The Western Expeditionary Army was in high spirits, and Fan Shiman was also awake, paying close attention to the movements on the other side.

Three muffled thunders were heard, and three more "flying stars" rose into the sky, making Fan Shiman very confused.

But, not long after, a general came running in panic.

"Your Majesty, the water is coming! The flood is coming!"

Fan Shiman was extremely surprised, what kind of flood? There was no heavy rain, where did the flood come from?

However, soon, the soldiers and civilians in the north of Guterlot City made a huge noise, and then swarmed southward.

Facing the crowds, the army stepped forward to stop them, but to no avail. Hundreds of people screamed along the way.

"The flood is coming, run away quickly!"

One word spread to ten, and ten spread to hundreds. In the blink of an eye, thousands of soldiers and civilians could only follow the crowd and flee south and west.

Behind the crowd, the torrential river water surged in, filling the city of Guterlot in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, someone on the West Bank blew a horn to warn.

"Woooooo!"

The shrill sirens made the panicked Funan soldiers and civilians even more frightened.

Through the faint starlight, Fan Shiman and Long You saw the bamboo rafts covering the river and the enemy troops on the rafts.

Moreover, the Funan navy attacked with hundreds of ships, large and small, but the Han army prepared incendiary materials, and nearly half of the navy's ships were set alight.

What is even more shocking is that the opponent had several extra-large bamboo rafts loaded with magical devices. Several large warships in Funan were sunk. In the end, the navy was defeated by the Han army and retreated.

Although he didn’t know what the connection between thunder, flying stars, floods and the enemy’s attack was, Fan Shiman understood that the plan to burn Gutlo was completely ruined after seeing the tragic failure of the water battle and flooding of the city.

Funan lost this battle!

Longyou sighed and said: "Your Majesty, withdraw!"

There was a big stone in Fan Shiman's heart, and she was so aggrieved that she almost wanted to cry.

But he still retained the last glimmer of hope in his heart: Han army, just wait, when the Kushan army comes to kill, I will watch your heads be chopped off one by one!

The monarchs and ministers of Funan Kingdom were forced to evacuate Gutelo under multiple blows.

When the well-armed Han troops, supported by artillery, swarmed to land, the garrison of Gutelo fell into disarray and surrendered the capital.

By dawn, all the Western Expeditionary Forces had landed on the west bank of Mekong.

At this time, Gao Zhen suggested that the bamboo raft boats could be moved to the breached embankment to block the gap to prevent Gutlo from being destroyed by the flood.

Ji Ling waved his hand and said: "It all depends on the governor."

After a day of sinking ships and blocking water, the flood was finally contained.

Because of the unexpected success of the Western Expeditionary Army's raid, a considerable number of Gutelo residents were detained, including many civilians and military officers.

According to their accounts, Fan Shiman, Longyou, Liu Mian and other dignitaries planned to move the people to the holy mountain, Funan Mountain.

There are high mountains, dense forests, and dangerous terrain, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Ji Ling dismissed it. In front of the cannon, any dangerous situation would turn into rubbish.

What's more, leading the people forward cannot be fast.

"Fan Li and Gao'an each lead two thousand men to pursue them and bring the people back first."

To expand territory, no one can do it.

If there is no one, Fan Shiman can go eat grass in the mountains by himself.

Fan Ligaoan understands that whether he can stand firm in Funan depends on the outcome of this battle.

So the two teams followed the monarch and ministers of Funan all the way and launched a pursuit.

Gao Zhen organized the captured Funan people to dredge ditches and speed up urban drainage.

At noon, Gan Ning appeared on the Guteruo River in his Chang'an.

"Haha, Xingba, you're late!"

Gan Ning was surprised and happy: "Old Ji, you really have it, and it's done so quickly!"

Of course Ji Ling was very proud, but he had heard that thousands of merchants gathered in Aojiao Port and were extremely wealthy.

"How much benefit did you get from Aojiao Port?"

Gan Ning said, "I thought I would come to help in the battle, so I didn't ask in detail. Abe was watching over there, so I guess it's indispensable. How are you doing here?"

Ji Ling sighed and said: "Fan Shiman took some people and ran away, I guess there won't be anything good left..."

Gan Ning became anxious and immediately urged: "Then hurry up and chase, don't waste your time. Where are they running to?"

"Well, we have arranged for people to go to Funan Mountain."

