Just when the Arab Empire's army was on the decline, the Arab Empire's Restoration Army had already been formed. The total number of people was only 7,000. Prince Landin was still the commander-in-chief, and Sima Jun served as his staff general.
Sima Jun was a bit disgusted by this new position. After all, he came from the regular Tang army and preferred to stay in the combat unit. "Look at the position you've assigned me! This is worse than even the ragtag army. They've picked over 7,000 good soldiers from the defeated. Isn't that like picking a general from among the dwarfs? Do you think picking them out will give them enough fighting power?" "Stop talking nonsense."
From the first day of training, Sima Jun did not like these people. Although they look good, they are actually just for show. Apart from the appearance, if you let them go to the battlefield, I guess all of them will have cramps in their calves. Can you expect these people to fight for you?
The two brothers Raf were also pulled in. The two brothers originally hoped to run faster, but unfortunately the Tang army was faster. Their speed was only limited to the Arab Empire. If compared with the people in the Arab Empire, their escape speed was indeed fast, but the problem was that compared with the elite Tang army, it was probably a bit not enough. The gap between them was also very large.
So in this situation, the two brothers could only stay here for the time being and look for an opportunity to escape. They could not stay in the Restoration Army for too long. The establishment of this army would let them know what the situation was here. Once the Arab Empire court knew about it, they would be no different from traitors.
You could die on the battlefield, or surrender to the Tang army—all of these were possible, but you couldn't join the Restoration Army. This army was commanded by Prince Landing. Who was this prince? It was easy to imagine that if you joined this army, it wouldn't be a purely battlefield affair; it would involve a lot of political elements.
Even common people like them knew that if there were political elements involved, it wouldn't just be your head that would be implicated; it could very well be your entire family's head. Just look at the situation right now. His Royal Highness is going against the Caliph. As for who the throne was passed to, how could we, other than the previous Caliph, know that? We only know this rumor.
On the day the army was formed, His Royal Highness the Prince also met with these people and told them what happened that year. Whether you believe it or not, I am the legitimate Caliph. When His Royal Highness the Prince saw Li Xiang's strategy, he also felt that it was nonsense.
This has always been a folk legend. Including himself, he felt that his father would pass the throne to the current caliph, because he was too young at that time, and there were few people on his mother's side who could be relied upon. If the position was really given to him, it would really harm him, and the people around him would also lose their heads, and it would also cause disaster to the entire Arab kingdom.
Li Xiang did not answer His Royal Highness's doubts. Li Xiang was a man from modern society, so of course he knew the pyramid schemes best. As long as you keep talking about it for a long time and convince yourself, even if it is fake news, it can become true at this moment. Don't think this is a joke. As long as you lie with your heart and convince yourself first, sooner or later you will be able to convince the people around you.
Take the more than 7,000 soldiers for example. At the beginning, only more than 2,000 people had heard of this legend, and the rest had never even heard of it. However, after some gossipy leaders exaggerated it, these more than 7,000 people now know about it, and they spread it with details.
Some people thought it was impossible at first, saying that the succession of power was actually very strict. Everyone was carefully selected by the previous caliph, and there were so many regents in the middle. Do you think these people would lie with you?
When they raised such doubts, those who spread rumors also had something to say. You have to analyze the situation at that time. The gap between the eldest prince and our prince was too big. Those people changed this matter just to save their own lives.
Some people even said it as if it happened right before their eyes, which shows their ability to spread rumors. There are also special people in Li Xiang's army who are born to spread rumors. Give them a word and they can tell you a lot of stories. Some of these stories may even be logical, but of course most of them don't make sense.
But this is not important. As long as this story can spread, their mission will be accomplished. As for what will happen in the end, that is their own business. We have given you a start anyway. As for whether you can understand it next, that is all your own problem and has nothing to do with us.
After playing in the Arab North Camp for fifteen days and training here for fifteen days, His Royal Highness the Prince also realized that the rumor he had created at the beginning, a rumor that even he himself did not believe, has now been spread by most people. Many people even gave excited speeches saying that they would follow His Royal Highness the Prince to fight back and take back His Royal Highness the Prince's throne.
This surprised the prince immensely. Could it be that these people were so good at brainwashing? They'd just said a few words, with no basis in fact, and yet you were convinced? Don't you even have the most basic sense?
"Your Highness, please don't look at me. I know nothing about this. As for why it developed like this, it's probably because of an old saying among us Han people: people's words are scary. Many people don't quite understand this, but some of us do."
Seeing the Prince's questioning look, Sima Jun didn't know what to say. He could only say that all of this was spread by their own will. If they didn't want to, would you put a knife to their necks? Obviously, this was impossible, and we didn't have the ability to do that.
