Fortunately, people are not always unlucky, after a day of bloody battles, Yao Chong and Song Jing finally ushered in some good luck.

Facing the bloody sunset, a black flag with Fujian characters was dyed with some heroic colors, trampling brisk steps, and a neatly armored Fujian cavalry reinforcements were also belated, killing in front of Tongli Town, and the shouting and killing just now was made by them.

After all, they came to rob and seek wealth, not to fight hard, and finally, they had lost hope in looting Tongli Town, and the Bedouin sand thieves, who had been entrenched for a day and found nothing, were hungry and thirsty, and retreated back tiredly.

The supporting Fujian cavalry also did not pursue*, and after waving their flags and shouting for a while, they also collected their troops.

Fortunately, Yao Chong and Song Jing came back early, otherwise the prepared quicksand would even be pitted by their own people, so they hurriedly sent a messenger to explain the situation, and then opened the gate of the village and laid the floor, and the Damin cavalry, who had also been tired for a day, slowly entered Tongli Town, and went to the barracks to rest under the guidance of the town soldiers.

Yao Chong and Song Jing waited at the door in person, and after a while, a black horse Qiyu general who was leading a rather divine horse strode up, without saying a word, opening his arms was to give the two of them a bear hug, and the three of them immediately let out a hearty laugh when they hugged each other.

It's Xenne.

This is the case with the defense system of the Min army in the Arabian Peninsula, which is very similar to the Rhine defense line of ancient Rome, with infantry defending along oases, occupying local water sources as garrison points, gradually developing towns, and forming several separate mobile cavalry to constantly patrol these Fujian strongholds.

Once there is an invasion from other places, with the fortress wall, the sand bandit tribe will not be able to break through the town for a while, and it will delay until the mobile army comes to support, and there is almost nothing that cannot be won.

Even if some sand bandit tribes are lucky enough to break through the Min towns, the Fujian cavalry who rushed over to surround them from several roads can also take back the looted finances.

People can live for more than seven days without eating, and they will die of thirst if they don't drink water for three days, and in the desert, water is even more valuable than gold.

Xue Ne is now a general that Li Rang relies on, he has 10,000 cavalry under his command, managing the equivalent of the UAE in later generations, one-half of the territory of the Protectorate, he is also the old boss and friend of Yao Chong and Song Jing, just experienced a day of bloody battle, it is also an unexpected joy to meet Xue Ne personally leading the troops to help.

After greeting for a while, Xue Ne was invited into the small command post by the two, the sun set on the horizon, the desert after a hot day finally cooled down, a small stove barbecued camel meat dripping with oil and water, the local people made low-alcohol wine with dates is also delicious and pleasant, tasting fine wine, talking with old friends, it is also an interesting thing.

Putting down the wine glass and listening to Song Jing narrate today's battle situation, Xue Ne couldn't help but happily give him a fist on his bulging belly, and said with a smile: "Boy, you can do it!" Today, you killed more than 200 enemies a day, and caught more than 100 of them, at this rate, it won't be long before you are promoted again! ”

"Where, where, it's not everyone's credit."

hurriedly waved his hands modestly, but Song Jing's front teeth were all exposed with a smile, and he couldn't help but look north.

Compared with this fat man's simple mind, Yao Chong obviously thought a little more, and after thinking about it, Yao Chong couldn't help but put down his wine glass, and asked with some doubts: "Brother Xue, why did you personally bring troops to the rescue this time, and besides, they came so quickly?"

Xue Ne is the Xuanfu envoy of the Left Arabian Road, equivalent to the commander of the local military district, and he is under his control for a radius of several hundred miles, even if Tongli Town is relatively important, he can't come to the rescue in person at his level.

Moreover, according to the distance, it will take at least a day to send a distress signal from Tongli Town for the rescue cavalry to arrive, and it will arrive in the evening, unless Xue Ne will know the prophet.

"It's not that Brother Xue is worried about us!" Obviously, he didn't think as much as Yao Chong, Song Jing waved his hand with a big grin, but Xue Ne, who was listening, shook his head with a helpless wry smile.

"Lao Tzu also wants to answer like this, but unfortunately, it's really not for you."

There was a little worry in his pupils, and Xue Ne's square face was full of worry and explained: "In the past few days, not only have you been attacked in Tongli Town, but the strongholds of Erli, Sili, Balibao, Eighteen Lipu, and Thirty-two Litai have been attacked, and the Governor's Mansion hastened to order, and all cavalry from all walks of life were dispatched to resist the invasion, and since last night at Thirty-two Litai, I defeated hundreds of Bedouin tribesmen who came to plunder, and I rushed directly to your direction, and I fought three battles a day, just to end up with you."

Xue Ne explained, Yao Chong and Song Jing couldn't help but gasp, now Li Rang's territory is not big, it is not small to say that it is not small, listening to Xue Ne's narration, at least tens of thousands of Bedouin tribesmen are attacking the border of Damin, which is not a good sign.

