Seeing more and more people appearing and these people not running fast, Sangbik understood what was going on. The Tang army should have stopped chasing, and they had been running for several hours in a row and really needed a rest. After dealing with the supplies on their bodies, the two of them leaned on the camels to rest.
However, the water was not given to the camels to drink, because judging from the surrounding situation, it was unknown when they would find water next time. The camels had already drunk water once when they set up camp, so there was no need to worry about water within twenty days. It would be better to keep the water for ourselves.
“May the Almighty Allah bless you, do you have any water left?”
A soldier who passed by the two men said that his lips were already peeling from dry coughing, but Sambik shook his head helplessly and pointed to his lips covered with mud. This guy had already drunk enough water, but he couldn't show his wet lips. If he showed them, someone would probably kill him.
The soldier could only continue to move forward to see if there was any water source around. More and more people were coming from behind, and Sambik and the other man had almost rested enough, so they took the time to discuss whether to continue to move south or stay here. For these two people, strategy was also very important. They didn't care how the war between the two countries turned out. How to return to their hometown alive was their strategic goal.
When this group of people first set out, there may not have been many people who had this kind of thinking, but as the Arab Empire suffered repeated defeats, more and more people had this kind of thinking. Regardless of whether they were arranged to attack or patrol, these people tried their best to maintain their physical strength so that they would not be left behind when escaping.
One or two people may not affect the entire army, but if there are one or two thousand people, then it will have an impact on the entire army. Now in the Arab Empire army, at least ten percent of people have this idea, and this number will continue to increase.
Every time they escape, a group of soldiers will be awake. Originally, they wanted to use their soldiers to conquer the territory for the Caliph, but now they have no such idea, because at this moment the Caliph is enjoying various fruits and beautiful maids in their capital, while they have to bask in the sun in this desert, and their lives may soon be taken away.
So there are more and more soldiers like Raf. They believe that the Caliph has an unshirkable responsibility for the outcome of the war. And General Sukhguman, you sent us here to die. If we continue like this, we won't even be able to return to our hometown.
There had been no one who hated the Caliph before, for they had all been thinking about conquering territory for him. But now, after all the hardships they had endured, the situation was completely different. All they wanted was one thing: they wished the Caliph would suffer with them, come to this place and see how we lived, how we killed people for a single sip of water, and how they had once killed their own brothers.
His Royal Highness the Prince was also injured. Of course, this had nothing to do with the Tang army. If he had stayed in the carriage, he might not have been injured. However, during the escape, the wheels of the carriage hit a wooden stake and fell apart, so His Royal Highness the Prince had to ride a camel.
When the prince got on his camel, the soldiers rushed to his place. Seeing that the prince was wearing a water bag, no one cared about anything else. They just grabbed it. During the escape, nothing was more important than water. A sip of water could cost you your life. So they didn't care whether he was a prince or a general. As long as you had a water bag, we had to grab it.
At that time, His Royal Highness the Prince was extremely sad. Although the physical pain made him very uncomfortable, it was more of a mental trauma. Although he was an unappreciated prince, most of the people still respected him since he was a child, and no one dared to do such an outrageous thing.
The situation just now really scared the prince. He already knew that his life might be in danger. In the past, he couldn't understand how these ordinary soldiers on the battlefield dared to kill the commander. Now he finally understood that if it really came to that, not to mention the commander, even his own father might not be able to get through it.
The large open space around was almost entirely occupied by distinguished guests of the Arab Empire. There were more than 30 people around His Royal Highness the Prince. He thought that if he gathered these people together, they might still be able to offer some resistance. Although our attack had failed, we could not just scatter like this.
Just as His Royal Highness was about to blow the horn, the sound of cannons was heard from more than ten kilometers to the north. The Tang army always arrived so promptly. Whenever His Royal Highness wanted to do something, the Tang army would appear. Even if their cavalry could not get through, their artillery shells would definitely appear.
The people who had just lay down to rest, after hearing the sound of artillery in the north, immediately jumped onto the backs of camels and began to run further away. If you can still run, you can run to the next resting point. If you can't run, it will take at most half an hour for the cavalry of the Tang army to arrive.
Don't think that you still have half an hour to live. The Tang army did come at that time, but the Tang artillery shells came very quickly, perhaps only a cup of tea. If you don't run far enough, then there are some things you can only watch slowly.
Fortunately, they did not kill the camel. Raf and Santos kept thanking each other. Now they no longer thanked Allah because that thing was not of much use.
For these two people, they certainly knew what the current situation was, and they had to keep running. Fortunately, the supplies were not buried deep enough, but now there was no time to dig them all out, so they could only dig out part of them. Of course, there were still some bankrupt people in front of them, and they could also get supplies from these people.
Anyway, escaping is a very simple thing for these two people. As long as they can face it, there is nothing they cannot escape. Even if there are tens of thousands of people and only a few can escape, as long as the two of them do not slip in their thinking, they can see it in the distance.
