Zhang Fei was ordered to assassinate Han Tong, but Zhao Kuangyin was not idle. In order not to let the defenders in the city notice anything unusual, and also out of consideration not to put all their hopes on the assassination with unpredictable results, Zhao Kuangyin's army continued to attack Kaifeng City, and the intensity was not much weaker than on the sixth day of the third month.

On the evening of the eighth day of the third lunar month of the ninth lunar calendar of Xiande, a telegram forwarded from the "Yinyuan" intelligence center by the Beiping Military Jiedu Mansion was sent to Wang Kunjun, who had just led the main force of the "Jingnan Army" to Duliukou. The content of the telegram not only included the progress of the battle under Kaifeng in the past two days, but also involved the news that Zhang Fei had proposed to Zhao Kuangyin and wanted to secretly send the masters of the Kaifeng branch of "Feiyan Tang" to assassinate Han Tong, so as to shake the will of the Later Zhou court to resist and disintegrate the morale of the Kaifeng defenders.

Originally, it was just an ordinary debriefing, and there was nothing too noteworthy about it. Whether it is the fierce and stalemate of the battle in Kaifeng City, or the possibility of Han Tong's death, it will not have any obvious impact on the implementation of the set goals of the crossing team. However, after carefully reading the contents of the telegram, carefully analyzing the current situation, and weighing the pros and cons, Wang Kunjun did not care about the fatigue of the march all the way, and immediately ordered the military radio station to go to the Beiping Military Jiedu Mansion, and had a telephone conversation with Zhang Weixin, Xu Shaoan, and Li Junwu, who were left behind, to discuss and study his new ideas and suggestions.

Wang Kunjun's point of view can actually be summed up as one point, that is, to implement the policy of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight", to suspend the advance speed of the vanguard troops of the "Jingnan Army" that had already crossed the Yellow River, and to take advantage of the current stalemate in the battle under Kaifeng City and the difficulty of distinguishing the winner in a short period of time, to allow the large armies inside and outside Kaifeng City to kill each other, so as to consume a large amount of the vitality of the Later Zhou Forbidden Army. After the two sides were exhausted and both sides were defeated, the "Jingnan Army" joined the battlefield as a mediator and referee, thus firmly holding the initiative to resolve the rebellion of Zhao Kuangyin in their own hands. At that time, whether it is Zhao Kuangyin's group or the Later Zhou court, Liliang has been exhausted, no matter what conditions are put forward and what arrangements are made on their side, they can only obediently obey orders, without any confidence and strength to refute. As for how the power-leaning crossing team will go to the pinnacle of power after this, it is entirely a matter of its own operation, and there is no external force that can stop it.

If it is said that the purpose of the previous "Jianye No. 1 Action Jihua" was to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the situation, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity of Zhao Kuangyin's "yellow robe" and seeking to usurp the throne, to provide an excuse for himself to wave his army south and enter Kaifeng to become famous, and then use his strong strength, save the imperial court from imminent fall, and save the official family from danger, gain a firm foothold in Kaifeng City, and use this as the foundation to expand Shili step by step, and finally seize the highest power. Then, Wang Kunjun's new idea is to bypass the process of operating in the court, and directly step from the strong vassal to the powerful ministers, and to the extent that Cao Cao "coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes". Turn the little emperor of Hou Zhou into his own puppet, and when the time is ripe, kick him away again to complete the ultimate goal of "Jianye No. 1 Operation Jihua".

Zhang Weixin, Xu Shaoan, Li Junwu and others had no objection to Wang Kunjun's idea, and the only thing that made everyone a little uneasy was the logistics supply problem of Qian Yuanshan and Mutel's department. If Wang Kunjun's suggestion is really to be put into practice, then the new supply model, which played a huge role in the rapid advancement of Qian and Mu's subordinates, is likely to be unable to support the logistics needs of the 30,000-strong army for a long time because of limited reserves, and will become a huge obstacle to its implementation of the postponement of the advance and waiting for the defeat of both inside and outside Kaifeng City.

