Chapter 17: The Bow of the Soul (Part I)

Watching He Ran call Dongfang Ao aside and whisper, Chen Min knew that this military advisor was determined to win the master of Yuanyin, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, the biggest purpose of his offering the bow was of course to encourage Yi Guo to destroy Jing Anbo, since this goal could not be achieved, it would be a good ending for Yi Guo to poach the Yuanyin family from Jing Anbo. From this point, it can be seen that Chen Min is not a person with grand plans.

Yun Ye is a Huanghuang gentleman, and when he went back, he found He Ran holding a bow and said: "Second brother, this bow is still for Dongfang Ao, I think he really likes it, you have already given me the golden sword, and then you have to shoot the bow...... Hey. ”

"You are my brother, who will you not give good things to? Keep it, I've already arranged for Dongfang Ao to get the Zelang bow, and whether he can get it depends on his ability. ”

"I see." Yun Ye happily put away the bow, "I heard that the bow is very difficult to open, but he is very strong, maybe he can really open the bow and win the beauty." ”

"Envy? If you can move your brother and sister into the side room, you go with him. ”

"Forget it, I've got the courage to shoot." Yun Ye knew that he would not be serious if he continued to speak, so he hid out without saying a word.

When 10,000 Yi soldiers and 10,000 soldiers secretly crossed Xiangjing and stationed in the valley near the prairie, the envoy sent by King Fan also arrived in Andu, and the envoy was to take the territory Hongkonger, the official position of the border is equivalent to Dazai, the reason why the king sent such a high-level official envoy is not because Chen Min is big, but He Ran's love is big, He Ran decided to lead the troops to Fanbang when he sent someone to inform the king of Fan, asking him to send a powerful minister to participate in the founding ceremony of Xiangguo, and then take the Yi army into the prairie.

Hongkonger is in his forties, his stature is shorter than the average fan, he is dressed in a luxurious coat decorated with silver rings and jade, his complexion is yellow, bald, his head is short, and his beard is ordinary, but a pair of small eyes are shining, and he knows that he is a shrewd person at first sight.

Seeing He Ran, Hongkonger was obviously stunned for a moment, obviously He Ran's appearance was beyond his expectations, and he was only slightly stunned, he smiled and saluted, his expression was extremely affectionate, and then he saluted the little princess.

Seeing that the ceremony was over, He Ran waved away the attendants, and only the little princess was left in the room as an interpreter.

The little princess felt very kind when she saw Hongkonger, and asked him non-stop in a chattering language, Hongkonger replied a few words with a smile and then smiled and gestured to He Ran's side, and the little princess stopped and smiled slightly apologetically at He Ran.

"Please tell me about the current situation in the prairie." He Ran said to the little princess.

Hongkonger said calmly, the little princess frowned after listening to a few words, and asked in an anxious voice, Hongkonger motioned for her to translate to He Ran first.

The little princess said impatiently to He Ran: "You are really troublesome, I will speak your words, aren't you so good that you will learn a little bit of our words?" I was in a hurry, he said that Dongxing Tuo Zimang now supports Xin Yan Tuliang, and asked Brother Wang to give up the position of Fan Wang to Xin Yan Tuliang. ”

"If you want to trouble me, then I don't care, I'll go back tomorrow." He Ran threatened.

"Okay, okay, I'll apologize to you, you quickly lead the troops to help Brother Wang, it's about to start fighting over there." The little princess said anxiously.

"If you want me to help, you must carefully translate every word of him, if there is a little mistake, it will be a big mistake, you don't have to worry about the war, I will make proper arrangements after figuring out the situation, and leading the troops in a hurry may add to the chaos."

"You talk nonsense! How can you add chaos to the army with troops, it's good to arrive a moment early. The little princess couldn't wait for He Ran to leave immediately.

"If you don't understand, don't worry, if they just fall to Xin Yan Tuliang and haven't made up their minds to start a war with your brother Wang, then when they hear that Yi Guo has sent troops, it is likely that they will be forced to act immediately, so I must not rush to send troops without understanding the situation."

