At this time, Xiangyang City has also undergone some changes in the continuous war.
Although the Northern Army suffered two out of ten casualties, they did not gain much advantage. When they heard that Gucheng was being attacked urgently by the Northern Army and the number of soldiers suffered serious casualties, Zhang Da finally persuaded King Ping to squeeze out 20,000 troops. , rushed to Gucheng.
In this way, Xiangyang's defense has actually been weakened. However, the Northern Army did not know this.
What's even more interesting is that just when Ninghou wanted to make a truce with Prince Ping's Mansion, Liu Shaonan took a long detour and finally sneaked into Xiangyang. However, he did not know the new changes in the war.
Compared with Xiangyang City before the war, it was a little less lively. King Ping had governed Xiangyang for many years. Not only did he win the hearts of the people, but he was still able to share the same hatred with the enemy when the enemy was in front of him. After all, the common people had heard about some of Prince Jing's bad deeds for a long time, and they were really worried.
Liu Shaonan and his party were divided into three groups. After dressing up in disguise, they stayed in a small inn in the southern suburbs of Xiangyang City. This was also convenient for evacuation afterwards, and at the same time, there were not so frequent patrols by officers and soldiers.
The night was deep, the lights were like beans, and the masters gathered in a room were discussing the best strategy for the assassination.
"Leader Liu, Xiangyang City is right in front of us, what should we do next?"
At the Taishan Martial Arts Conference, Tai Xuzi, one of the Four Xuzi in Taishan who was almost stabbed to death in a fierce battle with Qin Shuangli of the Hengshan faction, asked the question first.
In this line of work, the two Xuzi of their Taishan sect, Tai Xuzi and Huan Xuzi, all looked up to Liu Shaonan, so they asked this question.
"Taoist Master Taixuzi, according to Shaonan's wishes, we must send people into the city tomorrow to investigate carefully and find out the defense situation of Prince Ping's Mansion and its surroundings. We will then choose the opportunity to take action. In addition, no matter whether it is successful or not, we have to think carefully. Escape route. This place is a little far away from the city. It will be convenient for us to hide in hiding after we withdraw from the city. We can make arrangements to go north or south!"
On the way here, Liu Shaonan had thought over and over again and planned his retreat. After all, as smart as he is, he still doesn't want to trap himself in Prince Ping's Mansion. Although the assassination plan is important, you must also take care of your own life. There are so many people brought here this time, and their martial arts are all extraordinary. It stands to reason that as long as they can get into Prince Ping's palace, they still have a high chance of success. Moreover, as far as the level of the Wan family and his son in Prince Ping's palace was concerned, he really didn't take it seriously.
However, retreat must be considered.
If the assassination is successful, stay where you are and wait for the Ninghou army on the opposite side to attack. If that fails, you can quickly evacuate, or find a remote place to hide, or go back to the original route to the north, or you can go straight down the river to the south of the Yangtze River to meet Qing Xuzi and look for bad luck for King Fu.
"Yes, Alliance Leader Liu is absolutely right. I would like to mention again that this assassination is extremely dangerous, so we all must be careful. We should not let down the prince's trust, but also take care of our own lives!"
Tai Xuzi added that after all, he was once a chivalrous man. Unlike ordinary desperadoes, he still had some concerns about life and death.
Liu Shaonan smiled upon hearing this.
"That's true. Shaonan has never advocated making unnecessary sacrifices. As long as it is designed properly, the small Prince Ping's Mansion will be like a deserted place for us. In this way, tomorrow I will personally take people to spy on this place. Is Prince Ping’s Mansion a dragon’s pond or a tiger’s den?”
As soon as he said this, everyone in the room nodded to him.
"Then Leader Liu, since this is the case, we should be careful in everything! Junior brother and I will be here waiting for your good news tomorrow!"
Huan Xuzi finally spoke, and he knew that in doing such things, they were no different from Liu Shaonan, who was born in Xingyue Dao.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"
Liu Shaonan smiled again, and his expression actually seemed relaxed.
