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"I think you are well aware of the current situation. There is no need for you to continue to hold on in this position. Just obediently hand over the power to me, and I will certainly not treat you unfairly; I will bestow upon you the title of Prince."

Unexpectedly, this was the old emperor's letter of surrender. Clearly, with foreign enemies pressing in, the appearance of such a figure was truly unsettling.

Even more surprisingly, the old emperor has now fully integrated into the Federation's system. This means that from this moment on, they no longer have much room for independent action, but he did not mention this much when facing others.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Let's deal with the old village chief's million-strong army first, besides, they don't even know what this really means.

What are your thoughts?

"First of all, we only have three days, so for now we can only agree to their demands. But the key point is—please listen to me—if we are really demoted to the rank of prince, do you think we can accept that?"

They would certainly refuse to revert to being true retainers. This is how these ministers originally seized their current positions of power.

“That definitely won’t work. But if our hundreds of thousands of troops can join forces with the village chief to fight, at least we still have a glimmer of hope.”

“I would never team up with the village chief.”

Everyone was unwilling to proceed in this way, but if the old emperor insisted on pushing things forward, the situation would become extremely difficult.

However, this million-strong army needs little explanation to the old village chief. This army is basically composed of ordinary people, and what they don't yet know is that the troops brought by the old emperor are a highly integrated and exceptionally powerful modern army.

"You can discuss and decide for yourselves here."

The tyrant was extremely displeased. At this critical juncture, everyone was discussing among themselves, each calculating their own self-interest, and no one was truly considering the monarch's interests.

He originally intended to live a peaceful life as a prince, but for various reasons, he chose to rebel. Who would have thought that these ministers, who helped him seize the throne, would now hesitate and back down?

"When I was a prince, I was so happy, drinking and making merry every day, and I even created many delicacies. Later, it was all because you claimed that the old emperor was incompetent and foolish that you encouraged me to seize power and usurp the throne."

The tyrant's convictions have begun to waver.

"Unless you can come up with a way to reorganize these hundreds of thousands of troops and launch a preemptive strike to defeat the old village chief before making any further plans. But the question is, do you dare to make such a deployment? If you do, I will start making arrangements immediately."

Since the entire capital city is now in this situation, the tyrant has no choice but to stand together with the people to resist the enemy.

The problem is that these civilians also have their own plans, most of whom are the elderly, women, and children, while a large number of soldiers have already died in previous battles.

The tyrant himself came before the crowd. At this moment, the army certainly looked different from before, and the people were filled with apprehension.

"I think you all should be clear that the situation is very clear right now. The choice you make is entirely up to you."

The tyrant realized that he could no longer rely on these ministers and could only let the people choose for themselves.

"If you are willing to return to the era of the old emperor's reign, I will directly agree to this letter of surrender. But the premise is that my ministers will definitely not agree."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the people all knelt down and begged the old emperor to grant their request. In fact, they had seized the throne using similar methods back then.

"As the saying goes, 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.' Moreover, this old emperor is a man of his word, and we believe that he will eventually know how to act. We are all eagerly anticipating that day."

"Yes, Your Majesty, you can see that the enemy is at the city gates and will launch an attack in less than three days. What a critical situation this is."

"We, the common people, only ask for a peaceful and prosperous place to live and work. We have no great ambitions, but we can distinguish right from wrong and the big picture."... These people were very clear that if they were asked to go to the battlefield and confront the old village chief head-on, they would certainly be willing.

The old village chief, who was stationed outside the city, felt quite helpless at this moment, never expecting that his long-standing worries would eventually come true.

"I have been planning this for decades, but I never expected that I would be defeated by these ordinary people in the end."

There was nothing more he could do. Although there were less than three days left, he had to do everything in his power to consider all possible problems.

"Listen to me, gentlemen. We can no longer afford to waste time on meaningless matters. We must take up arms and fight to the bitter end. Only in this way can we have a chance to move forward. Otherwise, we will ultimately face an even more terrible fate, do you understand?"

This is the most worrying problem at present, and there may even be some unexpected changes, which would be the most terrifying.

Moreover, it turns out that there are fewer and fewer situations that people can truly take care of these days, and no one dares to predict how things will develop.

"Ugh!"

Left with no other choice, the group had to continue, as they were no longer able to follow their original plan.

These generals were all carefully cultivated by the old village chief over decades, and they also hoped to follow him to seek a way out and eventually seize the throne. Therefore, the morale of this army was actually quite high.

However, these men alone were clearly not enough. At this moment, the old village chief hoped to gain the support of the local people, but to his surprise, no one brought food or supplies to the army's encampment.

These supply lines were maintained entirely by the efforts of the logistics commanders.

In another camp, Jiang Chuan was closely monitoring the development of the battle.

"There's not much to worry about right now. If I'm not mistaken, with our relentless efforts, we'll soon be facing a completely new situation. We must make final arrangements, after all, we need to ensure the safety of our troops."

Jiang Chuan looked around at everyone, including Chen Guodong, who was also extremely eager to win. At that moment, he saw the result of his son's thought process.

Based on the available intelligence, it can be concluded that the tyrant will inevitably engage in battle with the old village chief. They must act immediately to reap the rewards while the two armies are engaged in combat, and they must seize the most opportune moment.

"Why can't we wait until they've finished fighting before attacking?"

At this moment, one officer was clearly puzzled, because according to the message passed on by Jiang Tianfeng, it had to be done simultaneously.

"Because one army is currently in high spirits while the other is like a frightened bird. Although they can lead the people to fight on the city walls, it is clear that if we intervene, it will create a pincer attack."

At that moment, the old emperor also came before everyone.

"First of all, I am very grateful for your attention to this information. If I were in your position, I would have made the same decision. After all, I still have considerable prestige throughout the empire. If it weren't for various reasons, I would not have been able to relinquish the throne to such a person."

"Wait a minute."

Jiang Chuan suddenly thought of something.

"You should still have an army under your command, right?" (End of Chapter)