"Eldest niece, you gave uncle a surprise."
In the northwest strategic cluster headquarters, Huang Sanhu waited until the flowers withered. Zuo Xuanyan finally arrived and immediately beamed.
Zuo Xuanyan was already a grown-up girl, but she still hugged her uncle one by one as she did when she was a child.
"Hehe, I just came here to set up an outpost. I didn't expect that I could still win a fight."
Seeing her, all the generals were very happy.
Almost everyone here has taught her and can be counted as her teacher.
At the same time, because she is the eldest daughter of the emperor, everyone has high expectations for her.
Originally, because she was a princess, everyone was a little confused as to why the emperor asked her to learn civil and military skills. But some rumors that have flowed out of the palace in recent years have made everyone vaguely have some suspicions.
At this time, everyone was even more happy to see Zuo Xuanyan's dusty face and fierce aura.
Among Zuo Mengeng's three children, Zuo Xuanhui was just born and his future is uncertain.
Zuo Xuanzhao was too weak, good at literary talent but weak at military affairs, and had little interest in government affairs.
Only Zuo Xuanyan, the emperor's eldest daughter, was the most worthy of her father, and her performance was flawless in all aspects.
At first, everyone was disappointed because she was a girl, but in recent years, from Zuo Mengeng's few words, the outside world also felt that the atmosphere of the empire was completely different.
In this case, many uncles and uncles loved Zuo Xuanyan even more.
"I know that your martial arts skills are extraordinary, but what you have learned is the art of command. If it is not necessary, don't rush into battle yourself. Wouldn't it be a waste of your talent?"
Fu Gang is worthy of being a military official, and he is as nagging as his father.
But this time Ai Wenkun had the same attitude as him.
"If you really like fighting, why not come to the northwest and lead an army alone, and your uncles will protect you."
Once Zuo Xuanyan is identified, these generals will never be stingy with all kinds of help. In addition, Zuo Xuanyan has indeed reached the stage where she is about to leave the army. Where she will go in the future, all departments are watching with eager eyes.
Not to mention the military, there are even people from the government who want to fight for it.
But no matter what, the military has the greatest hope.
Everyone understands Zuo Mengeng's attitude.
Since officials cannot hold office without serving, the emperor's eldest daughter will certainly not be an exception.
Even though Zuo Xuanyan is still young, she grew up in the royal family and already knows what she should know.
She accepted all the overtures from Huang Sanhu and others.
"Okay, I'll beg Dad later. Uncles, please take more care of me. If my niece doesn't understand anything, please don't hesitate to teach me."
She also fell in love with the northwest strategic cluster.
At present, the overall situation of the empire is stable, and the wars are all taking place outside the territory.
The Southwest Strategic Cluster has entered the final stage. After the situation in Annan is calmed down, there will be no major battles.
Europe was quite lively, but unfortunately no one would allow her to go there given her status.
Then the only places where we can fight and gain military exploits in the future are the Northwest Strategic Cluster and the Northern Strategic Cluster.
The goals of the two major clusters are the same, and they are all aimed at Russia.
But the difference between the northern strategic cluster and the northwest strategic cluster is that the environment faced by the northwest strategic cluster is more complex and harsh.
If you want to enjoy yourself, it would be best to go to the strategic cluster in the north, and just follow the army and push all the way through the vast wilderness.
But Zuo Xuanyan wants the world to see her abilities. Of course, only the worst circumstances can reveal her abilities.
The two sides hit it off immediately, and the matter was settled.
At the moment, Zuo Xuanyan was no one else and directly participated in the military meeting of the Northwest Strategic Cluster.
As the weather gets warmer, the Northwest Strategic Cluster will usher in a new big operation.
On the one hand, they want to attack the Kazakh Khanate, under the pretext that the Kazakh Khanate is harboring Zhuote Babatur and Norbu, but the actual purpose is to open the way to attack Russia on the southern front.
On the other hand, it is to attack the Bukhara Khanate and open a channel to the Middle East.
The third task is to rescue the Taoist priests who are in trouble.
Although the Taoist Volunteer Army has set off, the headquarters has not yet received news about the situation over there. They must prepare for the worst.
And once it can be connected with the foundation laid by the Taoist priests, it means opening the channel to march into Tianzhu from the north.
Now that Tianzhu's wealth and weakness have been known to the empire for a long time, everyone regards Tianzhu as fat.
The top officials of the empire had already reached an agreement with Britain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other allies to completely carve up Tianzhu.
As for how much benefit you can grab, it all depends on your ability.
We don’t know yet about the Northwest Strategic Cluster, but the situation on the Taoist priests’ side is very exciting.
After receiving the support and arms of the Northwest Strategic Cluster, the Taoist Volunteer Army, which traveled thousands of miles from the Central Plains, entered the Middle East as early as winter.
There are a total of 17,000 Taoist priests in this volunteer army, which is really a lot. At least in the Middle East, it is definitely a powerful force.
In particular, this Taoist volunteer army is armed to the teeth and very well prepared.
Along the way, under the guidance of Abdulmu, all the forces that had been hostile to Wang Changyue and others were attacked and liquidated by the Taoist volunteer army.
They were all pagans anyway, so the Taoist priests sacrificed their butcher knives without any psychological burden.
The leader of this volunteer army is Zhang Yinghuai, the younger brother of Zhang Tianshi from Longhu Mountain.
This person is quite talented, but because his elder brother inherited the Heavenly Master, he stayed in Longhu Mountain every day either burning incense and practicing or doing nothing, so he felt that his time was wasted.
When the deeds of Quanzhen Sect Wang Changyue and others came out, Zhang Yinghuai was greatly shocked, and at the same time he also saw the hope of realizing value.
He obtained Zhang Tianshi's permission and joined the Taoist Volunteer Army. Because of his high status, he was elected as a leader.
After coming to the Western Regions, he learned a lot about the Western Regions and Central Asia from the Northwest Strategic Cluster, and at the same time fully absorbed the empire's policies.
Zhang Yinghuai geniusly combined Taoist teachings with imperial policies, rampaging across Central Asia while carrying out ideological enlightenment.
Not to mention, in this place where various ideas exchange and conflict, the spread of Taoism is not that difficult. Moreover, due to the strong strength displayed by the Taoist Volunteer Army, it has indeed absorbed many local dissatisfied people.
By the time the Taoist Volunteer Army reached the vicinity of Pulhumli, its strength had grown to more than 200,000, and it had more than ten logistics bases in the rear, fully meeting the combat needs of the army.
This time, it was like poking a hornet's nest in Central Asia, and the effect was even more severe than that of Wang Changyue and others.
The Mughal Empire, the Safavid Dynasty, and the Bukhara Khanate were all frightened, and they gathered their armies to fight to the death with the Taoist Volunteer Army.
They no longer cared about Wang Changyue's tribe who was trapped in the mountains, and all moved towards the Taoist volunteer army.
A religious war over the territory of Central Asia is inevitable.
