The scene was deathly still.

Everyone took out their handkerchiefs and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

In their view, there was only one path ahead: death.

"Why are you all mute? You're usually so talkative, aren't you? When the soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty came to our city, did they cut out your tongues too?"

The big owner roared.

But the scene remained completely silent; you could hear a pin drop.

The big boss kicked several officials to the ground: "Don't play dumb, I want you to answer my questions."

The enemy is at the city gates, what should we do?

After a long pause, Nobuhiro Takeda said, "Your Majesty, we have no other choice but to hold our ground and wait for reinforcements."

Uesugi Heishin: "His Majesty the Emperor's only urgent task is to organize all the people in the city and have them strengthen the city's defenses to prevent the enemy from breaking in."

The Great Lord nodded: "Baka, that's all we can do. I hope all the armies can get here quickly. Only when they arrive can I, the Emperor, be safe, and only then can Kyoto be safe."

Uesugi Heishin: "Your Majesty, we have all witnessed today's great battle. The enemy has been pressing us the whole time."

We lost over 100,000 people, while the other side lost very few.

"If we continue fighting like this, even if all the rescue teams manage to arrive safely, we will still be no match for them."

When Uesugi Heishin said that, everyone present thought the same thing.

"Damn it! Is death the only way out for us? I, the Emperor, am not reconciled. I do not want to die like this."