Zhou Wen formulated two plans. Plan No. 1 was to establish a sniper point in this pagoda, using the view overlooking the Prime Minister's Office, and wait for the opportunity to sniper Bowen when he showed up.
The advantage of this solution is that it is simple and safe, and you can evacuate calmly after killing the target. But the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, at most it can only kill Na Bowen and other cabinet members who happen to be next to him, so there is great uncertainty. And when Zhou Wen inspected the internal structure of the pagoda on the spot, he basically rejected this plan.
Just because the space is too narrow, it is not a suitable sniping position. Among other things, a 1-meter-2-long rifle must extend half of its body out of the window to barely have room to operate, which greatly limits the sniper's performance and concealment. What's more, the sniper has to stand on the wooden ladder and wait for the opportunity. Over time, he will feel tired and affect the sniper's condition.
Therefore, we can only adopt plan No. 2, which is to sneak into the Prime Minister's Office in advance, launch a surprise attack during the cabinet meeting, and then escape through the Prime Minister's Office where the guards are gathered.
This plan is much more dangerous. The most critical links are two, one is how to sneak in, and the other is how to retreat. Both of these links require a detailed understanding of the Prime Minister's Office and the surrounding terrain.
As for how to kill the target after sneaking in, it is the easiest thing for Zhou Wen and others. As long as they can enter, there will be no force in the Prime Minister's Office that can stop the rapid attacks launched by these masters. This is not arrogance, but the confidence that Zhou Wen has engraved in his bones after experiencing countless battles.
Since we chose to take action on February 10th, we had to sneak into the Prime Minister's Office under the cover of darkness on the night of February 9th or the early morning of February 10th.
The hiding place after infiltrating also tested Zhou Wen's observation and judgment. Because Zhou Wen could only make judgments and choices based on the architectural drawings provided by Chen Weiwen, he had to spend a lot of time carefully observing the guard situation of the Prime Minister's Office during the day and night. Therefore, not only today, but also tomorrow, we must take turns to observe and record in the pagoda during the whole day. We must keep in mind the time routes of fixed sentries and patrol guards.
In Zhou Wen's specific action plan, Zhang Xiaoping, Xu Dacheng and Zuo Mingqing were responsible for responding outside the Prime Minister's Office. Those who entered the Prime Minister's Office were Zhou Wen, Miaohua and Zhao Xiaojin, three powerful masters of Qi Dynasty.
The main reason is that the fewer people infiltrating, the easier it is to hide. Moreover, with the abilities of the three of them, who represent the highest level of the mercenary group, it is more than enough to complete the decisive blow. Having too many people would be a waste.
The main difficulty is how to evacuate safely, so the person who responds is also critical.
There are not many options for hiding places after infiltrating. The most likely option at present is to hide in the wine cellar located in the basement of the Prime Minister's Office.
The wine cellar was left over from the king's time, and according to Chen Weiwen, there was still a lot of wine stored in it that the king used for banquets. Presumably there is no need to change the function of the wine cellar after occupying the Prime Minister's Office with Bowen.
According to Siam's practice, alcoholic drinks are generally not arranged for lunch during cabinet meetings, at most they are some juice. Only at the dinner after the meeting will some red wine be served to celebrate.
Chen Weiwen used to be an adviser to the king. Based on his experience, the servants of the Prime Minister's Office generally did not enter the wine cellar when preparing lunch in the morning. At least you won't enter before the meeting, so the wine cellar becomes the best hiding place.
As for how to successfully sneak in, it shouldn't be too difficult with Zhou Wen's super vision and perception in the dark, and the light kung fu skills of the two masters Miaohua and Zhao Xiaojin. After all, Prince Zhou's nickname of Night Elf is not for nothing.
In fact, these preludes are the most difficult and test Zhou Wen's judgment the most.
When it was confirmed that the cabinet meeting was about to start, I had no worries at all. I just rushed into the conference room on the second floor as quickly as possible, and then killed everyone inside quickly, fiercely and ruthlessly. Simple and crude, does not require too much technical content.
According to the information provided by Chen Weiwen and Alice, there are about 100 guards in the Prime Minister's Office. Together with the guards and bodyguards brought by the cabinet ministers, there will be about 150 armed personnel in the Prime Minister's Office.
What Zhou Wen and the others were thinking about was how to break out of the Prime Minister's Office amid the encirclement and suppression of 150 people, which required people outside to provide sufficient fire cover. That's why he rarely let Zhang Xiaoping directly participate in the assassination operation, but arranged for him to be responsible for the response outside.
With Zhang Xiaoping's sniping ability, supplemented by Zuo Mingqing's accurate marksmanship, and Xu Dacheng's mortars to create chaos and open a way, I believe the three of them should be able to create an evacuation channel for Zhou Wen and the others.
And Xu Dacheng also has another task, which is to keep an eye on the responding car.
Zhou Wen didn't want to finally break out of the siege, but when he arrived at the pick-up location, he didn't see the car or the pick-up crew. That was the fatal event that really put them in a desperate situation.
It's not that Zhou Wen doesn't believe in Chen Weiwen and Alice, but after suffering a big loss and paying the price with his life in his previous life, Zhou Wen is used to considering the worst-case scenario.
If the Siamese and the British cross the river and demolish the bridge, you will have no place to complain even if you die. As long as there is an evacuation vehicle that can quickly evacuate Bangkok and enter the jungle, there will be a way to deal with it even if the British behind do not arrange a response or want to turn their backs and deny their credit.
In a short time, most of them fought their way back to the country from the mainland.
Zhou Wen had worked as a mercenary in Southeast Asia for several years in his previous life. Not only did he know the terrain of Southeast Asia well, but at least he had some experience in how to survive and identify directions in the primitive jungle. What's more, the transportation and communications in Siam at this period were very backward, and it was impossible to organize a lot of efforts to hunt them down in a short period of time. There was still a high degree of certainty that they could return home safely, but it would just take some time.
Therefore, Zhou Wen's requirement for Alice is that the truck must arrive in advance before taking action. If the car cannot be seen, Zhou Wen will not take action. Moreover, the plan was to let Xu Dacheng mount the cannon directly on the truck. As long as the mortar has measured the distance and scale in advance and does not need direct vision, it can still hit the target through the wall. In this way, it is basically foolproof.
The plan has been filtered through Zhou Wen's mind many times, and he has already thought of the pick-up location, which is in an open space outside the back door of the temple.
It is located in a remote place, less than 1 kilometer away from the Prime Minister's Office, and is blocked by a temple. The Prime Minister's Office cannot observe the situation here.
If the truck is parked here, it won't attract anyone's attention. If you put the tarp on the truck and lift it when the shelling hits, you won't have to worry about people seeing it at that time. Anyway, if you have to run away after firing a few rounds, you can see and take it. What can I do?
