Nantianzhu King Ero is a very clear-headed person, he is willing to risk the loss of the country, but also to fight with all his might, because the consequence of retreat, is the inevitable death of the country after many years, rather than waiting for death slowly, it is better to have a good time, if it is really as he expected, can wait for reinforcements, then the defeat into victory is not necessarily impossible.

However, the premise for him to be able to get away with defeat is that he must be able to smash the Lion Country's attempt to destroy the country quickly, that is, to be able to block the Lion Kingdom army for a long time, defend the royal city and not fall soon, and show his strength.

If the capital is breached in three or five days, it will naturally not be able to talk about turning defeat into victory, and it is also the last thing he wants to see.

According to his own estimates, as long as the domestic soldiers are united, with the geographical advantage of the royal city, they will be able to hold back the Lion Kingdom army for a long time, and finally wait for reinforcements.

But looking at these ministers in front of him who were unwilling to fight, Ero was suddenly a little discouraged, the ministers were so afraid of death, how could they unite to block the strong enemy.

At present, for the king of Nantianzhu, the most urgent need is foreign aid, as long as there is foreign aid support, even if it is only a verbal promise, it will greatly encourage the confidence of the domestic subjects, so as to unite as one to defeat the invading strong enemy.

But all the small countries that contacted him politely refused his request, which made him very sad, and when he was in trouble, he didn't even have a person willing to provide verbal support, which was also too sad.

Looking at the frightened faces below, King Eero really wanted to slap their mouths, he really raised these useless people for nothing.

"Your Majesty, the Lion Kingdom has seized many ports in the south of us in one fell swoop by using despicable sneak attack methods, and now that the army is in full swing, we should not fight with them, if His Majesty the King is bent on seizing the lost ports, you can first promise the Lion Kingdom, and after they relax their guard, we will have a sneak attack, so that the chances of victory may be greater."

A minister gave an idea.

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, you should first agree to the request of the Lion Nation and let them let their guard down."

Several ministers chimed in.

King Eero wouldn't believe their nonsense? They don't support a war with the Lion State now, and they will definitely be even more reluctant in the future, and they say it very well, and they will wait for the Lion State to relax its vigilance and then attack it, but whether the Lion State relaxes its vigilance, who has the final say, it is not these ministers who have the final say, and after that, these lost lands will never be recovered.

However, if the ministers do not support the king, then the king will become a waste, so, in many cases, he is obviously very angry, but he is helpless, and he can only follow the minister's wishes, which makes Ero extremely painful.

For so many years, the Lion Kingdom has bullied the Nantianzhu Kingdom with its strong combat effectiveness, causing great losses to the Nantianzhu, and this time directly occupying the land, it can be said that it has intensified.

"Isn't there seven days left? Then we will talk about it in seven days, this king is tired, go down and rest! ”

Hérault had no choice but to continue to stall for time, and until the last moment, he would not be willing to admit that the encroached land belonged to the Lion State.

In the eastern port of Garigar in Nantianzhu, three steam ships of the Datang fleet slowly arrived and made a request to dock.

Garrigal is a relatively large port in South Tianzhu, and it usually receives more merchant ships, but the merchant ships are all sails, and there has never been a steam ship emitting black smoke, which makes everyone in the port of Garrigal dumbfounded.

Fortunately, the merchants passing by the merchant ship told them about the Datang steam ship, so as soon as they saw the steamship emitting black smoke, they immediately understood that it was a Datang ship, and immediately agreed to enter the port.

Datang is the first power in the world, no country dares to offend the Tang Empire, of course, it can't refuse the Datang ships to dock, in addition, there are only three Datang ships, one steam gunboat, two supply ships, not a very large scale.

"Who's in the lead?"

The Datang official asked.

"I am, are you Datang officers and soldiers, contemptible or the first time you see Datang officers and soldiers? This ship is so domineering, it's really big. ”

The eyes of the officials of Nan Tianzhu have always been looking at the steamship, such a huge steamship, he has really never seen it, how can he be worthy of himself if he doesn't look at it a few times.

"We're passing through here, and we're going to have some days of rest by the way, and I'm going to see your king wherever he is."

