Wang Daozhi is scrambling for time, and Pei Xiaoer is also scrambling for time. However, unlike Wang Daozhi, whose target is Nanzhao County, Pei Xiaoer's target is Nanyang, an important town in southern Henan.

Nanyang was called Wan in ancient times. It is located in the Nanyang Basin, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with dense rivers in the middle. The land is fertile and very suitable for growing various food crops. Therefore, Nanyang's population is also extremely dense. In the early years of Chongzhen, the population of Nanyang was about 1.2 million.

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In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the fiefdom of Zhu Yuanzhang, the 23rd son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the king of Tang Dynasty, was this geomantic treasure land. During the Yongle period, a large-scale Tang palace was built in Nanyang City, and during the Chenghua period, nine more county palaces were built.

The city of Nanyang was filled with royal family members, busy traffic, and active commerce. Merchants from Shan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan, and Hubei came in droves. Various business clubs and mansions sprang up in various places, selling grain, cotton, raw silk, tobacco, silk, and satin.

Oil, fur, wood, medicinal materials, copperware, ironware, etc. flooded into the market and were sold all over the country.

In this era, Nanyang Mansion can be said to be prosperous in all industries, including architecture, gardens, painting, sculpture, calligraphy, etc. It can be said that if Pei Xiaoer wins Nanyang City, it will be like taking a Shiquan Dabu Pill, with greater strength.

If you just read it a few times now, Pei Jiajun's limelight will directly shake the world, even surpassing all the seniors of the rebel army such as Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai and others.

Even in Chongzhen's heart, Pei Xiaoer's importance will gradually increase, becoming the most trusted concern second only to the Jurchens outside Guanwai.

The only problem is that Nanyang is not easy to fight.

According to the investigation by Pei Decai's hidden guards, there are currently 13,000 soldiers in Nanyang City. These soldiers include not only the local soldiers of Nanyang Prefecture, as well as the local warriors gathered by the prefect, but also the servants of wealthy gentry. Although their field combat capabilities are still open to question,

When it comes to guarding a city and dealing with ordinary thieves, bandits can still do the job.

Of course, there is another advantage now, that is, Li Zicheng is still fighting with the officers and soldiers in Kaifeng. Almost all the officers and soldiers in Henan are attracted to Kaifeng. Fan Shangjing, the governor of Henan, is too busy to take care of himself. Naturally, he has no time to come to reinforce Nanyang. The Pei army has enough time to prepare for the attack on Nanyang.

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But having time is one thing, and how to do it is another.

Although Li Zicheng said that he had many soldiers, most of his men were just mobs. It would not be a tough fight. At first, his huge body might temporarily scare the officers and soldiers. However, as time goes by, the officers and soldiers will sooner or later find that Li Zicheng is just a paper tiger, and they will fight head-on with him.

Judging from the available information, this situation has already happened.

Therefore, in order to prevent long nights and long dreams, Pei Xiaoer's idea was to raid Nanyang, catch Nanyang off guard, and capture it in one fell swoop before the Nanyang soldiers recovered, and be careful not to be dragged under Nanyang City.

Therefore, after receiving that Feng Kebin had eliminated the Luyang Pass garrison Ma Rujiao, he decisively ordered Liu Changle's Dingguo Army to change direction and go straight to Nanyang.

Speaking of which, Feng Kebin was really daring and a born warrior. He first went into danger alone and dared to cross the Funiu Mountains with more than a dozen soldiers. He also designed to lure the Luyang Pass garrison Ma Rujiao into a trap, and finally surrounded and annihilated them in the Funiu Mountains.

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It is said that the battle was fought so easily and effortlessly. The soldiers held their swords high, looking like evil spirits, and the sound of killing was loud. Before they could get close, the soldiers were so frightened that their legs became weak, and they waited for them to rush into the enemy's formation.

After that, he slashed left and right, like a flock of tigers and sheep, and the officers and soldiers were unable to fight back.

If we say that standing in a group is the military formation of officers and soldiers, within a quarter of an hour, the formation of officers and soldiers dispersed. Some people directly discarded their weapons and knelt down to surrender. Some people were so frightened that they collapsed on the ground with their arms and legs

Their eyes were dull and they screamed "Mother". Some of them turned around and ran away. However, in the valley surrounded by mountains, it was not easy to escape. As expected, they were captured by the Pei family's army within two steps.

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In short, in this battle, more than 700 officers and soldiers were killed, 53 were killed, and 600 were captured. Only a dozen of them escaped by chance. It can be said that the entire army was wiped out, and only a dozen of Pei's soldiers were slightly injured.

Not one of them was seriously injured or even died. It can be said that this battle was extremely exciting and was highly praised by Pei Xiaoer.

"I often hear people say that gold will always shine. I think General Feng is this piece of gold. Since General Feng joined our Pei family army, he first broke through Ruzhou and then went to Luyang Pass. How can we not reward him for such a great work?

"Pei Xiaoer sat in the high hall and introduced Feng Kebin's achievements to the generals below, "Let's do this. Based on his merits, Feng Kebin will be promoted to the commander of the chamber. Does anyone have any objections?"

The generals were actually a little unconvinced. In their opinion, Feng Kebin's so-called achievements were all due to assignments, and he also had some small abilities, so he got some credit. If it were him

, you can do it yourself.

However, no matter where Feng Kebin's credit comes from, this credit is indeed real and cannot be ignored by anyone. They can only admit it with pinched noses.

"The general will have no objections."

"That's good. In that case, Feng Kebin will be promoted to commander from now on. As for the follow-up soldiers, Lu Wenfan, your new barracks will be filled as soon as possible."

Lu Wenfan quickly stepped out of the queue and responded: "Yes."

"Thank you, General." Feng Kebin also thanked him.

Pei Xiaoer nodded with satisfaction. In fact, his original intention was not just to promote Feng Kebin. He just wanted to use Feng Kebin, a catfish, to disrupt the entire Pei family army's ecology.

Although the Pei Jiajun has not been established for a long time, and it has only been a year now, there is a bad sign in the Pei Jiajun now. The problem of seniority is becoming more and more serious. Those who join the army first will always have a higher status than those who join the army later.

And this trend tends to solidify. Without rectification, the Pei Jiajun has already fallen into internal strife like the official army before it succeeded.

But it is impossible for Pei Xiaoer to abandon the senior management of the Pei Family Army. These people are his cornerstone and the backbone of the entire Pei Family Army. Without them, the Pei Family Army can be said to be half collapsed. Therefore, in desperation, Pei Xiaoer has no choice but to come out.

It's a bad idea, but so far, the results are pretty good.

Pei Xiaoer waved his hand to signal the generals to line up, and then said: "Now that Luyang Pass has been broken, our next target is Nanyang. I heard that there are countless women in the Tang Dynasty Palace in Nanyang. You are not too young."

, after conquering Nanyang Mansion, how about each person being rewarded with a mother-in-law?"

"good!!!"

"Thank you, General."

The atmosphere among the generals present was suddenly aroused. Sure enough, women were more convincing in front of men.

"Song Meng."

"The general will be here at the end." Song Meng came out.

"You lead the cavalry and gallop straight to Nanyang under the stars to clear obstacles for the army, delay the news of the fall of Luyang Pass, and buy time for the army. If necessary, you can find an opportunity to attack Nanyang Mansion and occupy a city gate first. I will lead the infantry to follow.

Just the way."

"Yes, I will obey your orders."

"The rest of the people are waiting. Go back and prepare. Tomorrow we will make food at the third watch and set off at the fifth watch. There will be no mistakes."
Chapter completed!