As soon as Karikara said this, the hall, which was still talking about it just now, suddenly fell into silence. Indeed, without the support of the navy, the army would have had many risks in the narrow land bridge that lasted dozens of miles.

Shelaya was prepared and replied: "Your Majesty, you forgot that last month you had just transferred the Sixth Fleet from the west coast to the Ganges River in Mogadah. They had been delayed for some time at the Indus River for some reason, and they should have arrived at the southernmost Kochi Port in these days! Your Majesty can order them to sail to Manal Bay, west of the Elephant Pass, where they prevent the Liang army from landing from the sea to control the Elephant Pass. In addition, your Majesty ordered the Second Fleet stationed on the Mogadah coast to quickly move south and warn the Liang army on the east side of the Elephant Pass, so that they can be foolproof."

At this moment, another guard ordered his troops to enter the hall. Karikara frowned and said to herself, "Why is there another urgent report?" This time, Karikara even more angry. He said loudly: "The Liang army actually blocked the elephant passage first. Our elephant corps suffered heavy losses under the enemy's sea and land attack. In order to avoid being cut off from the rear, they had to retreat to the mainland!"

The brief calm on the hall was broken, and a series of discussion suddenly sounded again. Unlike before, different voices appeared at this time. Some people feared the strength of Liang's army and tried to persuade Karikara whether she could negotiate with Liang. Karikara didn't say anything, but her face was ashen.

They were afraid that after the war with the Liang army escalated, the Liang army would send more troops from the local area and Hongshawadi, which would really cause the war to burn to the heartland of Juluo. The small group of Liang army troops took a few small boats and went deep alone to cause turmoil in several cities, and even the son of the important minister Sun Dorra was killed. If the Liang army invaded in large numbers, how could their estates be preserved?

However, Seraya insisted on the main battle in an abnormal manner. His reason was very simple. Losing Ceylon Island would mean losing 30 to 40% of the national tax revenue, which was a heavy burden that Juluo could not bear. He continued to advise Karikala: "In any case, the Liang army was expeditioning across the sea, not to mention their locality, but also from Hongshawaddy. From Hongshawaddy to Ceylon, the coast was under our control. Therefore, it was not as difficult to expel the Liang army back."

Karikara nodded heavily and said loudly: "I have decided to do it. If anyone dares to speak up again, I will equate it with a treason." As soon as he said this, the hall became silent again. Karikara paused and said: "Even if we fail to successfully pass the elephant passage this time, according to the current conditions, as long as we and Liang continue to waste, they will be driven back sooner or later. We cannot just defend but not attack, and we must also use attack instead of defense when necessary. Therefore, in addition to the military mobilization mentioned by the Prime Minister, I will order the first fleet stationed in the mouth of the Ganges to raid Shawadi Port. If possible, we will occupy Shawadi Port and give them the Liang army a pot to remove the firewood."

Rahar praised: "The Supreme King is indeed wise and powerful. This plan is like a stroke of a god. If we can really take advantage of the situation to capture Shawadi Port, then we will not only allow the Liang army that invaded Ceylon to retreat without fighting, but may even seize our lost land of Hongshawadi."

After hearing this, Karikara felt relieved and said to Raha: "Then General Rahar will do this attack on Ceylon. However, you must remember the words of this king. This battle cannot be forced. If the price to be paid is too high, you will temporarily confront the Liang army across the sea."

Rahal patted his chest confidently and said, "Please rest assured Your Majesty the King, I will be determined to fulfill my mission."

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In the blue sea and blue sky, Zhang Ren was wearing a short-sleeved linen military uniform, wearing ring armor on the outside, walking back and forth on the beach, checking his defense.

There are nearly 4,000 Liang soldiers guarding the Elephant Passage. It is impossible for so many people to guard a line of defense less than one mile wide. The Liang army built multiple sand walls on the Elephant Passage and forged layers of defense.

But the most powerful force is the root of the elephant passage, which is that a semi-ring defense circle is arranged in the jungle of the peninsula over there. The Zhuluo soldiers rushing over the sandbank land bridge will definitely be exposed to the center of the semi-ring defense circle. In addition, Zhang Ren also sent a light cavalry battalion to patrol along the coast of Ceylon Island to prevent a small number of Zhuluo soldiers from taking a boat to break through the Liang Navy's defense line and landing on the rest of the coast of Ceylon Island.

At this time, the other end of the land bridge was full of camps, and Lahar led a force equivalent to a whole large army to come here. However, these Julu soldiers did not all come from a large army, but were temporarily pieced together by the Guards, the Fifth Large Corps and the local local soldiers of Julu in some of the Gower River Basin.

While Rahar spread out scouts and searched for information and information, he patiently waited for the arrival of the Fifth Fleet and the Second Fleet. He and Zhang Ren on the opposite side did not know that at this moment, Lin Tao's main fleet had already fought fiercely with the Fifth Fleet at the trumpet of Manal Bay more than a hundred miles away.

The sea was cloudless and the water was calm, but the atmosphere on the sea was extremely tense. Lin Tao narrowed his eyes and looked to the northwest, and layered sail shadows appeared on the sea level. This was the fifth fleet of the Zhu Luo Army.

Three hours ago, Lin Tao received an alarm from a water patrol ship saying that a large number of Zhuluo ships were heading south along the west coast of the Poison Continent. When Lin Tao heard this, he knew that they were probably heading to Manal Bay and immediately brought all the ships that could be mobilized to intercept.

At this time, the sailing warships specially used for water battles in the Liang army fleet were transferred to the Baoke Strait in the east of the Elephant Passage. Lin Tao carried all the many mastled ocean-going sailing ships. However, these sailing ships unloaded all the supplies they carried in Mango Port, and the ship was not loaded with additional soldiers. Now the water was not as deep as before, and they were light-loaded.

The fifth fleet of Zhuluo Army obviously also discovered the Liang army, quickly dispersed, formed a battle formation at sea, and pressed towards Lin Tao's fleet. However, Lin Tao's fleet slowed down, and each ship turned the bow ninety degrees, allowing the side to face the direction of Zhuluo's fleet's attack. The entire fleet completed a cherry moon shape. Lin Tao's flagship was guarded in the middle.

The commander of the Fifth Fleet laughed wildly when he saw this: "The Liang people can't fight at all, so how can they use the side of the ship to face our bow? Isn't this as stupid as holding his belly to the tip of the enemy's knife?" But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong. The other party was so stupid as he thought. Can he wipe out the Fourth Fleet so easily? Then what medicine is buried in the Liang Navy gourd?

The general of the Zhuluo Navy did not have time to think about it and continued to carefully command ships of all kinds to surround the Liang army's fleet.
Chapter completed!