This place is the border between Xiangguo and Fanbang is very desolate, in this vast and sparsely populated era, this place is not inhabited at all, so the daytime march does not have to worry too much about leaking the whereabouts, after entering the prairie, there is Hongkonger to lead the way to avoid the herdsmen's settlements, Hongkonger has planned the march route in advance, and the selected guides are very familiar with the geography of this side, and a herdsman has not encountered it for three days.

Yi **, who had just received the different scenery of Xiangguo, was now in the boundless prairie, and the novelty was better than before, and he felt that this time it was worth it. The excitement of those soldiers stepping on their homeland is indescribable, and they can't stop whistling their horses.

He Ran had traveled to the grassland in his previous life, but that could not be compared with the scenery in front of him, what he went to before was only the edge of the grassland, and now he is deep in it, and the tourist place will more or less have an artificial atmosphere, here is a pure primitive style, looking at the four corners only the vast weeds, and thousands of troops and horses also seem like a drop in the ocean. The vastness is silent, the space is bladeless, but the interpretation to the extreme is more shocking than anything, and people can't help but have a sense of awe for heaven and earth.

At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, the grass and trees were half green and half yellow, and the prairie was like a rippling sea when the wind blew, He Ran finally realized the realism of "the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep", the grassland is not a lawn like a blanket, and the marching route they chose is not suitable for grazing.

Seeing the true face of the prairie, He Ran had mixed joys and sorrows, and these joys and sorrows came from the fear of the prairie. The good thing is that there are such deep and abundant weeds as cover, so there is no need to choose a place with mountains and forests to use soldiers, let alone 10,000 or 20,000 people, and it is not difficult for more soldiers and horses to hide in the meantime. But thinking about it the other way around, it's worrying, this kind of geographical environment is shared by both the enemy and us, and it is simply difficult to capture the enemy's whereabouts, and this battle is really not easy to fight.

What worries him the most is the communication problem, in such a vast grassland, his messengers are easy to get lost, only rely on the familiar grassland to pass the message, which makes it difficult for him to feel at ease, so along the way whenever he encounters a clearly identifiable mountain, river, he always has to order someone to mark on the map, call all the messengers to memorize in detail, and leave a few people to set up a temporary transit site.

After seven days of marching eastward, he had penetrated nearly 1,000 miles into the grassland.

Hongkonger pointed to the northeast and said: "One day Ma Cheng is also a place where relatives live, should we take advantage of the weakness to beat him?" ”

The little princess had a look of excitement on her face as she translated, and she clearly agreed with Hongkonger's suggestion.

He Ran shook his head and said: "The main thing I have to deal with on this trip is Xin Yan Tuliang, in comparison, they are just small fish and shrimp, it is not worth exposing his whereabouts for him, and it is not appropriate to start a war with him at present, before getting rid of Xin Yan, it is the best strategy to stabilize the forces of all parties." ”

Hongkong nodded yes, did not mention the matter again, and led the army to the southeast instead, avoiding the sphere of influence of the capital. After two more days, his expression relaxed, and he said to He Ran: "Now that you have entered our realm, you don't need to walk on the long grass anymore." ”

"How far is it from Kayan Mountain, where the king is located?" He Ran immediately unfolded the geographical map.

"A little more than two days." The little princess replied with confidence.

Fan people do not count the distance by miles, only say the horse journey, a day horse journey is about two hundred miles, He Ran looked at the geographical map, compared with his hand near Kayan Mountain, and finally stopped at the location of Qizhali Mountain.

Qizari Mountain is in the northeast of Kayan Mountain, about two hundred miles apart, according to Hongkonger's previous introduction, if Xinyan Tuliang attacked Fanwang, this is the nearest path, Fanwang means to let Yi Juntun gather here.

"Keep walking the long grass road, it's better to work harder than to let the enemy find out." He Ran looked up and said to Hongkonger.

Hongkong Er had no objection to Master Yi's caution, and instructed the people accompanying him to lead the way, and according to the agreement, he would accompany He Ran to meet King Fan. He Ran also called Dongfang Ao and Sibu to give a few words, because they had discussed in detail beforehand, so there was no need to say anything at this moment, and the two generals each led their troops to march separately.

