After hearing all this, Atez felt as if he was listening to a book written in heaven. He had lived a very prosperous life in recent years, but compared with the two people in front of him, he always felt that he was far behind them. Atez felt that his life was too ordinary. Just based on the thousands of miles of escape of these two people, it was already more than 90% of people.
"Your army now has over 12,000 men, including some from the former Anton Governor's Office. Wouldn't the Tang army kill these people after capturing them? Would they even keep them alive?"
Atez noticed a problem. According to the tradition of the Arab Empire, if a person was captured on the battlefield, he would either be killed directly with a knife or taken back as a slave. However, killing was more common. After all, there was a lot of time on the battlefield and no one could take care of so many things, so they could only kill these people.
Even if you were sent to the rear as a slave, it would be impossible to keep these people. If you wanted to gather these people together again, it would be a very difficult task. But is such a task easy for the Tang Dynasty to accomplish?
"To answer your question, sir, these people were indeed from the former Anton Governor's Office. After our people were defeated, they were dragged away to do hard labor. Every day was a dark day, so after returning to the army, these people were willing to stay. I have also chatted with a few of them. The main reason is that the labor camp was too tiring. Many people simply couldn't bear it. It's more relaxing in the army."
Sambik told everything he knew. Now his life was in someone else's hands, and there was no benefit for him to play tricks. While talking, he observed Atez's expression and he could see that this gentleman just wanted to know more information, which happened to be what we had. If he thought what we said was good, he might even write us a reply, and then our mission would be overfulfilled. However, from the current situation, it seemed that this guy had no intention of writing a reply.
"The Tang army is indeed different from ours. If we were to defeat another country's army, a large-scale massacre would likely begin. Even if we sold them as slaves in the rear, we wouldn't be able to keep them alive for that long. The slave owners in the rear are also very cruel, killing people almost every day."
It's unclear who Atez was speaking to, perhaps even himself. But as he spoke, everyone around him nodded in agreement. "We're certainly not as merciful as the Tang Dynasty, but on the other hand, the people of the Tang Dynasty are a bit effeminate. If we don't kill people, how can we intimidate our enemies? Only by showing them blood on the ground will they know who to listen to in the future."
When thinking of this, Atez suddenly began to doubt this sentence. They had been listening to this sentence since they were young, and they had also used it in the conquests in various places. The Arab Empire did have a lot of land, but the people there might not all listen to us. Even if we established a huge empire, it would be inconvenient to have rebellions everywhere. In addition, the Tang Dynasty was fighting outside, so the Arab Empire was actually having a hard time.
"You two go down first. I'll send someone to inform you if anything happens. Don't run around. Just wait where you live. If you're caught by my men and you're trying to spy on military intelligence, I'll tie you to a cactus and drag you to death with a camel."
Atez said viciously, and Laf and Sambik kowtowed quickly. They had both survived the danger. No matter where they were imprisoned, it meant that they were useful. In this case, if they were useless, then your days would be over. As long as we are still useful, no matter how badly we are scolded, or even if we are beaten to a pulp, at least we can survive.
After returning to their residence, the two men felt like they were about to fall. They touched their faces and felt that they were still alive, which was indeed quite good. When they received this task, they knew that the chance of survival was only half. They didn't expect that Atez really didn't kill them. It is very likely that he also wanted to surrender to His Royal Highness the Prince.
Of course, this guy wasn't submitting to His Royal Highness, but to the Tang Dynasty. If it weren't for the blockade of Beidaying, many people would have seen hope. Now that Beidaying won't allow them to return, it means they're already treated as outsiders. Since they already treat you as an outsider, why would you still try to curry favor with them? The most important thing is that even if you do, it won't have any effect.
"Father, what are you thinking? Are we really going to follow His Royal Highness? I believe everything in the letter is false. When His Excellency the Caliph ascended the throne, in addition to members of the royal family, there were also several respected adults, and the harem and concubines were also there. How could it be a forgery? Even if someone forged it, it would most likely be His Royal Highness."
Atez's second son said with a confused look on his face. Seeing his son's miserable state, Atez was furious. "If you keep thinking like that, how can such a huge family business be handed over to you? Isn't this the end of the world?"
As for Atez, he had a mature mind and naturally understood what was going on. Do you need to worry about whether those things are true or false? And are there really true and false royal secrets? As long as you win, some things are true, and no one will be held accountable. But if you lose, then it is false, and everyone who follows you will die.
"Get lost. This is none of your business. Just do your own thing. This has nothing to do with you. Don't tell anyone else."
Atez said rather depressedly that this son was of no use at all and he had to rely on his eldest son. Now the eldest son had sent people out to look for something. Fortunately, the three of them were in the north of Beidaying. If one of them was in the south, they would not be able to surrender to His Royal Highness the Prince. It was impossible for the father and son to kill each other. The most advantageous thing for us now was to surrender. As for the hat of traitor, what did it matter if we wore it as long as we could survive?
