In fact, the Peacock King did not have much choice.
On the 10th of July, the Peacock King made a decision to transfer 150,000 troops from the frontline back to the border. At the same time, he immediately sent envoys to Delhi to prepare for peace talks with King Ashoka.
The Peacock King hoped to stop fighting with the Ashoka Dynasty and unite against the foreign enemies.
"At present, our internal strife, no matter who wins or loses, is an internal affair of India. Now that the Great Xia has invaded, it is a foreign enemy who has come to steal India's territory, we must guard against it."
"If your country wishes to stop fighting and reconcile, I am willing to return all the cities and territories. I hope you will consider it carefully. Do not become a sinner of India because of a moment of happiness." The Peacock King said in the letter of credence.
His words were sincere, showing both kindness and severity.
In order to stop fighting, the Peacock King did not even hesitate to return all the occupied territories.
Only when the two sides stopped fighting, could the Peacock Imperial Court withdraw more troops from the frontline to resist the invasion of the Great Xia. Otherwise, the Peacock Imperial Court would not be able to stop the army of the Great Xia.
Between survival and expansion, the Peacock King naturally chose the former.
The Peacock Imperial Court had great expectations for this peace talk. After all, in his view, if they could easily reclaim all the lost territories without losing a single soldier, it would definitely be a big temptation for King Ashoka.
For this reason, the Peacock King even sent a letter to the King of Mando, persuading him to give up the occupied territories and fight against the invasion of the Great Xia together. "The Great Xia is a fierce army with a big appetite, we should advance and retreat together."
Although the two dynasties belonged to different camps, they should have a consensus on the issue of the Great Xia.
Sure enough, the King of Mando quickly replied, saying that he would send an envoy to Delhi to discuss the matter of peace talks.
As a result, the weight of the peace talks immediately became heavier.
The only thing that made the Peacock King suspicious was that the King of Mando only said that he wanted peace talks, but did not clearly state that he would return the occupied territories.
The Peacock King could understand the King of Mando's thoughts.
The main body of the Mando Dynasty was in the Deccan Plateau, and the territory occupied by the Ashoka Dynasty was the most fertile. It was of great significance to the Gudo Dynasty and could not be easily given up.
Moreover, the Great Xia did not attack the Mando Dynasty at the moment, so the King of Mando was naturally not so anxious.
The Peacock King could not persuade him and could only wait and see. He believed that after enduring for three years, Great Xia suddenly sent troops to India, it was not without purpose.
The upcoming battle might exceed everyone's imagination.
It was impossible for the Ren Duo Dynasty to be completely independent. At that time, the King of Ren Duo would definitely come to his senses.
In particular, when he thought about how the Great Xia Dynasty had suddenly returned a million prisoners of war to the Ashoka Dynasty, a trace of gloominess flashed across the Peacock King's eyes.
He vaguely felt that Great Xia might have been plotting against India since a long time ago.
"It's windy!"
The Peacock King shuddered at the thought of the internal strife in India that lasted a year and a half.
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Ashoka Dynasty, Delhi.
As the only Royal City in India, Delhi City's grandeur was not inferior to any other Royal City in the Huaxia District. Due to the layout of nine by nine becoming one, it even had its own unique charm.
It was one of the most magnificent cities in the world.
In July, the city of Delhi became lively because of the sudden invasion of the Peacock Imperial Court by the Great Xia. In just two days, two envoys came to Delhi with great fanfare.
This was a trick used by the Peacock King.
He wanted to use this method to spread the message of peace talks throughout Delhi City to win the support of public opinion and increase the bargaining chips for the peace talks.
Normally, the Peacock King's response was appropriate and there was no problem.
The only problem was that the Great Xia Dynasty was one step ahead of the Peacock Imperial Court. Half a month before the Peacock Imperial Court sent out the envoys, the Great Xia envoys had already quietly arrived in Delhi City.
