Tianzhu District, Ashoka Dynasty, Delhi City.

After seeing the Chinese war report in his hand, the young Ashoka looked at the glittering eyes, "This time, the Central Plains of China will finally launch a tough battle, good, very good!"

With Ashoka's understanding of the emperor and war, it is unlikely that the two sides would compromise when the war between Daxia and Dasong were at this point, so they could only fight to the end.

And this will inevitably affect the attitudes of Qin and Tang countries.

"This is our opportunity!"

As Ouyang Shuo guessed, Ashoka was a very ambitious emperor. Three months ago, when Tubo Zampsongtsen Gampo contacted the Ashoka dynasty in fear, Ashoka realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Ashoka dynasty. Once the opportunity was taken to annex Tubo, the dynasty territory would be directly doubled.

No emperor can resist such temptation.

King Ashoka did not hesitate at all, and directly divided into two groups and sent 300,000 troops to the Tubo Dynasty very "generously". During the battle with the Feixiong Army of the Daxia, he added 200,000 troops one after another.

This means that the Ashoka Dynasty has deployed a total of 500,000 troops in Tubo, which has exceeded the number of troops of the Tubo Dynasty itself.

In order to reduce the logistics burden of the Tubo Dynasty, Ashoka even mobilized food and grass from the country.

Of course, King Ashoka would not have any good intentions to support Tubo so much. The so-called cooperation must be based on the equal strength of both sides. The army of the Ashoka Dynasty is ten times more than the Tubo army, and the strength of both sides is not on the same level.

The huge gap in strength means that the Tubo Dynasty was attracting wolves into the house.

By the time Songtsen Gampo discovered this, it was too late. The Ashoka army, which had entered the Tubo royal city, had quietly controlled the key points of the city.

"It is easy to ask God to send God to God but hard to send God!"

Li Jing was an experienced general. After discovering the tricks of the Tubo Dynasty army, he did not rush to attack. He only set up camps on the border, closely peeked at the enemy's army, and quietly inquire about the details of the enemy.

Seeing this, Songtsen Gampo once mentioned to Ashoka, saying, "The Tubo crisis has been basically resolved. Thanks to the Ashoka Dynasty for its assistance. This great kindness will be remembered in Tubo."

The subtext is that I hope the Ashoka Dynasty will withdraw some of its army.

In response, Ashoka pretended to be deaf and dumb, and continued to station in the Tubo Dynasty on the grounds that "the army was working hard to go on an expedition, and needed to rest on the spot and make up for supplies." It was even said that Ashoka also dispatched 500,000 troops to station on the border and could enter the Tubo Dynasty at any time.

After receiving the news, Songtsen Gampo truly realized that something was wrong, but he was helpless. The weak Tubo Dynasty was sandwiched between the two giant crocodiles of Daxia and Ashoka, and was destined to be a victim.

The butcher knife that Ashoka waved was far more decisive than Songtsen Gampo expected.

On June 28, just when the Honglu Temple of Daxia sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty again, the Ashoka Dynasty once again increased its troops by 500,000 to the Tubo Dynasty and directly controlled the Tubo Dynasty.

Songtsen Gampo became the de facto "puppet" of the Ashoka Dynasty.

Ashoka's plan was not bad. The reinforcements sent by the previous period not only controlled the city of Luosie, but also took this opportunity to understand the geographical information of the entire Tubo dynasty under the guidance of the Tubo guide.

In addition, the two armies "fight side by side", the Ashoka army completed the de facto infiltration of Tubo.

The Tubo incident was not yet observed by the outside world because of its secret behavior. Even Ouyang Shuo did not know that at the end of June, a fierce beast was lurking in the western border of Daxia.

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On June 29, the Song Dynasty, Xiangyang City.

The "Seven-day Reduction Order" issued by Ouyang Shuo caused an uproar in the Song Dynasty and the country. The court immediately divided it into two factions, one faction leading the surrender and the other leading the war, which was very "characteristics of the Northern Song Dynasty".

Needless to say, the surrendered faction was afraid of the Daxia army and did not want to accompany him to be buried with him.

This is also helpless. Even the Great Zhou Dynasty, which was most determined to fight against Daxia, had an army of 700,000, surrendered without fighting against Daxia, facing Daxia's attack, let alone the weaker Dasong.

"We also don't want to let the people of the Song Dynasty suffer." The surrendered minister said.

The main war faction is mainly military generals, and the reason is very simple, "Surrender before the battle starts. Do you still have some backbone? Even if you surrender, Daxia will look down on us."

Unfortunately, in the Song Dynasty, military generals had the least say.

