sentences:  Meanwhile, Philip V was preparing an offensive to retake the city.The ministers of Charles of Austria were in favor of leaving Barcelona to avoid being captured should the city surrender, but Barcelona's councilors pressured them to stay.On 30 March 1706, the Minister Rafael Casanova addressed Charles of Austria on behalf of the city offering the sacrifice of the lives of the locals in their defense, and finally on April 2 the king issued a statement agreeing to stay in Barcelona to resist the attack.