Chapter 489

"Ladies and gentlemen." when the hall was quiet, Li Yuanlong's voice began to come out, "We all know what kind of situation we are facing now. Mercenaries are fierce and armed with advanced firearms. They can take people's lives hundreds of feet away. Our army is not its opponent. Our army has lost several battles in a row. Now the other party has occupied Beidai City, less than 200 miles away from our Jiaozhi capital. When this country is in danger, Do you have any magic tricks to retreat from the enemy? "

With these words, Li Yuanlong looked at the ministers with expectant eyes to see if there were any good moves and better ways.

After hearing the words of the crown prince, the ministers who were still talking about it had no movement at all.

In fact, before the prince's future, people talked about the domestic war more than once. Huang Hua came back, and the news came back from Jixu and longbian cities, which confirmed that the mercenaries had a powerful killing weapon far beyond their imagination, an advanced fire gun that can fire repeatedly and is highly accurate.

It is said that the musket can hit 600 or 700 meters away, and it can still be fatal when it falls on people. In contrast, the bows and arrows in their hands can only shoot about 100 meters, and the real lethality is only 50 or 60 meters. How can we fight this battle after a difference of more than ten times?

But what if they can't fight? This is where they live. Mercenaries belong to outsiders. That is, outsiders can't let them take anything. When the king closed his eyes, everyone put all their hope on the crown prince. But now the crown prince has asked this question, how can they answer it.

People who couldn't think of a solution had to turn their eyes to Li Yuanlong again. They thought that they didn't have the ability and couldn't find a solution to the problem, but they were the prince and must have a solution.

Everyone stopped talking. Although it was expected by Li Yuanlong, when he really saw the end, he couldn't help sighing, "don't you really have any solution?"

Seeing that the prince was so disappointed, all the ministers couldn't help lowering their heads. Obviously, they didn't want to let the prince see their incompetence. Some military ministers, although helpless, didn't lower their heads.

As generals, they were originally prepared to die for their country. They were not afraid of death. After seeing that the literary ministers had no way, the generals led by the famous general fan Yuhai stood up step by step, "Your Highness, we are willing to be the vanguard and give an order."

More than a dozen generals stood up together and said in unison, but they also had some momentum. These words shocked the body of the literary ministers who were bowing their heads, and also shocked the eyes of Li Yuanlong, who was in the first place in the world.

In any case, if there are generals who dare to fight, Jiaozhi should not subjugate the country. The important thing is that with the support of these generals, his status as a temporary commander will be stable.

"Well, the generals are very brave, and the crown prince is very happy." his eyes fell on the generals such as fan Yuhai and Huang Hua, and Li Yuanlong sighed. After saying this, he shook his head again, "It's just a huge gap in weapons between the two sides. Even if the generals are not afraid of life and death, the crown prince doesn't want to give his life in vain. Before he thinks of a good way, he should think about whether to fight in the first World War."

"Your Highness," fan Yuhai looked worried when he heard the meaning of Li Yuanlong's words. He could feel that the prince was about to abandon the war and seek peace.

"Well, the prince has his own decision on this matter. Where is the prime minister?" interrupted fan Yuhai's next words. Li Yuanlong's eyes swept to the ministers and asked.

"The old minister is here." Ruan Chuncheng said step by step.

"The crown prince ordered you to go to Beidai city for peace talks with mercenaries on behalf of the crown prince to see what they mean. If you are willing to withdraw, we are willing to give compensation. Are you willing to go?" that is, if you can't find a better way, Li Yuanlong said according to what he thought before.

This is going to seek peace. Speaking of it, this is not a good job. As the Prime Minister of a country and the head of all officials, Ruan Chuncheng can't force him if he doesn't want to. But he just changed his face. After a few times, he nodded and promised, "that is, the prince has a life, and the old minister is willing to go."

"Well, you deserve to be the Prime Minister of the country. It's hard for you. You can rest assured that negotiation is just a means. From today on, we will use the strength of a country to make iron, and strive to forge more iron shields and other iron tools, so as to ensure that we can't be too passive as mercenaries in World War I. besides, the crown prince will send someone to present his credentials to Daming I want to be a minister in exchange for the withdrawal of mercenaries. "

"Your Highness..." hearing this statement, all the ministers fell to their knees one by one. Of course, they knew that everything was hard won. Now Li Yuanlong made so many concessions, which made them feel very wronged. But it seems that there is no better way to solve the crisis except this way.