Today, the Great Xia Dynasty's use of diplomatic means was already as pure as fire and no dynasty in the world could match it.
The Great Xia envoys brought goodwill and threatened to cooperate with the Ashoka Dynasty to destroy the Peacock Imperial Court and the Gudo Imperial Court in one fell swoop. This proposal was in line with Ashoka's intentions.
With the current strength of the Ashoka Dynasty, they could barely resist against the joint forces of the Peacock Imperial Court and the Gudo Imperial Court, but to really destroy the two dynasties, they were still not strong enough.
If the Great Xia Dynasty was willing to come forward, it would naturally be a battle.
Therefore, the two sides signed the covenant happily. The Great Xia Dynasty even sent Zhang Yi, the Minister of the Grand Herald, to personally attend the signing ceremony of the covenant to show respect to the Ashoka Dynasty.
This, of course, made Ashoka very satisfied.
The cooperation between the two sides even had a tendency to develop into a 'honeymoon period'.
Therefore, when the Peacock Imperial Court's envoys arrived in Delhi City, although they played tricks, they were unsurprisingly given the cold shoulder.
Not to mention seeing Ashoka, they didn't even see the face of an important minister.
This was embarrassing!
The envoys came with great expectations, but could only return dejectedly to report.
A farce, before it had even begun, ended without any results.
Not only that, on the day that the Peacock Imperial Court's envoys arrived in Delhi City, the Ashoka Imperial Court's army intensified their attack on the front line, showing no mercy.
The Peacock Imperial Court withdrew 150,000 troops from the front line, giving the Ashoka Imperial Court an opportunity.
The Great Xia Dynasty sent out a large number of troops to attack the Peacock Imperial Court, confirming the promise made half a month ago. How could Ashoka negotiate peace with the Peacock Imperial Court and only be satisfied with recovering the lost land.
What Ashoka wanted was most of India.
In order to confuse Ashoka, the Great Xia Dynasty even stated in the covenant that when India is divided in the future, the Great Xia Dynasty only wants the territory of the Gudo Imperial Court and give the Peacock Imperial Court to the Ashoka Imperial Court.
"Great Xia only occupied India for the sake of controlling the Indian Ocean," the emissary vowed solemnly.
Although Ashoka was skeptical, he was still very excited when he heard the division plan. If he could occupy all of the Peacock imperial court for two days, not only could the Ashoka imperial court recover its strength, but it could also rise to a higher level.
…
The Peacock King was extremely disappointed when he received the news.
Facing the pincer attack of the Ashoka Dynasty and the Great Xia Dynasty, the Peacock Dynasty could not withstand it at all, and could only hope for the assistance of their ally, the Gudo Dynasty.
Unfortunately, Great Xia had already predicted this.
On the 15th day of the seventh month, the Great Xia Southern Army, under the escort of the Indian Ocean Fleet, landed on the eastern coast of the Gudu Dynasty. The Gudu Dynasty simply had no time to deal with anything else.
Like the Peacock Imperial Court, the one and a half years of war had caused the army of the Maguo Imperial Court to suffer heavy losses. Their forces were reduced to less than 700,000, and more than half of them were sent to the front line.
From the King of Gudo's point of view, it was unlikely that Great Xia would covet the Gudo Dynasty, which was located in the hilly region.
Even if they were to fight, they should fight the Peacock Imperial Court first.
It turned out that the judgment of the King of Manduo was correct. The Peacock imperial court was indeed the first to be attacked.
The problem was that the appetite of the Great Xia Dynasty was extremely big. They were aiming at the entire India District, and the Gudo Dynasty naturally could not escape. The expedition of the Great Xia Southern Army completely destroyed the idea of the King of Manduo reinforcing the Peacock Imperial Court.
For a time, the situation of the India District ushered in a new change. The previous 1v2 of the Ashoka Imperial Court gradually evolved into an epic 2v2 showdown.
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