| For ten years Raja
secretly made preparations for war by sea against Chera. He built strong and elegant ships out of teak wood and fitted them with
strong sails.
He trained warriors to man them. For several days he tried
them’ on the high seas.
One dark night, Raja secretly set out with a fleet of these warships to fight against the
Chera kingdom.
The fleet went round Kanyakumari.
Thus the ships suddenly entered the Chera harbour without the defenders knowing about the
coming attack. |
