The generals who were admonishing just now were immediately frightened and retreated one after another. Even the guards at the door were shouted away by King Blue River.
"Your Majesty, don't forget the general strategy we formulated before. If we withdraw like this, wouldn't it prove to the people in the country that our Maurya Dynasty is not Loud's opponent at all? By that time, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Ashoka gradually calmed down and raised his hand to hit the map in front of him.
"That's right, we can't just retreat like this! But the merchant army's weapons are too powerful. If we continue to waste them here, I'm afraid the whole army will be annihilated."
The Blue River King sneered.
"If I'm not mistaken, the weapons Shang Jun used should be gunpowder. They have these things, and so do we."
Asoka seemed to have thought of something and immediately wrote an edict.
"Come here, go to the imperial capital immediately and bring Lin Wei here!"
That was because he didn't dare to show any slightness, so he took the edict and left in a hurry.
King Blue River adjusted his breathing a little, then took some food and brought it to King Ashoka.
"I said back then that Lin Wei would be of great use, but luckily I didn't kill him!"
Ashoka also nodded happily.
Lin Wei was not from the Mauryan Dynasty. His family moved from the Western Regions. However, his family members were very talented and were extremely good at making gunpowder. They also developed some extremely powerful strange weapons.
This also led to many people coming to woo him, so that the Lin family was related to all the major forces in the Maurya Dynasty.
After Ashoka ascended the throne, he used lightning to eliminate all the forces, which also involved the Lin family.
But no one is willing to destroy a family like the Lin family.
Ashoka also wanted to wait for the limelight to pass before releasing the Lin family members and reactivating them. Now is the time.
As a large number of people arrived at the front of the barrier, Zhao Rui implemented the previously planned plans one by one. It won't be long before this water village will turn into a solid water city.
Just when all the plans were being implemented in full swing, Xu Shengfeng led a dozen people out of the jungle to the water village.
"Your Highness, these people are the most prestigious people in the local area. With them, you can rule this land better."
Zhao Rui couldn't help but be shocked. He had known about the existence of this group of people for a long time, but he just didn't know where they were. He didn't expect that Xu Shengfeng would bring these people to him.
However, these guys seemed a bit unruly. When they arrived here, they did not pay homage to Zhao Rui the first time. Instead, they sat aside minding their own business, as if this was their territory.
One of the elderly men slapped the bead string in his hand on the table.
"Since you invited us here, you have to treat your guests with a certain attitude. Why don't you even bring a pot of tea? Are you businessmen so rude?"
Zhao Rui's face suddenly turned ugly, and the murderous look in his eyes filled the air.
Xu Shengfeng was startled and quickly knelt down in front of Zhao Rui.
"Your Highness, calm down. These people are supreme beings in the jungle. They are inevitably a little arrogant and domineering. I hope you can..."
Before he could finish speaking, his body had already flashed in front of the old man.
"A guy who relies on his old age and betrays his old age doesn't know how to live or die!"