Li Xiong pondered for a moment before looking at Fan Changsheng.
Fan Changsheng, after some contemplation, nodded, "It is indeed a method worth trying."
If it doesn't work out, we can always find an excuse to mend the situation later.
Li Xiong was about to mobilize his troops immediately when Fan Changsheng reminded him, "Your Majesty should meet with Zhao Xin first. It would be best to use a façade to stall him."
Unbeknownst to them, Zhao Hanzhang had sent Xie Shi to lead troops to Han Zhong two days earlier. Not only that, Zhao Hanzhang also telegraphed Jingzhou, ordering Wang Xuan to lead twenty thousand troops across Wujiang to support Fuling County.
Two days earlier, Zhao Xin had written down Li Xiong's demands and sent them out, instructing the radio operator to relay the message back to Luoyang.
Zhao Hanzhang received it the same day.
She had always been prepared, and once Li Xiong's demands were confirmed, she immediately ordered Xie Shi and Wang Xuan to mobilize.
