In the early morning of the 28th, the dark gray sky was already shining. The front river was covered with fog and there was no wind.

Several small boats side by side, with glass lanterns on their masts looming in the fog, flashing with orange and yellow lights. From a distance, they look like erratic ghost fire. Wood pulp is swaying in the water, making a crisp sound of water.

The boats ahead are leading the way because their vision is still unclear.

Behind the boat, a ball of light was lit in the air. Where the light was located, a huge black shadow slowly swam forward through the fog. The scale like a mountain made people afraid, like a dark monster, which at first glance gave people suffocating pressure. This is the outline of a treasure ship.

The sound behind was louder, and the ends of long oars on both sides of the ship were moving like propellers. Many sergeants were in the cabin, shaking the oars hard.

There are several treasure ships, plus various warships of all sizes, meeting along the wide front river, advancing like a dragon.

The sergeant who rowed the boat could take turns to rest, but General Chen Xuan didn't fall asleep almost all night.

He stood next to the railing of the treasure ship. The cool and wet air in the early morning made him wake up a little. He said: "The heavy fog may be a good thing for us." Then he turned around and walked into the official hall.

There are some maps and files on the wooden table. The map of Zhenla Kingdom was not personally explored and drawn by the official army; after all, the army had just arrived in Zhenla Kingdom.

Most of the maps come from Shi Jinqing, the envoy of the old port, and the old maps collected from Shenglong City, Annan Kingdom, may not necessarily be very accurate. However, Chen Xuan could only refer to these drawings temporarily.

There are many rivers along the coast of Zhenla Kingdom. Near Sai Kung Port, the sea outlets of the larger rivers on the map have been recorded, from north to south are the Tongnai River, Qianjiang River, and Mekong River.

The Tongnai River and Qianjiang River are combined into one dozen miles from the coast. The Zhu Zhen army and the Zhenla army and the land soldiers of the government are confronting each other nearby.

Qianjiang is the widest and deepest underwater river. The main force of the Ming Navy is from Qianjiang River. From yesterday dusk to early morning today, Chen Xuan's warship had no stranding at all.

To the north of the army camps of both sides, there is a tributary of the Tongnai River that flows from the northwest; the tributary can completely cut off the northern retreat of the Zhenla Army. However, if the Ming army's treasure ship wants to enter this tributary, it may encounter shallows; it can only keep sailing in the middle of the river at all times, and perhaps it will not be stranded and blocked the river.

Chen Xuan temporarily decided to send the sand ship and the Mengchong battleship into the tributary.

In addition, on the Mekong River, which enters the sea to the south, from the estuary to Phnom Penh City, the river forms a large semicircular shape on the map. If the Ming army can control this section of the river, it will completely encircle the main force of the Zhen La army.

However, such a thing seems unrealistic, because the river section is too long. According to the information provided by Shi Jinqing, the semicircle is estimated to have a diameter of more than 300 miles, which is far beyond the control range of the official army. Therefore, Chen Xuan only sent a team of partial divisions to find an opportunity to attack the back of the Zhen La Army.

Chen Xuan repeatedly speculated that the main force of the Zhen La Army could still escape. However, the raided fighter plane was right in front of him, and if he didn't try it, he would not be able to accept it.

Yesterday, Zhenla Mans and the coalition forces raided the Ming army from the sea, thinking that the Ming army was not prepared. As a result, Chen Xuan ambushed and counterattacked, and caught the enemy off guard. After the two sides had just fought, the truth of the military situation was still shrouded in the fog, and some absurd things might be vaguely possible.

Isn’t the fog of war just like the heavy fog in front of you?

...Before dawn, the Zhenla people's whistle detectives discovered a large number of enemy ships on the front river. The whistle detectives ran into a village where the central army was located, claiming that there was an emergency military situation to report to the commander, and they were able to meet An En in a round straw hut house.

Two dark-skinned girls were holding their clothes and curled up on the blanket. They were surprised by the sergeant who suddenly broke in, and the local villagers had never seen the world very much, so the villagers looked very scared.

The handsome Ann sat up naked, looking tired and asked sleepyly, “What happened?”

The soldier told Qianjiang that the situation was on the Qianjiang River. An En seemed to be dreaming at first, but when he woke up a little, he was a little unbelievable: "The coalition navy only raided the Ming people's fleet yesterday. How could the Ming warships appear in Qianjiang? Could it be that the generals and the others failed? But the Ming people would not come so quickly..."

The sergeant who reported the news repeatedly explained that he had to find someone else to testify, because he was not the only one who saw the huge warship.

Only then did An En probably believe it.