The words of the officials of the Tang Dynasty are too domineering, an official with a low official position directly indicates that he wants to meet the king of a small country, and this domineering can only be possessed by officials of large countries.

"The king is in the royal city, dozens of miles of land."

Nantianzhu officials are still observing the steamship.

"Dozens of miles, a few hours at the earliest, you should be able to arrive, you are responsible for leading the way."

The Datang official ordered.

"You're coming all the way here, why don't you take a break?"

The officials of Nantianzhu wanted to visit the Datang steamship, but they didn't dare to say it directly, so they turned a corner.

"No need, we have important business with your king, and we must leave now."

The Datang official said seriously.

"Yes, we'll lead the way."

How dare the officials of Nan Tianzhu disobey, they immediately led a team of soldiers to open the way in front.

"No infantry, everyone on horseback, so that we can reach the royal city quickly."

The Tang officials let all the people who did not have horses stay, and asked the people led by Nan Tianzhu to also lead the way on horseback, and also prepared a few extra horses to change on the road.

The distance of dozens of miles is very slow for walking, but it is much faster for horseback riding, as long as you keep galloping, you can reach the royal city in a few hours.

Halfway through, the officials of Nan Tianzhu asked, "I haven't asked yet, what is the important thing for you to find our king?" ”

The Datang official replied: "Just come and tell your king that our Datang Li Shilang is going to pass through your country, and I really don't know anything else." ”

"Oh, the squire of the Tang Dynasty is a very high official!"

The Nan Tianzhu official sighed.

After a few hours, it was dark, but fortunately they had already arrived at the gate of the royal city, and as long as they entered the city, they did not have to sleep in the suburbs.

In ancient times, there were no lights, so there was usually a night curfew policy, and you could not go out casually at night, and the city gate would be closed in the evening to prevent thieves.

Although Nantianzhu is a small country, the royal city also follows this law and has a night ban policy, so the soldiers guarding the city gate will not open the door casually.

However, outside the city is the official of the port of Garigar, in addition, there is also an envoy from the Tang Dynasty, people of this status, they naturally dare not open the door, otherwise, if they make the other party unhappy, the consequences will be very serious.

The Tang officials entered the city smoothly, but it was already dark for a long time at this time, and it stands to reason that they should rest for one night, and the next morning, they would visit the king of Nantianzhu again.

But the Tang officials were impatient, and they had to go to see the king of Nantianzhu immediately, and their tone was still very tough, and it seemed that they would not give up if they didn't meet immediately.

"You wait here, I'll report it."

Nan Tianzhu officials are also helpless, who let the other party be an official of a strong country? If it was an official of the official, he would not dare to disturb the king's rest casually.

"Your Majesty, someone has come to visit."

The attendant reported softly.

"In the middle of the night, who is so bold."

King Hérault did not rest, not only that, but several of his ministers also remained in the palace, the reason is very simple, that is, they were discussing the affairs of the Lion Kingdom, in order to prevent the king from taking risks, these ministers came to persuade again, and they did not leave, constantly brainwashing the king, so that the king should learn to forbear.

"Your Majesty, officials from the Tang Dynasty have come to visit."

An official came to report.

"Datang officials, Datang is a very powerful country! There is no more powerful country in the world than the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Why did the Datang fleet come suddenly, is it here to help us?"

"Your Majesty, the Tang people can't be offended, we must greet them in person."

There was a look of joy in the eyes of many ministers, they were even afraid of the Lion Country, not to mention the Tang Empire, which was countless times stronger than the Lion Country, did they dare not greet it in person?

King Eero was also overjoyed when he heard that the Tang fleet was coming, and in this case, even if the Tang fleet did not come to help, he had to meet it in person, at least to cheer up his subjects in his own country and strengthen their courage to fight against the Lion Kingdom.

"Let's go, let's go meet the envoy of the Tang fleet."

Ero personally took the minister and went outside the palace, he wanted to personally greet the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, in this situation, he heard the word Datang as if he heard the name of the savior.

The king took all the noblest courtiers of Nan Tianzhu to greet the Tang officials outside the gate of the palace, and it can be said that the face is enough.

"Envoy, welcome to Nantianzhu, please come immediately!"

King Eero said politely.

