Thevar took this torturous route instead of the highway to Tinnevelly to conceal his troop movement and surprise the enemy, basing his plan on a spy's report that Mudali had camped his bulk of force some 20 miles away where he anticipated Thevar's attack.
Thevar took this torturous route instead of the highway to Tinnevelly. This was to conceal his troop movement and surprise the enemy. Mudali had camped his bulk of force some 20 miles away. He anticipated Thevar's attack. Thevar was basing his plan on a spy's report this.