In Tongli Town, a large part of the time, Yao Chong and Song Jing dealt with a few or dozens of Bedouin robbers who crossed the border to rob, the Arabian Peninsula is vast and sparsely populated, and almost half of the Bedouin tribes are involved in launching an attack of this scale, thinking about it, Song Jing hurriedly asked eagerly: "What about the cut?" Damin canonized him as the Arab Caliph, didn't he restrain these Bedouin tribes? ”

After entering the peninsula, Al Rade recruited many nomadic tribes in the vast Nefud Desert, and with his prestige, advanced into the Hanifa Valley Plain in the middle of the Arabian Peninsula, and called the caliphate in Riyadh, the abandoned capital of the ancient Arab Dynasty.

The Arabian kingdom was in a very close alliance with the Great Min, and the Arabian Peninsula was severely short of food and water, and even if there was a vast agricultural area at the bottom of the Hanifa Valley, it could not meet the food supply, and it had to rely more on the Great Min for help.

Jude also relied on the rice and wheat from the trade with the Fujian State to buy and win over the desert tribes in the central and eastern parts of the country, so as to maintain his rule, and under his co-optation, in half a year, few Bedouin tribes have invaded the Min towns again.

Suddenly, Nefde's Arab tribes became hostile to Da Min again, and the eight reasons were estimated to be related to the judgment, and sure enough, under the surprised gaze of Yao Chong and Song Jing, Xue Ne nodded definitely.

"That's right, the old judge died last month!"

The governor of Basra, Al Tak, had converted to Islam since Muhammad was alive, and had also experienced a period of great expansion, so he could be regarded as an old helper, who had worked hard for half his life, and finally reached his most glorious time, and died in only half a year, which can only be said that he did not have this blessing in his life.

And not to mention that the old judge is dead, he also made his allies miserable. Without the joy he felt when he first came, he casually threw a piece of roasted camel meat into his mouth, and Xue Ne said in a dull urn voice.

"The subordinate general who inherited the position of the old judge must have hidden evil intentions, and I am embarrassed by Damin, and he also colludes with Hussein in Mecca in the west, and now the Governor's Mansion is also in chaos, and the king of the county in the river is overwhelmed by attacks from all over the country, and he is angry, and the Governor's Mansion is gathering troops, and it is estimated that it will not be needed, and the main force of the Metropolitan Protectorate in the river will send troops to Riyadh again."

The situation is changing so fast, even the scheming Yao Chong can't help but sigh that the world is impermanent, but no one notices it, listening to this bad news, Song Jing's eyes lit up.

There are Bedouin tribes everywhere, tomorrow morning, Xue Ne will continue to march westward, so in the evening and Yao Chong and Song Jing chatted for a while, then went back to sleep early, bloody battle all afternoon, Yao Chong's equally tired bones are about to break, the desert water is too scarce, even the general, bathing is a luxury, learn the local Bedouin tribe with clean sand rubbed all over the body, wash away the blood stains, and then wipe it with a dry towel, Yao Chong also went to rest early.

But this night, Song Jing had insomnia.

The fat body walked back and forth on the wall of the town, and Song Jing was full of painstaking meditation, which made the Confucian soldiers and soldiers along the way a little nervous, and tried to straighten his chest and pose as a spirit.

"Lord Song, Lord Song!"

I don't know how many times Song Jing has turned, and suddenly a strange shout suddenly came from under the wall, which made Song Jing poke his head in surprise, but it was the original Bedouin patriarch Ilemaigai in the town.

Those who followed Li Rang into the Arabian Peninsula, plus the people in the rear were only about 100,000 people, and the number of Tang people was very small, and among the more than 3,000 residents of Tongli Town, they were also composed of four local Arabian oasis farming tribes, and the Min people were a minority.

However, the Min people brought trade, provided jobs for the local clans, and provided the chiefs with shares and dividends for the development of the Tongli gold mines, and in particular, the Min law did not bind the local ethnic groups, and most of the cases were determined by the ancient tribal elders, and the freedom was not restricted, and the local Arabs were still happy to be informed by the Min people.

Mencius said: Those who have constant birth have perseverance. With sufficient food and busy work, the originally fierce and combative Arabs settled down, often went to the beach to talk about business, Al Maigai also learned a lot of simple Tang language, he is a frequent visitor to the town guard's house, so seeing him coming, Song Jing is not unusual, he slapped his mind and jumped off the wall, and walked carelessly in front of this old Arab slippery head with a white beard.

"Lao Ai, what's the matter at such a late hour? It won't be you who evaded taxes again and let the customs detain them! Captain Pontus won't be able to help you this time anyway! ”

"I'm like this in your old mind!" Sadly, the old Arab slippery head plucked his teeth, and screamed ugly, but in just a moment, excitement overflowed on his face again, and he cautiously glanced at no one on both sides, and Elle Maigay excitedly put his mouth next to Song Jing's big earlobe, who was full of curiosity.

"Someone is going to rebel!"