Chapter 120: A Plan for Advancing and Retreating
The herald who assassinated Kublai Khan was naturally disguised by Yin Zhiping. The blade he drew from his waist was the crape myrtle soft sword that he had never displayed in front of people since he got it in Tongbai Mountain.
This time, Ziwei's soft sword came out of the sheath to kill, but it was also a profitable city, and the first one to kill was the current four princes of Mongolia and the later ancestor Kublai Khan. Yin Zhiping was willing to use the Ziwei soft sword to kill him, which could be regarded as a raised standard treatment for him. is like the TV series of Bao Qingtian he watched in his previous life, there are three dragon head guillotines, tiger head guillotines, and dog head guillotines, which treat and kill prisoners with different identities respectively.
However, Yin Zhiping was willing to use the crape myrtle soft sword this time, firstly, because he did not want the crape myrtle to hide deep in the sheath anymore, so that the sword would be covered with dust, and secondly, it was also used by actual needs.
The Mongol soldiers had their own unique blades, and the short blades were basically equipped with scimitars, and there were very few swords. Therefore, he had to pretend to be a Mongolian herald, and the silver dragon sword was not good to wear with him, so as not to be suspicious of Kublai Khan and his guards when he saw his sword, so that his flaws were exposed, making his achievements fall short.
What he is good at is the sword, and his most powerful kung fu is also in the sword. The Mongolian scimitar has never been used, although the martial arts are practiced to the general place, it is much the same, and he may not be able to use the scimitar, but at this critical moment of assassination, it is natural to use the most convenient blade, which can hit with one blow.
The silver dragon sword is not easy to wear brightly, and it will be a little inconvenient to hide it in the body, and it will be a little inconvenient to use. The most suitable is naturally the crape myrtle soft sword. In addition, it is also the crape myrtle soft sword that is sharper than the silver dragon sword, and it is more helpful for thousands of troops to break through the formation with this sharp weapon. And this soft sword can be hidden in the belt. More stealthy.
He was able to kill Kublai Khan smoothly, and he also had this hidden sword secret. Unexpected credit. He used the flag around his waist as a cover, and reached out to touch his waist. made Kublai Khan and his guards, Xiao Xiangzi and others think that he was going to pull out the command flag at his waist and hand over the order, but he didn't think that he was actually drawing a sword.
For today's assassination, Yin Zhiping has been planning for a long time, and he has put a lot of thought into it and spent a lot of preparation efforts.
After the Golden Wheel was killed, Kublai Khan paid more attention to his own safety, and guarded everywhere he went, not giving the Assassins a chance to take advantage of it. And he basically stays in the camp on weekdays, and rarely goes out of the camp. It's out of the camp. It must also be a heavy guard, and the four masters such as Xiao Xiangzi are inseparable from him.
Yin Zhiping also knew that although the Golden Wheel Dharma King, the number one master of the Mongolian camp, was killed, it was actually a bit of a surprise to Kublai Khan, which made him more cautious and guarded. It would be difficult to try to enter the camp and assassinate them on a regular night.
And even if Kublai Khan didn't have much defense before, with his identity, he was still heavily guarded, so he naturally had to be on guard against this. And he is in the big tent of the Chinese army. It's not easy to sneak in without alarming people, and it's even harder to sneak out without shocking people after you succeed. And once discovered, it will inevitably fall into the siege of thousands of troops. It is extremely difficult to successfully break through.
Therefore, if you want to assassinate Kublai Khan in the camp, even if you can succeed by luck. It's also definitely hard to get out. What's more, the probability of success is also low, and there is no mentality of killing oneself and succeeding in one death. Yin Zhiping would not think about this kind of assassination. He wanted to assassinate Kublai Khan, but he never had the intention of risking his life for it.
And it is not easy to take advantage of Kublai Khan's departure from the camp to assassinate him. Kublai Khan also brought a large number of guards with him whenever he went out to hunt, and the sentry often went out to the area of a mile around the brigade. However, if an anomalous person is found, he will inevitably be driven away. Those who dared to resist were treated as assassins, and the brigade was immediately summoned by a trumpet. It can be said that it is more difficult to get close to Kublai Khan than to sneak in from the big camp.
After the incident of the Golden Wheel Dharma King, Kublai Khan went out to hunt, and never camped alone outside at night, and inevitably returned to the camp. They also never go hunting in difficult terrain such as woods where they can ambush and hide soldiers.
Since some conventional assassination methods are not good, Yin Zhiping finally formulated this bold assassination plan that goes the opposite way after some hard thinking and meditation, as well as recalling the various methods of assassination in the films, movies, novels, etc. he had watched in his previous life.
If it is not dark, then come in the light. The most difficult thing to guard against is the knife stabbed by the people around you, always on guard against the enemy, and never on guard against your own people. The army is usually stationed in the camp, and there are layers of checkpoints, checking passwords, etc., to prevent careful interference. However, when the two armies were engaged in battle, the troops and horses were frequently mobilized, and these precautions were naturally negligent and difficult to carry out meticulously as usual. If the herald delivers an order, and there are layers of checkpoints and passwords to delay time, it may delay the fighter.
Orders on the battlefield must be timely and effective, and if there is no communication between the upper and lower levels, the commander's orders cannot be conveyed to the troops below in a timely manner. The commander who led the troops was no matter how clever and resourceful he was, even if the soldier saint was reincarnated, it was impossible to win this battle. Therefore, other generals may still have some problems, but when fighting, the herald holding the command flag is the most unimpeded, and no one dares to easily stop and interrogate. Moreover, it is also the most likely to get close to the manager.
Moreover, when the two armies were fighting, it seemed to be dangerous, and there were swords everywhere, but in fact it was safer than sneaking into the camp to assassinate. At the time of the fierce battle, most of the soldiers and horses of the Mongolian army were put into the attack on Xiangyang, and the rest were also used as reserves, broken rear teams, peripheral early warning teams, etc., each with its own military orders to be implemented. At this time, if there is an emergency, Kublai Khan can actually control the mobilized army, in fact, is the least.
If his assassination was successful, the Mongol army would immediately be leaderless and left without a command. Except for Kublai Khan's personal guards, other Mongol armies could not effectively stop him, nor could they make timely and purposeful military movements. And most of them are fighting fiercely with the defenders of Xiangyang, and they can't turn around to do anything else. And he disguised himself as a Mongolian soldier, got off his horse and stabbed into the pile of Mongolian soldiers, and it was difficult to distinguish him in time and effectively. All the Mongol soldiers became his best protection.
If the assassination was unsuccessful, Kublai Khan would have limited troops to mobilize at this time, and he would not be able to effectively intercept and encircle him. And he didn't dare to move indiscriminately for the sake of him as an assassin, once the deployment of troops to attack Xiangyang was disrupted because of his capture, it would inevitably be defeated.
Therefore, whether he succeeds or not, it is relatively easy to get out of this chaotic battle formation. Regardless of whether Kublai Khan died or not, he could not mobilize this 100,000-strong army to encircle and capture an assassin against him. (To be continued......)
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