1264 TWO Chapter 1264-Rumors can kill! (2/2)
”Present!”
”Call Wang Ben over!”
”Yes, general!”
Wang Jian naturally wanted to send his son for such a difficult mission. Wang Jian would not be at ease if he sent other generals, as they needed to go deep into enemy lines and would need to adapt.
Coincidentally, Wang Ben had recently withdrawn from the frontlines, and he and his men were resting up.
Very quickly, Wang Ben rushed over to the tent, bowed, and said, ”Father!” Successive days of fighting had made his skin rather tan. However, this only showed more of the grit and toughness of the Qin people.
As he had personally fought with his troops, Wang Ben's face had two scars, making him look manlier.
”Take a look at this.”
Wang Jian passed over the order he had just received.
When Wang Ben looked at the order, he was delighted and said, ”Father, let me go!”
”Rest up for one more day before setting off. Be careful.” Wang Jian did not say many useless words, but his last sentence revealed his concern for his son.
Wang Ben was trained up personally by Wang Jian, and the personality of the two were really similarly. However, as the Wang Ben that entered the wilderness was really young, it was unavoidable for him to have the sharpness and rashness of a young man.
In history, both of them left with great merit. After helping Qin establish the country, they backed out of politics and disappeared from the wilderness.
Only at the ending years of Qin did Wang Ben's son Wang Li appear.
”Do not worry, father!”
Wang Ben felt warmth in his heart.
The father and son duo stood around the map and discussed in detail the traveling route.
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India, Ashoka Dynasty, New Delhi.
During this period of time, Ashoka was in a really bad mood. He did not expect that after throwing in 1.5 million troops and huge amounts of resources, they would still be unable to repel the Great Xia Army.
Every city the frontline lost made his anxiety and depression grow.
Facing such a terrible situation, he was even tempted to lead the troops himself. However, the officials in the court stopped him, and only then did he shelve that idea.
In the words of the officials, ”It is not that the soldiers are not going all out, but the enemy is simply too strong.”
Only then did Ashoka realize that the strength of Great Xia was not something that the Ashoka Dynasty could compare to. Even without mentioning other aspects, just in terms of resources and grain provision, the Ashoka Dynasty had the help of the heavens but were still unable to compete with Great Xia. Ashoka Could not imagine how the Great Xia civilians were able to transport the grain to the frontlines through all the mountains.
After Great Xia surrounded Lhasa City, Ashoka started planning their retreat.
Ashoka was not a fool and was not a pure soldier. As such, he would not disregard the fate of the dynasty just to protect their honor. He would not waste all their strength on the war of Tibet.
After the few battles, the current Tibet, without mentioning whether they could defend it or not, even if they managed to achieve victory, they would only receive ruins. Apart from honor, Tibet held no value for the Ashoka Dynasty.
However, at this moment, rumors spread in India, ”Great Xia has made Ashoka so afraid that he cannot fall asleep at night. In just a week, he will withdraw his troops.”
There were many versions of this rumor, and all of them mocked Ashoka.
Even more shockingly, such rumors basically spread all over the Ashoka Dynasty overnight. From the officials to the civilians, everyone learned of this.
Obviously, there were people behind all these rumors with nefarious intentions.
Even to say that these rumors were designed and made up to prevent the Ashoka Dynasty from withdrawing their troops from Tibet.
Although Ashoka saw through the plot of the enemy, he no choice but to fall into it.
Since the rumors spread too quickly and became too common, it successfully ignited the common enemy mentality of the Ashoka civilians. If they withdrew their troops now, they would lose the hearts of the people.