Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 257: Encirclement of the Monastery

Chapter 257: Encirclement of the Monastery

Regardless of whether it was the Goguryeons or Wang Chong, both sides were hastening their preparations. Wang Chong didn't know the Goguryeons had brought forward their plans, and the Goguryeons didn't know that Wang Chong and group were planning to strike their nest.

Even though neither side had realized it yet, it had already turned into a race against time.

If the Goguryeons were to launch an assault before Wang Chong and group were done with their preparations, the operation would be a tragic failure.

The monastery was simply too close to the capital!

Similarly, if Wang Chong and the others could finish getting the various parties to work together with them and deploy the necessary troops in the crucial regions, the Goguryeons would be bound for failure.

At such a crucial moment, no one was willing to conduct any intelligence gathering by capturing the other side's men and interrogating them—that was simply way too dangerous. They risked alarming the other party by doing so.

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Three days passed swiftly.

"It's finally accomplished!"

Within the massive monastery on the mountain beyond the capital stood a bald Goguryeon warrior dressed in a cassock, feigning to be a monk. He sighed deeply, and the excitement in his voice couldn't be concealed.

It had taken some time, but they were finally done with their preparations. The top-notch experts from Goguryeo who would be assassinating the influential officials from Great Tang had all arrived at the monastery. Soon, Great Tang would find itself shrouded in a storm of bloodshed.

All those who managed to climb to an influential position had well-guarded residences filled with experts. Assassinating them was no easy feat; this was the reason why they had to go all the way out to bring in the best experts from their empire.

To them, this was no longer a simple assassination mission. Rather, it was a war they had to win at all costs for the sake of their homeland.

Everyone knew that it would be hard for them to get out of this alive, and the

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