Ashoka rushed off, not daring to stop for even a moment.
Five days later.
Ashoka finally returned to the capital.
Upon returning to the capital, the first thing Ashoka did was to convene a meeting of all his officials and ministers.
The founder of the Mauryan dynasty paced back and forth in the palace hall.
Ashoka's face was very grim, and he looked around.
Everyone knelt down before King Ashoka.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations on your triumphant return!"
"This time, even King Bahbari is no match for Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty's Mauryan Dynasty will surely be able to cover the entire Indian territory."
"Your Majesty is the first person in all of history."
Normally, King Ashoka would have been overjoyed to hear such words.
But now, when Ashoka heard these words, he felt that everyone was mocking him.
He was furious at the sight of these sycophants.
"You dogs, is there nothing else you can do besides flattery? I have suffered a crushing defeat, and my army of hundreds of thousands has been completely wiped out, not a single one left."
"You're all still making sarcastic remarks. I think you're all courting death."
Upon hearing this, everyone was extremely surprised. They never imagined that the invincible King Ashoka could be defeated.
"What Your Majesty says must not be true. Your Majesty's army is invincible. Looking across the entire world, even King Bahbali's army is no match for Your Majesty's army."
“We fought against King Bahbari’s army, and even with our best efforts, we could only manage a 50/50 fight against the king’s army.”
“King Bahbali’s army has become so powerful that it’s unbelievable that the King’s army is no match for them now.”
They found it unbelievable; in their eyes, King Bahbali's army was no match for them at all.
The entire court of civil and military officials and the opposing army had fought against more than just one or two kings.
They both knew each other's strength.
"What are King Bahbali? I've never taken them seriously."
"I encountered a formidable opponent after attacking the Bahbali King's ball. They were all fierce fighters, each soldier capable of taking on thousands, or even tens of thousands, of our men."
When Ayu said this, everyone present was stunned. They never expected that there would be such an opponent in the world.
Everyone who saw Ashoka's angry expression knew that he was exaggerating.
There's no such army in the world.
How can they fight when one of them can defeat thousands or even tens of thousands of people?
Even the most powerful warriors of their Mauryan Dynasty could not single-handedly eliminate thousands, or even tens of thousands, of the enemy.
"It must be a hallucination caused by being too tired from driving all the way."
"There's no way such an army could exist in the world. If there were, how would we fight them in the future?"
Upon hearing this, King Ashoka was also dejected. However, this was not the time for him to be discouraged. Now he had to concentrate all the nation's strength and fight a good battle against Han Xin's army.
Otherwise, this country would certainly cease to exist.
He glanced at the ministers around him.
"No matter how strong the enemy is, we must fight this battle and concentrate all the troops in the country."
"We should all be invincible. If we back down, what awaits us is national subjugation and annihilation."
Ashoka recounted everything they had seen along the way.
The more people heard this, the more terrified they became.
This is the kind of army he built after he unified northern India.
These princes and ministers believed that they were invincible.
In their minds, they could never encounter a particularly powerful opponent.
Everyone present was completely dumbfounded.
They looked at each other, glancing at Ashoka and then at the people around them.
"Your Majesty, is everything you've said true?"
"If such people really exist, we are no match for them at all. How can we fight this battle?"
“One person can kill thousands, or even tens of thousands, of our people. The enemy only needs to send a few dozen people to defeat our imperial army and rout them.”
Ashoka did not expect that his words would frighten many people present.
"What I want is not for you to be afraid, but for you to know that you people must fight back with all your might."
"If you cannot fight with all your might, then you should understand that death is the only thing waiting for you. Do you all understand?"
"Do you want your heads cut off? Do you want all the gold and jewels in your house to be taken away? Do you want all the women in your family to be violated?"
"Brothers, get your brains working and think about what you should be doing right now, instead of thinking about running away or surrendering. Do you think you can just run away if you want to, or surrender if you want to?"
Each time they fell silent, all they wanted to do at that moment was to get out of there as quickly as possible.
All they do is brag.
They usually acted exceptionally brave in front of Ashoka. But when it came to the crucial moment, these guys were all terrified.
For Han Xin's troops to fight, that was simply wishful thinking, a pipe dream.
Ashoka now regrets describing the enemy as so terrible; otherwise, he would surely undermine the morale of his army.
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, we have no choice but to surrender. We have absolutely no chance of winning if we fight them."
"As the saying goes, killing someone is just a matter of beheading them. If we surrender and give away all our property, will they put us to death?"
"Back in the day, when Your Majesty was fighting against King Bahbari, there was a time when King Fahbari surrounded one of our troops. We simply chose to surrender to King Fahbari's army and retreat."
These people all spoke with great conviction and detail.
This enraged Ashoka when he heard about it.
He simply could not accept that his men were a bunch of cowards.
If that's the case, how should this war be fought?
His palace no longer existed, and he simply couldn't accept that.
“You cannot surrender.” Ashoka looked coldly at the crowd. “You think that if you surrender, they will let you go? You think that if you run away, you can escape? You think they are a bunch of fools.”
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