On the bank of the Xiaoshui River, a piece of news made everyone present wake up from a half-dream like rolling thunder, and a viscount of Jialin Mansion looked at the Pingnan Marquis Chen Nan in disbelief: "Marquis Chen, what you said is true?"

If he had changed his usual and been questioned like this, Chen Nan would have been full of anger, but at this moment, Chen Nan was calm, with a light smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes glanced at the other party, and he said without reprimanding: "Could it be that Ben Hou would joke about this kind of thing?"

"Marquis Chen, don't blame, it's just a little ...... for a while" The viscount also knew that he had said the wrong thing, but the news shocked him too much, Xiangyang City, what kind of place is that, in Chuzhou, it is a heavy city side by side with the Vermilion Bird City, if it is not for Xiangyang Cheng to live in the north of Chuzhou, it is not conducive to the jurisdiction of the state capital, and the seat of the state capital of the Vermilion Bird City is located, and the flowers are not known.

Especially the other protagonist in this news is actually the new Ping'an Hou in his early twenties, which is also a reason why the people here are so surprised, the rise of the Leng family is simply unbelievable, making people feel so unreal.

Two and a half years ago, the Leng family was a green onion, it is estimated that few people knew, and even if they knew, they would not take it to heart, a down-and-out earl, the people withered, maybe in a few years, there will be no such noble family.

But who would have thought that in more than two years, this obscure and nobilized aristocratic family suddenly became rich and noble, and the growth of wealth made all the people present red-eyed.

But who would have thought that this Leng family climbed to the Weiguo Mansion, the head of the three princes of the empire, and married the granddaughter of the Weiguo Gong, and a few years ago, this twenty-year-old young earl became a marquis again, who could have imagined it, jealousy, but what can jealousy do, the emperor died, and the Wei Guogong was ordered to take charge of the military power in the world, this Ping'an Marquis has such a backer, who dares to provoke, who can provoke.

And at this time, it was suddenly revealed that this little marquis actually led less than 3,000 soldiers and horses to occupy the big city of Xiangyang.

"I know, I couldn't believe this news at first glance, but whether we believe it or not, it's true, this is a messenger sent by the Marquis of Ping'an, let him tell you the details of the capture of Xiangyang"

The nobles, who were still a little reluctant when they were called, all pricked up their ears at this meeting, and listening to what the person on the other side said, everyone was stunned, they didn't expect the defense of Xiangyang City to be so lax, and they took the city gate so easily, and they knew that they would take the troops there, and regretted it.

The specific battle process, the messenger didn't talk a lot, because that is not the point, the point is that there are no less than hundreds of millions of gold coins in Xiangyang City, as well as valuable utensils, calligraphy and paintings, etc., hearing this, the eyes of the people here are all bright, the meat is not edible, but the soup can still be drunk, after all, Xiangyang City is now weak, they are rushing now, and they can still get light.

"Marquis Chen, I don't think we should continue to grind here, Ping'an Hou risked his life, the army went deep alone, I am equivalent to the nobles of the empire, how can there be a reason to sit idly by, Ben Bo will go back to the camp, order all the soldiers and horses, and immediately set off for Xiangyang City after dawn"

Damn, this bastard is really not a thing, he grabbed the conversation so quickly, but the rest of the people were not to be outdone, and they all said that they would immediately return to the camp to gather troops and horses, and compete to go north to Xiangyang first.

Chen Ping looked at this group of unprofitable guys, snorted lightly, and said to a confidant beside him: "You go back to Suzaku City immediately, and spread the news of the capture of Xiangyang City, and even the surrounding prefectures and counties have also spread it to me."

"Got it, Master Hou"

Leng Zhuo was very busy, and he didn't idle because he defeated Fu Yu's more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, there are many good things in Xiangyang City, such as the shops and mansions of the top ten wealthy families in Xiangyang, these are all ownerless things now, and there are fields outside the city, although there is war now, but it is a good paddy field, and it is adjacent to Xiangyang City, the price is not low, and the most important thing is that you can't buy it if you have money.

The top ten wealthy families in Xiangyang, there are too many properties left by more than 100 wealthy people, Leng Zhuo didn't plan to eat it in one bite, but he didn't plan to let go of the essence part, of course, in order to win over other nobles, Leng Zhuo also collected a lot of things, planning to sell personal favors.

Some of the remaining wealthy families in the city were also summoned by Leng Zhuo, Leng Zhuo gave a lot of benefits to these people, and even returned their confiscated property, now in Xiangyang City, Leng Zhuo is quite loved by the people, which is also what Leng Zhuo needs.

Xiangyang City, with its location, even if it is not lightly harmed by Situ Nalan, but it will soon be able to restore its former prosperity, and the wealthy families in the city have been uprooted in one fell swoop, and the remaining blank, Leng Zhuo will naturally not let go, there are Huang family and Chen family in Vermilion Bird City, and there are also local wealthy landlords in various prefectures and counties, after all, the Leng family is a new nobleman, and it is not easy to squeeze anywhere, and finally there is such a good place, Leng Zhuoyan has no reason not to occupy it.

Therefore, before Chen Nan's soldiers and horses arrived, Leng Zhuo began to lay the foundation for the Leng family in Xiangyang City, so that no matter how Xiangyang City changes in the future, Xiangyang will be firmly controlled by the Leng family, just like Yangzhou City, with the Nangong family behind it.

