"Duke Wendelun, what do you think?"
Gebry knew that this old official wasn't one of the pro-war faction, but he still wanted to hear his opinion.
"Your Majesty, if Zhang Xing conquers Spurt Town, Nine Returns Town, Atte Town, Luke Town, Lanmei Town, and crosses the Tashi River, the entire empire will fall into chaos.
"The four vassal states of the north, south, east, and west will be separated, and we won't be able to mobilize five million troops.
"Zhang Xing will summon all the magical beasts in the eastern valleys of the five towns and one river. There will be at least fifty million of them.
"Additionally, there are rank seven magical beasts in the Ashes Mountains on Agaman Island. The magical beasts on Aman Island are all poisonous, and the Ashes Mountains are filled with Lava Beasts.
"As long as there are magical beasts on this continent, they will be an inexhaustible source of soldiers for Zhang Xing."
At this point, Duke Wendelun shut his mouth and didn't say anything else. However, his meaning was clear. Whether the emperor accepted or not wasn't something he could control.
Hearing this, everyone fell silent. The glimmer of hope that had just risen was extinguished.
In the blink of an eye, the night passed. By daybreak, they still hadn't come up with a clear plan.
Gebry ordered someone to prepare breakfast. The tens of people ate hastily and continued the meeting.
At nine in the morning, a report from the frontlines was sent to the palace.
Marshal Sparke opened the report and read it. His expression changed.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I, Commander Didons of Spuytown, reported that Zhang Xing led the Magical Beast Army to attack at midnight last night. I led the army to resist courageously, and Spuytown fell after a while."
"I, Didons, atone for my sins with my death!
Kowtow! "
"What?
Conquering the first town in two hours?
Are the twenty-meter-tall walls just for show? "
Gebry turned pale with fright.
"Report … report from the frontlines!"
While they were still in shock, the messenger outside the palace sent another message.
"Your Majesty!
At three in the morning, Zhang Xing led his magical beast army to attack Nine Returns Town … "
"Report … report from the frontlines!"
"Your Majesty!
At six o 'clock this morning, Zhang Xing led the Magical Beast Army to attack the Town of Atte … "
It only took them the second half of the night to conquer three towns. Were these magical beasts really that powerful?
Are the cities of our army made of paper?
Were all the generals old, weak, sick, and disabled?
A layer of fear began to envelop the gloomy atmosphere in the Parliament Hall.
They were all terrified. Zhang Xing was going to fight his way all the way to Fort Corden.
Judging from the speed of his attack, he could definitely reach the Imperial Capital in seven days.
Everyone looked at Gebre.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision quickly. We don't have much time left."
"Your Majesty, I don't think we can continue fighting. We should … ask for peace!"
"Sue for peace?
Dream on. If you had such power in your hands, would you stop? "
"What if we don't sue for peace?
Ah, what do you think we should do?
Don't tell me you want us all to die? "
"…"
The crowd, who usually trembled in fear in front of Gebre and didn't even dare to breathe loudly, couldn't care less about the Emperor's dignity in the face of life and death. They all began to make a ruckus.
"Enough!"
Gebre roared loudly, his face terrifyingly dark.
"Pass down my orders. Fort Corden is to prepare for war. Summon Luke Town and Lanmei Garrison to retreat to Zharni River and fight along the river!"
In the blink of an eye, it was three in the afternoon. The reports from the frontlines arrived again, this time from Luke Town and Lanmei Town at the same time.
"At eight in the morning, Luke Town was lost. All soldiers were killed."
"At ten in the morning, Lanmei Town was lost. All soldiers were killed."
"Ah!"
Gebre roared angrily and tore the two reports to shreds.
He was a little regretful. Why did he have to go against Zhang Xing back then? Why didn't he learn from his ancestors' experience of dying because of greed and stop being the Emperor?