As the former main city of the territory, Hulett has a total of four arenas. The largest one is located on the banks of the Tashu River that runs through the city. With Woolley's consent, Andre designated it as the venue for the People's Assembly.

Although it was called a people's assembly, not all citizens participated. Firstly, the space of the Colosseum was limited. Of course, this did not mean that it was not big enough, but because of design deficiencies, the Colosseum of Hurlit did not have excellent sound transmission effects like the Assyrian Colosseum. Secondly, there was no need for too many people to participate. After all, this people's assembly was of great importance.

After announcing the disposal arrangements for the city warehouse materials to all the generals, Andre took out three draft notices and ordered the three battalions to copy and post 100 copies each, and set up a registration point in front of the military camp.

"Huliite City and even the Huliite Province have always had only aristocratic assemblies, not a popular assembly. The purpose of holding such a meeting at a time like this is to allow the people to decide the future of Huliite City. This is the right they should have." Andre raised the draft notice, "I solemnly declare that Huliite City will lift the state of war!"

Lifting the wartime status?! The generals could hardly believe their ears, but after seeing Andre's serious expression, they all believed it.

After nearly three days of selection, Andre selected 800 people from a list of more than 4,000 applicants, and then asked the Third Battalion to send out more than 200 invitations. These specially invited people were basically officials and clergy from the Hurlet Territory period. After Tianjuan occupied the Hurlet Territory, they had all suffered difficulties and even persecution because of their uncooperative attitude.

Andre also assigned the task of sending out invitations to the three battalions. In addition to saving trouble, it also allowed the generals to understand something from the list. After all, it was not the time to make things clear yet, but Andre believed that the generals had figured it out.

The night before the meeting, Andre met Woolley.

"Lord Wu Lai, I have completed all the tasks you asked me to do." Andre said after he greeted them.

"I know you have done a great job. Thank you on behalf of Assyria and the people who have been saved by you." Wu Lai said seriously.

"My Lord, you are embarrassing me." Andre waved his hands quickly. "I can do all this because of your kindness and willingness to give me this opportunity. Otherwise, with so many talented people under your command, anyone else would do a better job than me."

"That's not the case." Wu Lai laughed. "General, please rest assured. Your parents and relatives will be able to take you back to Hulit in 20 days at the earliest or a month at the latest."

"That's great." Andre nodded happily. "I've heard for a long time that Assyria is magnificent and beautiful, and Assyria is governed so well by the lord. It would be a pleasure to abandon this great general and go to Assyria with my family to be an ordinary person."

"Although I am happy to follow the general's personal wishes, to be honest, I still hope that the general can do more for the people," Wu Lai said with a smile.

"Well..." Andre hesitated and shook his head. "Please forgive me, Lord. I have experienced too much in the past few years. I was born with a divine gift. Well... I really don't want to show up in public anymore. I just want to buy a secluded house in Assyria and enjoy the happiness of family life with my family."

"No matter what the general plans, I will respect your wishes." Wu Lai thought about it and nodded...

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After the horn sounded, the venue fell silent, and everyone turned their eyes to Andre on the rostrum.

After clearing his throat, Andre spoke: "Thank you all for coming here. As everyone knows, Hulett City is now in an extraordinary period. This extraordinary does not mean that we are facing the threat of war, but that we are at a crossroads. On one side is war, and on the other side is peace. I dare not make the decision for you on how to choose. Today, you don't need to express your views. What I need you to do is to spread the content of the meeting after the meeting, let more people know, let more people participate in thinking, and then give me more opinions and ideas..."

"...Now, I have something to announce." Andre turned around and waved his hand, and a guard came over with a tray with three scrolls on it.

Andre picked up one of them at random, shook it open, glanced at it, and held it high: "Everyone, please look, this is the confession of Chek, the former commander of the East Camp of the Hulit Garrison. The other two are from Lund, the former commander of the West Camp, and Peleus, the former commander of the North Camp."

"When Chek, Lund, and Peleus were serving as the commanders of the garrison, they abused their power, disrupted military discipline, allowed their soldiers to harass and rob innocent people, and enriched themselves, causing harm to the local area. It was they who disturbed the city of Hurlit and almost destroyed the lives and future of the people in the city. Now, these three and those who followed them to harm the people have all been arrested and brought to justice. Their houses have been sealed, and the remaining crimes are pending investigation. The illegal gains are being recovered. I promise that all the property they have plundered will be recovered and returned to the victims."

Cheers and applause immediately rang out. Andre was right. After the incident with the ammunition depot, the Assyrian army repeatedly destroyed the city's defenses, and Hurriyet City became increasingly isolated. Under such circumstances, the Third Battalion not only failed to protect the border and the people, but instead allowed its soldiers to cause harm, causing Hurriyet City to become increasingly desolate and everyone in the city was in danger. Unexpectedly, today they heard the news that they had been arrested and sealed off. How could everyone not be happy?

"Hang them!" someone in the crowd shouted.

"Yes! Hang them!" the people shouted in unison.

A smile appeared on Andre's face. He enjoyed the atmosphere in front of him because it proved that what he did was right, at least in the eyes of the people in front of him, he was right.

The generals sitting behind the rostrum became somewhat uneasy. Although they were not followers of Chek and the other three generals, as subordinates of the three generals, they had more or less done some tasks for their generals that harmed the people, and they even received some property as a result, although it was insignificant compared to the generals' own money.

After everyone quieted down a bit, Andre raised his voice: "The verdict on these evildoers will definitely include everyone's opinions. Now, everyone, please be quiet. There is a very important person who wants to meet with you."

