Due to the urgency of the military situation, Shen Lie did not dare to delay here for too long. He explained to his subordinates a little how he had changed his plan temporarily, and gave him a few key questions, and then he hurriedly got up and left, setting out on the journey back to the imperial capital.

Li Jiangyao looked at the officials of the Reverse Scale Division who were still in the room waiting for him to command, and he had a strange feeling in his heart that the world was unpredictable. Just yesterday, he was still thinking about how to infiltrate the palace to assassinate the crown prince, but today he began to lead the elite of the Northern Government to plan to rescue His Royal Highness Li Bing.

He sighed secretly, and at the same time said solemnly: "Everyone, I have just arrived, and the situation has not been fully understood. Regarding the rescue of the prince, what kind of plan do you have at present, you might as well talk about it first. ”

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke. It's no wonder that the rules of the Reverse Scale Division are big, the boss doesn't speak, and the subordinates must not speak easily.

The deputy commander made Qiao Shengchun the highest official position, he coughed lightly twice, and introduced: "Lord Li, we have been coming to Luoyi with Chang Shi for a while. In terms of news, it is roughly the same, and it is currently preparing to enter the action stage. The specific plan is this: His Highness has a little father-in-law by his side, who is a member of our Reverse Scale Division. We are trying to find a way to get in touch with him and let him use special medicine to cause His Highness to give birth to a strange disease. Of course, this disease is just an illusion and does not harm the royal body. When the Xuanjia Army had no choice but to invite famous doctors from Luoyi, we sent someone to disguise themselves as doctors, and infiltrated the palace in the name of curing diseases, replacing His Royal Highness. ”

Zhou Xing, the leader of the second section, added: "When the time comes, I will pretend to be a doctor and go in, change the appearance of the prince with my own hands, and leave alone in disguise to ensure that the Xuanjia Army will not detect the clues." ”

"The prince is gone, so what are you going to do?" Li Jiangyao asked.

Zhou Xing smiled slightly: "As long as His Highness is safe and sound, you don't have to think too much about the issue of humility." ”

Li Jiangyao knew very well that when Zhou Xing said this, he clearly held the consciousness of death, and he couldn't help but secretly admire, he nodded, and then asked, "What about after we replace the crown prince?" How to get out of town? ”

"Judging by common sense, it will take an hour or two for the Xuanjia Army to detect an abnormality at the earliest." Qiao Shengchun replied: "The personnel we picked up outside the palace will take advantage of this time to use the Jiangnan caravan as a cover to escort the prince out of Luoyi. The team first walked southeast for a while, then turned back to the north, and left the territory of the Xuanjia Army in a large circle. ”

Li Jiangyao thought for a moment and then asked, "If this plan doesn't work, what is the backup option?" ”

Qiao Shengchun turned his head to look at Chang Xiong, the Flying Cavalry Army, and motioned for him to speak, Chang Xiong hurriedly reported: "Oh, another plan we have prepared is to try to control the Xuanjia Army's on-duty lieutenant in the palace, and at the same time replace all his subordinates with the men and horses of the Reverse Scale Division. After making preparations, I forced him to take advantage of the opportunity of the shift change to lead our team into the palace and rescue His Highness directly. The target candidate for the captain on duty has been determined, and we are responsible for taking it down. In addition, Brother Honglie of the Third Branch cooperated with Lao Xu of the Luoyi Branch to keep an eye on the wife and children of the captain, and as long as he gave an order, he could be tied up as hostages at the same time. ”

"This is tantamount to a semi-strong attack," Li Jiangyao frowned tightly: "Once you encounter an unexpected situation or are detected by the enemy, and the two sides start fighting, I am afraid that it will be difficult to ensure the safety of Your Highness." ”

Ouyang Qili, the head teacher of the Reverse Scale Division, replied: "The question you said has also been considered by Lord Changshi. When the time comes, the brothers will drag the Xuanjia army, and I will protect the prince to break through. But it is true that as you said, we not only have to leave the palace, but also go out of the city, and I dare not guarantee that Your Highness will be foolproof for such a long journey. ”

Li Jiangyao thought about it seriously, turned his head and asked Qiao Shengchun: "How many rebel troops are there in Luoyi City now?" Who is in charge? Is Xie Guang here? ”

Zhou Xingdai replied: "According to reliable information, Xie Guang has already gone to the front line of Mianchi, accompanied by Lao Jianhua and several generals of the Xuanjia Legion. Now stationed in Luoyi is Xie Guang's righteous son Xie Bao, who has about 20,000 elite soldiers under his command. And the official in charge of guarding the palace is Yu Lin Zhonglang General Di Xian. ”

"Lord Zhou, have you forgotten?" Wang Hai, the old scrivener, reminded: "Yesterday, another army came from outside the city, the soldiers of Xiangzhou Prefecture, about 13,000. ”

Zhou Xing said: "Oh, yes! Master Li, what Elder Wang said is right, plus the new soldiers and horses outside the city yesterday, Xie Bao currently has more than 30,000 troops. ”

"Xie Bao and Di Xian, what is the specific situation of these two people?" Li Jiangyao continued to ask.

