In fact, the number of mercenaries now is far less than three thousand. After leaving a temporary auxiliary battalion and a cold front company outside the city to take charge of the 7,000 newly captured Jiaozhi soldiers, the number of mercenaries in the east city tower is only about 2,300 now.

It's not a home battle, and the comparison of forces is at such a disadvantage, Kong Quanxin really doesn't have the confidence to win for how long he can hold out. It is said that at this time, he should send someone to report to Yang Chendong and ask the main force to arrive quickly, so that the burden on his shoulders can be put down. But he didn't do that, at least in his opinion, things haven't reached that critical time.

Kong Quanxin, who was already ready for battle, even prepared a lot of bows and arrows, in order to save some bullets at a critical time and prepare for a counterattack. But what he saw was quite different from what he had thought.

The Jiaozhi soldiers didn't even mean to rush forward, but they were just hundreds of meters away from the Dongcheng Tower, staring at themselves. There is a big picture that if you don't move, I won't move.

"What are they doing?" Kong Quanxin felt that he couldn't see through the situation in front of him, and then he instructed the scouts to look around to see if the other party had any conspiracy, and at the same time sent someone to find a way to contact the agents of the Security Bureau in Hanoi, he needed to know more information about the city.

Scouts were sent out, and they looked around with telescopes that could see far, and the results were confusing. Fei Dan didn't see any traces of the movement of Jiaozhi soldiers around, on the contrary, he also saw a lot of carriages coming out of the West City Gate.

Soon, they were contacted by agents from the Security Bureau, who brought more accurate information that the Cochin Army had begun to retreat, as if it was clear that they had no intention of fighting in Hanoi.

"What are they doing?" Rao is Kong Quanxin's mind is already very open, but after receiving these battle reports, he still has the feeling that Zhang Er is confused.

"Battalion commander, report the matter to the sixth young master." The first company commander Tiance couldn't figure out the truth of this. But he does know that there is one person who must be able to figure it out, and that is Yang Chendong.

"Okay." Kong Quanxin nodded, after all, the development of things was somewhat unexpected to him, even if there was such a big change, of course he had to report the matter to the sixth young master. The next step is to stop fighting, and to listen to orders.

In this way, the fast horse scouts came out of the east gate and headed straight for the main force of the mercenaries that were approaching from the direction of the northern city.

While training marksmanship, the main force of the mercenary army that was advancing was not very fast under the leadership of Yang Chendong.

On the one hand, he wanted to see if Kong Quanxin's three battalions had the strength to fight alone and capture Hanoi City; Second, because of the urgency of the requirements, there was a slight difference in the specifications of this batch of bullets, which directly led to a decrease in accuracy. He wanted to issue a document asking the Red Embedding City Arsenal to ensure efficiency and quality at the same time, and it could only increase the number of targets to make up for the target rate.

Fortunately, after nearly three days of training, each fighter fired at least 100 rounds of ammunition, and the target rate has been significantly improved, so he can relax some of his heart. It was at this time that the scouts sent by Kong Quanxin rushed over. In fact, they were only forty miles away from Hanoi at this time.

The sudden arrival of the scout inevitably made Yang Chendong have too many conjectures. He thought that the most likely one was to ask for help, so he met the scout for the first time and learned about what was happening in the city of Hanoi.

"The Jiaozhi soldiers are retreating outside the city, is this news accurate?" After listening to the scout's report, Yang Chendong also showed a look of incomprehension, but he hid it very well, and others didn't find out.

"Back to the Sixth Young Master, this matter has been confirmed by the scouts of our three battalions plus the agents of the Security Bureau stationed in Hanoi City. Moreover, our battalion commander also said that since the occupation of Dongcheng, except for a fierce counterattack by the Jiaozhi army at the beginning, there has been no major battle to fight. ”

The scout wisely did not answer yes or no, but simply reported truthfully what he had learned.

"Okay, I see, you can go down and rest first." Yang Chendong nodded, with the above evidence, in this way, the Jiaozhi army is really about to withdraw. This also made him have to sigh, as the commander of the Jiaozhi Army, the courage of such a strong man to break his wrist is admirable.

Yang Chendong had already prepared to fight the main force of the Jiaozhi Army in Hanoi City. At that time, with the powerful weapons in his hands, he can guarantee that the result of this battle will completely defeat the Jiaozhi army, and if it comes, the victory or defeat of the Jiaozhi affair will be seen in the first battle. But now it seems that things are far from that simple.

Although it is still unclear why the Cochin Army wants to abandon their national capital, even if there is such a good thing, if you don't take advantage of the victory, then such a good opportunity is really a waste.

