"A two-kiloter radius?" He Guozhu pondered. As the martial arts hall of the embassy and the chief of the Yin Country intelligence system, He Guozhu naturally knew a lot, but he hadn't really paid attention to any underground structures within two kiloters of the palace. The buildings around the Yin Country Palace weren't tall; even garages were built above ground, without basents. Where would an underground structure be?
"I do know of one, but it's about three kiloters away, at our school. There's a large underground garage there. I wonder if it could work?" Hei Shi suggested, seeing that He Guozhu didn't have a better idea.
"About three kiloters away at Yin Country University?" Luo Zheng had seen the map, knew the location, but didn't know about the garage. He looked at Hei Shi, who nodded affirmatively, and couldn't help but start to ponder.
Everyone knew Luo Zheng's habit, so they didn't disturb him. Hei Shi wanted to add a few sentences but swallowed his words upon seeing Ghost Hand's stopping glance. After a while, Luo Zheng suddenly spoke, "Alright, let's do it there. Our country has students studying there, right?"
"Yes, it's still school ti now," Hei Shi confird.
"That's good. Now, let's talk about my plan." After resolving the last issue, Luo Zheng finally relaxed, his face serious and spoke earnestly. Everyone sat up straight, their ears attentive, full of curiosity. How would Luo Zheng proceed given such heavy enemy defenses?
"My plan has three steps: First, force out the target; second, kill the target; third, retreat. Let's discuss the first step." Luo Zheng spoke seriously, "I've studied the distribution map of the palace's underground pipelines, there are dense natural gas pipelines, not far from the sewer channels, fully capable of being dug through." With that, he paused, letting everyone digest his intention.
Everyone pondered, their gazes at Luo Zheng full of curiosity. He Guozhu even asked, "I've also specifically studied the palace underground network. The natural gas pipeline is buried underground, impossible to destroy from the surface. How will you destroy it from below? From the sewer line?"
"Yes, there's a sewer line that could be tried." Luo Zheng said, pulling out the palace underground pipeline map provided by Lan Xing on his phone, pointing to a line, "This is the main line, should be able to accommodate people crawling in. The main line runs parallel to the palace's underground natural gas pipeline, about five ters apart."
He Guozhu looked at the blueprint and nodded, reminding, "From the blueprint, it is indeed, the main line can accommodate people crawling in. Yin Country's underground infrastructure isn't well developed, left unrepaired for years, this main line must be inspected first."
Luo Zheng hesitated, pondering a bit before saying, "Your reminder is very tily. I'll assign this task to your people, and I need answers quickly. Shall we continue?"
"Sure, go on." He Guozhu agreed.
"Five ters isn't very long or short, we need tools to dig a connecting tunnel and plant a ti bomb inside. The more such tunnels, the better. How many do you estimate can be done in a day?" Luo Zheng asked He Guozhu, pressing him for support as this kind of task couldn't be done without it.
He Guozhu pondered for a mont and then said, "Using an air drill with extended bits to create holes, just enough to place ti bombs in. Ten or eight in a day shouldn't be a problem."
"That's too few. I'll give you two days and one night. By tomorrow evening, I need to see thirty. Later, I'll specify the exact locations for you. Is there any issue?" Luo Zheng continued to press.
"Alright." He Guozhu estimated the ti and agreed.
"This task is yours; ensure it's done by tomorrow nightfall. I'll tell you the exact detonation ti later. Once the ti bomb explodes, the natural gas pipeline will blow up and ignite, engulfing the whole palace in flas. The target will surely be forced out." Luo Zheng continued.
Everyone gasped in shock, realizing thirty ti bombs simultaneously detonating the underground gas pipeline would result in massive destruction! They seemingly visualized the palace engulfed in flas, getting excited, thinking that since it's the enemy's palace, let it burn. Ideally, the palace would be reduced to ashes, though that was unlikely. Once the natural gas cuts off, the fire would extinguish.
"I've studied the palace; once the State Preceptor evacuates, there are two choices: the front gate, which has a wide street for quick retreat, and when under attack, people surely choose the fastest route. But we have a new opponent. This opponent isn't simple; I suspect he'll retreat from the back." Luo Zheng continued.
"What kind of opponent?" He Guozhu curiously asked.
"An old adversary, ruthless, cunning, hard to deal with. I won't specify who." Luo Zheng casually said, pulling up the palace floor plan on his phone, enlarging the rear gate area, and explaining, "There's also a straight road at the back, with surrounding buildings densely packed, and streets intertwined, conducive to retreat and concealnt. If the target retreats here, he could quickly hide in the complex building array or find a place to lay low, making it hard to find."
"Such area is good for concealnt and ambush. Are you sure the target will choose this direction?" He Guozhu said worriedly, thinking all efforts would be wasted if they were for naught.
"Without the old adversary, I'd choose the front gate direction; no need to worry, I'm aware. What we need to do is stay hidden in a building near the rear gate, your task to arrange this. Once the target appears, we imdiately ambush. The target will surely leave in a bulletproof vehicle, ordinary weapons are ineffective; we'll need RPGs and must cripple this guard team with heavy firepower in the shortest ti."
"Gasp?" He Guozhu and Hei Shi exchanged glances, seeing shock in each other's eyes. This was no assassination; it was treating the palace like a battlefield. No wonder it was described as crazy; this plan surely was. Yet neither opposed it, instead they got excited, especially Hei Shi, eager to go all out before returning ho, seeing it as an accomplishnt full of stars in his eyes. As for Ghost Hand and others, well-acquainted with Luo Zheng and having experienced bigger scenarios, they accepted it as a matter of course.
He Guozhu thought for a mont and asked, "I'll handle the buildings and weapons. It'll take three days. How will the attack personnel be arranged?"
"No need for your n; the five of us are enough. Hei Shi is familiar with the terrain, and will drive. A smaller team facilitates retreat. The scene will quickly be surrounded by enemies; we'll execute and retreat imdiately. However, we need another vehicle to avoid exposure of our real identity. We'll retreat to the school's underground garage, switch attire, and exit, which is what I want to discuss next: our retreat plan." Luo Zheng explained.
"What is it?" He Guozhu was stirred by Luo Zheng's crazy plan, eagerly asking.
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