NOVEL WEB Chapter 153 The Frightened Ashoka
The Mauryan Dynasty in the west was at its peak at this time, and its territory even reached Tochara, which was later known as Afghanistan.
The leader of this Mauryan Dynasty, which spanned the territories of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in later generations, was King Ashoka, who was also famous in later generations.
Thousands of disciples from Yinxian Peak went south along with tens of thousands of Qin troops. Because the Qin army marched into Central Asia and killed hundreds of thousands of coalition troops, many small countries in the south were already trembling with fear.
As soon as the army arrived, all the small countries surrendered one after another. Not only did Da Qin's version expand crazily, but Tao Zun's faith also spread rapidly.
Subsequently, the Qin army and Yinxian Peak disciples from Central Asia were notified to come over to preach. This group of people continued southward and soon reached Tocharo, the territory of the Mauryan Dynasty.
At this time, King Asoka was conquering the east and west, oppressing all directions, and his national power was at its peak. However, he was not afraid of the mere 10,000 troops coming from the far east.
As for preaching, he does not allow it.
Now within the territory of the Mauryan Dynasty, there are now propagators of three religions, namely Buddhism, Jainism and Brahmanism.
King Asoka believed in Buddhism, so Buddhism flourished greatly during this period. In the next few hundred years, by the end of the Western Han Dynasty, it was even introduced to the Central Plains by the Yueshi people.
Since then, Buddhism has taken root in China, absorbed the culture of Taoism and Confucianism, and completed its localization.
As a Buddhist believer, Ashoka naturally did not want foreign religions to be introduced, not to mention that they had thousands of cavalry to support him.
However, Ashoka was not afraid. The Mauryan Dynasty now had hundreds of thousands of troops, thirty or forty thousand cavalry, and tens of thousands of war elephants. How could they be afraid of just ten thousand people.
"kill!"
"Destroy them."
At Tochar's position, Ashoka led an army of more than 200,000 to charge forward, including 20,000 to 30,000 horse cavalry, and more than 7,8,000 elephant cavalry. The shouts of killing suddenly shook the sky, and the roaring sound reached into the sky.
With so many people, King Ashoka could predict that soon the so-called Qin army and evangelists on the opposite side would be torn to pieces.
But then, King Asoka soon saw a scene that horrified him. Among the enemy troops on the opposite side, those charging out were thousands of preachers without armor, and their whole bodies began to be covered with a faint light. of golden light.
If only one person was shrouded in a faint golden light, it would still be inconspicuous, but if thousands of evangelists were shrouded in golden light, the scene would be very shocking.
Then Ashoka looked at the battlefield in the distance in horror. He saw thousands of preachers leaping up one after another when the two sides were about to collide, and the long swords in their hands kept passing over the necks of the Mauryan Dynasty cavalry. .
Streams of blood spattered out, and their figures flew rapidly. The war elephant cavalry and war horse cavalry fell down one after another, and there was no time to react.
Even if several of them happen to block the rushing preachers, their javelins and spears cannot pierce the golden light on these preachers.
There was a clanging sound, and countless sparks burst out. The cavalrymen who raised their javelins and spears to counterattack failed to make a single move, and their necks were cut open in the next breath, and countless blood surged wildly.
"They are not human beings"!
"Run quickly!"
"They are protected by gods, and we can't kill them at all."
Seeing this scene, the soldiers and generals of the Maurya Dynasty were horrified, and then collapsed like a landslide.
More than 200,000 people were involved in the chaos, which was comparable to a flash flood and a tsunami. Countless people were crowded together, thousands of war elephants were panicking and bumping into each other, and a large number of war horses were neighing and charging.
At this time, the most unlucky thing was the nearly 200,000 Mauryan dynasty infantry. The defeated crowd rushed towards them. Immediately, countless people were squeezed and trampled, and countless screams and wailing sounds were heard.
The so-called defeat is like a mountain, and the panic caused when a military defeat often accounts for a large part of battlefield casualties.
"kill!"
"Punch them through!"
Seeing the defeat of the Mauryan Dynasty's army, the tens of thousands of Qin troops waiting behind immediately raised their spears and shouted loudly, and then a black torrent, like a sharp sickle, began to harvest these defeated soldiers.
The joining of the Qin army immediately caused the Maurya Dynasty's army to collapse faster.
Seeing this scene, Ashoka's eyes were split with disbelief.
His invincible army, which was overwhelming all directions, was actually defeated like this?
"They're coming."
"King, run quickly."
At this time, the gorgeous chariot located at the rear of the army naturally attracted the attention of many registered disciples of Yinxian Peak. After killing through the army in front, they began to kill King Ashoka in the distance.
Seeing this scene, the generals around Ashoka were immediately horrified and rushed the chariot to escape.
King Asoka just woke up from a dream, abandoned his chariot, climbed on a war horse, looked at the thousands of preachers who were approaching quickly with a complicated expression, and suddenly turned the horse's head
Kick the horse's belly.
Suddenly the war horses neighed and ran wildly.
Not only King Ashoka, but also many generals around him also followed and left.
"Stop them and kill them!"
Several of Ashoka's cronies raised their short spears, with cold faces, and shouted angrily. In an instant, they led thousands of cavalry and rushed forward to stop and delay these preachers.
Thousands of war horses rumbled out, but were quickly slaughtered in an instant. However, within ten breaths, it was enough for Ashoka and others to escape some distance.
This war is destined to shock the entire Maurya Dynasty, as well as other surrounding Central Asian countries.
The Mauryan Dynasty was actually defeated, and it was completely defeated (very well). Nearly half of its troops were completely destroyed. King Ashoka fled south in embarrassment, which shocked almost everyone.
This shock was no less than the sudden appearance of an army of tens of thousands of people outside the territory, which defeated the Qin Dynasty that unified the six countries. Moreover, tens of thousands of people faced an enemy of more than 200,000.
This kind of thing caused a complete sensation in the Maurya Dynasty, both in the government and in the public. It was unbelievable.
But at this time, the Qin army had already conquered Tochara and marched straight into the hinterland of the Mauryan Dynasty.
At the same time, King Ashoka, who had just escaped back to the Mauryan capital, Fahrenheit City, heard another frightening and scalp-numbing news.
"What are you talking about? There is also the Qin army from the far east appearing in the east? There are also many preachers?"
When he talked about preachers, Ashoka couldn't help but tremble slightly, recalling the terror of those preachers that day. .