Ann realized that the matter was a bit serious, so he hurriedly got up from the blanket, looking for him to throw the room full of clothes. While he was anxious to wear it, he said, "Go and send orders to the generals to the big tent to obey."

The two girls in the village hurriedly asked him where he was going and whether he could take them away. An En was a little impatient, but he still kissed one of the girls on the forehead and told her to wait here, and come to them after finishing the big thing.

The Zhenla nobles and generals were making noise in the Central Military Camp. Things were too sudden, and everyone had not yet figured out what was going on in the sea on Saigon Bay. The only thing people know about at the moment was that the Ming Dynasty ship entered Qianjiang and was approaching near the Zhenla army camp.

A nobleman almost shouted and asked Ann to order immediately, and the entire army was broken into pieces and ran away to the northwest immediately. He was simply threatening Ann, which made Ann very uncomfortable.

"Calm down. If you just hear the news of the Ming army, you want to escape. How can this be done?" An En said to the noble in disappointment.

Another suggested: "We should send people to inquire about the tributary of Qianjiang River. The river is too close to us. If the Ming people come from this river, there will be danger on our side. If we find the enemy, we should retreat quickly."

Ann agreed to this suggestion and immediately sent a personal guard to take people to visit the west.

Some nobles also started to argue, but in Ann's opinion, they were all useless quarrels.

Several of them believed that the main force of the Ming army was indeed in dozens of military camps on the other side of the Tongnai River. Based on this speculation, they determined that the enemy would use ships to cross the river to attack the Zhenla army at the intersection of the Tongnai River and the front river.

The nobles who were ridiculing them felt that the enemy's sea ship was strange and began to suspect that the main force of the Ming army on the land was a scam!

At this moment, an old man with gray hair and beard stood up. An En and others took a look and recognized the old man as the king's envoy, the official in charge of Buddhist scriptures and history books in Angkor Town, and the host of the royal temple.

The King's Messenger's words also made Ann feel uncomfortable. Because the King's Messenger's tone was very loud and slow, it made people feel that he could not tell the difference and only cared about showing his wisdom.

The messenger said: "This morning is very important, General Ann must be careful. Perhaps this will determine the future of the Zhenla royal family and the fate of countless countries in the South China Sea (the ocean is in the south of Zhenla Kingdom)."

An En didn't want to offend such a person, so he suppressed his unhappiness and nodded. Then An En immediately raised his hands, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said decisively: "Call the army immediately and bring elite elephant soldiers. We will line up on the opposite bank of the enemy camp to block the enemy's crossing the river, and drive the enemy who has not yet stood firm down from the Tongnai River!"

The nobles who had tried to "force" Ann immediately shouted frantically: "Don't forget, our strategy is to lure the enemy into depth and drag down the Ming army. You are making decisions without authorization!"

Ann was furious and stared at the nobleman and said, "I am the general, so I will take charge of it. Otherwise, will I listen to you quarrel here all day? Besides, the current situation is not clear. We should first stabilize our position and find out the situation, rather than act rashly."

What else the nobleman wanted to say, Ann immediately spoke impatiently and closed his mouth: "If you don't accept it, you can leave with your followers. But what awaits you will definitely be severe punishment from the king."

Finally no one spoke.

So Ann ordered the battalions to gather troops and personally led elite soldiers to go east to control the banks of the Tongnai River.

After some preparation and dispatch, the sun had risen from the horizon. The fog had not yet dissipated, and a halo was shrouded in the red sun.

On the west bank of the Tongnai River, there are flags everywhere, and the swords and weapons are bright. The solid and tall elephant soldiers are walking anxiously with their feet, and they make low sounds like horns from time to time. The elite elephant soldiers are covered with a layer of hard leather armor outside their rough skin, which is incomprehensible to swords and guns, and cannot penetrate the crossbow. They have always been experts in charge and rushing into battle.

After a while, Ann was on the riverside and saw with his own eyes that many Ming soldiers gathered on the other side of the foggy. Their army seemed to be waiting for warships to come to pick them up.

An En's mood gradually calmed down from the panic in the early morning shock.

However, things did not seem to be going toward his thoughts. After a while, there was an unexpected military situation. The spy came to report that the Ming army's warships were found on the tributary of the Tongnai River in the north.

Ann felt that there were only ships over there and no army on land. He asked cautiously, but it was impossible to tell.

The nobles around him reminded: "There may be troops on the ship."

Ann immediately ordered happily and decisively: "Order the left wing to go north and reinforce the river bank on the north side. He asked the nobles who were hiding in the camp to take their people to the north."

Not long after, the enemy crowd on the other side gradually boarded some flat-bottomed boats with small hulls. It seemed that they would soon land on the shore to attack the West Coast.
Chapter completed!