Mauryan Dynasty, Fahrenheit.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest information from the Zhao Kingdom." Ashander quickly entered the main hall and placed a large pile of information in front of Ashoka.

"We were all deceived by Zhao Guo, or rather, Zhao Guo deliberately led us astray. Although there were seven powerful countries in this part of the Central Plains, they claimed that the strength of the other six countries was far from being comparable to that of Zhao, and one country had already been wiped out by Zhao a few years ago. The State of Zhao should be worried that my Peacock Dynasty would intervene in the war between the countries of the Central Plains, and deliberately concealed this news, making us think that the countries of the Central Plains are extremely powerful."

"In fact, the distance between my Mauryan Dynasty and the Zhao Kingdom is not as far as imagined, from my Mauryan Dynasty all the way to the east, more than a thousand miles, there will be a big river, along the big river all the way to the north, and then turn to the northeast, after crossing several mountains, you will arrive at another country in the Central Plains - the Qin State.

This country borders the state of Zhao, which is also rich in silk, and is far less powerful than the state of Zhao. According to their countrymen, the Qin and Zhao states fought a battle a few years ago, and the Qin state was defeated."

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Zhao and the Mauryan Empire, the Zhao State has continuously sent people to the Mauryan Dynasty to cultivate some officials and merchants who are good friends with the Zhao State through trade exchanges, so as to seek benefits for the Zhao State.

The Mauryan Empire was also not a good thing, they were full of curiosity and covetousness for this distant and wealthy country, and if it were not too far away, they would have started a war long ago.

Don't think that after the battle of Kalinga, Emperor Ashoka changed his mind and sought the Buddha for goodness, and he really changed from an executioner to a white lotus.

This is just because the country's strategic direction has changed from expansion to internal governance, and it has been whitewashed.

After the battle of Kalinga, the Mauryan Empire was either surrounded by small barbarian countries that could not be looked down upon, or the Seleucid Empire, although it was powerful, but the core areas of each other were far away, there was no conflict of interest, and the bordering places were deserts and plateaus, you can't fight, and I can't fight it.

There is no place for the entire Mauryan Empire to expand, and for the sake of internal stability, Ashoka can only whitewash himself and put all the blame on the past Ashoka. "

said that from now on, he will reform himself and be a new person.

It is the same as the edicts of those emperors behind the Central Plains Dynasty.

Those bad things were all done when I was ignorant before, and now that I've changed them, please give me another chance!

As for how much is true and how false it is, only he knows.

In the Peacock Dynasty, which is full of hidden dangers and may break out at any time, if it is really a white lotus sitting on it, it has already been torn into scum, how can it be possible to sit on the throne for decades in peace, and so many domestic forces dare not take the lead.

Long before the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Mauryan Empire and the Zhao State, the merchants of the Qin State entered the Mauryan Dynasty along the Southwest Ancient Road, but because the number was too small, the scale was too small, and the language barrier did not attract the attention of the Mauryan Dynasty.

It was not until these two years that the Mauryan Dynasty noticed that this group of merchants was also from the Central Plains, but from another country called the Qin State.

According to them, their Qin and Zhao states are still one ancestor.

Well, this is actually just after the Mauryan Dynasty expressed its friendship with the Zhao State, and the merchants of the Qin State relied on it in order to save their lives.

Otherwise, who would talk about this kind of thing, they are not the Qin royal family, and they can't fight with the eight poles of the Zhao State, even if they are the Qin royal family, they don't have any sense of identity with the Zhao State, and some are just hatred.

Upon learning that there was a road connection between the Mauryan Empire and the Qin State, Emperor Ashoka was overjoyed and immediately sent people to return to the Qin State with the Qin merchants to explore the road between the two countries and prepare for the next strategy.

This is what Ashande just reported.

"Can you march an army?" Ashoka stood up excitedly.

"It's very difficult, there are many mountains and rivers along the way, trees and vines are overgrown, and some mountain roads are extremely narrow, which can only accommodate one person, and it is very difficult to march and transport grain and grass." Ashander shook his head, if it weren't for the complicated terrain between the two places, it would not have been possible to wait until now to establish contact.

"If there is difficulty, it is possible to do it, directly general

The regiment drove over, wiped out the nations along the way, and then used the legionary attack to flatten the mountains and pave the way." Ashoka propped his arms on the table and leaned forward, his eyes shining with excitement.

The contradictions within the Mauryan Dynasty were too great, and it took him twenty years, and he could only suppress them temporarily, and there was no way to completely solve them.

Now the Mauryan Empire urgently needs a strong opponent to divert these contradictions.

