"General Xiahou, let me ask you, General Lian Feng sent several groups of men and horses to Yanyun City to ask for reinforcements that day, didn't one person and one horse return to Yanyun City safely to report the battle situation?" Wu Heng suddenly asked Xiahou Zhuo.

"Indeed, no one returned to the city to report the news in those days, and it was only a few days later that we learned that the army led by His Highness had been attacked, and its fate was unknown."

"Since you later knew that our army had been attacked, why didn't you immediately send troops to Tianmang Mountain to support the rescue? If you go to support as soon as possible, we may have more people alive, and General Lian Feng may not be unknown by now, do you know? Wu Heng roared like thunder after hearing this.

Zhao Kuo was also very angry after hearing this, and scolded in his heart: "What's the matter, do you know that after you know, you didn't immediately send troops to rescue us, and you didn't care about them like this? I'm still the fourth prince of Zhao State, and you won't be saved when you die? Even if it's too late, even if you send troops to collect a corpse, isn't Lao Tzu worthy of letting you collect the corpse?

"General Wu was angry, after we received the news, several other generals immediately went to visit the county guard and asked for troops to rescue you, but according to what the other generals said after they came back, the county guard ordered them not to send troops, so our Yanyun City soldiers failed to go to the rescue of His Highness."

"Not allowed to send troops to rescue us? Bold Zhao Tuo, he actually disregarded the life and death of His Royal Highness, and the life and death of my Lian family's Black Flag Army, did he want to rebel? After hearing this, Wu Heng's whole person became even more angry. , yelled at Xiahou Zhuo.

"What is the reason for his non-military deployment?" Zhao Kuo asked Xiahou Zhuo.

"The last general's official position is low, and he was unable to meet the county guard in person to ask for battle, but according to several other generals who came back and told us, the reason why the county guard is not allowed to send troops is that His Royal Highness is guarded by the Lian family's black flag army, and the little Huns are not to be afraid, saying that this is an extraordinary time, and there may be enemies coming to attack Yanyun City, so let us take guarding Yanyun City as an important task."

"Little Huns? The number of Hun soldiers several times that of our army is actually a little Hun in the eyes of Zhao Tuo? Immediately, Wu Heng bent down and clasped his fists at Zhao Kuo and saluted: "Your Highness, Zhao Tuo, the county guard of Yanyun City, has impure motives, and he has put His Highness and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in our army at risk, and the last general implores His Highness to punish him."

"General Wu, don't be impatient, this matter is very important, you and I must investigate clearly before we can make a decision"

At this time, the person who came reported that Lord Zhao Tuo, the county guard of Yanyun City, came to visit, Zhao Kuo motioned to the person to let him in, and then a slightly fat, not tall middle-aged man walked in with a smile on his face, and after seeing Zhao Kuo, he hurriedly saluted and shouted: "The minister greets His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, I don't know that His Royal Highness is coming, there is a lot of neglect, and I hope His Royal Highness will forgive his sins."

"Zhao Jun Shou Waiver"

"Your Highness, the minister has prepared a banquet for His Royal Highness and Princess Yanguo, and I hope His Highness will move to the palace to go to the banquet."

"Zhao Junshou's kindness has been received, but I have been rushing for a long time recently, and the princess and I are too tired, so I want to rest early, so I will be exempt from going to the banquet."

"Obey Your Highness's Will"

"Zhao Junshou, there is one thing that I still need your help with."

"Your Highness, you can be upset by saying this, even if you have something to order, the minister will do his best"

"Zhao Junshou, I want you to immediately send some people to search near Tianmang Mountain to see if you can find the whereabouts of General Lian Feng and Li Xuan and others."

"Your Highness rest assured, the minister will then send someone to find the whereabouts of General Lian Feng" After speaking, his eyes fell on Wu Heng's body, and said to Wu Heng: "Is General Wu dissatisfied with this official?" Why have you been staring at the official since he arrived? ”

It's no wonder that people ask like this, since Zhao Tuo entered the door, Wu Heng's eyes have been staring at him fiercely, and his expression is as if he is going to eat him: "Zhao Junshou, this general will ask you, why didn't you send troops to support as soon as you knew that our army was attacked by the Huns?" Why didn't a single soldier come to the rescue? ”

"At that time, the situation was special, the officers and soldiers of the Qi State frequently appeared dozens of miles away from Yanyun City, Yanyun City is an important city in the north of the Zhao State, and the number of garrisons in the city is not much, if you go to support you, the official is afraid that the Qi State will take the opportunity to attack Yanyun City, so he did not send reinforcements, this matter has already been reported to His Royal Highness the Third Prince, and he has also entrusted His Royal Highness the Third Prince to inform our emperor."

"You keep saying that it is for the safety of Yanyun City, but what is the war in Yanyun City now? You don't take His Royal Highness the Four Princes in your eyes, and don't care about the life and death of His Royal Highness and my Black Flag Army. ”

"Presumptuous" Zhao Tuo angrily pointed at Wu Heng and said: "This official is the county guard of a city, and the dignified Zhao State is a second-grade member, how can you allow a small and five-grade to be accused of wrongdoing at will?" Besides, Your Highness is above, and you have not accused this official of being the slightest bit wrong, and you dare to do so? ”

Wu Heng was not frightened by Zhao Tuo because he was angry, and still replied sharply: "This general is indeed just a small five-grade capital, but don't forget, this general is the general of the Lian family's Black Flag Army, and he is organized outside the imperial court, even if you are a second-rank member of the imperial court, this general does not need to be afraid of you, just because you know that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is in danger and do not send troops to rescue him, this general will tell General Lian after returning to the capital, and he will definitely ask him to join you in front of my emperor."

