After this good start, and with Atez leading his troops to surrender, His Royal Highness the Prince gained confidence. Atez brought his men here within the specified time. His Royal Highness the Prince discussed with Sima Jun that Atez should be established as a model.
He was originally a local official of the Arab Empire, and the superiors treated him well. Now he has surrendered directly to you. If you don't give him some benefits, it would be unacceptable. So Your Highness the Prince appointed this person as a general. Of course, the title of general is a little less prestigious.
Atez was also a very good actor. In front of everyone, he almost knocked his head until it bled. At the same time, people around him were asking about this guy. Sima Jun's spies also mixed in with the Arab crowd and immediately packaged Atez as a great nobleman. Of course, no one had heard of him before, so they packaged him as a hidden great nobleman.
Ordinary people don’t know much about the upper class. As long as the rumor spreads more, the news will be considered as normal. For these people, they don’t need to know too much. They only know that His Royal Highness’s strength has increased. Even such people are crying and begging to serve His Royal Highness. Can this be an ordinary person?
In the past, they felt that they had no future, which was very normal. It was mainly because His Royal Highness the Prince was weak. Even if he wanted to fool others, he had to have someone to act with him. Now with the arrival of Atez, everything has finally come together. Maybe there are still some question marks in the middle, but then again, you are nosy. An ordinary soldier only needs to know about the things in front of him. If he cares too much, he will easily be dragged into it by others.
Anyway, after a series of propaganda, Atez was portrayed as a hidden big family with extremely huge visibility, especially in the northern Arabian region. As long as he raised his hand, thousands of people would come to join him. Of course, due to the long distance, it would take some time, but now a large number of surrender letters have been sent.
The soldiers stood on tiptoe, trying to see who wrote the surrender letters, but they couldn't see clearly because they were all on the periphery. If you wanted to go in and take a look, you had to be at least a senior officer, otherwise you wouldn't even be qualified to go in.
For Atez, he did not regret his choice after arriving. It was much better than he had imagined. According to his original idea, there would be at most a few people including His Royal Highness the Prince. It was impossible that there would be 8,000 people as stated in the letter.
Now, after looking at it, including the thousand or so people under his command, the total number should be more than 14,000. Although they all look pale and thin, but then again, in the northern part of the Arab Empire today, such a result is already quite good. Are you still thinking about going to heaven? This is simply impossible.
The last disaster has not yet passed, and it has caused tremendous difficulties for everyone. Although there are signs of easing now, according to the situation in various places, many people are still hungry and full. It is not something that ordinary people can do to keep these people alive.
Take the current situation, for example. Atez felt that he, the great general, had come in very well. He was originally just an ordinary local official. Who would know what he did? Moreover, he had fabricated such a life story for himself. He was just a local wealthy man, but now he had become a local tyrant.
Of course, Atez had to keep up with His Royal Highness's lies. He knew what these lies meant to him. If nothing went wrong, His Royal Highness would definitely be able to occupy a piece of territory. No matter how big this territory was, it would definitely be much larger than the area he originally ruled. He would definitely be able to reach heights that he had not been able to reach before.
So the more lies you tell, the better it is for you. If His Royal Highness treats you badly in the future, these lies could turn against him. After all, you've spoken all these words yourself. How could your people not believe you? Even if I do something wrong in the future, you'll have to swallow your pride and accept it. No matter how you look at it, this move is the right one.
His Royal Highness the Prince has not thought about these things yet, but the old fox Atez has already thought about them. However, he still has some things to frown about, that is, the Tang Dynasty's control over this army is too strict, almost to the point where it cannot be strengthened. Any transfer of more than five people in this army must be reported to the nearby Tang Dynasty officers or Fuso soldiers. Without their approval, none of you five can leave the camp at will.
Atez is extremely opposed to such things, but there is no use in opposing them. Don’t you understand the current situation?
From the food we eat to the medicines for treatment, all of them were provided by the Tang Dynasty. Even our weapons were provided by others. Although these weapons were originally made by the Arab Empire, they were captured on the battlefield. If others didn't give them to you, you would have to go fight with sticks.
Of course you can choose not to go, but if you choose not to go, you have to look back at those weapons. Those weapons are always against your waist. If you hesitate, these weapons will be like a knife going in with a white knife and a red knife coming out. As for whether you can survive, it all depends on your life.
"Your Highness knows this truth, but is he truly willing to be controlled by others? There's nothing we can do about it. The Tang army has always operated this way. If you're not satisfied, you can discuss it with them. Whether or not you can ultimately reach an agreement is your own business. If we can't reach an agreement, you'll be the one to chop off your head. Don't implicate us all."
After Atez's status is established, His Royal Highness the Prince will not be able to lead the troops himself during the second expedition. I'm afraid this matter will have to be left to you guys. If you guys are unable to do it, then I don't know what to do about some things.
For those present, they should know the use of Atez. The general is not given to you for free.