If the contradictions can't be transferred, after his death, the Mauryan Empire will definitely split.

In addition, Zhao Guo's wealth also made him extremely jealous.

The state of Zhao was so rich that silk, ceramics, paper, lacquerware, tea, glass, and alcohol could each drive the economic development of the entire dynasty and bring unbelievable wealth to the country.

If they were able to occupy Zhao, the Mauryan Empire would not have to spend a lot of money on grain and cotton to buy these materials from Zhao every year, and all the nobles would be able to wear smooth silk, use fine ceramics to hold things, and write words on convenient paper.

And he will also become the greatest monarch of the entire Mauryan Empire, and will be supported by all the nobles.

It's worth it, no matter how big it takes.

"Let the light of the Buddha shine on another earth and save those who are in darkness." Ashoka exclaimed.

As for whether he can fight, it is not within his consideration.

The empire will not be defeated.

As the most powerful empire in the world, Ashoka was confident enough that no matter how strong Qin and Zhao were, they were no match for the Mauryan Empire.

……

In the spring of the following year, after nearly a year's long journey, the Zhao army finally arrived at Yuchengcheng in the eastern border of Dawan.

King Dawan learned that Zhao sent troops to attack him, and almost died of anger on the throne, your grandmother sent a messenger to cuckold Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu killed him, and you even sent troops to avenge him?

How shameful is that!

Is there still a royal law in the world?

The eyes of the angry Dawan King suddenly turned red, and he immediately sent tens of thousands of troops from all over the country to wait for the arrival of the Zhao army in Yu Chengcheng.

It's too much of a bully! I didn't even treat him as a human being!

"General, there are merchants from my Zhao Kingdom asking to see you outside." As soon as the Zhao army arrived outside Yucheng City, a soldier came to report it.

"Come in, please." Meng Wu hurriedly said that this march had completely changed his view of the merchants.

The distance between Zhao and Dawan was far away, and the transportation of grain and grass was difficult, and without the help of merchants, Zhao Jun would definitely not be able to reach Dawan so smoothly.

"Tian Qi meets the general." After a while, a man in a felt hat and a goatee at the corner of his mouth walked in, looking to be about forty or fifty years old.

"Sit." Meng Wu signaled to Tian Qi to be casual, there was no need to be so restrained.

"When I learned that the king had sent troops to attack Dawan, I gathered some food and supplies, not too much, a total of 100,000 stone of grain, 200 cattle, and 1,000 sheep, which were given to the general." Tian Qi got straight to the point.

"Tian Gong also knows the situation of our army, so the general will not shirk. When Tian Gong arrives in Handan in the future, he must tell Ben Jiang, and Ben Jiang will definitely sweep the couch to greet him." Meng Wu said solemnly.

Along the way, he didn't know how many businessmen like Tian Qi had met, although they didn't donate as much as Tian Qi, but they were all trying their best to help Zhao Jun.

"There's one more request down there." Tian Qi leaned over and said.

"Tian Gong, please speak." Meng Wu said.

"I want to stay in the army, follow the general, and watch the general defeat Dawan with my own eyes." Tian Qi was a little excited, and the mustache at the corner of his mouth trembled.

"Why don't you stay behind? You can also see that our army has defeated Dawan, and there is no danger to your life." Meng Wu said strangely.

"Before the next one, I was also a soldier of the Zhao State, twelve years ago, after my Zhao State defeated the Five Nations Alliance, all of our more than 400,000 troops were disarmed and returned to the field, and later the king recruited soldiers again, and I was not selected. Only then did he follow the family and start doing business. After so many years,

I want to feel the atmosphere of the battlefield again. In addition, my brother followed Dawan three years ago to do business and died at the hands of the Dawan people, I want to see Zhao Jun defeat Dawan with my own eyes, and it can be regarded as revenge for my brother." Tian Qi said.

"Yes, but the rules in the military are very strict, and when you are on the battlefield, the general may not be able to protect you." Meng Wu said.

"Don't worry, general, I understand. Since I am in the army, everything is in accordance with the rules of the army, I will never run around, everything will obey the general's orders, and when I get to the battlefield, the general doesn't have to worry about me, if I die on the battlefield, then I Tian Qi deserves, the general just needs to help send someone to inform my family." Tian Qi said.

"Ben agreed." Meng Wu nodded.

"Thank you, General." Tian Qi stood up excitedly and kept saluting and thanking.

"Does the advisor have a battle plan?" After sending Tian Qi away, Meng Wu invited Mao Sui and asked.

All the way from Zhao to here, Meng Wu also discovered that there were no powerful countries in the Western Regions, but he did not relax his vigilance because of this.