"Hu Mang, immediately convey the order, the army set off at full speed, and rushed to Hanoi City." Even if there is a good opportunity to chase the enemy, Yang Chendong will certainly not let it go, and he made a decision as soon as possible.

The order was given, and the main force of the mercenaries, which had been hurrying slowly, moved forward at the speed of a rapid march. An army of nearly 60,000 people was like a long snake and went straight to the city of Hanoi, the capital of Cochin.

The distance of forty miles was only four hours, and nearly sixty thousand people all arrived. Outside the city, Kong Quanxin, the commander of the third battalion, was here with a group of officers to welcome Yang Chendong's arrival.

When they saw Yang Chendong riding a horse from a distance, Kong Quanxin and the others maintained an upright posture and saluted a standard military salute.

Yang Chendong turned over and dismounted, and after returning a military salute, he shook hands with Kong Quanxin and the others, and then said in a very positive tone, "You have all worked hard, and you will definitely be rewarded for your meritorious deeds afterwards, now let's talk about the situation in the city." ”

When he heard the reward for meritorious deeds, Kong Quanxin grinned and laughed. "Sixth Young Master Xie's affirmation, now the situation in the city is very obvious, the Jiaozhi troops in the city are indeed retreating, and the news from the agents of the Security Bureau is that the current Jiaozhi country is no longer the crown prince Li Yuanlong is in charge of the overall situation, but the old king Li Li has the power. Evacuating Cochin and going to Xiyu City was also a decision made by the old king. ”

"Oh? Li Li made the decision. Yang Chendong nodded first after hearing this, if he said this, everything would work.

What kind of person is Li Li, but he dares to wrestle with them in the heyday of the Ming Dynasty. Such a person is not only ruthless and ferocious, but also has a very comparable view of the overall situation. Such people often make some decisions about military and risky moves. But in fact, behind such military actions, there are often unspeakable secrets.

Along the way, Yang Chendong, who was riding on the horse, finally figured out what the purpose of the Jiaozhi Army was in doing this, and I have to say that this is indeed a clever move to change the passive to the active. It's just a pity that if you want to use this trick against mercenaries and yourself, it's still too weak.

Kong Quanxin still didn't understand what Li Li's purpose was in doing this, and when he saw Yang Chendong thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask a little anxiously, "Sixth Young Master, what do you think Jiaozhi Army is doing this for?" ”

"Why? Of course, he didn't want to be led by the nose, he wanted to jump outside and beat us. Yang Chendong smiled, with a confident look.

"Jump outside and hit us?" Kong Quanxin still didn't understand. Not only him, but also Luo Po, the commander of the Leng Feng Second Regiment who followed Yang Chendong, and Chen Bo, the commander of the second battalion, also looked puzzled.

"Bring me the map." Yang Chendong knew that he didn't make things clear to the officers below, and they were also bottomless when they started the battle, so he waved his hand and asked Hu Mang to take the hand-drawn map of Jiaozhi from the people below.

Several officers grabbed a corner of the map and unfolded it, and then Yang Chendong pointed to Hanoi, the capital of Jiaozhi State, and said, "We are here now." The city is a little northwest of Hanoi, and the distance between the two sides is less than 200 miles. Compared to the location of Hanoi City, which is the capital of the country, Xiyu City is the only place we must pass through to the west and the north, and if we do not solve this place, we will not be able to go in these two directions with confidence, otherwise we will face the danger of being cut off from military supplies and food and grass at any time. ”

After these words, Luo Po and the others all nodded, obviously agreeing with Yang Chendong's judgment and analysis.

Then Yang Chendong pointed to the map and said: "It is not false that Hanoi City is a country of Cochin, but at the same time, the environment here is also very complicated, far from the previous time when we captured Quyi City and Beidai City, and now there are many cities and roads leading to Hanoi City. In other words, once we occupy this place, we can be attacked from all directions at any time. Although I haven't figured out what the old guy thinks about Le Lly yet, I guess he will definitely play siege tactics, and our manpower needs to defend against enemies that may appear in all directions, and it will be difficult to solve such a mess as Hanoi City. ”

While motioning for Hu Mang to put away the map, Yang Chendong looked at Luo Po and the others and asked, "How is it?" Any ideas and opinions can be put forward. ”

Facing Yang Chendong's encouraging eyes, Head Luo Po only hesitated slightly, and then said what he was worried about, "Sixth Young Master, the siege can't threaten us for the time being, so let's wait until the other party settles down." It's just that the civil strife in Hanoi City must be solved, and if you want to solve the problem of chaos, you must first solve the problem of food, and food has become the top priority in everything. ”