In the jungle, the dusk was vast, with hundreds of war elephants, and thousands of infantry were still trekking and winding in the forest. This was the Funan Army led by Mo Hun, which occupied half of the total military force of Funan.

Although Mo Hun personally led the troops, he also brought Van Mann and his son Van Do. On the one hand, he was self-aware and had to rely on Van Mann for advice, and on marching and fighting. On the other hand, he was not relieved to leave the two alone in Angkor Town. Now the one who was in charge of the political administration in Angkor Town was Chupipen, who had just been promoted by him, because this person had no foundation in Angkor Town, which made Mo Hun quite relieved.

After several days of hard marching, the army crossed a hill covered with tropical plants, and the sea suddenly appeared in front of them. Fando gestured to Mohun and said, "King, we go north along the coast from here, and we can reach Shawadi by walking along the coast. But I think we should first march south along the coast."

Mo Hun asked in confusion: "Why do you need this?"

On the other side, Van Mann replied, "King, forty or fifty miles south of this place is the wolf-fang cultivation country, and now it has become a loyal vassal state of Liang. If we ignore it, we will attack Shawadi directly. It secretly sends troops to attack me behind me and cut off my supplies. In addition, although the straight line distance from our Funan hinterland to Shawadi is not large, we have to pass through numerous wild lands and cross countless high hills, which are difficult to travel, and supply is difficult. If we cannot fight quickly, we must first find a supply base for the transfer of food and grass. It is very appropriate to capture this wolf-fang cultivation city as this transfer point."

Mo Hun pondered for a few moments and said, "What the Prime Minister said makes sense, but if we attack Langya Xiu first, the news will definitely be leaked. The effect of a surprise attack on Shawadi is not achieved. The Julu people said that Shawadi City and acropolis called Tenglong City next to it are extremely strong and tall. If the Liang army is prepared in advance, it will be difficult for us to capture Shawadi Port. So I decided to conquer Shawadi first. Didn't the Prime Minister just say that we cannot fight quickly and decide quickly, so we must find a transfer base. But I am interested and confident that we can capture Shawadi Port in one battle."

Fan Man was about to speak out for a few more words, but suddenly he thought that if Mo Hun's wish to fight quickly and decide quickly was dashed, he would probably withdraw his troops and give up, and then there was still room for recovery. So Fan Man opened his mouth for a long time and closed it again.

The army of Funan was moving northwest along the coast. At this time, the entire Andaman Sea was controlled by the first fleet of the Julu Army, and the land scouts of Liang State could not patrol here. Therefore, they did not have to worry about being discovered by the Liang army's patrol troops. On the contrary, when they were more than a hundred miles from the mouth of the Inowaddy River on the third day, they were discovered by Mosuo's sea scouts, and thus the two armies established a liaison. The two sides agreed that at a certain moment, they would launch an attack on Shawadie from sea and land at the same time.

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After a downpour, the air in the Inowitis Delta region was extremely fresh, but as the scorching sun was once again in the sky, the weather soon became stuffy.

In a pavilion in Tenglong City, Zhuge Jin and Liao Hua were playing black and white pieces. Liao Hua clearly noticed that he was at a disadvantage, and wiped the sweat beads on his forehead with his sleeves and said, "Everything is good here, it's hot after the rain. I can't think about it. Ziyu, I'm going to take a shower, so I won't play this chess first."

Zhuge Jin didn't think Liao Hua's chess quality was bad, so he picked up the herbal tea and drank it: "Count the time, if the military troops of Funan Kingdom come, this day should come."

Liao Hua said indifferently: "Hey, you scholars just think too much. Maybe the Lord of Funan Kingdom is unwilling to help the Zhuluo people at all? Even the Lord of Zhuluo, Mosuo, didn't even ask Funan people for help!"

Zhuge Jin shook his head and said, "No, Mosuo must ask or request Funan to send troops. But it is possible that the King of Funan is unwilling to help the Zhuluo people. But we must prepare for the worst case scenario, assuming that the Funan people will agree to Zhuluo's request to send troops to attack me from the land."

Liao Hua suddenly remembered something and exclaimed: "If the Funan people are really as you said, suddenly attacking Shawadi. Then we cannot both stay in Tenglong City, and one of us must go to Shawadi. This time is different from last time. Last time we all knew that the Zhuluo people did not have an army, so they could not capture Shawadi. But this time it is different. If the Funan people come, they will definitely come out in full swing. Shawadi City cannot be without a high-level chief general."

Zhuge Jin laughed and said, "Don't worry, Yuan Jian, the enemy suddenly appeared outside the city, cutting off the traffic between Tenglong City and Shawadi City. I can also send you back to Shawadi City safely."

Liao Hua said suspiciously: "Did you dig an authentic tunnel between the two cities?"

"Of course not. The project of digging a tunnel is too great." As soon as Zhuge Jin finished speaking, the two vaguely heard the sound of drums outside the city. When the drum sounded, they knew that it was not the sound of Liang's war drums, and the sound was obviously the sound of the conch, not the ox horn that Liang's usual use. Their faces changed slightly and they said in unison: "The enemy is here."

An hour ago, Mohun's thousands of troops emerged from the jungle southeast of the Inowidy River. Mosuo's fleet had already been waiting for them on the coastline of that location as agreed. Except for the elephant soldiers, thousands of Funan infantry boarded the ships of the Jura people and rushed towards Shawadi City. Therefore, they avoided the Liang army scouts patrolling the delta area and came directly to Shawadi and Tenglong City.

Mo Hun, standing on the deck, showed a satisfied smile on his face. He saw his army continuously climbing the shore of Shanghai, and quickly sorted out the siege formation, carrying countless ladders to the four closed gates of Tenglong City and Shawadi City. However, the defenders of Tenglong City and Shawadi City had no response. They must have expected that their army would suddenly come to the city.

Some Zhuluo warships rushed into the empty Shawadi Port, as well as the city wall outside the water gate of Tenglong City, shooting arrows all over the sky at the top of the city. At this time, the Liang army began to launch a counterattack, and the hydraulic automatic crossbows that had shown great power shot a rocket bullet projectile on the sea. The longbowman also launched a sniper at the enemy from the solid tower and battlements. Mo Hun realized that he was wrong. The Liang army was obviously on high alert to organize a counterattack so quickly.

On the top of the city, Liao Hua hurriedly said to Zhuge Jin: "Ziyu, you said you could send me back to Shawadi Port any time. But now the enemy has really cut off the traffic between the two cities. Are you asking me to fly over?"

Zhuge Jin laughed and said, "You are right, you want you to fly over."
Chapter completed!