Everyone was deeply impressed by Luo Zheng's ticulous cunning, casting him approving glances and waiting for him to unravel the mystery further. No one rushed to offer opinions, and Lan Xue looked at Luo Zheng warmly, thinking how his man was still so wise. Luo Zheng glanced at everyone, giving a bashful smile and continued, "Don't look at like that, it feels strange. Let's discuss this big matter together."
"Everything you can think of, we've thought of too. Your wild tactical thinking, I admit, I can't compare to. Just tell us your plans, and we'll assess whether they're feasible. Our evaluation skills are solid," Wu Jin laughed.
"Then I'll continue my humble attempts," Luo Zheng said with a bitter smile, organizing his thoughts before continuing, "Luring the enemy is a technical task. We can't mobilize all our forces because if we do, the enemy will send everything they've got and encircle us from all directions, rather than just following one path. With such numbers, our plan becos impossible, and more importantly, we can't reveal the size of our forces."
"You've got a mind like a seven-colored clever stone, always winding in circles. Just tell us the plan directly; I've seen enough to recognize that your tactical command ability is extraordinary. Speak up, what's the course of action?" Shadow interrupted impatiently.
Everyone chuckled kindly, while Luo Zheng awkwardly eyed Shadow and continued, "This requires your expertise. Snow Fox's ntion of a Poison Gas Bomb reminded , if possible, you should infiltrate and blow up the Poison Gas Bomb. Its dispersal would force the enemy to leave a large force to defend their headquarters while tending to their wounded, and angrily send troops in pursuit. The probabilities favor Snow Bear and the rcenaries, though we can't rule out them all coming. The total pursuit forces shouldn't exceed two thousand; they'll be cautious at night."
"No problem, I love this task. By the way, Snow Fox, where's the Poison Gas Bomb hidden?" Shadow called out excitedly, eager to try, radiating great confidence.
"Seems to be in the basent, but I'm not sure exactly," Snow Fox replied quickly.
"Is that so?" Shadow hesitated, looking at Luo Zheng and asking, "Blowing up the Poison Gas Bomb is best; it can draw out so of the enemy while making them wary of deploying large forces. But if we can't find it, what's your fallback plan?"
"Then use Button Bombs to destroy the enemy's command center and officers. Get plenty, and with your infiltration skills, blowing up a dozen spots should be no issue, right? Destroying their command system will stop them from acting rashly. However, this could lead to pursuit by Snow Bear or ordinary soldiers, as the rcenaries won't rush in without officer oversight, but Snow Bear's command will remain intact." Luo Zheng advised seriously.
"Great idea, bring so later. By the way, have I ever used Button Bombs before? If not, arrange for soone to teach ," Shadow said, his eyes lighting up with excitent.
"No problem." Luo Zheng looked at Wu Jin, who thought for a mont then nodded. Luo Zheng quietly sighed in relief, continuing, "I'll lead the Mountain Eagle Team to cover your withdrawal, just like before. When the enemy sees us, a dozen or so people, they'll definitely send out thousands to pursue. If it's just you alone, they might not send more than one or two hundred, which doesn't et our plan's requirents. We'll lead the pursuers away while others lie in wait on the other side of the valley, ready to detonate. Any questions?"
Lan Xue smiled and shook her head, fully grasping Luo Zheng's tactical intent. After thinking it through, Shadow and Snow Fox also nodded affirmatively, while the nominal leader Wu Jin carefully analyzed the entire plan, confirming it could work before saying, "The plan is solid, but we need a backup plan for failure. What's the response?"
"At this point, Mountain Eagle returned from reconnaissance in the cave, shouting excitedly, "There's an exit found inside, a bit deep, about half an hour's walk away. It opens on a cliff, not very high or steep, you can rush straight out. Outside are dense woods; I checked. The exit is roughly twenty kiloters straight-line from the fissure, shielded by a mountain over 400 ters high. It's massive, densely forested."
"Perfect, forget a backup plan; I've got consecutive plans now. This ti, I'm going to hit the enemy hard," Luo Zheng burst out joyfully upon hearing this, his excitent rising. "Mountain Eagle, quickly call Ghost Hand and Snow Leopard over, we need to discuss the overall plan."
"Yes!" Mountain Eagle hurriedly agreed, leading people to find Ghost Hand and Snow Leopard.
"You've got an overall plan?" Wu Jin was stunned, seeing Luo Zheng nod, and couldn't help but smile in admiration, "Then we'll wait for everyone to co together. Your tactical thinking truly excels; while we're still worrying about a backup, you've already envisioned the larger strategy. It seems one battle might decide everything!"
"Exactly," Luo Zheng said confidently.
"That's great, as long as you have a plan, I'm assured," Wu Jin said happily.
Everyone patiently waited, continuing to discuss the previous plan, examining and making adjustnts for any loopholes. After a while, daylight broke, the sun unable to penetrate the fissure, but visibility improved greatly. Ghost Hand and Snow Leopard rushed over with their team, everyone crowding in the cave and looking at Luo Zheng.
"Now that everyone's here, tell us your plan," Wu Jin prompted.
"My plan proceeds in three steps. The first step is kidnapping, which is the plan we discussed previously. For those who weren't here earlier, I'll explain again." As Luo Zheng discussed the plan once more, everyone listened with keen excitent, especially the newcors, whose blood boiled at the prospect of such a large-scale operation.
After explaining the plan, Luo Zheng paused for everyone to digest, waiting two minutes before continuing, "The second step is ransom, the exchange of hostages, swapping the enemy captives for our brethren. The enemy won't act imdiately but will have us watched, and our hiding place will certainly be exposed."
"Right, brothers are all injured, mobility is difficult; exposure ans trouble," Snow Fox advised.
"Don't worry, what you've thought of, Ghost has surely considered too. Otherwise, why call it an overall plan?" Wu Jin chided.
Snow Fox realized he was a bit too anxious and sheepishly gave Luo Zheng a look. Luo Zheng understood and smiled, "Snow Fox's reminder is valid; the enemy will definitely pursue. No problem, we'll fight underground if we must. They don't know the situation below, and we'll fiercely counterattack. The harder we fight, the more they'll believe we're desperate, never guessing there's another exit. The next is what I'm going to discuss, the third step—the escape plan."
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up with excitent, and Wu Jin urged, "Tell us quickly, exactly how?"
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