Sukhguman had always considered himself a seasoned actor; how could he possibly admit defeat in his acting career? He spoke these words with great emotion, but in Prince Landin's mind, this was sheer shamelessness. "You clearly feel this way, and now you're trying to shirk your responsibility? What's the point? In the end, I'm the one who's going to the Caspian Sea to carry out the rescue mission."
The others also echoed this. Although they had already seen the outcome of the matter, they did not dare to say much. After all, in their opinion, such a prince would be a very embarrassing existence even if he were alive. It would be better for him to go to the battlefield. At least he could leave behind a reputation that would last through the ages. Of course, whether this reputation could be passed down or not depended on whether the Caliph would give it to him.
If the hatred between the two brothers had not reached that point, and the prince had lost his life on the battlefield, and in the process of defending his country, then the courtesy he deserved should still be given.
But if the two brothers are incompatible, no matter what you do on the battlefield, the Caliph will not acknowledge your merit, and may even find someone to erase all your merit. That is understandable. This is how the royal struggle is. If you dare to be kind, his descendants will be able to trample you to death because of this matter in the future. Therefore, all things should be viewed in the long term, and your enemies should not be given any chance to rise.
After arguing for a long time, the people present finally made up their minds. It was also a buffer time for Prince Landin to send people to the capital to deliver news and see what the Caliph had decided. Of course, Sukhguman first wrote a few letters to some better ministers in the court, asking them to let the prince go to the battlefield even if it cost them their lives in the hall. Only in this way could the prince be allowed to go to the battlefield, and others would be speechless.
Politicians must be able to act and at the same time, they must be able to touch other people's hearts. If you can't even do this, then there is no need for you to attend the morning court. Everyone there is a veteran actor. If you want to deceive them, it depends on your own ability.
Sanbis and Lav had been staying here for over ten days. The city was a dilapidated one, filled with all sorts of unpleasant smells. Yet, they had chosen to live here. If they didn't, life would be impossible. There was no shade anywhere, and the temperature reached 37 or 38 degrees Celsius during the day. Would they really be scorched by the sun? If so, they'd be reduced to a dried-up, salted fish in half a month.
"What's going on with the imperial court? A while ago, they were urging us to go to the battlefield. I thought our empire was going to collapse. They even sent old men like that to the battlefield. Now we've been stuck here for over ten days straight, as if there's no war at all. Which one of these is true?"
Sambik said somewhat confusedly that they did not conduct training in broad daylight, mainly because the weather was too hot, and the problem of water and supplies had not been solved. If they did not train, those things would still be enough, but if they trained, those things would probably not be of much use. Even if you doubled them, they probably would not be of much use.
"Whether it's true or not doesn't matter to us. Look at us now. As long as we can live one more day, it's what the Lord has given us. Look at the people around us. Our vitality is quite strong. Those who came out with us are nowhere to be found. Although we didn't fight against the Tang army, our casualties were not low. You just need to live well and don't think about those trivial things. The affairs of this country have almost nothing to do with us. Take care of yourself first."
Rafe said speechlessly that when he had nothing to do during the day, except for going to the toilet and eating, this guy always lay behind a wall. This was a rare cool place. Although there was no wind at all and his whole body was sticky, if he stayed still, it would not consume too much of his energy. But if he jumped up and down, it would be a little uncomfortable in this place and he would sweat immediately. In such weather, he could not do anything.
After hearing this, Sambik nodded heavily. If it were a few days ago, he might not have agreed with this theory, always thinking that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country, but now he no longer has such an idea. Although this is a city, there is not even a normal person in the whole city except for the stench. What is the use of such a country?
In addition to him, the people around him basically had the same idea. They would rather fight the Tang army on the battlefield than see their country weakened like this. Of course, the result of all this was caused by those people in the Tang Dynasty, but the most important thing was the top leaders of our empire. They simply didn't know how to deal with this matter.
"Everyone, get up and start preparing. We will set out in two days."
When Sambik was about to fall asleep, he heard the same sound again. Every time at this time, when he was about to calm down, he would be ordered to go to war. As for where to fight, no one told them.
At the beginning, everyone was afraid to go to war. They were afraid that they would never come back, but now these people no longer have such ideas, because this is simply nonsense. The last time they were asked to gather together was just to suppress a group of refugees.
At the beginning they didn't know how to suppress it, but now it is very clear. The two teams of cavalry, one on the left and one on the right, mainly need to increase their speed and hold the scimitars tightly in their hands. After they pass by, no one will be able to stand. If there are still people who can stand, they can just turn around and run a circle from the front. By then, all the refugees will be dead.
Originally, there were people who felt sorry for the refugees, but now there is no such person. Feeling sorry for the refugees means that we will die together, and the space for survival is so small. So in this situation, it is better to ensure our own life and death first. As for those refugees, there is no need to worry too much about them. There is no point in caring too much about them. This is their fate.
