Once all preparations were complete, the time had come to execute the meticulously planned operation. Noon was the critical point when Johan's forces split into two groups. The first unit focused on monitoring the situation at the military barracks, while the second unit prepared to launch the assault, just as Johan had outlined earlier. The task of the first unit was to create enough commotion to keep the palace knights busy and distracted.
The first unit wasn't acting alone. They were using the local populace, who had long harboured resentment towards the government. The price of food had surged by fifty percent, making daily life increasingly difficult, and the kingdom's unfulfilled promises of aid had only worsened the situation. The people's anger had reached boiling point, and Johan's forces saw an opportunity to channel that frustration as the perfect diversion.