"Alas, you need to be strong enough to be dignified. I hope that after this event, everyone can work together to build me stronger. In this way, no one will underestimate me and the earth in the future."

"Your Highness, the crown prince is a thousand years old and a thousand years old." hearing Li Yuanlong's instruction, all the ministers showed their intention to be angry and strong. All this made the prince happy. It would be a good thing if we could experience this suffering and make a change.

Of course, there is a truth that Li Yuanlong will not say, that is, the negotiation is false, and it is true to take the opportunity to create more iron tools to meet the enemy. From childhood, he did not believe that prayer could bring peace. Only when he was strong, others would see it, and that was the real strength.

That is, the other party really has such an advanced firegun in his hand. With Jiaozhi's current conditions, if he wants to win the war, he needs to pay too much. If he doesn't do well, he will shake the foundation of Jiaozhi. This is not what Li Yuanlong with lofty ideals wants to see. What he needs is to win the war at the least cost. Therefore, he doesn't hesitate to bow to Daming for the time being to get their support.

He has made it clear that the general led by the other party is the loyal and courageous Duke of Daming. That is, the title was granted by the Ming Dynasty, so it would be easy to do. As long as the Ming emperor ordered him to withdraw, how dare the other party not? At that time, it will be time for you to make a full counterattack. Even if you make a sudden attack on the other party's retreat, you can still get that kind of advanced fire gun for your own use.

As for whether Daming will ask Yang Chendong to withdraw his troops as he wishes. Hehe, there is no need to think too much.

What is Daming? Great country, the most important thing is what others think of them. As long as you say something nice and even make some oral commitments, you will do what you say for the sake of fame.

This is to lose face and suffer. It is precisely in order to win a good name and a broad-minded title. In history, I don't know how many dynasties paid a heavy price for it. Even Li Yuanlong can see this and use it to know how such a big short board hinders the development of China.

When the temporary meeting was over, Li Yuanlong called prime minister Ruan Chuncheng and said his real purpose.

"Prime minister, when you go to the mercenary camp, you don't have to worry too much. The negotiation can take time. In this case, I'll send someone to make peace with Daming and cooperate with you to send the good news. Please rest assured." considering the distance between Jiaozhi and Daming, some things can't be done in a day, and how to strive for the time, This is what Ruan Chuncheng needs to do.

After hearing the prince's meaning, Ruan Chuncheng was very pleased. What he worried about was that the prince really counseled. If so, how can he lead Jiaozhi to carry forward? Fortunately, everything is just an expedient measure. Such a flexible person is the leader of mutual toe.

With a look of admiration, Ruan Chuncheng confidently patted his chest and assured Li Yuanlong, "Your Highness, please rest assured. Once there is an old man, it will not be a problem to trust him for ten days and a half months."

"Well, the prince will order the people who go to Daming for peace to speed up their journey." Li Yuanlong also vowed. Generally speaking, he still valued the prime minister's talent, and naturally didn't want him to make any mistakes.

In the evening of the day after their discussion, the officials who went to Daming to seek peace set out secretly. On the morning of the next day, Ruan Chuncheng also changed into new official clothes and took a group of relatives out of Hanoi and went straight to Beidai city 200 miles away.

Just as the team started, Jiaozhi messengers took a step north to the city and gave a general idea of what their prime minister meant.

North Belt city.

With the entry of Yang Chendong with the main force, this place has become another look. Before, the rich people who encouraged others to attack mercenaries in the city were pulled out of their homes one by one. Anyone who does not obey and dares to resist will be killed without amnesty. For the alien, Yang Chendong admitted that he had never had a good temper, especially the owner who wanted to stab secretly. He didn't spend the night and had to settle down when he caught the opportunity.

Under Yang Chendong's ruthless tactics and policies, more than 20 rich people in the city were brought out of their homes. At first, there was some resistance, but after slaughtering two more than 60 people, the others became honest. When they went to catch people, they were brought out of their home obediently.