Fortunately, the crossing team has always been cautious, with a backhand, and lenient with the enemy. When the Logistics Department, the Military Department, the Ministry of Commerce and Trade and other departments designed the temporary supply points needed by the vanguard troops of the "Jingnan Army", they had already taken into account that the Ministry might delay the arrival of Kaifeng due to unpredictable changes in the situation in Kaifeng, and deliberately expanded the scale of the two supply points in Zuihou a lot, just in case of unforeseen needs. In this way, even if the supply is carried out according to the standard of regular combat rations, even if the local grain is not requisitioned for replenishment and strict grain ration control is not implemented, the needs of the Qian and Mu Suobu can still be guaranteed for ten days with only the storage of the two supply points in Zuihou. Ten days is not a long time, but it is not a short time. Based on the intensity of the battle in Kaifeng in the past two days, the ten-day urban offensive and defensive battle can consume at least one-third of the Later Zhou forbidden army. At that time, there is no need to do it on your own side, just swing your own 150,000 troops there, and these Hou Zhou elites, who have suffered heavy losses and are exhausted, will be captured and let their own side fall.

It was confirmed that the vanguard of the "Jingnan Army" would not be affected by logistical supply problems, and Wang Kunjun's new proposal was approved by the committee. And it was precisely because of the slight adjustment of the southward operation plan that the news about Zhao Kuangyin's assassination of Han Tong, which was not of concern to several committee members, suddenly became important. Because as Zhang Fei analyzed, Han Tong, as a staunch supporter and defender of the Later Zhou court, and as the de facto supreme military commander of Kaifeng City, his life and death had a crucial impact on the war in Kaifeng City. Once such a large army commander is lost, the entire Kaifeng army will fall into a leaderless situation. And such an army without unified command and ideology is not capable of competing with Zhao Kuangyin's army, which is twice its size outside the city. It is also likely that the situation in the Battle of Kaifeng will take a sharp turn for the worse, and it will be difficult to achieve the result of both defeats desired in Wang's new proposal. In other words, from the standpoint of the crossing team, Han Tong must not die, or at least not die until the Later Zhou Forbidden Army suffered heavy losses.

With such a consensus, the following things are simple. In the evening of the same day, two telegrams were sent in the name of the committee from the military festival of Beiping. One of the telegrams was sent to the vanguard of the "Jingnan Army," which was rushing to Kaifeng under the starry night, ordering them to take all the logistical supplies from the first temporary supply point on the south bank of the Yellow River, and to stay in place after arriving at the second temporary supply point on the south bank of the Yellow River, which was also before arriving at Kaifeng, and to take action after the committee had a new order. Another telegram was sent to Zheng Zhiwei of the "Hidden Garden", asking him to immediately send an order to the Kaifeng branch of "Dark Feather", ordering the church to make every effort to find out all the news about the assassination of Han Tong by "Feiyan Tang", and to make every effort to ensure the safety of Han Tong's life until the committee issued a new order.

With the issuance of these two telegrams, the vanguard of the "Jingnan Army," which had been advancing at full speed, immediately slowed down its march, and finally stopped at the location of a temporary supply point in Zuihou, 30 miles north of Chenqiaoyi and 80 miles from Kaifeng City. On the one hand, a large number of agents were arranged to conduct comprehensive monitoring of the "Feiyan Tang" Kaifeng Branch in various halls in Kaifeng City, and on the other hand, a number of agents with high martial arts and meticulous thinking were dispatched to secretly carry out all-weather and uninterrupted protection of Hantong.

On the evening of the ninth day of the third month of the lunar calendar of the ninth year of Xiande, Xu Xinsheng, who had just finished a day of city defense, explained a few words to a commander in charge of night city defense, and then walked down the city with a tired body, and returned to the camp of the right army of the "Shenji Army" in the city surrounded by a group of guards.

Entering the camp tent for himself to rest, Xu Xinsheng took off his stomach and ordered his guards to bring dinner, while coming to the table and sitting down, picking up a cup of tea on the table that had been hanging there at some point and drinking it all, and then said to Wang Feng, who was sitting opposite him: "Brother Wang, is there any news over there in the 'Hidden Garden'?" When will the vanguard led by Brother Eleven and Brother Mu arrive in the capital? Has the main force of the 'Jingnan Army' led by the fifth brother and the great-brother already set off? ”

