The Great Emperor of the Turios Empire spoke such words, and everyone was stunned.
They never imagined that their Great Emperor would say such a thing.
This time, they, the Turios Empire, had clearly won a great victory, yet they were going to withdraw from their royal capital at such a moment of great triumph.
Many of them were unwilling to accept this outcome.
The gap was simply too immense.
However, after they carefully considered the details, they felt that this seemed to be their only option.
The thirty thousand strong army of Great Qin was rushing towards them, and with their current forces, they would certainly not be able to resist.
Therefore, if they stayed here, there would only be one result: a dead end.
If they withdrew from their royal capital and joined forces with their thirty thousand strong army, it would be a different story.
In that case, they would have a total of sixty thousand troops, a force with considerable potential.
Upon realizing this, they were indeed tempted.
However, for many of them, there was still a trace of reluctance in their hearts.
"Your Majesty, are there really no other options??"
"Yes! Your Majesty, once we leave, our wealth will be seized by the people of Great Qin, and our families are still here. Is this appropriate?"
"Your Majesty, why don't we order our thirty thousand strong army to break through and return? I believe our thirty thousand strong army can definitely break through the encirclement and return to our Turios Empire!!"
If they could stay here, they would naturally be willing to do so.
After all, this was their country, and here, they had everything.
Moreover, their families were also here, which made them truly reluctant to leave.
However, the current situation of the Turios Empire was extremely dire.
This kind of severe situation was no longer something they could remain in simply because they wished to.
If they were to insist on staying, death would be their only outcome.
The Great Emperor of the Turios Empire knew this all too well, which was why he proposed the idea of leaving the royal capital of the Turios Empire.
In fact, after leaving the royal capital, it was he, the Great Emperor, who would suffer the greatest loss!
After all, within the royal capital, he not only possessed supreme power but also all the wealth and beauties.
And after leaving the royal capital, everything became uncertain.
He was uncertain whether they could defeat the army of Great Qin, uncertain whether he could continue to be the Great Emperor of the Turios Empire, and uncertain if any soldiers would be willing to fight to the death with him.
But he had no choice. Even with so many uncertainties, he had to do it.
Moreover, he had to make a decision quickly.
Otherwise, he would lose everything and die at the hands of the Great Qin army.
Because of this, he said in a deep voice:
"To evacuate the royal capital is my decision. You can choose to evacuate the royal capital with me, or you can choose to remain in the royal capital!!"
"At this point, I cannot offer you any guarantees. The only thing I can guarantee is that if you follow me, I will share life and death with you!!"
As the words "share life and death" were spoken, everyone's spirits were lifted.
After their Great Emperor uttered such words, they truly felt that the moment of their life and death had arrived.
Because of this, many among them truly chose to follow their Great Emperor.
They wanted to join forces with their thirty thousand strong army and regain control of their thirty thousand strong army.
In this way, they would have the strength to fight against Great Qin.
However, a small portion of people chose to stay.
The Great Emperor of the Turios Empire did not force these remaining people to leave with him.
But as they departed, he ordered his soldiers to kill those ministers without hesitation.
As a result, there were essentially no ministers in charge in the royal capital of the Turios Empire, nor were there any soldiers.
Those ministers and soldiers had all been taken away by the Great Emperor of the Turios Empire.
Their departure plunged the Turios Empire into complete chaos.
Especially among them, many of the common people witnessed the departure of their army, which caused many of them to collapse inwardly.
"What, what is going on? Why did our army leave so suddenly? Are they abandoning us?"
"No, I don't know! But judging by their demeanor, it seems they have given up on us!!"
"It's over, we're finished, we've been abandoned, this time, we're doomed!!"
To be abandoned like this was undoubtedly despairing for the people of the Turios Empire.
They couldn't understand why their Great Emperor would abandon them at this moment.
They never expected that their Great Emperor would so decisively abandon everything and directly leave their royal capital.
This was something not only the common people had not anticipated, but even the army of Great Qin and Lin Tian had not.
When Lin Tian learned that the Great Emperor of the Turios Empire had abandoned their royal capital and arrived in the Macedonian Empire, Lin Tian was also filled with surprise.
As for Wang Wu and others, they were even more astonished.
"Hiss! They actually abandoned their royal capital and came to join forces with their army. Such courage and wisdom are truly unexpected!!"
"Indeed! To know that their royal capital held endless wealth, to abandon it like this is certainly not something an ordinary person would have the courage to do!!"
"Judging by their actions, they clearly do not wish to submit to our Great Qin, and are intent on fighting us!!"
The intentions of the Great Emperor of the Turios Empire were already very clear.
He was willing to abandon everything to join forces with their army, indicating that he was prepared for a desperate battle with Lin Tian's army.
However, preparation was one thing, and the reality might be completely different from what they had imagined.
Especially after the last time Lin Tian's army used firebombs, which killed many soldiers of the Turios Empire and instilled fear in many of them.
Even if the Great Emperor of the Turios Empire took command of those armies, their combat effectiveness would likely not be very high.
The Great Emperor of the Turios Empire was unaware of this.
But when he saw the number of their troops, his face immediately darkened.
They originally had nearly thirty thousand troops, but after a brief clash with Lin Tian's army, their forces were reduced to less than twenty thousand.
These remaining troops, combined with the troops brought by the Great Emperor of the Turios Empire, still amounted to less than sixty thousand.
This number was far fewer than the army of Great Qin.
Because of this, many of them felt uneasy.
"Can our army truly defeat the army of Great Qin?"
This was the question in the hearts of many of them.
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