"You are so bold, don't think that you can despise this official if you are the Black Flag Army of the Lian Family, what the official has done has been informed of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, and even His Royal Highness the Third Prince said that the decision of the official at that time was correct, you are a little commander who dares to speak wildly and slander the official, do you really think that you are the Black Flag Army of the Lian Family, and the official will not dare to take you down?" Zhao Tuo was full of authority, and yelled at Wu Heng angrily.

"Okay, okay" Zhao Kuo saw that the quarrel between the two was getting more and more intense, and hurriedly stopped him: "Zhao Junshou don't be angry, General Wu, he is because all the soldiers in his department have been sacrificed, so he is irrational, and his words offend Zhao Junshou You, and please Zhao Junshou Don't be like him."

Zhao Tuojun raised his eyes and squinted at Wu Heng, and snorted lightly: "Since His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has spoken, the lower officials should obey their orders, Your Highness, the affairs in the city are busy, the ministers will retire first, and Your Highness will rest early."

"Zhao Jun walks slowly"

Then he glared at Wu Heng angrily, snorted at him, and walked away.

"The last general will also retire first, and His Highness will rest as soon as possible" Xiahou Zhuo also followed and left.

After going out, Xiahou Zhuo followed behind Zhao Tuo's county guard and asked, "Lord County Shou, is there something wrong with you just now openly arguing with the Lian family's Black Flag Army in front of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?" ”

Zhao Tuojun stopped after hearing this, and turned to look at Xiahou Zhuo: "It's not right?" What's wrong? He, Wu Heng, a small commander, dared to despise the official, do you still want the official to greet him with a smile? Hmph" and continued to stride forward.

"That's not what the last general meant, the last general is just worried that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince will be angry with you in the future and dissatisfied with you."

"He's a powerless prince, even if he's dissatisfied with me, how can he be an official? Don't forget, this is Yanyun City, and this official is the lord of this city."

After hearing this, Xiahou Zhuo stopped talking and left behind Zhao Tuo.

In the room, Wu Heng asked Zhao Kuo angrily: "Your Highness, why didn't you directly treat Zhao Tuo just now for his crime of not saving him when he saw death?" ”

Zhao Kuo had a headache at this time, to be honest, Zhao Kuo also wanted to directly punish him after hearing it, yes, if you had sent troops to support earlier, maybe I wouldn't have to run so much, but he didn't have the memory of this world, and he didn't know whether the status of this county guard was high, and he didn't know whether he had the strength of the prince. In case of a falling out at that time, this county guard directly killed him, it would not be fun, after all, in the history of the previous life, in the turbulent period, the emperor could be killed by those generals who held military power at will, let alone a prince.

Zhao Kuo didn't speak, Yan Ning spoke first: "General Wu, you were too impulsive just now, don't forget that he is the county guard, he is the highest official here, if His Highness directly punishes him, in case he has a different heart and immediately rebels, then what should His Highness's safety be done at that time?" Don't forget, now that there are only a dozen or so people left in your Black Flag Army, can you fight against the entire Yanyun City defenders? ”

Wu Heng didn't say anything after hearing this, and Zhao Kuo asked him again: "General Wu, do you know how long this Zhao Junshou has been in office in Yanyun City?" ”

"Back to His Highness, he has been the county guard of Yanyun City for more than three years."

"Three years is enough time for him to run Yanyun City into his own territory, and now, we are the outsiders of this Yanyun City, and we have no soldiers under us, so we can't break the relationship with this county guard, do you understand?"

After hearing this, Wu Heng hurriedly knelt on the ground and replied: "The last general is dull, and he almost put His Highness in danger, he really deserves to die."

"That Zhao Junshou just now claimed many times that he had reported to His Royal Highness the Third Emperor that he had a relationship with my Third Emperor Brother? And why didn't he report directly to his father? ”

"Your Royal Highness, it's like this, now our emperor has entrusted most of the state affairs to the eldest prince and the third prince, and the reason why he reported to the third prince is because his position as a county guard was previously recommended by His Royal Highness the Third Prince to my emperor."

After hearing Wu Heng say this, Zhao Kuo learned a little about the Zhao Dynasty. The eldest prince and the third prince handle state affairs together, which means that Emperor Zhao is ready to choose a successor between the two of them? And this Zhao Junshou was recommended by the Three Princes, so it can be said that he is a member of the Three Princes' faction. Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo finally understood why he felt that Zhao Junshou didn't seem to respect him very much, it turned out that the backer behind him was the third prince, and he was just a powerless fourth prince, no wonder.

At the same time, Zhao Kuo sighed secretly in his heart: It's so dangerous, fortunately, I didn't impulsively offend him just now, otherwise I wouldn't have to finish the game!

"Now in the court of Zhao State, the eldest prince and the third prince are competing for the position of crown prince, isn't that so?" Zhao Kuo asked Wu Heng again.

"Indeed it is"

"Then is your Lian family's Black Flag Army on the side of the eldest prince or the third prince?"

"Our Lian Family's Black Flag Army does not stand anywhere, only loyal to His Majesty the current Emperor"

Zhao Kuo nodded at him, "General Wu, let's stay in Yanyun City for a few more days to see if the defenders of Yanyun City can bring back the whereabouts of General Lian Feng and the others, and then we will set off to Zhaodu, it's not too early, you can also go down and rest."

"No, the last will retire"