The Human Emperor (200-400)

C252: Huge Harvest

"Hahaha, wonderful! With all of you elders here, we won't have to worry about being unable to subdue the Goguryeons!" Wang Chong burst into laughter.

At this moment, he couldn't feel any happier about his previous decision. Only with Ma Yinlong and his group could his plan be truly perfected.

These people had fought with the Goguryeons for more than a decade now, and this had given them a deep insight into how they operated and their habits. With them on the team, the probability of success in the operation against the Goguryeons had increased immensely.

"With Old Eagle here, it won't be a problem uncovering the base of the Goguryeons. However, this is still insufficient." Ma Yinlong wasn't as optimistic was Wang Chong.

"It doesn't matter how many Goguryeon warrior or assassins die—the Goguryeon empire has more than enough troops to send over. This damage is truly insignificant to them. The main problem we have to deal with is King Sosurim."

A frown etched itself deeply into Ma Yinlong's forehead.

"Just as the saying goes, 'shoot the horse before the rider, capture the chief before the bandits'. Even if we were to ruin this operation of theirs, I don't have the absolute confidence that we will be able to capture King Sosurim. As long as he remains, the Goguryeons will be able to make a comeback time and time again... or perhaps, they might even go on a rampage to exact vengeance. We cannot bear this kind of damage," Ma Yinlong said.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room grew tense. Even the less intelligent guards from the Zhuang Clan and Chi Clan could understand the meaning behind Ma Yinlong's words.

King Sosurim was the brain of the Goguryeons in Great Tang. If he wasn't captured, this operation couldn't be considered as a success. These kinds of assassinations would only be carried out again and again in the future.

"Brother Ma is right. Gongzi, you have never fought against King Sosurim before, so you don't know him well. He might seem like a careful person usually, but there's an extremely demented side to him as well. He's definitely capable of doing such stuff." Steel Arms stepped forward and spoke with a grim expression at that moment.

"Back then, we actually managed to achieve significant success in our operations. We managed to kill a huge portion of the core team of the Goguryeons in the capital. However, after the incident, King Sosurim began to exact his vengeance. Most of the brothers who fought alongside us back then were killed or crippled by relentless and frenzied assassinations from the Goguryeons, leaving behind only the few of us. My left arm was also taken away by them then."

The other two didn't say a word, but their faces indicated their agreement to Steel Arm's words.

Wang Chong frowned as he recalled the assault on Kunwu Training Camp that night. The Goguryeons there were vicious, and they were willing to die just to kill an additional enemy.

Given that tenacity of theirs, they were definitely more than capable of doing such stuff.

Only then did Wang Chong realize that he had placed his priorities wrongly.

In truth, the very criterion for success in their operation would be whether they could capture King Sosurim or not. As long as the brain remained, the Goguryeons would remain as a thorn stuck in the flesh of Great Tang.

Even if this assassination attempt was foiled, they could always conduct another one. Furthermore, what was truly scary was that there was no saying when the Goguryeons would strike. Great Tang might be able to keep its guard up for a month or two, but what if they were to exact vengeance a year or two later?

At this point, destroying the bases of the Goguryeons and killing their men was already a secondary concern. The main issue was whether they would be able to capture the chief spy King Sosurim or not.