In order to level the bowl of water, the more than 450 people who did not dare to move under the city tower took over the work and handed it over to the hands of these two hundred auxiliary soldiers.

In any case, even if someone else eats meat, they all drank a bowl of soup, and the two hundred auxiliary soldiers opened the city gate and walked out under the leadership of the two company commanders.

At this time, the shield bearers had already thrown all the weapons in their hands to the ground in order to survive, and finally saw the mercenaries dressed in army green come out. For some reason, they were not afraid at all, but instead had a feeling of relief.

If no one comes out to receive them, it may be a dead end.

A great victory in the defense of the North Belt City!

More than 2,300 enemies were killed, nearly 500 were captured, and countless military supplies of various kinds were captured. When Yang Chendong rushed to Beidaicheng with the main force of more than 7,000 people, he heard such a report.

On the contrary, in Hanoi, the capital of Cochin, a succession of bad news was transmitted here, and as the king, Le Le Li seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden, and there were even some voices questioning him, saying that he was going to let the young prince rule in advance.

Hearing these discussions, King Li Li only replied calmly, and after knowing it, he turned around and entered the palace, and no longer saw anyone.

The king didn't see anyone, which made the ministers panic, and I don't know how many important ministers found Prime Minister Ruan Xuan Cheng to ask for advice.

Compared with the other courtiers' flustered expressions, which seemed to be the sky falling, Prime Minister Ruan Chuncheng's face was much calmer. "Don't worry, everyone, the prince is about to enter the city, let's all go and greet him together."

Don't look at Li Li's many princesses, but there are only two sons. One is the eldest son Li Siqi, but unfortunately died early. The other is Li Yuanlong, the second son who was made the crown prince now.

For a long time, in order not to have friction with the royal power, Li Yuanlong chose to go to Jiuzhen County in the south of Jiaozhi Kingdom after he became an adult. Anyway, his father is such a son of his own, and the throne will not be passed on to others in the future, so the prince will stay away from the capital.

Not to mention, this Li Yuanlong still has some ability, and it is true that he inherited the mantle of Li Li in history, and then during the time he was king, the national strength of the entire Jiaozhi also increased a lot. It is a talent that will be shown wherever it is, just like him in Jiuzhen County, relying on the geographical environment by the sea there, he has built Jiuzhen County very rich.

Of course, it was also because of the proximity to the sea, he had already heard about mercenaries, and even occasionally the fleet he sent to trade with other countries could see mercenary warships flying the five-star red flag high.

Compared with the sea ships of other small countries, the mercenary warships are very domineering in terms of size, draft and aggressiveness. Rumor has it that their ships have heavy artillery and can be sunk and capsized by ships he shows as unfriendly at great distances, and gradually the mercenary ships will dominate the seas, and other ships will have to pay heavy taxes if they want to pass here.

I still remember the first time I saw the mercenary warship flying the red flag on the sea, Li Yuanlong was shocked, looking at the behemoth that sailed not far away, he was naturally envious.

Since then, Li Yuanlong has given strict orders to his subordinates, absolutely not to be enemies of mercenaries, on the contrary, to pay taxes on time, not to play any tricks.

It was with this extremely correct decision that the sea ships of the Cochin Kingdom have been very safe, and as a result, they have made a lot of maritime transactions, exchanged goods and exchanged goods with other countries, and obtained a lot of silver.

Unfortunately, iron weapons are forbidden in maritime transactions, otherwise it is feared that the cochins will get more iron as a result, thus increasing the strength of the army.

But he never imagined that his father and his own country would become enemies of the mercenaries, and they would be killed in the country. As soon as he heard the news, Li Yuanlong rushed over with 30,000 of the prince's personal guards, and on the way here, he heard the news of the defeat of the army outside the northern belt.

Outside the eastern gate of Hanoi, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Cheng led a group of civil and military ministers to greet the prince Li Yuanlong, whose face was not good-looking.

The courtiers eagerly greeted the crown prince and the future king, and for the sake of the future, it seemed that everyone wanted to come forward and stammer. Li Yuanlong was laughing with the ministers on the surface, but soon he called Prime Minister Ruan Chuncheng aside alone, "Prime Minister Ruan, what the hell is going on?" Are mercenaries really that capable of fighting on land? ”

"Hey." As soon as he talked about this question, Ruan Chuncheng, who was originally very wise, shook his head painfully at the moment, "Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." General Huang Hua came back and said that the other party had a musket in his hand that could hit hundreds of feet away, and the gun could kill people on the spot. ”

"A musket that hits hundreds of feet away?" Rao was prepared, but when he heard this answer, Li Yuanlong still sighed in surprise.

