‘You are just like Chandragupta!’ because he had got his fingers burnt by starting to eat from the centre of a hot dish. They changed their tactics and began the conquest from the frontiers. Chandragupta then entered into an alliance with the King of a mountain kingdom. Though the young Maurya and his supporters were inferior in armed strength, they began by harassing the outlying areas. Garrisons were stationed in each conquered state to prevent a revolt behind them.
