Chapter 424: A Serial Plan
After a moment of silence, the Empress Dowager Yin finally coughed lightly a little uncomfortably before she spoke again: "However, this palace can promise you not to tell anyone about this plan to capture Han Bing." But then again, I'm afraid I won't be able to successfully catch that kid with the power of this palace alone, right?"
"What the Queen Mother said is extremely true! This plan, in the end, really depends on the Queen Mother's personal decree, dispatching troops, and encircling and annihilating that kid in one fell swoop. But before that, please leave it to the villain to make proper arrangements for you, and arrange it in detail. β
Zheng Yong didn't dare to raise his head to reply, and the words he said were also extremely careful, but the meaning he wanted to express was completely clear.
The Empress Dowager Yin was satisfied, but she said quietly on her face: "Then what do you think, Mr. Zheng, you might as well say it all to the palace." β
"Yes. β
Zheng Yong hurriedly replied respectfully, and then continued: "The villain thinks that it is difficult to deal with an opponent like Han Bing, who is alert and cunning, and has high martial arts, to let him fall into ambush with just a simple strategy. In order to make sure that nothing goes wrong, you have to use a chain of tricks to force him into the net step by step. β
Empress Dowager Yin let out a light "um" and continued to ask quietly: "I don't know how to use this serial plan of yours?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, this serial plan actually has to be divided into three steps. The first step is to lure the snake out of the hole. The second step is to scare the snake. The third step is to catch a net. β
When speaking, although Zheng Yong's face was still trying his best to make a respectful look, there was a faint sense of pride and excitement in his chest.
The Empress Dowager Yin couldn't help but be interested in the old eunuch's words, and her voice unconsciously raised a little bit, and asked: "I don't know how to take these three steps? β
"Yes. β
After Zheng Yong agreed respectfully again, he began to methodically elaborate on the plan that had been deduced many times in his heart and should definitely be foolproof.
"The first step in 'luring the snake out of the hole' is to set up a bait to lure the ice out of his current hiding place and into the ambush circle we have set up.
Immediately after that, the second step is to 'scare the snake' and launch an attack on the cold ice that has entered the ambush circle. The purpose of this step is to make Han Bing realize that his hiding has been revealed and he is in danger of being rounded up by the whole city. Forced by the situation, he had to choose to flee in a hurry and leave the new capital.
Then, there is the third step, 'catch in one net'. Ordered people to set up an ambush outside the new capital in advance, and as soon as the cold ice left the new capital, he would immediately fall into the impenetrable layers of encirclement, and eventually become a fish caught in the net. β
When the Empress Dowager Yin heard this, her eyes couldn't help narrowing slightly, and she said, "In this way, you are going to set up two ambushes inside the city and outside the city. But since you're sure that Han Bing will swallow the bait and enter the ambush circle set up inside the city, why don't you just send some more men to kill him on the spot, but you have to send another person to set up an ambush outside the city?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, in fact, the ambush in the city is just to increase the effect of scaring the grass and snakes, and it can't really play a role in catching the cold ice.
Presumably the Queen Mother, you have already heard that Han Bing's martial arts are so high that it is unusual for dozens of first-class masters to surround him.
And in this new capital, there is no place where hundreds of people can hide in it at once, but it will not be noticed by Han Bing, a peerless master, at all.
Besides, if the ambush is too easy to trap, the cunning of the kid with cold ice will inevitably be alert, and he will not be so easily hooked and let himself fall into the trap. β
After listening to Zheng Yong's explanation, the Empress Dowager Yin immediately asked: "Then it seems that your first step of 'luring the snake out of the hole' does not have much practical effect. Why don't you take that step from the very beginning? The palace can order the Praetorian Guards to conduct a city-wide search and arrest, and force the cold ice directly out of the capital. β
"Back to the Queen Mother, if you start by startling the grass and snakes and conducting a city-wide search, it is difficult to be negligent and not miss because the scope involved is too wide. Han Bing will have time to calmly arrange, check his retreat, and then quietly retreat.
But if the bait is set up first, he will be suddenly attacked, and it will be difficult to determine for a while where the news leaked out, let alone whether he has been betrayed.
As a result, he would not dare to return to his original relatively safe hiding place. And he would have thought that other hideouts would also be in danger of being searched. This forced him to choose the most appropriate and safe way - to flee directly outside the city. β
This time, the Empress Dowager Yin accepted Zheng Yong's explanation in its entirety.
