The yellow sand raised by the Arabs under the city danced magnificently, slapping the head of the city that had not yet been piled up, and every time the wind blew, it drenched the sand on the head of the soldiers defending the city, and dyed the solemn and majestic black Min military uniform into an earthy yellow.

It's a pity, people are not sand after all, the five-meter-high city wall is not high, it is not short, it is just enough to block the cavalry charge, the desolate Arabia does not even have a tree five meters high, when Amur attacked Alexander, Khalid attacked Damascus, Antioch, Ctesiphon and other important cities in Western Asia, all relied on the siege of the city for several months, the city was exhausted before it was captured, and the poorly equipped Nev de Bedouin obviously did not have many means for the well-defended city wall of Damin.

Around this, the city is still guarded very dangerously, a day of fierce fighting, the big shield in the hands of the guards at the head of the city is full of reed-like arrows, many soldiers have a few mistakes and died under the dense rain of arrows, just look at Li Rang's small command platform, the feather arrows and arrows that can not be inserted on the wooden stake support, the battle situation can be imagined.

In the evening, the crowds of Bedouins began to slowly retreat, lit a roaring bonfire in the Gobi, listened to the melodious music of the oudqin, the Bedouins began to barbecue camel meat around the fire for dinner and rest, and the Min army at the head of the city finally let out a long breath.

After all, standing on the unobstructed city wall all day long, facing the yellow Bedouin army, with overwhelming arrows, that kind of psychological pressure that ordinary people can't bear.

The Min army also withdrew from the city to rest, replaced a new group of guards with big shields and went to the city to continue to go to the city to suffer, and the soldiers who had fought hard for a day also gathered under the city wall, surrounded by the cauldron of the fire head army, and ate a sweet and dry dinner with a happy heart.

Li Rang didn't have the slightest appetite.

Although the Hezhong Protectorate was his, it was established by Li Jie, leaving too much shadow of his invincible father, but now this desolate beach has been established since the present, but it is completely Li Rang's own effort, for this Upper and Lower Arabian states that have not yet appeared on the official map of Damin, Li Rang also has a childlike feeling in his heart.

Now, the capital protection mansion that was finally established is like a falling plum blossom under the iron hooves of the Bedouins, and half of the country has been trampled and broken, especially from Wu Meiniang, there is a deep disappointment, which makes Li Rang's heart go crazy, just off the battlefield, so that he doesn't care about the persuasion of the servants, and turns around and boards the big ship anchored behind the port.

Dubai Harbor is not afraid of siege at all, half a circle of city walls envelops the entire coast in it, not far from the port moored more than 30 sea owl-class ships, every day there is a steady stream of supplies from here in, the officers of the Metropolitan Protectorate can also rush together from various places along the coast at any time to exchange war conditions.

In the captain's room, the pale yellow varnish with the European flavor of later generations reflected the candlelight swaying, breaking with a rich flavor, and his eyes were bloodshot, but Li Rang sat like a vampire and stared at the officials of the Metropolitan Protectorate who bowed their heads and were silent on both sides of the round table below.

"The Bedouin barbarians are showing off their might under the city, don't you have anything to say?"

The deathly silence lasted for a long time, and Li Rang's roar of slapping the table broke the peace, listening to his anger, a group of civil and military officials trembled again, only Li Yexu was still sitting on his right hand side as if nothing happened, with an expressionless face. As for Sheng Lianshan, he didn't come at all.

Today's Protectorate is in line with his expectations, and Li Rang's role in his opinion is nothing more than to act as a barrier to attract Neff's Bedouin attack and create a safe flank for Damin.

On the other hand, the only pillar of the Duhu Mansion, General Zuo Guo Beifeng also had a heavy face, and he muttered for a while, this battlefield general, the middle-aged general who was once the most impulsive and easy to grab merit, shook his head with difficulty this time.

"The king of the county, now our army is only more than 20,000, but the coastline that needs to be guarded is too long, and we also have to ensure the safety of the merchants who set out from the Persian Gulf to Suez, and now I don't know how many Bedouin tribes have invaded the territory of our capital protectorate, and our army lacks enough strength to expel them."

Speaking of insufficient troops, Guo Beifeng still glanced at Li Yexu very depressed, from the accident to the present, Li Yexu's left and right Qianniuwei have not even mobilized a single soldier, and the turtle is stuck in the port of Abu Dhabi, but the Protectorate has not the right to directly order the left and right Qianniuwei, and there is no force that can not be played, no wonder Guo Beifeng is depressed.

This was also said to Li Yexu, but unfortunately, Guo Beifeng paused for a moment, and Li Yexu did not show any shame or rebuttal, so Guo Beifeng had to continue to state his opinions.