Everyone immediately quieted down and looked towards the podium with curiosity, wondering who it was that Andre could introduce as a "very important person".

The loud trumpet sounded again. After a short and magnificent welcome, the crimson velvet curtain behind the rostrum was slowly drawn open, and an old man walked out slowly.

He was obviously wearing the priest's uniform of the Hulet Temple. Innermost was a purple-red ankle-length gown, with a white knee-length blouse in the middle, and outermost was a large sheepskin shawl that was so pure white without a trace of other colors. He had no hat on his head, but a forehead band with a golden pattern. In his left hand, he held a lamp tied with a turquoise striped rope, and in his right hand, he tightly grasped a shiny black scepter.

Although he is already gray-haired, he still walks steadily, his mouth is filled with smiles and satisfaction, and his eyes are calm.

Andre greeted him respectfully, and dozens of generals stood up and saluted him.

"Oh my God! It's Priest Miller! It's Priest Miller!" someone exclaimed.

"It's him, it's him, it's Priest Miller!" more people shouted.

"Priest Miller! Priest Miller!" People shouted Miller, stood up and saluted him according to the etiquette of the Hulet Temple.

Miller nodded slightly and slowly glanced at everyone.

"Priest Miller!" Someone left his seat and ran towards Miller, although they were immediately stopped by the guards, they still cried and waved desperately to Miller. Their actions naturally caused more people to shed tears of sadness.

"Priest Miller is so popular, I admire him." Andre couldn't help but say.

"I have been preaching in Hulett for sixty years. They all know me and believe in me." After Miller answered, he turned to face the crowd and slowly raised the scepter in his right hand.

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"People of Hulet City, it is the will of the gods that allows me to appear before you." Miller's voice was firm, "What I bring back is peace and tranquility!"

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"Lord, isn't it too hasty?" Pu Tong rode his horse to catch up with Wu Lai's car. Relying on his excellent riding skills, he leaned on the car window and smiled playfully.

"What? Are you, Pu Tong, also afraid of fighting?" Wu Lai smiled faintly, gently closed the map book in his hand and put it aside.

"How could I be afraid of fighting? To be honest with you, Lord, I have been looking forward to attacking Canyon Pass. If you hadn't given this good job to Commander Vulture long ago, I would have fought for it no matter what." Pu Tong said with a smirk on his face.

"Just brag." Wu Lai smiled bitterly and shook his head, "When did you become interested in siege warfare?"

"Offensive warfare and guerrilla warfare, aren't they all warfare? Lord, you said that one should be good at multiple things. Besides, at your current speed and approach, how can we fight guerrilla warfare in the future?" Pu Tong said.

"Stop pulling at the car window. It's almost broken. Now, what do you think is too hasty? Are we going to fight at the Canyon Pass?" Wu Lai asked.

Putong shook his head even more: "Of course not. I mean, you've been working hard for almost a month. You've conquered Hulit, Tuban, Sicily, and Butiri without a single drop of blood. You've gained the people's support and the cohesion you mentioned. Wherever our Assyrian army goes, hehe, no one hides anymore. Some are watching, and some are seeing us off..."

Seeing that Pu Tong was about to lose his chatterbox, Wu Lai quickly interrupted him: "Stop, get to the point. What's so hasty about that?"

"What I mean is, Lord, you work so hard, why don't you take a rest?" Pu Tong said.

"Nonsense, why shouldn't I take a rest when I can? Division Commander Iner has already met the enemy, and Oddo rushed over to reinforce before his injury was healed. If we don't hurry to open the Canyon Pass, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable for us." Wu Lai frowned and said. Adolf's speed of dispatching troops and the number of troops exceeded his previous estimates. The Seventh Division on the border was under unprecedented pressure. Now the Napolini City and Canyon Pass in the southern border of Hurlit, which had not yet been taken over, were heavily guarded. If they were not taken, not only would the southern border be unstable, but the recovery of the northern border would also be affected.

"But we are running low on food and ammunition, lord. It's not that I, Pu Tong, am afraid of fighting. There are a hundred thousand soldiers in the Canyon Pass and Napolini City, and the barracks are spread out for dozens of miles." Pu Tong said worriedly.

"We'll collect some food and fodder locally, and Mayor Miller will also organize some support for us. More than 70% of the soldiers at Canyon Pass are from Tianjuan people. Those from Hulett and Kimo can't get a place. We can't win over their hearts and minds, so we'll just have to fight hard battles honestly." Wu Lai smiled slightly, "Don't worry about the ammunition. We destroyed the explosives depot in Hulett City, and Canyon Pass is even more short of ammunition than us. Besides, we're attacking from two sides. Once the beacon fire is lit, Vulture will know what to do."

"Then I feel much more relieved." Pu Tong scratched his chin with a smile, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly lowered his voice, "Lord, I forgot to report something to you."

"What's the matter?" Wu Lai was startled. Pu Tong was always cheerful, and it was very rare for him to be so mysterious like today.

"In fact, there are two secret gunpowder depots of the Tianjuan people in Tuban and Butiri. What a coincidence, I happened to find them. When I saw so many goods, I asked everyone to make a batch of explosive packs. There are not many, about 3,000, and each weighs 300 shekels. So... Lord, don't forget this when you are commanding the battle." Pu Tong "explained" with a painful look on his face.

"You are such a good fool..." Wu Lai couldn't help but widen his eyes. "No wonder you keep telling me to take a break. It turns out you have saved up some good stuff and want to play with it yourself. You are afraid that I will steal your limelight, right?"

"Look at what you said, Lord. I don't think that way at all. It's the same no matter who plays." Pu Tong scratched his head embarrassedly.