Dashi knew that there were more than 20,000 permanent cavalry in the city of Kedun, and it was with this army that the clan forces in the northwestern border of Daliao would be afraid and would not make any outrageous incidents.

According to the cavalry establishment habits of the Liao State, the central cavalry directly under the imperial front was the leather room army and the palace tent army, with a total of 140,000 people and 500,000 horsemen. The local army was divided into tribal army and relic army.

The tribal army can receive a part of the non-Khitan cavalry that has been incorporated into the Liao nationality, similar to the status of the subordinate army in the infantry army. The relics army is the cavalry of the noble eunuchs, similar to the infantry army to cast the military state. The local army numbered in the thousands, and the local army numbered less than a hundred, but the cumulative sum was several times that of the central cavalry.

Xiao Ra Abu's Feiyu Battalion belongs to the Northwest Road Recruitment Division, which is naturally subordinate to the establishment of the central cavalry, and in order to consolidate the tranquility of the northwest border, these cavalry will also inspect the territories of various feudal gangs from time to time.

With this in mind, Oishi planned to ask the general for some information that he was anxious to know.

"General Xiao, please forgive me for being lonely and unheard, there are fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and civilians in this city of Kedun, and it is extremely difficult to get water in this desert alone, how do the people of Kedun live here?"

Xiao Ra Abu smiled, pointed to the ancient tree above the tea stall and said: "During the Tang Tianbao period, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji built the Northern Capital Protectorate here, which was to take a fancy to the rich water veins under the yellow sand of Kedun, so he dug ten zhang deep, all of them are sweet and sweet springs, this tree has lived for five or six hundred years, and it is all thanks to this. ”

Dashi exclaimed, "I can't imagine that there is such a huge water system in the desert, it's really breathtaking. ”

Xiao Ra nodded and said: "Kedun is full of yellow sand in all directions, if it is not for the blessing of heaven and earth, how can you raise the soldiers and civilians of this side?" But until now, no one knows where this water comes from. Why is it only stored under the city of Kotun? ”

"Maybe it's the blessing of the Buddha!" Dashi took a sip of milk tea and continued to ask, "Will General Xiao often go out on patrol?" ”

"This is natural, guarding the border and monitoring the foreign enemy is a matter of duty, I am on duty today to rest and go out to the general speed in three days."

"Finish speed?" Oishi was overjoyed to hear these three words, because this tribe was probably very much connected with the death of the black wolf and his father.

"I wonder if the general can take me with him on the day of his trip?"

"This ......" Xiao Raa did not hesitate a little and said: "When it comes to the use of soldiers, it is not as casual as running a business parade, there are rules in the army, and there are laws in the army, but I am afraid that my brother will ask for it, and I can't obey my orders." ”

"What if that's the case?" Dashi took out the official card and handed it to Xiao Ra Abu.

"You're the envoy of the Dalin Tooth Academy? Dare to ask Brother Taizun's surname? ”

"In the lower Jerod Stone!"

"Sure enough, it's a big stone forest tooth!" Xiao Raa didn't hear Dashi's name, and immediately got up and gave a big salute: "In the next family, the old and young can only survive thanks to Dashi Linya, please accept Xiao's worship!" ”

Dashi panicked and hurriedly leaned over to help, but his foot injury was not healed, and he couldn't stop this General Xiao from ringing his head three times in a row: "Why is this brother like this?" ”

Xiao Ra didn't get up and said: "In the next family, the old and young are all in Nanjing Xijin Mansion, coinciding with the locust plague, the grains are not harvested, and they almost starved to death in the wilderness. ”

Dashi couldn't shirk it, and it took a few polite times to let this General Xiao sit down again.

"The disaster in Nanjing Road is serious, and the price of rice is soaring, but with General Xiao's money, it will not make his family starving!"

"Hey......" Xiao Ra sighed and said: "The world is going down, and this Kedun City is far away from the emperor of the sky, who will care about the life and death of our army?" From the North Courtyard to Xijing, and then to the Military Division, the original military salary of eight taels has been reduced by seventy percent, how can we talk about supporting our families? ”

"The newly appointed Xijing left Xiao Yixue is an honest official, why not report it to him?"

Xiao Ra Ah shook his head and said: "Da Shi Linya doesn't know, the details and stability of the Northwest Road Unified Military Division are much more powerful than Xiao Yixue, who was born in the guard, how can he win?" ”

"Oh?" As far as Dashi knew, the Northwest Road Commander was a descendant of Shu Luping, the Uighur Empress Chunqin (the wife of Liao Taizu Yelu Abaoji), and his name was Shu Lulu.

Although it is the same clan of Empress Chunqin, but with the passage of time, the Shulu clan has long been reduced to a side branch of the Liao State, and there are even fewer people like Shulu who can still hold official positions in the Liao State.

"Shululu is just a descendant of the descendants of the past, how can he say that he has a huge power?"

Xiao Ra Abu said: "Lord Shulu has Uighur blood, and he is a brother and brother to the Uighur leader of Gaochang Bilgo, if there is a change in the city of Kedun, the 100,000 Uighur iron cavalry will be used by Shululu, 100,000 iron cavalry!" How can a Xijing stay stay deal with this? ”

If it weren't for his close relationship with the Uighurs of Gaochang, the 100,000 cavalry would no longer be the help of Shululu, but would have become a big trouble in the western part of the Great Liao.

Seeing that Da Shi didn't say a word for a long time, Xiao Ra didn't continue to speak, after all, the border affairs are complicated, and they are not something that a left-behind guard who has just taken office or a Lin Ya who has visited with his female dependents can deal with it.

"In that case, in three days, I will invite Lord Lin Ya to the camp of Akabane in the north of the city, and I will arrange a good horse for my lord and lady to ride!"

"Oh? She's not my husband......"

Before Dashi's words were finished, there was a sudden strong wind in the city, and the wind and sand in the sky actually obscured the noon sun, and three steps away, even the figure could not be seen really.

"I'm scared!"

Da Shi hurriedly grabbed Ta Buyan's arm and called out loudly to Xiao Ra Abu's name.

"Let me ...... Bah...... Come! ”

Xiao Ra Bu couldn't speak, untied the reins of the camel and held it in his hand, leading Dashi and Ta Buyan to an inn not far away.

The inn is called "Shui Yun Xuan", although it is very different from the weather at this time, but the bartender in the store is indeed very enthusiastic, seeing that there are guests coming, three times five divided by two will place people and animals properly, even the water to wash hands are placed in front of the three people.

"Yo! Isn't this General Xiao? Why do you come to the shop to drink in the windy sand? ”

Xiao Ra said embarrassedly: "I didn't go out today to watch the clouds, I don't want to really encounter this pickled weather, you don't want to be poor, first serve the two distinguished customers, the store money is indispensable to you!" ”

"Okay! One room in the upper room......"

"Two!" Oishi hurriedly corrected the way.

Ignoring Xiao Ra'abu's strange eyes with the bartender, Dashi pulled Ta Buyan to the room and lit a candle, only to find that Ta Buyan was already disgraced.

"What to do? Is it possible that I can't wash it for you by hand? ”