Qiao Shengchun replied: "Xie Bao is Xie Guang's godson in the army. This person's martial arts are very powerful, and he has a lot of weight in the Xuanjia Legion, and is known as the courage of Wanfu. He has been stationed in the Qingzhou base camp of the Xuanjia Army, and only recently came to the Eastern Capital to help. Because of his special identity and skills, he is extremely arrogant, and he is also very short-tempered, so he is probably a brave and unscrupulous person. ”

"Di Xian is the opposite." Zhou Xing followed Qiao Shengchun's words and introduced: "Lord Changshi has always suspected that there may be a special relationship between Di Xian and Lao Jianhua, so we pay more attention to him. This person's martial arts may be good, but he is scheming, cunning and suspicious. Xie Guang asked him to guard the palace, which is precisely the biggest threat to our two plans. ”

Qiao Shengchun nodded in agreement: "This is also the main reason why Lord Shen has not done it for a long time. We've been waiting for an opportunity, hoping to wait until Di Xian is not in the palace before acting. Otherwise, whether it is a fake doctor or a fake defender, it is possible that Di Xian will be recognized and the plan will fail. ”

Li Jiang said strangely: "Since it's so tricky, haven't you thought about killing Di Xian first?" ”

Qian Honglie, who was in charge of assassination, sighed: "Alas, if we could succeed, we would have taken action a long time ago." As Zhou Zhangqi said just now, that turtle son Di Xian is as cunning as a poisonous snake, and our previous two attacks on him ended in failure, and we also lost several brothers in vain. ”

Qiao Shengchun also sighed: "Alas, it's also to blame us for being too anxious, which makes Di Xian more cautious and cautious, and the guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have become more strict." ”

Li Jiangyao looked up at the beam of the house, thought about it for a long time, and muttered, "Have you thought about it?" Why is Xie Guang so close to the prince and so tightly guarded? ”

Everyone was slightly stunned when they heard this, and Qiao Shengchun was puzzled: "Do you still need to ask?" The rebels are now fighting against the imperial court under the banner of the crown prince, and they have a little appeal. If there is no His Highness, they will immediately become unknown, and the army will be in turmoil. ”

Chang Xiong also said: "Moreover, Old Thief Xie can also take His Highness as a hostage." When he was defeated, he was able to pull His Highness as a shield, thwart the counterinsurgency army, and try to blackmail the imperial court. ”

"To put it bluntly, use His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as a bargaining chip to save his life." Zhou Xing said angrily.

"Therefore, what Xie Guang is most worried about should be ......" Li Jiangyao looked around at everyone with blazing eyes: "If you say something disrespectful, don't beat me." Xie Guang's biggest worry now should be that the prince is dead! ”

The officials of the Anti-Scale Division present were all seeing Li Jiangyao for the first time, and they did not know Li Jiangyao's style of action as well as Shen Lie, but compared with the dignified soldiers, the guys in front of them were also vicious and ruthless.

Therefore, as soon as Li Jiangyao said this, several people reacted on the spot: "It makes sense!" The prince is dead, and the old thief Xie is still a fart! ”

Wang Hai pondered and muttered: "What do you mean, my lord, Xie Guang is more afraid of us killing the prince than rescuing the prince?" ”

"Elder Wang is right." Li Jiangyao smiled faintly: "The art of war is cloudy: the victor will save the enemy." If we follow the idea of rescuing the prince, then the other party has the power of the home field, and the conditions are thorough and ready to work, while our side is a rat trap and looking ahead. How can such actions be unleashed? On the contrary, if we create an illusion for Xie Baodi Xian: the Reverse Scale Division is not here to save people at all, but directly to kill people, we are determined to destroy the most important bargaining chip in Xie Guang's hand and kill the prince at all costs. Then, the people who are terrified all day long will become each other! ”

Zhou Xing showed a sly smile: "I think it's okay!" Once the other party changes from the role of a prison guard to the role of a bodyguard, it will inevitably lead to their previous deployments becoming awkward and dysfunctional, giving us an opportunity. ”

"That's right! Even with a little means, they can be forced to step into the trap we have set in advance. Li Jiangyao looked around at everyone, and then told them in detail about his whimsy.

The leaders of the Reverse Scale Division are all old rivers and lakes full of bad water, they follow Li Jiangyao's train of thought, constantly supplement and improve, chat happily, and from time to time they will burst into laughter, sweeping away the pessimistic atmosphere that was sad before.

"Oh, in this way, our chances of success are quite good!" Li Jiangyao looked at the new plan discussed by everyone together, and couldn't help but say happily: "Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." ”

Qiao Shengchun said curiously: "My lord, what do you mean by Dongfeng?" ”

Li Jiangyao didn't answer and asked, "How are your martial arts?" Whose martial arts are comparable to, or above Shen Changshi? ”

Hearing this, everyone stared at each other, and Qiao Shengchun said: "Lord Changshi's kung fu is second to none in our Reverse Scale Division, and no one can beat it. ”

When he joined hands to fight the enemy in Metasequoia City, Li Jiangyao had seen Shen Lie's skills, and naturally had a relatively clear understanding of his level. Hearing Qiao Shengchun say this, he asked with a smile, "Didn't you deliberately compliment your boss?" Don't be modest, your martial arts are nothing higher than your adults, and it won't affect your career. ”

"No, no, no," everyone waved their hands one after another, "we are indeed not modest. Except for Ouyang General Instructor Xi can have dozens of moves with Changshi, everyone else is far behind. ”

Li Jiangyao scratched his head and said with a little worry: "This is not easy to do." In our plan, even if we count me, there is still a lack of one or two real top masters, otherwise it is difficult to say that it is foolproof. ”