Zhao Rui turned around, his face suddenly darkened. He didn't expect Ashoka to announce the peace talks so quickly.
But then I thought about it, such a talented and strategic monarch would never surrender so easily. There must be a conspiracy in this so-called peace talk.
At least it was to delay time so that the army could be mobilized.
"Tell the messenger to ask Asoka to set a time, and I will definitely come as promised."
The herald did not stay here longer and left in a hurry.
Bai Hua frowned: "It seems that the Maurya Dynasty is going to play tricks with us."
Zhao Rui sneered: "Let them play. Anyway, for me, the longer this war drags on, the greater the profit will be for me, the great merchant."
In the Mauryan Dynasty camp, Ashoka was extremely depressed. His troop deployment order had been issued for many days, but several armies were delayed on the road for various reasons and could not arrive on time.
And the reasons they gave were quite irritating. Either the departure fee was not enough, the troops were insufficient, or the food and fodder were insufficient.
To put it bluntly, I just don’t want to come here and work hard.
In anger, Ashoka smashed the tea cup on the table to pieces.
"Such a bastard, I have given them so many benefits, but at the critical moment they push back and block everything! When this war is over, we must sacrifice their heads to heaven!"
The Blue River King sitting next to him also frowned.
"Our expansion has indeed been too rapid in the past few years, and many places have not stabilized! But we can use this war as an opportunity to reorganize various territories in the country!"
King Ashoka suddenly raised his head and stared at King Blue River with a burning gaze.
"What's the plan of Uncle Sanhuang?"
King Blue River thought for a while, then stood up and walked to the map next to him.
"Except for the mainland Maurya dynasty, the newly conquered soldiers are extremely unstable and may rebel at any time. We can promise them heavy profits and let them lead heavy troops to support."
Ashoka immediately understood: "You mean to use this war to consume them to the maximum extent!"
"Not just consumption, we can take this opportunity to mobilize some of our troops to the rear and completely destroy their foundation."
"Wow!" Ashoka suddenly became excited.
The barrier in front of them cannot be broken down in a short while. They will surely fall into a protracted war of attrition.
Instead of fighting the merchant army here, it is better to take this opportunity to stabilize the rear to the maximum extent and at the same time consume the power of the lords of all parties.
The uncle and nephew hit it off immediately, and Ashoka wrote more than a dozen letters directly, each of which gave a very heavy promise.
At this time, the ordering soldiers entered the tent in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, King Zhao has agreed to meet with you. He said that he would inform him after you arrange the place."
Ashoka was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Zhao Rui to agree so easily.
"Okay, everything is within my plan!"
Then he handed the dozen letters in his hand to the messenger.