Just to prevent the occurrence of a phenomenon that will not be able to fall in the future, they are only allowed to have 30,000 troops, which is a way of self-protection.

With the weapons available and the population temporarily sufficient, Yang Chendong didn't want to wait until the conditions were met, he had to take Jiaozhi Country first, which was also the first step for him to complete his life goal in a practical sense.

If you can't conquer even a small cochin, then how can you conquer the whole world?

Only one auxiliary battalion and one temporary auxiliary battalion were left in the northern belt. Next, not counting the companies directly under the regiment, there were exactly 20 battalion-level units with complete establishments, and they set off from Beidai City and went straight to Hanoi City, the national capital of Jiaozhi State.

The person in charge of fighting the vanguard was Kong Quanxin, the commander of the third battalion of Leng Feng.

Wu Sheng, the commander of the first battalion, was still fighting in the rainforest with the black soldiers of the Jiaozhi Chenheijin Department in the Langshan area, and the results reported were very high. Chen Bo, the commander of the second battalion, led the troops to defeat the northern belt city and made military achievements, and this time it was finally Kong Quanxin's turn to make meritorious contributions to the third battalion.

Battalion Commander Kong, who had received the news as early as nine days ago, brought in his four elite company commanders to conduct targeted exercises and training in view of the situation in Hanoi City, and now the army was finally able to set off, and the three battalions of the Second Regiment of Leng Feng and two auxiliary battalions, and the four temporary auxiliary battalions set off one hour ahead of the main force.

As soon as he left Beidai City, the battalion commander Kong Quanxin issued a military order, asking the troops to hurry at full speed. Nearly 200 miles away, he only gave everyone ten hours.

It's just a quick march. The troops were to arrive at Hanoi before dawn and rest for at least two hours before proceeding with the siege.

Once an order has been given, it must be carried out with all its might. The requirement to travel 200 miles in 20 hours not only did not make the soldiers feel tired, but on the contrary, they were excited one by one. Even the soldiers in the last four temporary auxiliary battalions of the army are also highly motivated.

After seeing the power of the repeating muskets, not a single soldier of the temporary auxiliary battalion did not want to have a musket of his own. Becoming an auxiliary soldier has become a lot of hope. In the past, there was no opportunity, but now the opportunity is in front of us, and it can be said that everyone is competing for the first.

It was precisely because of the strong morale that the seven battalions of mercenaries marched faster than the battalion commander Kong Quanxin imagined. They actually ran all the way to Hanoi City and killed them. At this rate, I am afraid that it will be more than an hour earlier than the original plan, which can give everyone more time to rest under the city, and have more confidence in capturing Hanoi City in the first battle.

Hanoi City.

Under the complete delegation of power by King Le Lê, all work here was presided over by the crown prince Le Yuan Long.

When he arrived in Hanoi from Jiuzhen County before, Le Yuanlong, as the crown prince, was still a little worried. From time to time, mercenary navies would move around in the sea area next to Jiuzhen County, which made him know better than anyone else what kind of opponent he was facing.

With the current strength of the Cochin country, there is no chance of victory in the face of artillery and muskets. Unless they can make more iron tools, they may be able to resist for a while with the advantage of defense and terrain.

In this way, whether there is enough time has become a burden in Li Yuanlong's heart

The worries. Fortunately, the ace Prime Minister Ruan Xuan Cheng was dispatched, and the other party did not live up to his expectations, and stabilized the offensive momentum of the mercenaries as soon as he entered the northern belt city.

With enough time, the delegation sent by the Southern Ming Dynasty also went to Nanjing, the capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and once the Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty issued a holy decree, presumably the loyal and courageous prince of the Ming Dynasty would have to stop, and the hope of the Jiaozhi Kingdom would reappear.

It seems that everything is moving in their favor. Li Yuanlong's face has also become much better these days. In addition to the fact that he had never put his hopes in others, the blacksmiths of the army were working day and night to make iron shields, and even some private blacksmith shops in the city were temporarily recruited to join the ranks of making iron chariots. Ten iron chariots had been built to accommodate two hundred people, and an iron shield to equip two thousand, and with these confidences, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

How can it be said that Jiaozhi has also been founded for more than 20 years, and there are still some war reserves, otherwise, where would he dare to agree to King Min's request to go to Nanming to stir up trouble? Just like now, after a few days of adjustment, there are now about 80,000 soldiers in Hanoi City alone.

With the existence of these 80,000 people, the city of Shide Hanoi feels so impregnable to outsiders.

As a result, nearly 300,000 people in Hanoi City have come out of the clouds of war, and the business on the streets has resumed as before.

