Great Xia's sudden declaration of war left Ashoka completely dumbfounded!
King Ashoka had speculated many ways to deal with Great Xia in the future, but he had never expected Great Xia to be so ruthless. They had just ended their cooperation, but they were already waving their butcher's knife at the Ashoka Dynasty.
Turning hostile like flipping a book!
The Great Xia Northern Army consisted of 14 field legions and 700,000 elite troops. They were divided into three groups and brazenly charged into the hinterland of the Ashoka Dynasty from the frontier fortress of the Xikang Province.
Two years ago, when the Ashoka Dynasty attacked Tubo, they took the same path.
At the same time, the Great Xia Southern Army and the Western Army, which had already met up in the Gudo Dynasty, quickly headed north. They chased after the army of the Ashoka Dynasty and brazenly launched an attack on their former allies.
The vast Guduo Empire was the logistics base of the Great Xia army, and they had nothing to fear.
It had to be said that the timing that Great Xia chose to start the war was too coincidental!
At this time, half of the forces of the Ashoka dynasty were stationed in the territory of the Peacock dynasty, responsible for guarding the prisoners of war and wiping out the remaining bandits; 40% of the forces were still in the territory of the Gudo dynasty.
Only 10% of the troops were left in the mainland, which was less than 150,000. Most of them were concentrated in the capital city of Delhi.
Such a military force would not be able to fight back against the Great Xia's Northern Route Army, which had been resting and accumulating strength and had been eyeing them covetously.
Under Li Jing's superb command, the Great Xia Dynasty's Northern Route Army attacked from three sides. They were like a torrential flood that swept away all resistance. Wherever they went, the cities surrendered.
The Northern Army did not give the enemy any chance.
This was the Tang Empire's God of War, Li Jing. If he didn't make any mistakes, he was simply the enemy's nightmare.
According to the plan, the three armies of the North Army would meet in Delhi and take down the most important city in the Indian District. Then, with Delhi as the base, they would sweep through the entire Ganges Plain.
This was the most crucial step.
Once the city of Delhi and the surrounding Ganges River plains were occupied by the Great Xia, even if the Ashoka Dynasty had the territory of the Peacock Dynasty as a strategic rear, it would be difficult for them to make any big waves.
Therefore, the Battle of Delhi was the key to this battle.
At this time, King Ashoka was still comforting the people in the Peacock imperial court. When he heard the news of the war with the Great Xia, he was so angry that he vomited blood and almost fainted.
"Shameless!"
Ashoka, who woke up, was drenched in cold sweat.
Everything that had happened in the past few months flashed through Ashoka's mind like a movie. Gradually, they formed a clear line that made one's heart tremble.
"So, from the very beginning, the so-called alliance was a trap?"
Ashoka's mouth was dry, and his heart was filled with bitterness.
The Great Xia's scheme was too vicious. First, they provoked internal strife in the Indian District to consume the strength of India. Then, they pretended to ally with the Ashoka Dynasty to eliminate the two major threats, the Peacock Dynasty and the Gudo Dynasty.
In the end, they revealed their true colors and pointed their weapons at the Ashoka Dynasty.
"I should have known. Great Xia is ambitious, how could they be satisfied with a Gupta Dynasty?" Ashoka hated his own greed and stupidity for falling for Great Xia's trick.
It was greed that blinded Ashoka's eyes, causing him to collaborate with Great Xia and set off the Great Indian War.
It was also his foolishness that caused King Ashoka to gradually lower his guard against his' ally ', Great Xia. He kept moving his troops away from his homeland, causing the defenses of his homeland to be weak, giving Great Xia an opportunity to take advantage of.
What made Ashoka even more miserable was that after the last game update, there was only one teleportation circle in the Indian District in Delhi. It was impossible for Ashoka to return to Delhi quickly.
The thought of his nest being breached by the enemy at any time made Ashoka anxious.
"No, I can't give up!"
Ashoka's eyes were red like a gambler who had lost and was ready to bet everything. In fact, it was not that the Ashoka Dynasty had no chance of winning.
Firstly, the army of the Ashoka Dynasty was still there. There were more than 1,400,000 soldiers, and after more than a year of war, all of them were elite troops.
Secondly, as long as the Ashoka Dynasty could get through the most difficult time and delay the war, they could turn the prisoners of war of the Peacock Dynasty into active forces and enter the battlefield.
At the same time, Ashoka could also recruit soldiers on the spot.
In short, there were two strategic goals for the Ashoka Dynasty at the moment. One was to arrange for the army to travel day and night to reinforce Delhi.
The army of the Ashoka Dynasty had to enter Delhi before the army of Great Xia to be able to defend the capital.
As long as the capital did not fall, the Ashoka Dynasty would exist forever!
Secondly, they had to fight for time and turn this war into a protracted war to win the opportunity for the dynasty to recruit troops. What was even more amazing was that it was already October, and winter was coming soon.
Therefore, from the perspective of the weather, it was more advantageous for the Ashoka Dynasty.
In addition, the Ashoka Dynasty was fighting on their own territory, and they had all the advantages. There was no reason to say that the Ashoka Dynasty would not be able to win this war.
When the generals were gathered for a meeting, Ashoka spoke passionately.
Ashoka's words lit up the hearts of the generals. All of them were in high spirits, and their blood was boiling. They threatened to completely drive Great Xia out of India.
"We won't even give them the Gupta Dynasty!" The generals said.
At this military meeting, Ashoka made a decision to send 150,000 elite troops from the Peacock Dynasty and the Gupta Dynasty to travel day and night to reinforce Delhi.
Ashoka was responsible for coordinating the remaining troops and personally leading them to fight the decisive battle with the Great Xia army.
"If we lose this war, I can only atone for my sins with death!"
Before the expedition, Ashoka made a blood oath, which made the generals howl in agitation.
"Fight to the end!"
"If we don't win, we won't return!"
It had to be said that the ruthless Ashoka did not have any cowards under him. They were all heroes who dared to die.
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October 15th, Bangalore City.
After sending off the advance troops, Ashoka prepared to set off with the army.
On that day, the massive army of more than 500,000 soldiers held an oath ceremony. Then, they escorted Ashoka out of Bangalore City and set off for the mainland.
In the face of Great Xia's provocation, the Ashoka Dynasty accepted the challenge!
This was the biggest battle in the Indian Region. Whoever won would be the master of the Indian Region.
At the same time, in the capital.
The news of Ashoka leading his troops into battle was reported to the capital by the Black Snake Guards.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
Ouyang Shuo hung up the video call with the Black Snake Guards and revealed a complicated smile.
"Ashoka, have a safe journey!"
As he spoke, Ouyang Shuo took out a mysterious talisman. It was the Imperial Death Talisman that Gaia rewarded him when he was promoted to a dynasty. After using it, he could designate any NPC emperor to die immediately.
Without hesitation, Ouyang Shuo picked up the brush and wrote Ashoka's name on the blank space of the talisman.
In an instant, the talisman spontaneously combusted and turned into a golden light. With a whoosh, it passed through the barrier of space and entered the body of Ashoka, who was thousands of miles away.
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