or don't wait?

After a quick thought, Rockwell made the decision and called the secretary in.

"Go and bring Iskar and the woman named Soya. Also, get the officers and men of the Guards ready to go. ”

"General, you're leaving Storm City?"

"Something big has happened in Yanyang City, you can't sit idly by."

"But ......"

"Do as I tell you."

The secretary didn't ask any more, and she wasn't in a position to ask more.

While it would be an unwise decision to go to Burning Sun City now, it would be equally foolish to stay in Storm City. After a few hours, it will be possible to know whether Victor is alive or dead, so immediately lead the troops to Yanyang City, wait for news on the outskirts of Yanyang City, and after confirming that Victor is dead, it is the wisest decision to immediately enter Yanyang City. Only in this way can we ensure that the first to enter Yanyang City and become the new commander of the military region.

Of course, you have to bring the isca.

If Chu Tianjiang is still alive, it shows that his superpowers are above Victor and also above Rockwell. If there were no hostages in his hands, Rockwell was obviously not Chu Tianjiang's opponent.

As for Laika, Rockwell didn't take it to heart at all.

Rockwell had long known that Laika had deliberately hidden his strength, and he had completed the modulation through an informal way and obtained a third-level modulation superpower. It's just that Rockwell didn't expose Laika, but pretended not to know. In Rockwell's opinion, even the worst outcome, Laika would only leave the Northern Regions after taking out Victor, and would never be stupid enough to challenge a Level 5 modulator.

A short time later, the captain of the guard came to the office.

It's just that it wasn't one person who came, but several people, including Chu Tianjiang, whom Rockwell planned to deal with.