The rules of procedure of the Northwest Bureau were quickly agreed upon, and the resolution was expedited by 800 li to Hanyang City, which was still under construction.

Meng Yan only summoned Yu Geng and Tan Ji, and Yu Geng said after reading the plan of the Western Regions: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, they have done a good job, if they can eliminate the servant army in one fell swoop, at least they can let the various clans in the Western Regions settle down a little, which can also reduce the pressure on the Ning army to withdraw from the Western Regions." ”

"Tiger, our people have been fighting for many years, and there are many dangers, and this piece of material from the Northwest Bureau has finally been steadily fought." Meng Yan was also very satisfied.

Everyone in the world is Meng Yan's Great Xuan Dynasty likes to leave a hand in foreign wars, not because Meng Yan likes to do this, but because the Xuan Army does not have many soldiers and horses, in order to ensure that the losses are reduced, they must not think that they will leave a way back for themselves.

"The situation in the northwest is complicated, there is basically no danger to defend, for all the ethnic groups in the Western Regions have always been Huairou first, and the Beimu cavalry has forced them to fight with us, in fact, how many of them really want to be our enemy?" Yu Geng stroked his beard and smiled.

Meng Yan took a sip of tea easily, and then turned his head to see Tan Ji, who had not spoken.

"Tan Ji, what, what's your idea?"

Tan Ji slowly got up while thinking, Tan Ji's edges and corners have been smoothed out over the years, but maybe it was too suppressed, Tan Ji became silent, especially after being accidentally injured by Ning Jun once the year before last, he became more silent, whether it was a matter of deliberations before the army, or a face saint, it was rare to hear his voice.

"Your Majesty, the minister is thinking that he can complete his work and completely solve the problem of the Western Regions!"

Meng Yan's expression gradually changed from relaxed to serious, and it was naturally good to finish his work in one battle, but the problems in the Western Regions were not formed overnight, and Beimu's cavalry was not an ornament, this idea was bold and risky.

"Tell me about it." Meng Yan asked lightly.

"Your Majesty, since the Northwest Bureau raided Yasu City with Longhou soldiers and horses, supplemented by the cooperation of Nanyang Hou, this road is not a problem, the chronic disease in the Western Regions is that the Northern Mu Jingqi, the Northern Mu people like nomadism, and they have never rested from the grass, summer is coming, but the Western Regions are dry and short of water, and there are not many places where the water and grass are abundant, and the ministers think that the Beimu Jingqi will put their fine horses on the bluestone grassland, which is close to Yasu City and Xingxing Gorge."

"Tan Ji, do you mean to let us take the initiative to find the Northern Mu Jingqi in the bluestone grassland for a decisive battle?" Meng Yan's brows were almost twisted together.

This is no longer a matter of risk, looking for the main force of the enemy for a decisive battle, this is to break the original balance, cross the Shule River and go deep into the bluestone grassland, if you can find it, it's okay, you can't find it, the vast grassland, not to mention the consumption of materials, it is easy to make unexpected changes in the original situation, to put it bluntly, this is a gamble.

"Tan Ji, it's not the old man who doubts you, can you guarantee that Beimu Jingqi is on the bluestone grassland? This must be confirmed, otherwise the old man will definitely not let the Northwest Bureau attack rashly, do you understand? ”

From the bottom of his heart, Yu Geng is against Tan Ji's proposal, the desperate battle can't come from the mouth of a soldier, but at the same time, he Tan Ji is indeed a good soldier, as the commander-in-chief of the General Bureau, he can't easily deny the ideas and opinions of his subordinates, but he will also casually joke with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses.

Tan Ji thought for a moment and then responded with a full heart: "Your Majesty, Hu Shuai, Tan Ji is willing to make a military order!" ”

Meng Yan and Yu Geng were both stunned, Tan Ji's personality was cautious and resourceful, such a firm military order was unprecedented, the two looked at each other and exchanged opinions.