"The king is not polite, I am just a minor official of the Tang Dynasty, it is our Li Shilang who is going to pass through your country, and he will definitely arrive at the port of Garigal in two or three days, I hope the king can personally go to greet him, I am just here to pass the word."

The Datang official said domineeringly.

"It doesn't matter, Datang is a big country, as long as it is an official of Datang, they are our most honored guests, please inside, please quickly."

King Nan Tianzhu said with a smile.

"Thank you then, King, please."

The Datang official spoke.

"I don't know if you have any important things to do, do you need our help?"

Hérault asked as he walked.

"I just said that I'm just a petty official, and the specific things are not clear, and these will not be known until you meet Li Shilang."

Datang official said.

"Oh, so that's the case, then the high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty must have brought a lot of soldiers and horses when they traveled!"

King Eero of Nantianzhu continued to ask.

"Not much, more than 10,000 elite soldiers and horses, hundreds of ships."

The Datang official replied.

"Oh, more than 10,000 elite soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, that must be very powerful, after all, it is the elite of a big country, haha!"

Hérault complimented.

The Datang officials were happy and said happily: "Hahaha! What the king said is that the elite of my Tang Dynasty is incomparable to any country, don't look at the only more than 10,000 elites, if it is a war, it is enough to defeat a million heroes, and destroy a small country is like a bag to get something, and it is effortless to blow away. ”

This awesome is definitely not boasting, this 10,000-person army of the Tang Empire does have such a strong strength, and it will not take much effort to destroy a backward and small country like Nan Tianzhu.

The advantage of technology is very important, the historical India is just a geographical concept, as many as more than 500 independent countries, the South Asian subcontinent is very fragmented, but the Western powers with strong technological advantages, gradually conquered all these more than 500 small countries, thus forming a complete country.

Therefore, as long as you have a huge advantage in technology, even if you have a small number of troops, you can produce a very large combat power, so as to defeat an enemy who far outnumber you.

"The Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses are so brave, it's amazing, it's amazing."

"I have long heard that the Tang Empire is the most powerful country in the world, and it is really unusual."

"Like the Lion Country, which prides itself on being powerful, compared with Datang, it is not worth mentioning at all."

"Datang is a righteous country, a rogue country like the Lion Country, it is shameless to claim to be a strong country."

"As long as Datang is here, there is no strong country in the world, and only Datang can be called a strong country."

Minister Nan Tianzhu's ability to compliment is still very strong, and he doesn't pause his sycophants.

When the Datang officials heard these compliments, they were naturally very happy, laughed from time to time, and their attitudes were much gentler, with a small amount of arrogance and more enthusiasm for friends.

"The envoy can rest assured that he will stay in the palace, and if he needs anything, he will leave early in the morning and go to the dock in advance to wait for Li Shilang's arrival."

The king also knew that the level of the Datang officials in front of him was not high enough, so he didn't want to ask too many questions, besides, it was not early, and the Datang officials had been tired all the way, and they should indeed rest.

"Hahaha! The king is too polite, then I will go to sleep. ”

The Datang official followed the chamberlain and walked to the guest room.

After arranging the officials of the Tang Dynasty, the king of Nantianzhu, Ero, and the ministers all seemed a little excited, in short, the mood was completely unsettled, and there was no sleepiness at all.

"Your Majesty, the high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty are suddenly coming to visit, and they have brought more than 10,000 elite soldiers and horses, what does this mean!"

"Yes! We have only seen Datang merchants, and no high-ranking officials of Datang have taken the sea route to our Nantianzhu? ”

"I have long heard that Datang is extremely strong, if Datang is willing to help us, the Lion Kingdom will not dare to attack us."

"No one in the Lion Kingdom dares to threaten, does he dare to threaten Datang, they must not have the guts."

"This may not be, although Datang is extremely powerful, but in the far east, although there are more than 10,000 elites coming this time, it may not be able to defeat the 50,000 army of the Lion Country."

"Yes! It's really hard to say, our soldiers and horses are united with the Tang Dynasty, and there are not as many as the Lion Country, the elite soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty are far away from the mainland, if they are not adapted, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness may not be stronger than our army. ”

"Yes! Traveling far across the ocean, it is taboo to not adapt to the water and soil! ”