Man is a selfish animal.

Previously, from civilians to soldiers, the reason why he asked the rebel leader Coverdale to surrender to the Empire was so that he could get a pardon from the Empire and at the same time receive a considerable amount of war subsidies.

But when it was learned that the empire was lying.

Once they surrender, not only will they not receive subsidies, but they will also be reduced to third-class citizens who are not even slaves, then of course they will not be able to surrender, and they will even risk their lives to resist.

What district to resist?

Of course, it is up to the rebels to fight against the empire and protect their interests.

But now that the rebels were forced to surrender, they began to panic, and then they came together to ask Coverdale to retract his order and continue to fight against the Imperial army.

So do you want to accede to these people's requests?

Of course, you have to say yes, but when the initiative is in the hands of Coverdale, of course, you can't say yes so easily.

What is too easy to get, it will not be cherished.

This kind of psychology is common in all worlds.

They were the ones who wanted the rebels to surrender at the beginning, and now they are the ones who want the rebels to continue to resist, if they easily agree to their request, when the time comes, in the face of the offensive of the imperial public opinion, they will not turn against each other again.

Civilians must be made aware of the risks.

Only if they realize that the opportunity is rare and that there is a huge risk in protesting against the rebels, then even if the empire sends money to them, they will not dare to accept it without permission, because they don't know if this is a trap of the empire.

If it were a trap, they had driven the rebels to death, and who would defend their interests?

So in the face of the thunderous wind outside, Coverdale didn't care, and he was enjoying a peaceful lunch with Vega.

"Your Majesty, when do you think I will accept the request of the civilians?"

Coverdale looked at Vega with admiration, and it was only through these few days that he understood what kind of gap existed between himself and Vega, and he almost forced himself into a desperate situation, but it became an absolute advantage in the hands of the other party.

"There's no need to rush. ”

Vega munched on the meat as he said, "Now that civilians and soldiers have lost the initiative, with you in full control, if they don't take the initiative to kneel down to you, they won't be able to accept the request to fight the Empire." ”

"They...... Will you really take the initiative to kneel down to me?"

Coverdale was a little worried: "The civilians have apologized to us for two consecutive days, and asked to take back their orders, and if we wait any longer, will we let those who have a heart continue to obstruct them, which may not be good for our army." ”

"Your Excellency has been overwhelmed. ”

Vega put down his knife and fork and said, "What you can't get is always the best, and the harder it is to get something, the more it will be cherished." Whoever dares to say that the rebels are lying on the cusp of this storm, I can guarantee that without your intervention, a civilian can drown him with a mouthful of foam, so you can wait until the last second. ”

"Everything is up to Your Majesty. ”

Coverdale said convincingly.

Unable to sleep well, Coverdale endured it for two more days.

According to the previous announcement, he was going to officially submit the surrender document to the Imperial Army today, and under the command of Vega, he even wrote the surrender document, and went out of the command building with his guards early in the morning, preparing to advance towards the Imperial Army station.

But he had only just stepped out of the command building when he saw an incredible scene.

Civilians flocked to the wide streets.

The crowd was so large that it was impossible to see at a glance, and among them were not only civilians, but also soldiers.

As soon as they saw Coverdale come out, they fell to their knees as soon as they saw him.

"Ask the chief for forgiveness!"

"Ask the chief for forgiveness!"

"Ask the chief for forgiveness!"

The voices of countless people echoed in the sky above the war city, and the voices made by the unknown number of people seemed to shake even the white clouds in the sky to disperse, and the rebel leader Coverdale, who was standing in the center of his sight, was frightened and froze in place.

What's going on?

Even at the peak of the rebels' support from civilians, he had never seen such a grand occasion, especially seven days before when he was barricaded in the command building by civilians who were demonstrating and did not even dare to show his face.

"Please take back your life, Lord. ”

A representative was pushed out, and he respectfully said to Coverdale: "We regret that we should not believe the lies of the Empire, and have misunderstood your good intentions, Lord Chief, and now that we have come to our senses, we ask you to withdraw your order to surrender and lead us again to victory, and we are willing to support you with all our might." ”

"But I already ordered the disbandment of the army the other day......"

"Your Excellency, the brethren have not left. ”

An officer hurriedly stood up and said: "None of the soldiers of our 7th Division have left, they have all stayed, I beg you to continue to lead them, even if they fight to the last soldier, the 7th Division will never take a step back!"

"There are 17,000 people in the Ninth Division, and they can fight at any time!"

"The 11th Division is willing to be the vanguard army!"

"The three divisions are all waiting for the order of the leader. ”

“......”

Scrambling, soldiers fell to their knees, pleading with Coverdale.

Civilians, soldiers, they looked at Coverdale with hopeful eyes, looking forward to Coverdale's next word, and everyone's heart couldn't help but beat faster at this moment.

As time ticks by, second by second.

Their uneasiness skyrocketed, and when the tension reached its peak, Vega, who was standing in the crowd, gestured to Coverdale.

Mind to heart.

Coverdale took a deep breath, and then said: "If you don't dislike it, then I will fight the Empire again for everyone, although there is no guarantee that I will be able to defeat the Imperial Army, but I swear in the name of the leader that the whole army will fight to the death with the Imperial Army, and as long as there is a soldier left, I will never take a step back." ”

Tear the surrender document in his hand to shreds in front of everyone.

Coverdale drew his sword, the blade pointing forward: "Soldiers, please take up arms again, this is our home, this is our land, we have no room to retreat except to fight to the death." ”

"Please remember that this battle is either victory or death!"

"Long live the Chief!" "Long live the Chief!" "Long live the Chief!"

Civilians and soldiers raised their arms and shouted, their eyes flashing with war.

They finally managed to get the leader to take back their fate, this path is their own choice, they must fight the Imperial army to the end, if they make the matter of surrendering and escaping, will the next time the leader stand up for them again?

This battle is indeed a fight for oneself.

When this is clearly recognized, it means that this army is no longer ordinary.

And the Imperial Army spies who witnessed everything began to panic.

Trapped in the city for seven days, they realized that even at the expense of the greatest sacrifice, they had to bring the information to the Imperial army garrison.