In fact, not many subjects of Fan Shiman and Gutlot could move away. When the flood hit, the guards rushed for their lives, but a large amount of property was kept intact, such as grain warehouses, treasury, arsenal, etc.

Therefore, when Ji Ling, Gan Ning and Gao Zhen stepped into the palace complex and saw mountains of white rice, gold and silver, pearls and gems, as well as numerous swords, guns and arrows, they all laughed heartily.

A huge profit!

Gao Zhen followed suit, like Zhang Cheng, who issued notices to help the people, giving free porridge and free medical treatment.

And through the surrendered Funan captives, he recruited local celebrities and wise men, proposed joint management of Gutlo, and even vigorously developed Funan.

Those who know the current affairs are heroes, and there are brave men who are rewarded generously!

In order to survive, the people of Guteruo were forced to accept the control of the Han army, and at the same time responded to Gao Zhen's proposal with hesitation.

Of course, for the position of governor, the Gao family has long prepared various talents.

Therefore, after three days of sorting out, the Funan Governor's Mansion entered normal operation, and the water in the city receded. Under the suppression of the Western Expeditionary Army, the chaotic situation gradually stabilized.

Fan Li and Gao An caught up with Fan Shiman's group.

On one side was the Western Expeditionary Army, which was in full swing, and on the other was the defeated army who was on the run and had no intention of fighting. In addition, Longyou ordered the guards to take Fan Shiman to run to Funan Mountain first, resulting in the Funan Army's superior strength being defeated again.

Gao'an saw that the mountains and plains were full of fleeing enemy troops, so he boldly advanced deep into the mountains and forests. As a result, he was ambushed by Longyou and lost nearly half of his troops.

If Fan Li hadn't been cautious and sent people to respond, Gao'an's entire army might have been wiped out in the jungle. Fan Li didn't dare to wait any longer, so he took the remnants of Gao'an and escorted 30,000 to 40,000 old, weak, women, and children back to Gutlo.

At this point, the first stage of the plan to conquer Funan ended. According to Zhang Cheng's prediction, it entered a stalemate stage, focusing on establishing the authority of the Governor's Mansion.

Specific measures include, in addition to promoting people's livelihood and economy, gradually tightening the siege and suppression of Fan Shiman's remaining troops in Funan Mountain, and at the same time, vigorously recruiting and supporting local armed forces, and actively implementing the policy of supporting the South by supporting the South.

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Fan Li's dream of establishing an independent country was finally acquiesced.

Funan spans more than three thousand miles, with the eastern two-thirds belonging to the Gao family and the thousand miles to the west belonging to Fan Li.

Fan Li was so excited that he knelt down to the north and wished the Emperor of the Han a long life, expressing his willingness to serve as a vassal for the Han from generation to generation.

He then stood up to congratulate Gao Zhen and expressed his willingness to become brothers and help each other to exterminate the remaining rebels in Funan Mountain.

Gao Zhen laughed loudly and said that brothers and sisters should work together and develop together.

"In this way, within three months, you and I will level the Funan Mountain together!"

Fan Li named his territory Fukuhara, and Peipianpidian and his men rushed all the way to the western part of Funan to become king and hegemon.

The new Fukuhara Kingdom is a place of four wars, with Zhitong Kingdom and Zhenla in the north, Langyaxiu in the south, and Fan Shiman in Funan Mountain in the east.

Of course, in order to ensure that Fan Li becomes a barrier to the west, Gao Zhen will provide assistance when necessary and will not sit back and watch Fukuhara's destruction.

As the highest commander of the Han army, Ji Ling had the power of life and death in Funan, and Zhang Cheng gave him the task of annihilating Fan Shiman within three months.

Zhou Sheng, the flag officer of the Jin Yiwei who set up Flooded Valley Teluo, once again made suggestions: spend a lot of money to recruit local spies in Funan and go into the mountains to find out the details of the puppet king's rebels.

They also lured the rebels in the Funan Mountains to surrender. Those who surrendered were given twenty acres of land, a rebel head, a bamboo house, a female slave, and so on.

What a talent!

Gao Zhen greatly appreciated this and was very polite to Corporal Zhou Sheng Lixian. He also named Zhang Cheng and asked Zhou Sheng to serve as the peace officer in the Governor's Mansion and take charge of the Funan security forces.

Zhang Cheng agreed generously, since Jin Yiwei is the direct descendant of the lord.
Chapter completed!