Holding another council, the Macedonians in the city decided the king should send emissaries to Perdiccas to ask for terms of peace. In terms of forces the opposite should have been true, but Perdiccas knew he had all the generals on his side.
The Macedonians in the city convened another council, deciding that their king should dispatch envoys to Perdiccas to request terms of peace.  In terms of military strength, the opposite should have been true, but Perdiccas knew he had all the generals on his side.