The little princess felt that what he said made sense, nodded vigorously, and turned to urge Hongkong to speak quickly.

King Fan has found out that it was Zhao Guo who secretly rebelled against Xinyan Tuliang, and the eastward journey was also thrown to Xinyan Tuliang because of Zhao State, as for the fact that they were all pro-Shun Guo, it has long been a clue, and now the grassland is in turmoil, and they are no longer covered, and they have openly interacted with Shunguo.

He Ran didn't say anything after listening, and asked about the available forces of all parties.

Hongkong Er did not hide it, the king of Fan only had 50,000 horses, mainly because of how much he lost in the battle of Zhao before, Xinyan Tuliang had about 70,000 available soldiers, almost 30,000 in the east, and nearly 40,000 troops, and the rest of the various departments could also make up 60,000 or 70,000 horses. The Fan people are nomadic tribes who live in water and grass, everyone can ride and shoot well, and men between the ages of fifteen and fifty are soldiers when they enter the people, and Hongkong Er explains that the number he said only refers to the strong soldiers, if you count the people who can fight, then the number of people who can fight is more than the increase of all sides, after all, the number of people in the Fan King is the largest.

He Ran was secretly worried in his heart, the situation was even worse than he expected, Shun and Zhao were devastated by the war and did not have much strength, it was difficult to do anything in the Central Plains for a while, now there are ready-made soldiers to use, they must spare no effort to make a big fuss, the danger and difficulty of the battle of the grassland may be even worse than the battle of the Central Plains.

It took nearly two hours for He Ran to stop asking, and as He Ran asked, the admiration in Hongkonger's eyes became stronger and stronger, because just listening to the questions he asked, he knew that this young military advisor had a unique vision and thoughtfulness. It was no fluke that he was able to gain such a high reputation at this age.

After sending Hongkong Er away, He Ran fell into a long period of contemplation, and finally figured out the general situation of Fanbang, but after thinking about specific countermeasures, Zhao Guo's swiftness of action was beyond his expectations, and it seemed that his side had fallen into disadvantage.

Jing Anbo also rushed to Andu the day after Hongkonger's arrival, and according to the day, he set off the next day after seeing the people sent by He Ran. As soon as Jing Anbo entered Andu, the news spread throughout the city, not because of his special status, but because he behaved strangely, since entering the territory under Chen Min's jurisdiction, he put the veil on his head that a woman wears, and just like that, he still dressed like this when he entered Andu.

He Ran was amused when he heard the news, and he didn't understand what he meant for a while. However, Chen Min guessed the mystery and provoked He Ran: "He is following the ancients, the area where he was located belonged to the Qi Kingdom, and was destroyed by Shun a hundred years ago, the King of Shunde knew that Ji Ling, a virtuous minister of the Qi Kingdom, had great talents, and wanted to recruit for his own use, and when Ji Ling was summoned to see the King of Shunde, he had been veiled and masked to show his loyalty to the Kingdom of Qi and his disdain for the King of Shunde. ”

"What is the final outcome of it?" He Ran asked with interest.

Chen Min hesitated for a moment and said: "King Shun treated him as a guest, and after three years, Ji Ling finally agreed to serve Shunguo, and finally ...... In the end, he became a generation of celebrities. ”

He Ran smiled and said, "I'm afraid he thought about serving Shunguo when he was veiled." He looks down on those who want to be the first and build the archway.

"I've seen the same thing as the military advisor, but ...... Hehe, the world praises him for his loyalty and righteousness, and his story is widely spread in Shunguo, but it is unknown how he is. In fact, Ji Ling was originally rather dead than to see the king of Shunde, and the king of Shunde threatened the lives of his whole clan and personally visited him, and Ji Ling came out in person, and after meeting, the king of Shunde counted the seven injustices of the king of Shunde, and the king of Shunde accepted it not only without adding guilt but also taking him back to the royal city and always treating him with the courtesy of the guests, and three years later Ji Ling saw that the king of Shun was indeed the king of benevolence and virtue before agreeing to serve the official.