It was too far away from Zhao to expect grain from the rear, and relying on the grain and grass raised by merchants, the Zhao army could not support it for long.

In other words, the Zhao army only has the strength to fight, and it must win.

Once defeated, it will be a great defeat, and very few of the 20,000 troops under his command can return alive.

"Give Dawan a war letter." Mao Sui thought for a moment and spoke.

"The next battle letter?" Meng Wu was a little puzzled, this thing was abandoned in the Central Plains, can it be useful to fight with foreign countries?

"If nothing else, they should say yes. Judging from King Dawan's killing of the envoy of my Zhao Kingdom, it is obvious that the other party is not a person who is good at forbearance, or he does not know the strength of my Zhao Kingdom. Now that I, Zhao Guo, have traveled thousands of miles to Dawan, people are sleepy and tired, and Dawan can't let go of this opportunity and hide in the city and not come out." Mao Sui said.

"When's the time?" Meng Wu asked.

"Our army has traveled a long way, and we must rest for a few days to regain its combat effectiveness, and the time will be set in three days." Mao Sui said.

"Okay, I'll make a war letter." Meng Wu said.

"I'll write it." Mao Sui said with a smile, ordered someone to take a pen and paper, and quickly wrote a war book that made people angry and handed it to Meng Wu. "General Dawan will definitely be very angry when he sees it, and go out of the city to fight our army."

「…… Can the Dawan people understand?" Meng Wu said uncertainly.

Mao Sui was a war book written in the Zhao script.

"Dawan must have someone who can understand, over the years, the chambers of commerce of my Zhao Kingdom have spread all over the Western Regions, they will not be able to get along with my Zhao Kingdom, but they will not be unable to get along with money." Mao Sui said.

"Then I'll send someone to send it." Meng Wu said.

Mao Sui nodded.

……

In Yu Chengcheng, the generals of the Dawan army were also discussing how to defeat the Zhao army.

Unlike Zhao Jun, Dawan knew very little about Zhao State, only knew that Zhao State was in the far east, where it was very rich and had exquisite silk, as for how far it was, whether Zhao was strong or not, I don't know anything.

This also divided the Dawan army into two factions, one faction supported the initiative to attack and extinguish the arrogance of Zhao. The other faction supports the defense, and first finds out the strength of the Zhao army.

"If you want me to say, let's go out of the city directly to face the battle, I don't believe that the Zhao army has traveled a long way, and there is still any combat power when it arrives here." Lai Yongxue, the deputy general of the Dawan Army, shouted.

"News came from Wusun that last winter, the Zhao army broke through Chigu Castle, the capital of Wusun Kingdom, killed King Wusun, and slaughtered Chigu Castle. It's better to be careful." Hongfu said.

"How can Wusun compare to my Dawan?" Lai Yongxue said disdainfully.

"Although Wusun is big, it is just a group of bandits together, and if Ben encounters it, he can easily defeat it." The main general, Woolf, also said.

Dawan's sweaty BMW runs faster than Wusun horses, and they mainly farm, planting rice and wheat, and have enough logistics. They also have pastures, raise a large number of war horses, cattle and sheep, and they are also very prosperous in business, rich in wine

, exported to the Peacock Dynasty, Zhao State.

It's not at all comparable to Wusun.

Although Woolf didn't know Zhao Guo, he still felt that Zhao Guo should be stronger than Dawan, and there was nothing surprising to defeat Wusun.

"General, the Zhao army sent someone to deliver a war letter." At that moment, a soldier pushed open the door and walked in.

"War Letters? Let him in." Woolf said.

Zhao Liu stepped into the Dawan camp and handed over the battle book to Woolf at the top.

Woolf took it and looked at it, only to find that she didn't know Zhao Guo's script at all, so she could only hand it to Hongfu, who joined the army: "Look at what Zhao Jun said."

"Zhao Guo said that my Dawan is a small border country, and he can't be a king, so he killed their envoys of Zhao State, so they sent troops to attack my Dawan. Zhao invited us to fight a battle thirty miles east of the city three days later. If Dawan does not dare to fight, he will admit his mistake and apologize, hand over the monarch, and recognize Zhao as the suzerain, and their Zhao army can retreat." Joining the army Hongfu roughly translated it, although it was a little upside down, but it was basically translated.

"Zhao Guo deceived people too much, obviously they were at fault first, but they asked me Dawan to apologize and ask us to hand over the king, which is simply rampant. Go back and tell your general, that in three days he will be captured alive." When Woolf heard this, he suddenly became furious, pointed at Zhao Liu, and said loudly.

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