"At present, the Protectorate of the River has lost its vitality, the top priority is to hold the front, there can be no more mistakes, Baku City, Qionghai City, Dubai Port, Abu Dhabi Port and New Port are all protected by walls, and the remaining small ports * easy points can be guarded, if they can't defend it, they will give up, and concentrate the personnel in the five cities by sea, so as not to let the Bedouins plunder anything again, and the walls will be cleared, and within a month, these Bedouins will inevitably retreat."

Guo Zhifeng's perseverance is an old man's words, and the rest of the officials can't help but nod their heads in approval, but they don't want Li Rang to be annoyed and bang the table again.

"You mean to let Lone watch those Bedouins rob under the city, and when they have enough of it, they are leaving?"

"Your Highness, our army is not strong enough, and if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan!"

Left and right concubines, clerks, and solicitations, a large group of palace officials stood up one after another, neatly and painstakingly advised, this position made Li Rang also have to make compromises, and returned to the usual polite and courteous and false advice of the king of Hezhong, sighed and sat back on the chair.

It's just that vaguely, his eyes were aimed at Li Yexu again.

Now he understands the reason why Anna told him not to send troops without authorization and not to believe Li Yexu before leaving.

"Isn't there any news from Li Chou's army yet?"

Guo Beifeng shook his head in embarrassment, he hated this bombastic sect disciple on weekdays, but now, Guo Beifeng is also rare to pray, I hope this loser can really create a miracle, even if he brings back about 10,000 troops, it is good!

He didn't even have the strength to turn his head, Li Rang simply waved his hand tiredly, seeing his lord's tired appearance, he was silent, and the staff officials of the Metropolitan Protectorate who were lined up on both sides of the round table quietly retreated.

The candle flame flickered, and the sound of the waves in the entire captain's room seemed to have become deadly silent, and the air was frozen together, which was surprisingly depressing, sitting in the far corner of the entire round table, Yao Chong, who had been silent since he came in, also felt breathless for a while.

Before the expedition, he had reminded Song Jing to be careful, but he didn't expect it to be a prophecy, and he lost so badly, until now Song Jing also doesn't know life and death, since he began studying, he and Song Jing have always been friends, partners, and old friends for more than ten years, this situation made him also panic in his heart.

However, while the weak were still crying to fate, the strong was already preparing for the next challenge, so he slowly got up from the table, walked behind everyone, and slammed the door shut at the door while everyone was looking low and not paying attention.

"What are you going to do?"

The dull Li Rang immediately put his hand on the hilt of the knife on his waist vigilantly, followed by a father who had been fighting all year round, he still had this sense of self-protection, and Yao Chong's move was really too suspicious.

Hurriedly put his hand to his mouth and made a shushing motion, and then Yao Chong knelt on his knees and held a document high above his head, his strange action caused Li Rang to be confused, hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward and took the document handed over by Yao Chong.

The heavy black cover was opened, and the regular script inside was neatly written, and the distance between the words was almost the same, and it was obvious that the person who wrote the book had put a lot of effort into it, but just after looking at the beginning, Li Rang shook his head in disbelief and vetoed.

"Impossible, this idea will definitely not work, I believe that those capricious and changeable people will bury the entire Metropolitan Protectorate!"

"Your Highness, our army is underwhelmed!"

In the face of Li Rang's categorical refusal, Yao Chong seemed to have expected it a long time ago, but instead of being in a hurry, he kowtowed calmly.

"You have also seen General Li Yexu's attitude, this place is thousands of miles away from the river, even if soldiers are recruited from Tianzhu, it is far from enough to deal with the current war, and some people with a heart feel that they will not allow His Highness to expand their power, and they will not be able to reverse the current predicament if they do not take dangerous moves."

Li Rang was still silent, looking at the fold in his hand heavily. Gritting his teeth again, his heart was beating wildly, Yao Chong kowtowed to the ground again, and kowtowed heavily: "Your Highness is willing to nest in this barren harbor for the rest of your life, spending your youth to resist the attacks of these sand thieves, and seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiling and proud of the world, then this strategy is not said by the minister!" ”

As soon as these words came out, it was obvious that Li Rang's breathing was also a little rougher, and a pair of eyes stared at Yao Chong with blood-red, making his breathing almost stagnant.

These words are definitely with sowing discord, provoking the royal family to fight in the past dynasties is a big crime to exterminate the clan, even if the situation of the King of Min supporting the king of Hezhong can be seen clearly in the world, in order to avoid suspicion, Li Rang still needs to pay attention at all times, if Li Rang is angry, with an order, killing his own little six-grade consulting rafter is as simple as pinching an ant to death.

Fortunately, after a few seconds of dullness, Li Rang did not get angry after all, but turned around and returned to the first seat with Yao Chong's recital, and studied it carefully.

After looking at it for a few minutes, Li Rangcai raised his head solemnly again and asked Yao Chong.

"What's your name?"

For a moment, Yao Chong was ecstatic......