▁months ▁when ▁the ▁Han th aw addy ▁command ▁suddenly ▁lost ▁its ▁two ▁most ▁senior ▁gener als . ▁First , ▁Gen . ▁By at ▁Za , ▁Raz ad ar it ' s ▁second - in - command , ▁died ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁ill ness . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Gen . ▁Lag un ▁Ein ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁in ▁a ▁naval ▁battle , ▁and ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁A va ▁n avy . ▁When ▁the ▁general ▁soon ▁died ▁from ▁w ounds , ▁Min ye ▁Ky aws wa ▁ordered ▁the ▁general ' s ▁body ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁ra ft ▁down ▁the ▁Ir raw addy ▁with ▁full ▁military ▁hon ors . ▁Sh aken ▁by ▁the ▁death s , ▁Raz ad ar it ▁hast ily ▁retre ated ▁with ▁Han th aw addy ▁re arg u ard ▁losing ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁troops ▁from ▁A va ▁attacks . ▁ ▁D agon ▁and ▁D ala ▁( 1 4 1 3 ) ▁Min ye ▁Ky aws wa ▁proposed ▁an ▁immediate ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁south . ▁Governor - general ▁Let ya ▁P yan chi ▁of ▁P rome ▁supported ▁the ▁proposal . ▁While ▁M ink ha ung ▁was ▁ske pt ical , ▁he ▁allowed ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁plan . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 4 1 3 , ▁Min ye ▁Ky aws wa ▁took ▁eastern ▁delta ▁towns ▁of ▁D ala – Tw ante ▁and ▁D agon . ▁But ▁the ▁A va ▁advance ▁was ▁halt ed ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁H ma w bi ▁in ▁which ▁Gen . ▁P yan