Looking at this shabby environment, Chang Sun Ze didn't know what to say. Even if you were the unpopular prince, you couldn't be messed up like this. Didn't they send you a strong army when you set out?
You should know that within the Tang Empire, if the princes and grandchildren led troops to fight, the emperor would symbolically send out an army. This army could be said to be extremely elite, and their only mission was to ensure the safety of the princes and grandchildren. It didn't matter if you didn't achieve military merit, but you had to come back alive. If you were captured by the enemy, then the entire Tang Dynasty would be lost.
Even without mentioning the princes and grandchildren of the emperor, even the children of officials have some guards around them. Although these people are not as powerful as the emperor's men, they must also have certain abilities in all aspects, otherwise they cannot be selected. All the wealthy families have their own death squads, and their task is to ensure the safety of the young masters.
According to Chang Sunze's idea, the Arab Empire is as famous as ours, and even your empire's territory is slightly larger than ours. So a prince like you must have such people around you. No matter what extreme situation you are in, you will be able to come back alive. At least it will not let you become like this.
Although the stench in the tent had dissipated, one could still smell it if one got closer. Seeing Chang Sunze touching his nose, His Royal Highness the Prince's face looked a little unhappy. This was the first meeting between the top leaders of the two empires, and it was in such an environment. Moreover, because of the stench emanating from his body, people felt a little uncomfortable.
His Royal Highness felt a little embarrassed, a disgrace to his empire, but there was nothing he could do. In this environment, was it really possible to remove the smell from his body? Besides, the most important thing now was not this, but to figure out how to survive.
The old servants were all there to do the waiting, and they had no courage at all. Seeing the sturdy Tang soldiers around them, they were so frightened that they were about to explode. They stood aside, not daring to say a word. They had been cowardly in the past; otherwise, His Royal Highness would never have been bullied like this. Now, facing the Tang generals, could they really muster the courage? That was impossible.
"Your Highness's injuries are quite serious. I've treated wounded soldiers in the army before, so I have a pretty good eye. If he doesn't get medicine or medical treatment, I estimate he'll be gone for a few days. We have some medicine in the Tang army camp that can temporarily treat Your Highness."
After Chang Sunze finished speaking, he covered his mouth with a handkerchief, then stood aside and asked one of his military doctors to come over. After seeing the injuries of His Royal Highness the Prince, this person immediately prepared to take out medicine to apply it. Several old servants around him wanted to stop him, but when they saw the look in Chang Sunze's eyes, they all shut their mouths. Your lives are in other people's hands now, are you still worried about the problem of these medicines?
If they really wanted to kill your prince, why would they have gone through so much trouble? They could have just slashed with the sword and done it. As for whether your prince could hold out, that's not our concern. He's your prince, not ours.
His Royal Highness the Prince did not say anything. He understood much more than the old servants around him. The Tang army would not harm him. He instantly figured out his own usefulness. The Tang army was so friendly to him, so it must be useful to him. If it was useless, do you think the Tang army was a shelter?
Even if the Tang army was a refugee camp, with so many people unable to make it along the way, do you think the Tang army would waste these medicines on them? You have to know that even in the Tang Dynasty, these medicines are not available to everyone. If you haven't made much contribution to the country, you will probably have to pay a high price to buy them. So using these medicines on His Royal Highness should be to let him form a vassal army.
In the capital of the Arab Empire, there is also an army formed by surrendered people from various countries. His Royal Highness the Prince himself has encountered them. Those people live an extremely miserable life. The supplements they receive are less than one-fifth of those of the regular army. Moreover, they usually have to do some dirty and tiring work. Some things that the army of the suzerain country does not do will be handed over to you. Of course, you can choose not to do it, then the army of the suzerain country will start to show their scimitars. If your neck is harder than those scimitars, then you can really go over and take it and see how hard your bones are?
"If I'm not mistaken, you won't let me die. From what I understand, you've captured quite a few prisoners, including civilians from other ethnic groups surrounding the Arab Empire. You're planning to have me form an army to serve as your vassal forces, clearing away obstacles for you during your offensive. According to you Han Chinese, this is called cannon fodder."
His Royal Highness endured the pain and said this. Chang Sunze smiled and nodded. Since you are so sensible, it means I don't need to say so much. If I had known this earlier, we wouldn't have had so much trouble. Now we have killed so many people along the way. If you had realized this earlier, our war would have ended long ago. Why bother with so much trouble and killing so many cannon fodder? These cannon fodder are also very useful to our Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness is so understanding and righteous. I don't know what to say. However, we also have our own ideas. Your Highness's position should not be like this. Our Highness wants to seek justice for Your Highness and rebuild an empire spanning all of Arabia. I wonder if Your Highness has such an idea?"
Chang Sunze briefly described his blueprint, but there was no expression on the face of His Royal Highness the Prince. He slowly closed his eyes and was thinking about all this. In fact, there was no need to think about it at all. Based on your current condition, you can only listen to others, otherwise they will stop treating you, and your life will end.
What's more, Chang Sunze also realized that His Royal Highness the Prince was not as righteous as he appeared to be. If he were, he would not have accepted our treatment.
