After reaching a preliminary consensus, Chang Sun Ze asked his cavalry to stay. He did not have time to defend this guy. He had to return to the military camp first and report everything here to Li Xiang. At the same time, he asked them not to transport the prisoners back for the time being.
For the Western Regions, there is a shortage of labor now, so these captives are also very important. Officials in the rear urge several times a day, hoping that these captives can be transported back quickly. As long as these captives can be transported back, their lives will be better. After all, you can't pay people to work. This kind of thing is rare in our Tang Dynasty court. Unless there is a disaster in the local area, we hire our people to work to help them temporarily overcome the difficulties. Otherwise, what should we do with so many foreign captives?
"We got it done in one go! You're not kidding, are you? Otherwise, this is just a delaying tactic. He's just saying something to keep us in check, and then he'll try to escape from us. If that's the case, we'll be embarrassed in front of those people behind us."
After hearing what Changsun Ze said, General Sima didn't believe it at all. If it was true, then it would be too easy to accomplish. He originally thought that this was just the first meeting between the two parties and there would not be any substantive discussions at all. Now it seems that this is far from the case. Everyone actually talked to each other.
"Go and take a look yourself. He's lying right there. If my men hadn't protected him and healed his leg, I'd be dying now. His leg is festering. I don't know who stabbed him. If he keeps going like this, I estimate he'll be dead within three days."
Chang Sun Ze didn't have the time to explain this. He knew that this matter was a bit horrifying, so he hurried to write a letter to Li Xiang, asking him not to transport all the Arab captives away. If we want to form an Arab vassal army, those captives will be the best seedlings. In the past, their combat effectiveness on the battlefield was not weak, so we have to reorganize them.
General Sima shook his head in disbelief. After all, he was a prince of the Arab Empire. Even if he was out of favor, he could not surrender easily. It seemed that the Arab Empire was indeed in decline. If they still had some ability, His Royal Highness the Prince would not surrender to us.
After receiving the letter, Li Xiang asked several times, and was a little bit unconvinced that it was true. He originally thought that he should go there in person and have a good talk with the prince of the Arab Empire, persuade him with emotion and reason, so that His Royal Highness the Prince could make the blood in his body burn. As long as he had the desire for power, he would be able to help him deal with the current Caliph.
Who knew that all the prepared things were not used, and they chose to surrender directly, and they only had one request. Li Xiang still respected the beliefs of various ethnic groups, but your beliefs cannot transcend national decrees. If they are contrary to national decrees, I can only say that I am sorry.
Li Xiang approved this opinion on the document and asked the messenger to send it back quickly. As long as the other party had no objection, then the matter would basically be settled. Just as Chang Sun Ze thought, Li Xiang still valued this prince very much.
The Arab Empire is vast, and its people are spread across three continents. If we were to take over completely, it would take an indefinite amount of time, perhaps even 10 to 20 years to completely conquer it. If we were to support this prince and make him the new Arab Caliph, then things would be different. We wouldn't have to attack so hard, we would just need to provide him with some supplies, and leave the fighting to him.
Of course, we must also control it tightly. If we don’t control it tightly enough, I’m afraid this matter will not be able to proceed. You must know that people are cunning. At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince is desperate, and he is willing to cooperate with you, but what will happen in the next moment? Can you figure it out in your mind?
His Royal Highness agreed to Li Xiang's offer without a second thought, mainly because he had no chance to raise any more issues. "Do you really think this is an equal negotiation?" If it were, they wouldn't be negotiating in a shabby tent like this.
After both parties signed the agreement, His Royal Highness the Prince also saw his carriage. This carriage was captured a few days ago. Chang Sunze felt that this carriage must be useful. Now the captives have been handed over. It turns out that you were a coachman, and now you continue to drive the carriage.
It all seemed like a dream. When setting out from the capital of the Arab Empire, His Royal Highness the Prince felt that he had been abandoned by God and would have to spend the rest of his life in this carriage. It was extremely disgusting at the time, but these few days, lying in the sand, living in a simple tent, and emitting a foul smell, he remembered the benefits of this carriage.
If he had a choice at this moment, he would rather stay in this carriage all the time and not go anywhere else. To him, this carriage is simply heaven. Now that he sees his carriage has returned, and most of the people who originally served him have also returned, he really sighs at the power of the Tang Dynasty army.
In such a chaotic war, they were able to preserve the carriage so well. You know, when the carriage was abandoned that day, many people from the Arab Empire rushed up to rob things. In their impression, there must be a lot of gold, silver and treasures in His Royal Highness's carriage, but they forgot that this is not a normal His Royal Highness, this is just a His Royal Highness who has no backing, or even a His Royal Highness who the Caliph wants to kill. Those gold, silver and treasures you think of do not exist at all.
"Your Highness, please take good care of your injuries first. We still have our own things to do. If we want to make His Highness's army stronger, we must not be idle in the next few days. We must help His Highness gather all of his old subordinates."
When Prince Landing heard General Sima's words, he was shocked. Why are you talking so nicely? You're going to arrest my people.
