Open the city gates and surrender?
On the top of the city wall, Ashoka was wearing armor and chose to go to the front line in person.
After hearing the news brought back by Jiate Tata, he was almost furious. They had humbly offered to cede territory and pay compensation in exchange for peace, but Li Jing demanded they open the city and surrender.
There are now 60 million volunteer soldiers, 4 million giant elephant troops, and 800,000 royal guards in Hua City.
The total number of troops in the Daxia Legion is only 20 million.
They had the advantage in numbers, but the other side asked them to open the city and surrender.
"Fight to the death." Ashoka said coldly, "I want to see if the Bactrian army can capture my Pataliputra city."
Ashoka gave the order, and the people in Pataliputra were excited.
The defeat at Takshintarāshtra crushed the morale of the Maurya Empire. Now that Ashoka has taken command of the battle, many players and soldiers see a little hope.
As if they had made some kind of decision, the two sides confronted each other from a distance.
The players in South India were all anticipating the scene where Li Jing would storm the city, only to be met head-on by their opponents. Relying on the defensive formations of the city walls and their large numbers, they were not afraid of Li Jing's assault.
However, to their disappointment, as time went on, Li Jing had no intention of attacking the city, but instead ordered his troops to stay in place and confront Hua City from a distance.
Time passed, and ten days later, they still didn't understand what Li Jing was planning.
Teams were sent out of the city to investigate, but they never returned.
Over time, Ashoka stopped sending out any troops and hid in Pataliputra.
"The Daxia Legion dares not attack Hua City."
"They dare not attack the city. If they do, they will only die."
"This battle is definitely won."
"I said their previous wins were all luck. Daxia isn't strong, they just got lucky."
"We are many in number and are not afraid of them."
The players in Fahrenheit City cheered.
Even though the two sides had been in a standoff for more than ten days, Li Jing's army did not dare to make any moves. They did not even send out spies as vanguards to gather information, but stayed where they were.
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"Hurry up, don't stop."
"Pay attention to order, this road is of vital importance."
"The end is not far ahead, be careful of the poisonous insects around."
In the eastern Himalayas, a dusty team is slowly moving through the mountains and forests, cutting through thorns and brambles wherever they go, clearing away trees and building bridges over rivers.
The roads along the way are all the ones with the gentlest slopes and are the easiest to walk on.
This is a pristine area that has never been visited by humans, and the future is unknown.
Soon, the leading team passed through a jungle and saw a bright sight.
"It's finally done. It's connected."
There was a scream, and the team behind was stunned, and then suddenly filled with ecstasy.
Zhang He appeared from behind, looking at the plain in front of him, with a happy look on his face, and did not forget to take out the map for confirmation.
Among the team that followed Li Jing to the plateau war zone, Zhang He had the lowest presence.
Because he was carrying out a mission, he was destined not to appear on the battlefield.
Open up the passage between the Tibetan plateau and the Maurya Empire, create a route that allows supplies to enter the Maurya Empire on a large scale, and provide stable supplies for the occupation of the Maurya Empire.
This road will lay the foundation for their future control and connection with the Maurya Empire.
Their 100,000 elite soldiers had fought against poisonous insects and monsters in the mountains and forests for so long, losing thousands of men. Today they had finally made their way through, and there was a plain and smooth road ahead.
"Send a small team into the village and confirm the current location." Zhang He ordered.
The leading vanguard team quickly formed teams and headed in all directions.
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Li Jing's battle team.
In the main camp operations room, all the generals sat quietly without saying a word, waiting for Li Jing to speak.
They are not in a hurry.
Having followed Li Jing to attack the Maurya Empire for a long time, they already knew Li Jing's style, which was to plan before taking action and win first before fighting.
As long as Li Jing says to attack, his opponent must have been defeated.
Everyone had no objection to Li Jing's orders to keep his troops in place, and instead felt relieved.
Suddenly, an intelligence soldier hurried in from outside the operations room.
"Marshal, General Zhang He has sent a message. Everything is ready according to your plan."
Hearing this, Li Jing, who had been resting with his eyes closed, finally opened his eyes.
Everyone looked at him.
"Zhang He sent a message saying that the eastern supply route has been opened." Li Jing said calmly, "Eastern supplies can enter Mengjia City."
After these words were spoken, all the generals were overjoyed.
There are mountains and plateaus between Bactria and the Maurya Empire, making the mountain roads difficult to travel.
Apart from the initial food and fodder they brought into the Maurya Empire, most of the subsequent food and fodder were plundered after they conquered the city-states of the Maurya Empire.
Now that the supply line is open, the Daxia Empire's steady supply of food can be delivered directly to the city-states of the Maurya Empire through the supply line.
"According to the plan, Yu Du and Huang Zhong will retreat to Vaishali, Xu Huang and Ma Chao will defend Nalanda, and I will defend Sarnath. We will then encircle the city of Huashi."
The three cities outside Pataliputra, together with Kusinagara, Bodh Gaya and Rajgir, fell into their hands. The area outside Pataliputra was like an iron barrel.
"There are 60 million volunteers in Huashi City, and their supplies are expended enormously. If we cut off external supplies, it won't be long before Huashi City collapses on its own."
Now we have formed a siege on Hua Shi City, cutting off external support. The isolated city is difficult to defend. We just need to surround it without attacking, and Hua Shi City will fall without a fight.
The Maurya Empire was unlike any other war zone.
The huge population is isolated by the plateau and mountains, so the war logistics must keep up, otherwise the logistics will not keep up and the situation will be disrupted.
In response to the Maurya Empire's counterattack, Li Jing took his time, giving the logistics department time and space.
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