"Brother Zhiwei of 'Yinyuan' only sent news in the afternoon, saying that the main force of the 'Jingnan Army' led by the fifth brother and the twenty-sixth brother had just arrived in the Dingyuan Army. As for the eleventh brother and the thirty-fifth brother, they are currently being ordered to camp thirty miles north of Chenqiaoyi and stand by, but it is difficult to say when they will be able to reach Kaifeng. However, Brother Xu, please rest assured that the vanguard of the 'Jingnan Army' sent a large number of scouts to form a perfect warning screen, completely blocking Zhao Kuangyin's possible investigation and reconnaissance in this direction. In a short period of time, it is impossible for the other party to know about the existence of Eleven Brothers. While filling Xu Xinsheng with tea, Wang Feng replied calmly -- Since sneaking into Kaifeng in batches at the end of last year, Wang Feng and his 2,000 elites of the "Ranger Battalion" and the "Wolf Tooth Battalion" have been divided into two parts. Among them, more than 1,000 people, under the leadership of Wang Feng, were recruited into the right army of the "Shenji Army" by Xu Xinsheng in various names such as miscellaneous auxiliary soldiers. In this way, no matter whether the right army of the "Shenji Army" is left behind in Kaifeng or transferred to Zhao Kuangyin's account, Wang Feng and more than 1,000 special elites under his command can effectively carry out their tasks and sabotage Zhao Kuangyin's conspiracy to usurp the throne. In addition, the remaining more than 1,000 people were divided into several parts, under the unified command of Zhang Zheng, the deputy commander of the "Wolf Tooth Battalion", and with the assistance of the Kaifeng branch of the "Dark Feather", they secretly lurked around the imperial city, so as to protect the safety of the royal family of the Later Zhou Dynasty when Zhao Kuangyin accidentally broke the city.

Hearing that Qian Yuanshan and Mutel's headquarters were only eighty miles away from Kaifeng, but they were camped on the spot and did not move, Xu Xinsheng couldn't help but be impatient and asked: "Eighty miles is just a fleeting distance for the cavalry led by Brother Eleven and Brother Mu, why do they have to camp on the spot and stand by?" ”

When Wang Feng heard this, he spread his hands and replied helplessly: "Brother, I also feel strange." According to what the brothers learned about Jihua before they went south, the eleventh brother and the old thirty-fifth department rushed to Kaifeng at full speed after Zhao Kuangyin's 'yellow robe was added', smashing his attempt to replace Zhou, maintaining the Jiangshan Sheji of the Later Zhou, and laying the foundation for the ultimate goal of realizing the 'Jianye No. 1 Operation Jihua'. However, since the committee has made an order, it must have made sense. As the saying goes, 'Jihua can't keep up with change', it makes sense for the committee to adjust Jihua according to the actual situation. Besides, although Zhao Kuangyin's siege of the city has been urgent in the past few days, under the direct command of Brother Xu, Kaifeng City is still solid and stable as Mount Tai. In the eyes of my brothers, with the comparison of troops and equipment inside and outside the city now, as long as no one in the city collaborates with the enemy to open the city gate to Zhao Kuangyin, he Zhao Heizi will not be able to break the city even if he attacks for another month, why should you be in a hurry, Brother Xu? ”

Xu Xinsheng waved his hand when he heard this, and said with some sadness: "Although what my brother said is true, if I continue to fight like this, I am afraid that it will not take half a month, and the elite of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army will lose more than half." When the time comes, the Great Zhou court, which has no strong soldiers and horses, will rely on what will it rely on to dominate the Quartet and subdue the feudal towns? ”

As soon as the words came out, Xu Xinsheng's heart suddenly moved, he first looked up at Wang Feng, who was looking at him calmly, and then nodded with understanding, a little depressed as if he was asking Wang Feng, and as if he was talking to himself: "Yes, yes, if not, how can the Beiping Army easily and bloodlessly enter Kaifeng and become the master of this capital." The brothers of the committee members are really calculating. It's just that they pity the tens of thousands of brothers in the forbidden army, who don't know that they have already become other people's pawns, and they are still killing each other there, acting as the meaningless cannon fodder. ”

After speaking, without waiting for Wang Feng to explain that he really didn't know, Xu Xinsheng had already gotten up and left his seat, and entered the inner tent with a depressed expression. Looking at the other party's somewhat lonely back, Wang Feng opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't speak, but shook his head helplessly, and after sighing softly, he also went back to his bedroom to rest.