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thousand soldiers. In all, you will have with you ten thousand able warriors. As soon as it is three in the night, the western gate of the city will be opened."
"Anything else ?”
"You will have to carry out a serious fight against Sugupta, the field marshal of Magadha who is guarding the fort with twenty thousand soldiers. According to my calculations by morning the main gate of the city will be broken open and Dasarath the King of Ayodhya will enter Rajgrihi without any hitch or hindrance."
"Anything else ?" "No, I have told you everything. Victory to Rishabhdev !”
Within the twinkling of an eye, Virdev disappeared into the darkness. Somaprabha forgot himself for a while in admiring. Virdev's invincible heroism, incomparable valour and his extraordinary sense and wisdom. All the soldiers who were assisting Virdev gathered on the western side.
Virdev proceeded towards the east. According to his plans he stopped Vikramaraj, the commander from the north who was proceeding southwards and instructed him to go at once to the military base which was situated in the mountainous area, in the north.
"Dear Vikramaraj, you will have to carry on a fight against the commander Suman. He has taken with him ten thousand soldiers."
"It does not matter. I will encounter him and I will fight against him with all my might.”
“But remember ! Not before the last phase of the night." "It shall be so !” Vikramaraj set ov to the north.
Virdev kept waiting eagerly for the arrival of King Dasarath. It was not yet midnight. Within a short time, he
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