She nodded, and said with some approval: "Manager Zheng is really thoughtful! It seems that your understanding of cold ice is indeed much better than others!"
When Zheng Yong heard this, he was immediately flattered and knelt on the ground again, and kowtowed again and again: "Thank you Queen Mother for your appreciation!
Empress Dowager Yin smiled faintly and raised her hand to signal him to stand up and speak.
Zheng Yong got up from the ground, and while he was excited, he couldn't help but say a few more words, and said: "Don't hide it from the Queen Mother, the villain has also suffered several big losses in a row on the body of Han Bing!
Who knew that his many mouths made the Queen Mother Yin immediately speechless.
I am afraid that at this moment, the old ancestor of the Queen Mother is also learning from the pain, thinking of the sky-high flames in her Cining Palace, and the terrifying scene when the overpass collapsed.
Fortunately, this rather embarrassing silence did not last long, and Zheng Yong, who was very quick to see the opportunity, realized that something was wrong, and quickly turned the topic back to the arrest of Han Bing.
"Although it is not easy to set up an ambush inside the city, the terrain outside the city is complex and there are many paths, so it is extremely difficult to form an encirclement. Therefore, the villain thought that only by mobilizing tens of thousands of Praetorian Guards stationed outside the city could the entire new capital be effectively encircled. β
When Empress Dowager Yin heard this, she immediately frowned, and asked disagreeingly: "Is it really necessary to surround the entire new capital? If Han Bing wants to escape back to Yuguo, he will naturally choose to leave the city through the south gate. Isn't it enough to block all the roads in the south of the new capital?"
Zheng Yong hurriedly replied respectfully: "Back to the Queen Mother, if this matter is left to others, and suddenly encountering such a crisis, it is likely that out of instinct, choose the most convenient way to escape." But for the cold ice, it really can't be measured with common sense.
In this operation to rob the prisoner car, he arranged for the people of the Loyal Alliance to escape from the East City Gate, which was supposed to be the most heavily guarded. As a result, all of them successfully crossed the eastern suburbs of the mountainous area controlled by the Red Yang Divine Cult and made a detour back to Yuguo.
As far as the villain knows, it didn't take too long for Han Bing to formulate this whole set of prisoner robbery plans.
It was less than two hours from the time the Dark Guard posted the notice to execute the Loyal Alliance spy to the time he entered the Dark Guard Division to negotiate with Gongyu Sayan, and then proposed the plan for the decisive battle of the overpass.
It can be seen that this son's ability to adapt to the enemy is really unattainable. Therefore, this time to design to capture him, we must take all the possibilities into account, and leave him no chance to take advantage of it!"
"Well, you do have some truth in that. Having the Praetorian Guards besiege the city on all sides and set up ambushes in all directions is a good way to solve the problem once and for all!
Empress Dowager Yin hesitated and muttered for a long time before she continued: "Xinjing is the imperial capital, and business travelers from all walks of life gather, and there are constant carriages and horses. The siege of the city is too abrupt, and over time, it will cause a lot of panic. β
Zheng Yong's face immediately showed a treacherous smile, and he said: "The Queen Mother is extremely worried! It is precisely because it is impossible for the Praetorian Guard to besiege the city for a long time that the villain plans to get out of the front two moves first, forcing Hanbing to make a decision immediately and leave the new capital as soon as possible.
After the first two steps were activated, it was not too late for the Queen Mother to order the Praetorian Guards to besiege the city. In this way, this serial plan can be called a front and back connection, interlocking, and it will definitely keep the cold ice in the net!"
Empress Dowager Yin frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Hearing you say this, this siege will probably not last long, and it shouldn't hurt much." β
"Not bad. According to the villain's estimate, after the attack, Han Bing should have left the city that night. In this way, it is likely that the Janissaries will have completely eliminated the ice before the people in the city even noticed that there was a siege. β
"Well, that's the best!"
Empress Dowager Yin finally nodded happily, but then asked: "The problem of setting up an ambush outside the city has been solved, and the Praetorian Guards can be directly called to besiege the city." But who are you going to use to set up an ambush in the city to attack the cold ice?"
"This question has already been thought about by the villain, and he has to ask the Queen Mother for permission to use the people of the Internal Security Division. β
"Department of Internal Guardβ"
Empress Dowager Yin slowly read a sentence in her mouth, and a pair of shrewd old eyes stared at Zheng Yong's thin face with light eyebrows, "It seems that your intentions are far more than just killing Han Bing!"