The meandering tributaries of the Duong River merge into the river, and the other side of the river is not far from Thang Long.

There are many bamboos growing on the riverbank, and the plains a little further away from the river bank are dotted with woods, rice paddies and villages. The scattered Ming soldiers took bows and crossbows and carefully searched the woods. There must be Ming soldiers within five steps around.

Zhang Fu, the right deputy general of Pingyi, was on the edge of the forest, he swept away the wild grass with his scabbard, walked under a tree, slapped his palm on the trunk, and looked up at the branches and leaves above.

He needs to find the right trees and build the ship as soon as possible.

Although Thang Long City seemed to be close at hand, the Annam army had already diverted or burned the big boats on the river near Bac Giang Province on the north bank of the river. The Annam Army also deployed the main force of the naval division on the Great River near Thang Long. If the Ming army did not gradually sail the army, it would be impossible to cross the river from here.

The imperial court decreed that the army should end the war in Annam by February next year. Time was pressing, Zhang Fu left the camp of the Western Route Army two days ago, and rushed back to the army the night before yesterday.

At this moment, two horsemen galloped parallel to each other on the main road on the riverbank, raising a puff of dust. Zhang Fu and the generals around him couldn't help but look sideways.

After a while, a sergeant came to report: "Commander, the King of Han has a military order to send to the Chinese army!" ”

"Send it over." A military general next to him saw Zhang Fu nodding, so he helped shout.

Waiting for the knight to submit the military order, Zhang Fu first opened the lacquer seal and saw that it was written by the King of Han himself, and the cursive calligraphy of the famous style was strong and strong, and wrote: Our department has captured Mumaru Prefecture yesterday and evening, and surrendered and burned the warship, seized the river to meet, and began to erect a pontoon bridge this morning. Ordered the Eastern Route Army to lead the army to move closer to Mumaru Prefecture, cross the river, and join forces to enter Duobang City.

Zhang Fu was stunned for a while when he saw this. Check the materials used for the lacquer seal again, the position of the seal, there is no problem, and the words on the letter are indeed the handwriting of the King of Han, and the writing is very smooth and there is no trace of imitation.

"Dashuai, what happened?" The subordinate general next to him asked curiously.

Zhang Fu handed the letter to the left and right, and said expressionlessly: "The King of Han has captured Mumaru Prefecture. ”

He calculated a little in his heart, it only took two days for the Han Wangjun Army to capture Mumaru Prefecture? Zhang Fu had only left the Han Wangjun camp two days earlier, and he had seen with his own eyes that the siege fortifications had just been built, and even the ladder was still being built, and there was a burst of shelling that afternoon, and the Ming army had not yet officially launched a siege battle.

According to what is written in the letter, the king of Han only had two days at most, the day before yesterday and yesterday, to attack the city.

When Zhang Fugang learned about this military situation, he couldn't believe it, because he didn't expect Mumaru Prefecture to be so vulnerable!

He personally went to Mumaru Prefecture to see it, and that city was a fortified city even in the interior of the Ming Dynasty; The city was heavily defended and full of weapons, so it had already been prepared...... The defenders of Mumaru Prefecture also had an advantage, the south gate was close to the river, and the Annan army also controlled the surface of the river; In this way, there will be no shortage of ammunition, food and grass, and reinforcements will be available at any time.

If you are unlucky, you may not be able to take such a city after two years of siege. How did the king of Han storm the city in two days?

Zhang Fu was very confused for a while, because at that time, he clearly saw that the King of Han was actually slowly repairing siege fortifications in Mumaru Prefecture, not like a surprise attack that took advantage of his unpreparedness.

The generals discussed one after another, and someone said, "The King of Han is really powerful, and when he heard about the 'Battle of Jingjing', he was able to fight well and make great achievements." "There are a lot of bamboos and trees nailed to the Baihe River to hinder water transportation, and the King of Han has no boats, how did he take the enemy warships on the river......"

Zhang Fu was also as curious as his generals, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered what King Han said: No matter what the city is, it is guarded by people, and it still depends on people.

For a while, Zhang Fu was a little sour and unhappy in his heart, but he was ashamed of his own heart, how could a big man be like this? What's more, the victory of friendly forces is a good thing in the overall situation!

