This expeditionary fleet of the Han Navy carried too many firsts, the first transoceanic expeditions, the first time to put Empire-class warships into actual combat, and the first time to attack the ports of hostile countries.

The commander of the ocean-going fleet was Gan Ning, and the deputy commander was Lu Su, who was also the commander of the Marine Corps.

This time, the Han Navy dispatched one Empire-class battleship, ten Taishan-class warships, twenty Chang'an-class warships, twenty reconnaissance ships, and sixty large transport ships.

Because the distance of this voyage was too long, the Marines did not bring many horses, mainly personnel and equipment, and of course, a large amount of fresh water, vegetables, food and ammunition.

The first warships selected are all newly-built warships with a relatively short age, and the average age of the ships is not more than five years, so they are all from the latest shipbuilding technology, and they are very strong.

All the officers and men of the navy were mainly experienced veterans, and the two major admirals personally presided over the affairs of the fleet.

They first assembled at the Wenchang Naval Base in Zhuyazhou, and then replenished the vicinity with fresh water, vegetables, and grain, as well as a large amount of ammunition.

After Zhuyazhou was occupied by the Han army, various minerals had been found on it, and there was no shortage of copper, iron, and coal, so the newly built military factory at the Wenchang base could produce guns and ammunition locally, rather than having to be transported from distant mainland areas.

The entire Zhuyazhou was designated as a defense area of the navy, and in addition to the lack of population, the generals of the navy were happy in other aspects.

The population can encourage immigrants from the inland areas, the families of the navy are still well paid, and there are a lot of slaves to buy in the steppe.

When they went south to the Nanyang region, they helped the naval army of the Funan Kingdom, easily defeated the naval army of the Linyi Kingdom, which was hostile to the Han Dynasty, and even bombed their military port into ruins.

With the help of Funan's guides, they replenished a large amount of fresh water, vegetables, and grain in Funan, and then sailed to the coast of the Indian mainland.

Before departing from Funan, Gan Ning also signed a peace treaty with the King of Funan on behalf of the Han Empire, leasing the Phi Dzong at the tip of the Malay Peninsula for an indefinite period of time.

The Han Navy will build a naval base on this communication artery that holds the Strait of Malacca, in order to control the entire South China Sea and then influence the Indian Ocean.

Guided by Funan guides, they made their way along the coastline of the Indian mainland, much of which is still untouched and barren.

Even if there are some ports, they are all small in scale, and the shipbuilding technology is backward, and they can basically only build small ships for coastal navigation.

It was in these coastal ports, while replenishing fresh water, that they heard that the Kushan Empire had come to ask the Indians for help.

Through the translation of the Funan guides, they bribed the local Indian officials with a lot of money, and learned very detailed information about the fact that the Indian vanguard army had already taken a transport ship to Minagara.

The more Indian armies were heading overland to Peshawar, and they were in close pursuit, but unfortunately the wind and currents were not suitable, which affected the speed, and they did not catch up until today at the port of Minagara.

However, Lu Bu didn't ask for them at the beginning, because Lu Bu didn't know if they could reach the coast of Kushan smoothly by sea, let alone when they would be able to arrive, so he gave them a high degree of freedom.

For the Guishan and Indian naval warships without artillery, Gan Ning naturally didn't care, and he sent Chang'an-class battleships to deal with it.

As for the Indian infantry on the transport ship, it is natural to wipe it out, and for the Minaggara seaport, I heard that this is one of the largest ports in the Indian Ocean, since the defenders are weak, then occupy it, and it is good to have a foothold.

His own fleet has taken three divisions of the Marine Corps to sea, and it is time for them to go to land for activities, otherwise they will all be suffocated to death.

After clearing out all the Indian and Kushan ships, and driving away all the Kushans in the harbor with artillery, Ganning first let ten reconnaissance ships into the harbor to measure the depth of the inlet and outlet channels.

Minnagara is truly a natural harbor, and even the large, deep-draft Imperial warships can easily enter the harbor, but they can't dock at the pier.

However, the engineers of the Han Navy were already proficient, and they could quickly build a simple trestle bridge that was enough for the Imperial to dock.

As for the transport ships and Chang'an-class warships, they can berth directly at the dock, and the Taishan-class also need a new trestle to berth, but because they don't carry much infantry, it doesn't matter whether they berth or not.

Thirty Chang'an-class and Taishan-class warships lowered their anchors as close to the coast as possible, and then lowered their dinghys to let the Marine companies above them land first.

Thirty companies landed, quickly occupied the harbor and searched for the city of Minagara.

Minnagara is a seaport city, there is no wall on the side facing the sea, the whole is a peninsula terrain, only one wall is built on the border between the peninsula and the land, and there are three gates.

The Han army landed in the hinterland of Minagara, so Minagalla was an undefended city for the Han army.

Although Rudradaman ran back to the city from the port area in time, he was not in danger at all, although there were 20,000 defenders in the city, and there were 10,000 provincial legions stationed in various places outside the city.

But without the support of the city wall, should he let him fight in the streets?

He was reluctant to turn Minagara, which he had built so hard to into the ruins, even if the defense was successful, what was the point?

So he withdrew from Minaggara with his army as soon as possible, but moved to the second largest city in Minaggara province to wait and see the situation.

The Indians didn't run out much at all, either sinking with the ship or being blown up in the port area.

Of course, after the Han army landed, it still rescued and captured many Indians who were soaked in the water and lying on the beachhead.

The only good news for Rudradarman was that it was a miracle that his men had managed to save the Imperial Prime Minister from the harbor and that he was healthy and unharmed.

The Prime Minister also solemnly thanked Rudradaman for saving his life, and promised to help him exonerate him from the defeat in front of His Majesty Wave Tune.

Rudradaman was very interested in sending some valuable things that he had brought out of the governor's palace, although there was a life-saving grace first, but gold, silver and jewelry are also indispensable good things to connect feelings.

The Prime Minister was very satisfied with Rudradarman's performance, so he left him his promise, and swore with the dignity of a nobleman, showing his sincerity.