In addition to doing this, Leng Zhuo also sent people to the garrisons in various parts of Xiangfan to try to persuade those newly recruited anti-king soldiers and horses, this part of the soldiers and horses has the largest number, more than 100,000 people, and they are all trained to a certain extent, Leng Zhuo plans to collect them first.

Four days after Leng Zhuo occupied Xiangyang City, 15,000 vanguard horses composed of the private cavalry of the nobles arrived in Xiangyang first.

Leng Zhuo naturally received these nobles warmly, and held a grand banquet to entertain everyone, as for the most critical distribution of interests, no one mentioned it for the time being.

Before the banquet was over, Leng Zhuo and Chen Nan left the table, blowing the evening breeze in a courtyard in the back house, looking at the crescent moon overhead.

"Leng Xian's nephew, you are really a lucky general, this Xiangyang City has actually been taken by you, not to mention the title of a prince, this title is enough to be promoted to the next level" Chen Nan said, and glanced at Leng Zhuo with his eyes.

Leng Zhuo sneered and said: "I don't dare to carry this credit, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by Lin Feng, my Hou Ye is eye-catching enough, if I am promoted to the next level, it will not be the target of public criticism, so this time the credit will be given to Uncle Chen and those guys outside the hall."

Chen Nan listened to what Leng Zhuo said, but he put away his smile and said solemnly: "Leng Xian's nephew, the capture of Xiangyang City, this matter is too important, you also know that Uncle Wei is the rebel envoy of Chuzhou ordered by the imperial court, but instead of completing the imperial court's entrustment, he lost his land and lost his troops, so this credit for regaining Xiangyang, even if you don't let it, I will rob it not only for you, but also for me." ”

Leng Zhuo was stunned when he heard this, but then he smiled and said, "Since I said this, it will naturally not be fake, but I give up such a big credit, Uncle Chen, you have to give me enough compensation."

"Oh" Chen Nan looked at Leng Zhuo and waited for the following.

Leng Zhuo gathered his clothes, thought about it for a while, and then said: "The three major legions have lost their troops before, and even killed many high-ranking generals."

As soon as Chen Nan heard Leng Zhuo speak, he understood what this kid had in mind, but he reciprocated with a peach, Leng Zhuo gave up such a great achievement, and brought Xiangyang's head against the king, if Chen Nan didn't say anything, it would be unreasonable.

"The three major corps of Chuzhou, in the previous series of battles, the Panshi Corps killed three division commanders, one was seriously wounded, twenty-five brigade commanders, except for the four brigades and regiments that stayed in the place, twenty-one people were killed in battle, thirteen people were seriously injured, and the battalion captain was the first rank, and the losses were not low, there were nearly 100 battalion captains killed or wounded, even if the rest were unfavorable to the battle, they would be punished, I can promise you to fight for the position of a division commander, the position of four brigade commanders. ”

"Suzaku Legion, there are three divisions in the north this time, one division commander was killed in battle, four brigade commanders were killed in battle, and there are more than 20 vacant battalion captains, and the losses are average, but I want to insert people here in the Suzaku Legion, and at most I will give you a brigade commander. ”

"Python Legion, the loss is the lightest, in the previous series of battles, the loss was only two brigade commanders, and there are more than a dozen battalion lieutenants vacant, I will try to fight for one or two positions for you, there should be no problem"

Leng Zhuo listened, Chen Nan gave Leng Zhuo only one division commander, five brigade commanders, and the battalion lieutenant level can be nominated by the brigade commander, this number is quite okay, after all, Leng Zhuo didn't have any foundation in the three major army corps before, and it was not bad to get six key positions at once.

However, Leng Zhuo will not be satisfied, the division commander level, Leng Zhuo knows that the competition will be fierce, and there are only four shares, Leng Zhuo's foundation is not deep, he wants the division commander level, it is a little worse, but there are only five Leng Zhuo at the brigade commander level, although there are only a few dead, but the previous defeat was so miserable, and it also led to heavy losses of the soldiers and horses under his command, and he still wants to stay in the original position, how is it possible, there is a lot of room for adjustment.

"I want at least ten brigade commanders, and the battalion commanders under my command must also be nominated and appointed by the brigade commander," Leng Zhuo pondered for a moment and spoke.

Chen Nan glanced at Leng Zhuo meaningfully, and said: "Your kid's appetite is not small, ten brigade commanders, three major legions, a total of seventy-five brigade commanders, I have worked hard for many years, and I have only attracted a dozen or so of them, this time I can install some people, but at most I can control three Vermilion Bird divisions plus a few brigades, even if we have the upper hand this time and have great merit in hand, do you think those local forces will make too many concessions in this matter and give you so many positions, you must be able to digest it." ”

"Hehe, in wartime, it can't be the same as usual, and if I can win over 100,000 anti-king troops anyway, it seems that it is not difficult to digest these positions"

Chen Nan suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Leng Zhuo who was flickering in his eyes, this little guy has a lot of ambition: "100,000 anti-king troops, if you can make them surrender, you can plan this matter, but those local forces will hate you." ”

"Hehe, then let them hate it, they won't lose a piece of meat anyway"

"Haha, that's right, it seems that I'm a little kid, let's sum it up" Chen Nan originally planned to swallow it in small gulps and digest it slowly, but when he saw Leng Zhuo, he knew that he was a little too cautious, he is now a rebel envoy in Chuzhou, nominally the three major legions are under his control, he occupies the moral high ground, and now he has the power of a big victory, if you really want to take into account the thoughts of some people, it is not difficult to take more than a dozen brigades in one go.