Because of Li Yuanlong's decision-making, he always thought that the sea ships of Jiaozhi and the sea warships of the mercenaries were all safe, which made him think that the power of the other party's artillery was limited, so he did not erect enemies everywhere and became a real sea overlord. But now, when he heard that he had such a powerful musket, he realized that it was not that people did not have the strength to dominate, but they were not willing to do so.

As for what the reason is, others may not be able to figure it out, but Yang Chendong understands it best, that is, there is not enough population and manpower.

Because there are not enough people.

There are some places that even if they are occupied now, they will not be able to control them. In the face of the armament of those enemy teams, he can lead the army to destroy it, but some foreign people can't all be killed, if you want to rule the world, you can't solve the problem by killing it, you also need more Han people, some glory is not only for him to enjoy, but also for more Han people to enjoy that kind of honor.

Li Yuanlong is not Yang Chendong, of course he doesn't understand what the other party thinks. I heard that the mercenaries had actually hit the country, and I thought that my father had done something to offend others.

"By the way, Prime Minister Ruan, where is my father?" After understanding the matter for a while, Li Yuanlong asked with concern while walking towards the palace in the city with the ministers.

Prime Minister Ruan Chuncheng said with an ugly face: "Your Majesty, the king entered the harem alone, and no one is allowed to come and disturb him." ”

"Anyone? Does this also include Prince Ben? After Li Yuanlong heard this answer, he was stunned for a moment, and then he thought of something, and his expression couldn't help but show a burst of joy.

"Yes. The king specifically said that he would not see the prince. Ruan Chuncheng was much happier when he replied to this sentence, even if some things can't be bypassed, then they don't go around. Although this is a bit of a bully, who makes the family a king? The person who said it, father and son, what is there to bully and not bully?

Hearing this affirmative answer, Li Yuanlong's expression slowly regained his calm, and he finally figured it out, his father had left the mess to himself. Once something goes wrong, it's all your own problem, I'm afraid that my father will not only not support him, but will also come out to blame himself, or even take back his power. On the contrary, if things are done well, it means that the father has the wisdom to understand people, and then he will abdicate.

Li Yuanlong is worthy of being a prince for many years, and he thought about things so quickly, which is why Prime Minister Ruan Chuncheng looked ugly when answering this question. But there is no way, who makes the family a king, and he is only the son of the king? The so-called family affection, hehe, almost forgot that in the face of huge interests and reputation, the royal family has no family affection at all.

After knowing his father's plan, Li Yuanlong had no intention of shirking, and he rushed over from Jiuzhen County after he was able to accept the edict, which already explained everything. If he really wanted to hide, he could have said that he was not showing up on the grounds that he was unwell.

Besides, as the crown prince and the future king, Li Yuanlong didn't want to see any problems with Jiaozhi. But if something goes wrong, it will eventually be solved, and the burden of solving it falls on him, which is where the duty lies.

"Even if this is the case, it will be troublesome for Prime Minister Ruan Cheng to gather all the ministers, and this prince wants to hear what kind of views and opinions they have." Even if you want to solve the problem, of course, Han Xin will order the troops, the more the merrier, listen to their opinions, maybe you can find a solution to the problem. Although Li Yuanlong already had a solution to the problem in his heart at this time, it was too much to pay if he wanted to complete it, and if there was a better way, he wouldn't mind adopting and listening to it.

Knowing that this was the prince going to take charge of the government in advance, or that he had taken the initiative to take the problem on him, Ruan Chuncheng first looked at Li Yuanlong with admiration, and then nodded and said, "Okay, then the old minister will gather all the ministers and listen to the prince's lecture." ”

"There's Prime Minister Lao." Li Yuanlong replied in a very respectful tone.

When the prince entered the city, he immediately convened important ministers in the front hall of the palace to discuss important matters, but all the ministers with heads, faces and status rushed over. No one wants to let go of this kind of opportunity to show their faces, so much so that more than 100 people are crammed into the hall that usually only accommodates fifty or sixty courtiers, which is very crowded.

In this regard, Li Yuanlong did not mean to drive people away, on the contrary, he kept a enough smile on his face, showing a very patient appearance, until the people who came were almost there, at least after no one was seen outside, he coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention to himself.

Under this light cough, the hall really became quiet, and then more than two hundred eyes were fixed on the crown prince Li Yuanlong, all wanting to hear what the prince would say when he arrived, and how to solve the dilemma in front of him.