"Tan Ji, you are sure that the reason why Bei Mujing is riding on the bluestone grassland must be sufficient, not only to convince me and Hu Shuai, but also to convince the generals on the front line!" Meng Yan had to answer in the affirmative.

"Your Majesty, the Northern Mu Jingqi disappeared from Horsehair Mountain more than 20 days ago, and the Ministry of National Security, the Baiyi Temple, and the Horse Exploration Military Division in the army did not find their traces on the eastern front, so they must have entered the Star Gorge to the west, but the west of the Star Gorge is the vast Gobi, which is not suitable for cavalry, and only the bluestone grassland in the middle of the Star Gorge and the Horsehair Mountain is suitable for their troops, and it can also echo the servant army of Yasu City, and at the same time, the area north of the bluestone grassland is wide, and once anything goes wrong, you can calmly retreat to the north."

Meng Yan fell into contemplation, Tan Ji's analysis and evidence are reasonable, after this argument, it can basically be confirmed that the Beimu Jingqi is in the bluestone grassland, Tan Ji did not say one thing, the original purpose of these Beimu Jingqi is estimated to be Longyou, Longyou has a good year this year, but Beimu and the Western Regions have encountered the white-haired wind in the past year, and the main purpose of most of the Beimu Jingqi should be to grab grain.

"Your Majesty, please go to the Western Regions." Yu Geng is not a person who can be convinced by listening to a few words of analysis, he prefers to believe his eyes, for a person like him who has been fighting on horseback for many years, it is better to say a thousand than to look at it.

Meng Yan shook his head and said, "Tiger, you have to stay here to preside over the overall situation," and then paused and said: "Tan Ji, you go to Subei quickly, and after finding out all the situation, fly pigeons to report immediately!" ”

Meng Yan still couldn't decide, this matter was too big, he couldn't gamble with the lives of more than 200,000 generals in the Northwest Bureau and millions of people in Longyou.

Tan Ji sighed lightly, and then arched his hand and said, "The minister will leave immediately!" ”

Meng Yan staggered to the back hall while thinking about things, Gu Qingfeng was preparing food for him, and he was a little surprised to see him like this.

"Shichiro, what's wrong? Isn't it a problem for the Northwest Bureau to stick to it this time? ”

Meng Yan didn't respond, not that he deliberately ignored it, but that he only had Tan Ji's plan in his mind now, and he couldn't hear any sound outside.

Gu Qingfeng felt that something was wrong, so he retreated, there were only the two of them in the room, and Gu Qingfeng rubbed his temples for Meng Yan.

"Shichiro, the war ahead is always changing rapidly, don't worry if you have a problem, just solve it slowly."

Meng Yan reacted when he was touched by Gu Qingfeng, and said with a wry smile: "Qingfeng, sometimes I feel that I am old, and I don't have the courage I had when I was young." ”

Gu Qingfeng raised his eyebrows, it seemed that Meng Yan's imperial power had been challenged, and when he was about to attack, Meng Yan suddenly took her into his arms and told the things in front of the palace one by one, Meng Yan couldn't make up his mind now, even if Tan Ji went to Subei, he didn't dare to decide immediately.

Gu Qingfeng closed his eyes and thought for a while before saying, "Qilang, Su Qing is now rectifying the Ministry of National Security in northern Sichuan and Gao Shuo, why don't you let her go too?" ”

Meng Yan was stunned for a moment, then kissed Gu Qingfeng violently, and said with a smile: "You are right, Su Qing's eyes are vicious, she will definitely be able to determine the true intentions of the Beimu people and the location of the Beimu Jingqi." ”

The five-person group of the Northwest Bureau was originally very interested, especially Long Tingfei, his subordinates had already assembled in Guazhou, and they originally needed to wait for the consent of Hanyang City before leaving, but they waited for Chenghou first.

After the Marquis of Cheng arrived in Subei, he did not talk to them, but he sped with the King of Qin for a long time, and after coming out, the Marquis of Cheng led people to the north, and then the King of Qin unreasonably announced the suspension of the attack on Yasu City.

