After a while, it was still Shizi who said: "Eldest princess, with your identity, there is naturally nothing you can't listen to." It's just that you are a woman in the end, how can a woman participate in the deliberations of the army? ”

Although the Marquis of Jiangcheng Mansion is holding the eldest princess up and down, when it comes to military affairs, they are all serious, and they may not accommodate the eldest princess.

The eldest princess was not timid, "This is wrong, why can't women participate in military deliberations?" Since I was a child, my mother taught me that princesses, like princes, have to bear the responsibilities of the world. Although I didn't work as an errand boy in the imperial court like my brothers, I was taught by the Taifu with them since I was a child, and I also understood what they knew, so why couldn't I listen to them? ”

"Besides, it was also said in the past that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. But since the death of his father, if there is no queen mother in the palace, where will there be a peaceful and prosperous world today? Although I don't dare to compare with the queen mother, I am also willing to learn from the military affairs and be a virtuous assistant to my husband in the future, rather than being an ordinary woman who only knows fat powder hairpin rings! ”

Everyone was shocked by the words, Bai Yan looked at the eldest princess in a daze, and a wonderful feeling was rising in his heart.

This feeling is completely different from the feeling he used to get along with the eldest princess, like amazing, like heartbeat, more like seeing the brilliance of the eldest princess in an instant.

It is not the glory of Princess Gulun's false title, but the responsibility of the princess of a great country engraved in her blood and bones!

At this moment, Bai Yan felt that the love for the eldest princess in his heart had been further sublimated.

He was busy speaking for the eldest princess, "Grandfather, the eldest princess has a point. She is a royal princess in the end, and she has a big responsibility, why is she not allowed to know about military and political affairs? In the future, if the grandson can inherit the career of his grandfather and father, and have a virtuous helper who knows military affairs by his side, wouldn't it be more beneficial to the Jiangcheng Army? ”

The old marquis and the prince had already been persuaded by the eldest princess, and then looked at the generals and had no objections, so they nodded, "Okay, you first look at the official documents issued by the palace, this matter is by no means simple, I suspect that in addition to the remnants of Zungar, there are other western grassland tribes." ”

Princess Celestia and her husband sat together, tilting their heads to read the official letter, and quickly read the contents of the letter.

is different from what everyone imagined, the eldest princess did not show a confused expression after reading those professional and difficult terms, but her face was transparent.

She pondered for a moment and said, "The matter of Jungar, I heard Taifu talk about it in the school when I was a child. At the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, because of the civil strife in the court, the Khan of Zungar Geldan annexed several small tribes with the most abundant water and grass around him in one fell swoop, and gradually grew in strength. ”

"It's a pity that it's a small tribe in the end, with a narrow vision, and soon the first emperor cleaned up the court, so he sent troops to suppress it, and after several times, the Jungger army fled north, and there was no news since."

The eldest princess said it clearly and in an orderly manner, which made people marvel at how she could be so knowledgeable about military and political affairs, a princess with golden branches and jade leaves?

The prince opened his mouth, as if he wanted to ask why the palace prince would teach a princess these things, and after thinking about it, with the queen mother's maverick temperament, it was not strange to raise the princess as a prince.

He swallowed the original question and nodded instead, "Celestia is right. Now this army, which is making a comeback under the banner of Zungar, is going all the way south from the north. Based on the path we have just analyzed, it can be judged that without the support of the tribe along the way, they will not be able to return to their original territory smoothly. ”

Only then did the eldest princess discover that a huge map of western Mongolia hung on the side of the hall, with the names and topography of the various departments marked on it, and a striking red line.

That should have been the path of the Jungar army from the north to the south.

There are seven or eight large and small tribes passing along the way, and it is really hard to say which tribes are secretly helping Jungar to rebel.

Princess Celestia took a closer look, and suddenly looked towards the top of the map, "If I'm not mistaken, the place in the northern part of this map that is not drawn should be ......"

"It's Xinzhuang, the Ili region."

Bai Yan's eyes lit up, "It seems that we have all neglected this place further north. Grandfather, father, think about it, where did the Dzungar Ministry hide after disappearing for many years? Where do they recuperate, so that they still have the strength to counterattack now? ”

Everyone looked at the empty part in the upper left corner of the map, and gradually understood what Bai Yan meant, "What does Gongzi mean that the real reliance of the Jungar tribe is the tribe of Xinzhuangyili?" Did they allow the Dzungar to recuperate? ”

"It makes sense."

Shizi also said: "We only pay attention to the route of their army, but we forget where they started. Their starting place must be Ili, and we must inform the military department as soon as possible and closely monitor the tribal situation in the Ili region! ”

Bai Yan said: "If our guess is correct, I am afraid that this matter will be secretly notified by the imperial court to be monitored by the governor of Xinzhuang, and it must not be known by Xinzhuangtusi." ”

There are many tribes in Xinzhuang close to Yili, and it is not known how many tribes are involved, so they can only let the governor of Xinzhuang sent by the imperial court supervise them, and they must not let the local Tusi notice.

"Without further ado."

The old marquis made a decision, and casually pointed to a general, "You go to the palace immediately, let the court know about this matter earlier, maybe you will have a little more confidence in this war." ”

"Yes."

The general immediately got up and walked out with great vigour.

The next prince talked about the current situation of the Jiangcheng army, and matched the situation of the war, this eldest princess didn't know much about it, so she listened to the prince quietly on the side.

“…… At this time, I really had to send troops to fight, just in time for the hottest time in the northwest. Fortunately, since the drought in the northwest a few years ago, Lord Zhang has been extracting groundwater in the northwest region, and now the water source is quite sufficient, so there is no need to worry about this problem. ”

"It's just that compared to fighting in a hot and dry environment, the advantage of our Jiangcheng Army is not obvious. There are many soldiers from the south in the Jiangcheng army, and some have been here for several years, and they will be sick when the season changes. They can't even endure the dryness of the capital, how can they endure the drought in the northwest? ”

Shizi thought about it for a while, and remembered that the last time the army competed in the army, all the armies pulled together to compete, in addition to the reward for winning the competition, there was also a benefit.

That's what you have.

For example, Shizi, as the actual leader of the Jiangcheng Army, has already figured out the strengths and weaknesses of the other major armies around the capital, and even knows which army is not hygienic and the barracks are not clean.

He said to Bai Yan: "Yan'er, you know the situation better than your father about the military competition in the last time, which army do you think the DPRK will send to fight?" ”

This issue is not only of concern to the world, but also to everyone here.

In other words, after the document was issued to the various military gates, this is the issue that everyone is most concerned about.

Which army will be sent to fight Dzungar?