In fact, His Royal Highness the Prince still had illusions in his heart. The reason why he did not surrender to the Tang army was that he wanted to maintain his reputation to the end, so that when he returned to the Arab Empire, it might still be useful to him. Of course, whether this would be useful or not was all in his own mind.
Now even the person who carried out the mission was gone, including the person who even delivered the message. He himself was a little confused. Did I kill myself? If that was the case, it would be too funny.
The old servants around didn't know what to do. They were weak and could still take care of His Royal Highness the Prince. However, if they killed someone and aroused the soldier's ambition, they would probably not survive, including His Royal Highness the Prince, who might be killed.
"It seems like it's God's will. I don't even have a sword-wielding person by my side anymore. This also means I don't need to maintain that useless reputation. So, tell me, who wants to talk to me and what do they want to discuss?"
After a bitter smile, His Royal Highness the Prince finally understood his situation. Of course, you can choose not to talk about it, but all the guards around you are dead. Although there are still some people gathered around you, these people do not have much combat power. And looking at their appearance, it seems that they are not fighting by your side. They probably want to see if there is any benefit. If they really listened to you, these people might have taken action when they heard that word just now, but at this moment, none of them moved.
Although His Royal Highness the Prince wanted to kill him just now and now asked him some questions, this guy could have simply not answered, but he also wanted to change everything now. He had no relatives at all in the capital of the Arab Empire, and now he was all alone. If he could reach an agreement with the Tang Dynasty, at least he would not have to continue to flee.
On the way of escape, everyone had had enough. They were roasted like jerky during the day, and shivered together in the middle of the night. After eating this meal, they didn't know where the next meal would come from. They had to drink the water in the water bag drop by drop. Everyone could still live such a hard life in a short period of time, but if it lasted for a long time, I'm afraid no one could hold on. Even an ordinary soldier wanted to facilitate this negotiation.
"He's their marching general. I heard he's the son of the Prime Minister and holds a very high position in the entire Tang Dynasty. If you wish to speak with him, I can send them a message when I return."
The soldier wasn't very respectful anymore, just now he was respecting you as a prince, but you actually wanted to kill me, and now if it wasn't to facilitate the negotiations, he wouldn't even answer your questions.
"Go and make the arrangements. I'm not very mobile anyway. If they want to talk, then they can come here. If they don't want to come, then tell them everything here. Perhaps I still have the title of prince. If they really kill me, I believe I can be promoted to a higher position."
His Royal Highness the Prince was truly heartbroken. He also knew that there was no need to continue running. He was still far away from the capital of the Arab Empire. If he ran from here, it would be impossible. If he wanted to run back from here without any problems, it would take another two or three months.
But now that you are so badly injured, if you still want to go back, it is simply impossible. Even if you don't die here today, you don't know where you will die tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. You might as well see what the Tang general thinks.
After hearing this, the soldier looked around at the others. Indeed, everyone had reached their limit. If they still wanted to run, it would be unlikely. The Tang army's pursuit was neither fast nor slow, just keeping a certain distance from them. If they could run away, they would still have the motivation to escape. Now they could hear the sound of cannons every day when they opened their eyes. So what was the use of their efforts yesterday?
When all the soldiers were fleeing yesterday, they were thinking of using up all their strength so that they could stay away from the Tang army. But when they opened their eyes the next day, the Tang army would appear behind them again, as if they were playing hide-and-seek with them, keeping a distance from them neither too far nor too close, just to use your way of escaping to exhaust your strength. When they really come to kill you, they will only need to check the dead bodies and capture prisoners, and there will be no place to fight at all.
If you are not in the situation, no one would believe that such a clumsy method can succeed, but judging from the current situation, it is indeed very useful.
Tang Dynasty military camp.
After hearing this man's answer, Chang Sun Ze and General Sima exchanged a glance. It seemed as if he had finally given up all his thoughts. Was this guy already in a desperate situation? However, according to our investigation, there were still many soldiers around him. If there was a trick, we might be finished.
"General, even if we go, I think we should bring a large force with us. If we don't, I really don't know how to do this. Our current situation is very good, so there is no need to rush to negotiate."
General Sima was being conservative. After the negotiations were over, we could reorganize the people in the prisoner-of-war camp and immediately turn them into our vassal army, with His Royal Highness the Prince still as the commander. However, in the days to come, we would not fight with these people. When we encountered the Arab Empire army, this army would serve as our vanguard. This was Li Xiang's original plan, to fight and conquer all the way, and by the time we broke into the Arab Empire's territory, we wouldn't know how many vassal troops we would have.
Of course, there's no need to worry about them betraying everyone who wants to join the vassal army. You have to submit a pledge of allegiance. If you don't kill a few of your colleagues, your pledge might not pass. So, in this situation, will the Arab Empire's high-ranking officials spare you? I'm afraid that everyone, from the prince down to the ordinary soldiers, will become targets of the Arab Empire's elimination. At that time, they will be helpless and can only rely on the Tang Dynasty.