Long Tingfei was puzzled, and asked to meet the King of Qin for three days, and even asked to convene a military meeting of the Northwest Bureau, but Meng Huan did not see him because he was sick.

Just when Long Tingfei was about to ask for the fourth meeting, Geng Chao and Yan Lan came together, Long Tingfei was quite familiar with Geng Chao, the two were officials in the same dynasty twice, especially after the Great Xuan Dynasty, the two still had personal relations.

But for Yan Lan, they have no private intersection, the Yan family was originally Zhuge , and the court where he Long Tingfei originally worked suppressed the Zhuge clan very badly, after all, the personal feud between them was very heavy, and the Zhuge clan in southern Jin was under the rule of Long Tingfei, although it was not overly excluded, but it was not taken care of.

"Long Hou, are you going to see the prince again?" Geng Chao asked.

"Geng Hou, the fighter plane waits for no one, what I said before, why did it stop, shouldn't His Royal Highness King Qin give us an explanation?" Long Ting was furious.

"Long Hou has such a big temper!" Yan Lan smiled, but there was an extra layer of meaning in this smile, whether it was a knife hidden in the smile, or sincere persuasion, maybe only Yan Lan himself knew.

"Shizi, you and I are both people who lead troops, and a day when the army stops is a day of consumption, not to mention the grain and grass, the morale of the army will be worn out!" Long Tingfei said angrily.

"So, I came here with Shizi to cheer you up, you just came from Guazhou, and Mr. Tan arrived last night." Geng Chao persuaded.

"Mr. Tan?" Long Tingfei was very surprised, and Tan Ji was also his old opponent, but Tan Ji had been in the General Bureau, and rarely came to the army.

"Yes, Mr. Tan came here with a will, and now Mr. Tan is spying with His Royal Highness, and the Marquis of Long will wait quietly." Yan Lan smiled.

"Okay, then wait a minute." Long Tingfei didn't worry anymore, but calmed down, first of all, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his plan, and secondly, Tan Ji's arrival proved that His Majesty and the General Administration attached great importance to them.

"Chenghou and Mr. Tan have arrived one after another, I'm afraid that the imperial court is going to play a big game of chess in the Western Regions, we must have no problem with Yasu City and Shibaocheng, but in the final analysis, we are just doing this as a defensive posture, what kind of person is Chenghou, the king of secret spies, her old man hurriedly went north definitely not to see her son."

"What Geng Hou said makes sense, even if he looks at his son, he shouldn't go north at this time, he should go to Shibao City, so Cheng Hou's purpose must be to go to Beimu." Yan Lan said.

Although Long Tingfei's mood gradually stabilized, his mind kept turning, their approach was indeed to take the initiative to attack for better defense, but what he couldn't figure out was that the imperial court still wanted to solve the battle situation in the Western Regions at one time? When the more than 400,000 generals of the Xuan and Ning armies were in the Western Regions, they could not solve the problem, and they could only confront each other.

When the three of them were talking about a match, the fast horse of the Ministry of State Security galloped past them, and the three of them looked at each other.

"Long Hou, get ready, the people from the Ministry of State Security are back, at most an hour, we will definitely be summoned." Yanlan said confidently.

Sure enough, in less than two quarters of an hour, Meng Huan's personal guards found the three of them and asked them to go to the big tent before sunset.

The three of them did not disperse separately, but ate some food in Subei City and went to the side tent to wait.

While talking about the battle situation, the three of them analyzed the possibilities, and suddenly a rapid sound of horses' hooves stopped outside the tent, and after a while, Shi Zunfeng broke in, and saw the three of them stunned for a moment, and then said: "What happened to let me come back in such a hurry?" ”

"Mr. Tan has arrived," Yan Lan responded, then thought for a moment and said, "And Chenghou has also arrived." ”

"My mother?! Why is she here?! Shi Zun was visibly nervous.