According to Sambik and Laf, there must be a problem with refugees somewhere, so they were mobilized to suppress the refugees. Similar things have been done many times in the past month, and they are familiar with it.
When I first came here, I always felt like I was a compatriot when facing refugees from my own country, so I was a little reluctant to take action. But now we have been driving away refugees for such a long time, there is nothing I can't do anymore, so if these guys want to beat someone up, it is very easy.
But after they had all pulled their animals out and assembled, they were given two water bags. This seemed a little strange. Before, they hadn't even had a third of the water each day, and now they were given water for several days at a time. Did the water supply there have to be abundant? It couldn't be. Most of the wells nearby were polluted, and only a few of them were drinkable. Each person only received a small amount of water each day, not enough to wash their faces or hands.
"Boss, what's going on? Are you rich today?"
Raff was on good terms with their centurion and would joke around with them from time to time, so he felt a bit surprised when he saw the two water bags. If they were only given to some officers, it would be understandable, but now even the soldiers below were given them, and many people had a bad impression of them.
In theory, distributing enough water is a good thing, which means you can have a good drink. However, in the Arab Empire army, nothing is as valuable as water. Now that you are distributed two water bags, it can only mean one thing: you people are going to travel a long distance, and in order to ensure the speed during the journey, you are given so much water at one time so as not to waste time when you are halfway.
"I'm sure you've guessed it. The higher-ups have already made a decision. The Tang army has reached a place called the Caspian Sea. Perhaps you don't know, but they're thousands of miles northwest of us. They've already captured over a dozen of our cities. So the great Caliph has ordered us to destroy the Tang army and follow Prince Landin into battle."
The captain of the centurion team was also unwilling to go. After all, this was a road of no return. If they had not been defeated by the Tang army, this guy would have been very willing to go. But now they have failed on every battlefield. This shows that we are no match for the Tang army. Why don’t they try to go to Yihe and let us go to the battlefield? Isn’t this crazy?
Of course he couldn't say this out loud, as he was the captain of a centurion. If he said this out loud, it would shake the morale of the army in advance, and someone in the army would investigate the source of this statement. Then he would have a hard time, and everyone, including his family, might be labeled a traitor.
The Arab army today is not what it used to be. In the past, the Arab army was extremely powerful and you could say whatever you wanted and no one would care. But now the Arab army has suffered defeats one after another and many soldiers have lost their confidence. As the captain of a centurion, if you often say these discouraging words, it is normal for you to be held accountable.
Caspian Sea?
Prince Landing?
Sambik and Laf looked at each other. Except for the two of them, everyone in the team was confused. They had never heard of this place, but they knew about the prince. He was the prince left behind by the previous caliph. It was said that he did not have much trust in the entire court. Could there be a good result if they followed such a person to fight?
And they were thousands of miles away. At their speed, it was unknown how far they would go. No wonder they were given so much water at once. This might be because they wanted to take extra care of them before they died.
"No one should have any other ideas. The order has been issued, and you have all registered. If you don't want your families to get into trouble, then just get on your camels and do what you should do. I know what you are thinking. Before you take that step, we are still good brothers. But if you take that step, you will be enemies, and there will be no good outcome for your families, including yours."
In the current Arab Empire army, when the commander speaks, he will often bring up your family members, because they know very well that if they do not use family members to threaten them, there is no way to control the army.
From the outside, they are still a brave Arab army, but deep down, this army has long lost its military spirit. All they think about every day is when to go home, as if what is happening on the battlefield has nothing to do with them.
Of course, this is also quite normal. Some officers, including some junior officers, have lost confidence in the Arab Empire's foreign wars. Can't you see? The Tang army's artillery is so powerful that we are no match for them. If we continue to fight in the same way as before, we will be sending ourselves to our deaths.
They were even more reluctant to go to the Caspian Sea coast, thousands of miles away. They had never heard of that place, and how could they ask us to go to war for such a place? If we died, there would be no strong laborers left in the family. Imagine a family without strong laborers in the village, wouldn't that be at the mercy of others?
But the captain of the centurion said it very clearly. If you want to be a deserter, then everything will be in trouble. Your family will be labeled a traitor. After you are caught, the luckiest thing is to become someone else's lifelong slave. If you are unlucky, you will be tied to a rope and dragged to death in the desert by a camel. This is also the most famous punishment in the Arab Empire.
This way of dying would be extremely painful, because human vitality is extremely tenacious. The sand would grind your whole body and make you bleed, but it would not kill you in a short time. The pain would make your soul leave your body. Anyway, every time the execution was carried out, the people inside would shout their throats out.
"Move, everyone, move. We should set off now. Don't let the people above see you unwilling to go. If that happens, we will be the first team to go to the battlefield."
The centurion clapped his hands and was the first to mount his camel.