Maybe there is a reason for that glimmer of displeasure in my heart. Two days earlier, the King of Han had ordered the Ming army to attack Mumaru Prefecture on the one hand, and build warships on the east side on the other, looking for more opportunities to cross the river...... Although this is the deployment of the main general, there is a faint sense of competition. After all, King Han was in charge of the Mumaru Prefecture side, and Zhang Fu was near Beijiang Mansion, doing things separately.

Now Zhang Fu hasn't even cut down the trees, and there is no shadow of the warship, and the King of Han is already about to cross the river! Although the overall situation is a victory, Zhang Fu feels that he has lost very completely in the competition, who can be happy if he loses?

It seems that there is another reason, although the king of Han is the son of the prince and the emperor, but his identity has no effect on the victory or defeat on the battlefield, and the king of Han is only in his twenties; Zhang Fu is in his early thirties, eight years older than King Han. Zhang Fu subconsciously thought, if King Han can experience eight more years, isn't he completely inferior to him?

Zhang Fu's heart is still very high, and he is faintly dissatisfied and unwilling in his heart.

He was silent for a moment, and then said: "Order the generals, stop logging, and the whole army is ready to pull out the camp and approach the Mumaru Prefecture to the west!" ”

"Order!"

Zhang Fu did not hesitate to give the order to cooperate with the Han Wangjun. The overall situation is the overall situation, not to mention that King Han is the person with the highest military power. If it was for selfishness and regardless of the war situation, Zhang Fuhui would feel that he was a mediocre general with no heart, and he was not qualified to compare with others at all.

…… Zhu Gaoxu saw so many exotic girls in the lobby of the Mumaru Prefecture Mansion, although they were the domestic prostitutes of the nobles, Zhu Gaoxu was still very tempted in his heart. There are tall, short, fat and thin inside, some have a very good appearance, and some have too dark skin, but they are all young.

He paced to the middle of the lobby and looked at the little ladies quietly. After coming out of Yunnan Fucheng, Zhu Gaoxu has not been close to women for several months...... When he was in the Han Palace, he was not a stunning beauty, and he couldn't look down on him at all; I didn't know that I hadn't touched a woman for a few months, but I suddenly became so hungry and didn't choose to eat, and I saw some young ladies casually, and I already felt that she looked very good.

Regardless of whether the figure of those little ladies has visual impact or not, the unique female body line, Zhu Gaoxu also feels very beautiful when he looks at it. His gaze was very careful, looking down at their bulging breasts and soft waists.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at it for a while, and when he suddenly turned around, he found that Zhao Ping was looking at him, and the two looked at each other, a little embarrassed for a while. Zhu Gaoxu said very calmly: "I still like women who are neither fat nor thin, too much meat or no meat at all will destroy a woman's figure." Which bite is better for Zhao? ”

Zhao Ping hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "These women are all the playthings of Ruan Gongzhuo, the prince has broken through this city, they are all in your bag, not something that the general should think." ”

"You man, hehe!" Zhu Gaoxu laughed.

Zhao Ping saw that Zhu Gaoxu was in good spirits, and he seemed to be a little relaxed, so he smiled and said, "Why don't you pick some eye-catching ones?" After a while, the brothers asked them to check it, told them to wash their bodies, and sent them to the prince's room. ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Gaoxu said in a voice that did not know what to do.

At this time, a tall woman in a long white dress took two steps forward, squatted slightly, looked up at Zhu Gaoxu and smiled, and said in jerky Chinese: "Lord Wang, do you want me?" ”

"Ha, she can speak Chinese, just her." Zhu Gaoxu pointed at the woman.

His interest was even higher, and he immediately began to inspect his booty, picking among a group of women. He noticed that a little lady had a round face and a slightly pointed chin, and she was very delicate and cute, so he stopped to take a second look.

Unexpectedly, the round-faced little lady curled up, looking scared, and showed a look of disgust. Zhu Gaoxu was not too difficult to be forced, and immediately looked away.