But all of that changed when the Pegasus of the scout ahead entered the city.

"Report!" Just when the crown prince Li Yuanlong had just returned to the prince's mansion after inspecting the military supplies, he didn't even have time to sit down and drink a cup of tea, so he saw a military scout wet by the rain.

I don't know why, seeing the scout so embarrassed, Li Yuanlong's heart was a Gedeng, and a bad feeling hit his heart. It's just that he didn't show it, but tried to stabilize his body and mind as much as possible, "Why are you so alarmed?" ”

"Report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this morning the city gate of Beidai City suddenly opened, and then thousands of mercenaries came out of the city gate and came straight in the direction of my Hanoi City." After the anxious scout said this, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. From getting the news to returning to the city, he didn't stop for a moment, so that the lack of water in his body was serious, but at this time, he really didn't care about drinking saliva, he just wanted to deliver the news a moment earlier, and the prince could be prepared a moment earlier.

Although he had already made some preparations in his heart, when he heard the scout's words, Li Yuanlong couldn't help but feel dizzy for a while, and the figure of the scout in front of him also flickered again and again.

After a few breaths, Li Yuanlong slowly adjusted his breath, and then asked in a calm voice as much as possible, "You said that the other party has thousands of people out of the city, how many people are these thousands?" ”

"About three thousand." The scout pondered for a moment before replying cautiously.

But anyone who can become a scout is not only agile, but more importantly, extraordinary eyesight. Otherwise, often erroneous military intelligence could lead to extremely serious consequences. Although he only had a general glance at the mercenary army out of the city, he still estimated the actual strength of the other party.

When he heard that there were only three thousand people, Li Yuanlong was originally a little flustered

The mood has become much more stable. If these centaurs were just to be sent, it might not mean that the mercenaries were really going to war with the Cochin Kingdom, and there might be other reasons. After all, no matter how powerful the other party is, it is too much to take for granted that he wants to capture the Jiaozhi capital with 80,000 soldiers and nearly 300,000 people with 3,000 people.

"Okay, Prince Ben knows, come here, send him down to rest." Li Yuanlong's mind flashed through several predictions in an instant. When he saw that the scout had already withdrawn, he said to another guard beside him, "Go and find General Fan and General Ruan immediately." ”

In less than half an hour, Fan Yuhai, who is known as a famous general in Jiaozhi State, and generals Ruan Gengwang, Huang Hua, Li Shaozhong and others hurriedly came to the prince's mansion with a look of urgency. Although they didn't know what was going on, the prince suddenly summoned him, so he must have had something big going on.

After waiting for these generals to come to the main hall of the prince's mansion, the crown prince Li Yuanlong also walked into the main hall under the protection of several guards.

"The end will see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The generals bowed and saluted.

"Generals don't need to be polite." Li Yuanlong, who was sitting on the big chair, first swept his gaze over several generals, and then said in a somewhat low voice: "I just got a report from the scouts in front of me, and three thousand mercenaries suddenly came out of the northern belt city, and they came straight to our Hanoi city. Maybe tomorrow this time will be under the city. ”

"What?"

When several generals heard this, their faces changed, and they were obviously shocked by this sudden news.

But this discoloration does not reveal fear, but vaguely reveals a little excitement.

As for the mercenaries, among the several generals, only two of them fought against him, Ruan Gengwang and Huang Hua. And the former was still fighting with mercenaries in the rainforest of Lang Son, and he didn't really see the mercenaries from beginning to end, although the losses were not small, but there was no intuitive understanding. On the contrary, since he returned to Hanoi City, he has been thinking about blood shame, just because the crown prince has implemented a policy of delaying negotiations, and there is no room for him to play at all, and now that he finally has the opportunity to fight, how can he not be excited?

Not only Ruan Gengwang thought so, but all the other generals except Huang Hua thought the same way. What the prince said just now can be said to be very clear, this time the mercenaries only came 3,000 people.

3,000 people, how much wind and waves they can set off, to say that the other party is 30,000 people may be scary. But how could they, who were obviously superior in strength, show the slightest timidity?

The crown prince Li Yuanlong was also paying attention to the reactions of the generals at this time. The answer made him very satisfied, except for Huang Hua and Fan Yuhai who frowned, the other generals all had eager expressions, eager to lead the troops into battle now.

To say that Huang Hua's performance was originally expected by Li Yuanlong. This person once led 5,000 troops to attack the northern belt city, but the result was naturally a crushing defeat. With such a shadow, it is normal to have no confidence in your heart when facing mercenaries.

It's just that Fan Yuhai is also frowning, what does this mean? Li Yuanlong at this meeting was a little puzzled.