He Ran took five hundred Tibetan Xian Gu disciples to follow Hongkonger, and the most excited at this time was the little princess.

When he came to a hundred miles away from the residence of the king of Fan, He Ran ordered to set up camp and let Hongkonger go to report to the king, before seeing the king of Fan, he did not dare to rashly put himself under the control of others, this time he no longer took care of the little princess's emotions, and refused to let her go with Hongkonger.

The little princess naturally didn't follow, and she was going to turn her face with He Ran, Hongkonger was a reasonable person, and she could understand He Ran's intentions in doing so, and help persuade the little princess, but the little princess saw that no one helped her, so she had to watch Hongkonger leave with aggrieved tears.

Hongkonger left in the morning, and before noon, the king came, he only brought two hundred guards, which He Ran agreed with Hongkonger, mainly to avoid people's eyes, on the other hand, he was also for his own safety, after all, it was the first time to deal with the king, and it was always right to be more careful.

King Fan is in his early forties, burly and strong, with a slightly reddened face with the typical characteristics of a fierce prairie man, rough skin, eye corners, forehead knife-and-axe-like wrinkles, and cheekbones with bloody horizontal flesh, but those black and white eyes contain a bit of elegance, which is somewhat incompatible with his appearance and clothing, which is particularly attention-grabbing.

At first sight, He Ran's vigilance went to most of it, although it is not possible to judge people, but most of the people in their hearts will be outward, although He Ran is young, he can be regarded as reading countless people, and at a glance he can distinguish the joy and excitement on the face of King Fan at this time is really from the city, this is a refreshing, frank man.

He stepped forward to salute with two steps, and King Fan stretched out his hand to hold him, looked up and down with his eyes, and then nodded again and again: "Okay!" Good! Good! I finally saw your true face, I would never believe it if I didn't see it with my own eyes, a young man in his early twenties gently and skillfully let my Western Expedition army return, rare! Rare! There are many geniuses in the Central Plains, they are by no means comparable to our reckless men in the grassland, and the spirit of the military advisor impresses Hange! "The name of the king is Hange, and it can be seen from the fact that he calls his name that he respects He Ran.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he mentioned He Ran's defeat in Zhao State, his expression was not only full of resentment but full of praise, He Ran was difficult to adapt to his frankness for a while, and said with an embarrassed smile: "The previous facts are helpless, and I hope the king will be more considerate, He Ran apologizes here." He said he wanted to give a gift.

King Fan grabbed him again, and laughed: "How can this blame the military division?" Hange didn't know the height of the sky, and he sent arrogant soldiers in a daze, and he deserved some lessons from the military division, hahaha, our grassland man spoke straightforwardly, don't mind the military division, I said that there is no other meaning for this, but because of this defeat, I learned the power of the military division, so I couldn't help but mention this matter when I saw the military division. ”

He Ran also smiled, and changed the topic: "The king speaks the Central Plains dialect very fluently, I have long heard that the king likes the Central Plains style, it seems that this is true." ”

King Fan's eyes showed a look of yearning, and said: "You are still respectful of the text, the more I know, the more fascinated I am, and now I am ashamed to see the demeanor of the military division, only the land of the Central Plains can give birth to such a talent as the military division." ”

He Ran shook his head disapprovingly, and said: "The king still doesn't know enough about the Central Plains, and one day the king really understands the ugliness of the Central Plains, and the king will feel that the simplicity of the grassland is the most precious thing in the world." ”

"Oh? At that time, you will have to tell me a good story, I will not believe the words of others, but I firmly believe in your words, although it is the first time I have seen you, I have a great sense of familiarity with you. As he spoke, he became more and more intimate, and he no longer called him a military advisor.

"Thank you for the king's love, but it's better to see is believing, please follow me to the Central Plains after this matter." Saying that, he glanced at Xi Qun, and Xi Qun turned around and went out to bring in the little princess who was under "house arrest".

The brothers and sisters who parted from life and death finally met, and the little princess threw herself into the arms of King Fan and cried loudly, and King Fan also had tears in his eyes, and hugged his favorite little sister tightly and wiped his tears. This meeting made the people on both sides of the tent emotional, and several of the king's subordinates also cried with them.