Another petite lady puffed up her chest, looked at Zhu Gaoxu, put her hand in front of her abdomen and moved it slightly up embarrassedly, as if to say that although she was small, she had a full place. Zhu Gaoxu felt that her face looked average, maybe he was more accustomed to the face of Han girls, these Annan girls generally had deep eye sockets, but fortunately, the skin of this little lady was still white.

"And her." Zhu Gaoxu said, "It's enough to ask the two little ladies to sleep." ”

After he said that, he said to Zhao Ping: "Ruan Gonggui is playing prostitutes here alone, and if the soldiers don't sell their lives, the city will be broken in two days." This king cannot forget his brethren. The rest of the great crowd of prostitutes, women, and good men were brought into the barracks, so that the brethren who had been the first to storm the city wall yesterday might come and eat first. ”

Zhao Ping clenched his fists and said: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "It is strictly forbidden for soldiers to rob civilian wives and daughters. ”

And these ladies in the lobby are all Ruan Gonggui's playful girls, they must have been bought with money, and in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, they are not considered to rob the people.

For a moment, the women in the lobby were chattering and noisy. Some of them should have understood what Zhu Gaoxu said, at this time Chinese was the lingua franca in all countries, and the history books of most countries in the East were written in literary language. It's just that Zhu Gaoxu couldn't understand what they said.

The round-faced little lady who had dodged Zhu Gaochu just now had already stood up at this time, looking at Zhu Gaochu with blank eyes, she couldn't speak Chinese, but maybe she had heard her sisters say what happened, she said a few words to Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu was so confused that he didn't even understand half a word.

He didn't care whether Xiao Niang could understand it or not, and only said in Chinese: "The Ming army brothers who went to the city first are all heroes, and you should feel honored to serve the heroes, and you should serve them well!" ”

The two little ladies who were selected by Zhu Gaoxu, one tall and one short, were grabbed by the hair and clothes by several ladies and screamed.

"He's a mother!" Zhu Gaoxu scolded.

Zhao Ping immediately rushed up with several generals, pulled those women away, and slapped the troublesome woman a few times. Another military general pulled out his Yanling sword, and the bright weapon deterred those troublemakers. Zhao Ping had to call the two little ladies and take them out of the lobby.

Zhu Gaochu also turned around and left, and when he came to the outside of the lobby, Zhu Gaochu suddenly found that Zhao Ping was secretly laughing, so he frowned and said, "What's ridiculous?" ”

Zhao Ping said: "The last general is rude, and the prince forgives him." The last general suddenly remembered the round-faced servant, and the prince chose her unwillingly, but wanted to stay as a camper, and he couldn't help but feel funny. There are more than 100,000 people in our army, and those dozens of women, even if each of them waits for twenty men every day, can't be busy......"

"Ugh!" Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal and made a voice.

It's not a good thing for a general to be greedy on the battlefield, but letting the soldiers share it is good for morale. Zhu Gaoxu's thinking in his heart is much better than plundering and burning and killing the wives and daughters of the people. After all, the plaything left by Ruan Gonggui was originally considered a prostitute, and the difference was nothing more than serving the rulers of the Annan State or serving the soldiers of the Ming army.

After a while, the eunuch Cao Fu arrived in the mansion, and Zhu Gaoxu asked Cao Fu to take the two little ladies away and go out to the riverside first.

In the evening, Zhu Gaoxu returned to the Chinese army near the government office. The two little mothers soon followed Cao Fu and were sent to the bedroom.

The petite lady can't speak Chinese, and the other doesn't speak very well. The tall lady asked Zhu Gaoxu if he was bathing, and Zhu Gaoxu nodded and prepared to take a hot bath to rest first.

When the two young ladies helped him untie his clothes, Zhu Gaoxu casually asked, "Why did those women in the lobby suddenly beat you in the morning?" ”

The tall lady curled her mouth and said, "They scolded us for being shameless, but in fact, they were just jealous." The woman who was waiting for Ruan Gong was full of clever words on her face, and she turned her back and said bad things about others! ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

The little lady immediately began to say bad things about others, "The little lady who is pacing the prince today is the worst, always pretending to be high, and secretly shameless than anyone else......"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "That's a pity. I thought she really didn't want to. ”