The real decision-making power lies in the civil service group, and in the Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin was also very contradictory. On the one hand, he could not let go of the pride and dignity of the emperor, nor could he let go of the foundation that he had finally accumulated. He surrendered, and he was neither willing to give up, nor could he lower his head.

But if you don’t surrender, you will be in danger of extermination.

Zhao Kuangyin would never doubt Emperor Xia's determination. It would be normal for Emperor Xia to take Zhao Kuangyin's head to sacrifice to the flag.

If it were Zhao Kuangyin, he would have done so.

Zhao Kuangyin, who was in a dilemma, was in a dilemma. In desperation, he sent envoys to Qin and Tang countries to seek opinions from Qin Shihuang and Emperor Taizong of Tang.

If the surrender is surrendered, then the three countries will surrender together, and the face will be more reasonable; if they do not surrender, the two countries will not be able to watch the walls and watch the demise of the Song Dynasty just because they are monitored by the Daxia army.

"There is no end to the eggs under the collapse of the nest. Please think carefully. The day when the Song Dynasty was destroyed was the time when the Qin and Tang dynasties were destroyed. Instead of humiliating and surrendering, it is better to fight happily!"

Zhao Kuangyin's passionate and true purpose was to let Qin and Tang share some pressure on the Song Dynasty. Only he himself knew the real thoughts and plans inside.

"I hope it will be useful!" Zhao Kuangyin made his final struggle.

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Jingchu Province, Jingzhou County.

After reading His Majesty's military order, Xu Da, the commander of the Yulin Army, shouted: "Come!"

"exist!"

"Call the generals and raise them to discuss matters!"

"promise!"

No matter how civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty quarreled, after receiving the order of His Majesty to conquer the Song Dynasty within half a month, the three armies of Daxia took action quickly.

His Majesty made it clear in the military order that the three armies were the first to conquer Xiangyang City, and the imperial court was rewarded with great rewards. Although the Yulin Army, Xiangjiang Army and the Huben Army belonged to the three major systems, neither of them was convinced by each other.

"In the army, whether it is strong or not depends on the military background, but only on military achievements!"

For the Yulin Army, this battle is of extraordinary significance.

First, this is the first battle that the commander Xu Da has fought since he joined Daxia. In the Daxia army, where famous generals gather, Xu Da really needs to pass this battle to prove that he deserves the rank of general and his majesty's respect for his majesty.

Second, the Yulin Army is a new army. It is necessary to complete internal running-in through this battle, test the results of daily training, and truly merge the soldiers from various units into a whole.

In Xu Da's words, "I hope that after this battle, there will be no more distinction between Jin, Ming and Sui troops in the army. We have only one title - the soldiers of the Yulin Army."

The left wing, which was in charge of the Yulin Army, was the most dangerous all the way, because they not only had to fight against the Song army, but also had to be prepared at any time. The Tang army crossed the border and intercepted them.

It is precisely because Ouyang Shuo handed over this important task to Xu Da.

On the same day, Xu Da mobilized the entire army, threatening to take the lead at all costs, conquer Xiangyang, and promote the power of the Yulin Army.

Almost at the same time, the Xiangjiang Army in the middle and the Tiger Army on the right wing carried out similar mobilizations. The 700,000 Xia Army was like a group of tigers, spreading its fangs to the Song Dynasty imperial guards.

The battle to destroy Song instantly entered the most intense duel.

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On July 3, the Xiangjiang Army of the Central Route Army took the lead in making achievements.

At 4:00 p.m., after a day and a half fierce battle, with the cooperation of hidden stakes in the city, and under the personal command of Zhang Xutuo, the commander of the Xiangjiang Army, the army finally conquered Danyang City, beheaded more than 30,000 people, and won the Danyang Victory.

As the former main city of territory, Danyang City was not only the second largest city in the Song Dynasty, but also the strongest fortress in the south of the Song Dynasty. It helps each other and forms the cornerstone of the Song Dynasty.

In Danyang City, the Song Dynasty stationed 150,000 imperial guards and reserved a large amount of food and grass. It was the most important bridgehead for the Song army to snipe the Daxia army to the north.

However, Danyang City was originally the sphere of influence of Chunshenjun. It has been in operation for nearly six years. Although it was forced to hand over to the Song Dynasty, Chunshenjun still has an influence that cannot be underestimated in Danyang City.

This time, the Xiangjiang Army was able to successfully conquer Danyang City, which was due to the help of the inside.

Otherwise, with the strong city defense of Danyang City and the 150,000 imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, even with the ability of Zhang Xutuo, it would take at least one week to conquer Danyang City.

The Daxia army conquered Danyang City in just one and a half days, giving the Song Dynasty a wake-up call.
Chapter completed!