Is the situation really that dire? He didn't think so. Was he, as marshal, being too farsighted?

Lucat seemed to notice his somewhat unpleasant expression and added:

"For the sake of national interests, I think we have to evacuate; this is definitely the best arrangement."

Leto frowned and said in a low voice, "Marshal, I'm afraid this won't work."

"The Emperor has placed high hopes on us."

Lucat nodded and sighed softly, "I know."

"Actually, I also want to achieve a good result in this operation. If we can acquire a good piece of territory in Dagan, it will allow our country to achieve further progress."

"But this time the intelligence was wrong. Our opponents are not so simple. They are not as easy to deal with as those Ninos."

Leto shook his head, his voice growing increasingly low: "Marshal, this is absolutely unacceptable."

He glanced cautiously at Muller, then looked down and said, "That guy already said we can't evacuate."

Lucat pursed his lips and said, "They wouldn't go so far as to bring the war to the continent of Leon over this. The people of Sassa Kingdom wouldn't agree to it. As for the reason, I think you should know."

"What about the Kingdom of Khazars? What will they say if we evacuate?" Leto persisted, posing another difficult question. In fact, he had never considered evacuating from the beginning.

He had already considered this expedition to the ocean a journey full of honor, but Lucat became hesitant and, to put it bluntly, cowardly and timid upon arrival.

At this point, Lucat replied, "The Kingdom of Sassa won't say anything; they just want more."

Their conversation abruptly ended when Augustus stood up and looked at Müller with a hint of excitement, saying:

"In that case, I think we should discuss the next steps."