the consequence of this war was far reaching, because it provided the vietnamese with opportunity to lay claim to laos. anou had gone to ask the emperor of vietnam for assistance by discussing terms of submission and promising the secession of the eastern provinces and the usual tribute of silver and gold tree every three year. as a result,siang khuang was occupied by a vietnamese garrison and the vietnamese moved on at serveral points in kammuon and huapan. later, when french ruled vietnam, this served as a protext for the french to take control over the whole of laos