The World Online

Chapter 863 – Calamity

In the blink of an eye, dusk had arrived.

In the far horizon, a bunch of flaming clouds hung high in the air, forming stacks upon stacks. A bunch of white seagulls flew across the clouds and disappeared over the horizon.

5 PM, Baiqi ordered the troops to return.

The 5th legion that had massacred for an entire afternoon retreated like a flood, leaving behind two thousand corpses. They had paid a heavy price in siege battle and their probing attacks, and they would definitely repay it.

Along with the army backing off into the Satellite City, the afternoon battle came to an end. The night sky slowly descended, the clamor ended, and both sides could finally calm down and prepare for the battle tomorrow.

Especially the Moroccans, as the sudden country war was one they were not prepared for. They did not have time to think in the day, so they naturally needed to use the night to rest.

This concerned the survival of the country, so one needed to be really careful.

Rabat was like an injured beast, licking its wounds in the dark. Smoke rose up from the chimneys of the frightened civilians’ homes as life had to continue to go on.

The only thing was that the city lacked the joy and happiness of usual days. Instead, it was full of anxiousness and fear.

In this battle, if the beast was released, blood would flow and there would be a lot of casualties. How would the people know that the injuries today were just an appetizer?

The true crisis was far from descending. … Rabat, Imperial Palace.

The Imperial Palace in the night was still lit up. The Guards Army maintained the law and order of the city while the palace itself was closely guarded. The usually solemn palace was covered in a tense atmosphere.

Within the main hall, Mohammed the 6th sat on the throne. One could see that his brows were tightly locked, and his expression really serious.

At this moment, a civil servant, a general, and a player stood out.

The civil servant was the kingdom secretary Hisham, the general was the commander of the guards Ismail, and the player was Amedee, the guild leader of the top guild in Morocco, the Golden Mercenary Group.

The report from the day had been handed over, and the situation was really bad.

Mohammed the 6th asked, “Ismail, do the guards have confidence about tomorrow?”

Ismail was the only historical general in Morocco. He was born in the imperial family, and Mohammed trusted him greatly. When he appeared in the wilderness, Ismail was no more than 30, the time when he was strong and young.

“Do not worry king.” Ismail’s voice was really resolute and confident, “The defeat today is because it was a sneak attack and also because they attacked from the water. The enemy attacked our weakness with their strength. Passing through today meant that the situation has calmed down and the following siege battle would be hard for our enemy.”

Amedee agreed, “The general is right. In the afternoon, the enemy did not gain any benefits from probing us. Instead, they lost a huge number.”

When Mohammed the 6th heard their words, he relaxed slightly.

“When can the armies of the various territories arrive?” Muhammad the 6th asked.

When Hisham heard this question, he replied, “As the three Lords are not within the country, the operation would have to be pushed back. Luckily, the three of them have already sent letters and said that they had gathered their troops and have teleported to Casa Blanca. They can arrive by tomorrow.”

Although their letters were stopped by Kalia, they had formed an alliance after all. At that moment, the higher ups in the territory would obviously understand.

Tomorrow, the three armies would gather together and head toward Rabat.

If Kalia did not intercept the letters, they would have reached the city tonight. Kalia’s help had bought precious time for Huo Qubing’s ambush.

Hisham said, “King there’s also another piece of good news. Based on a report from Casa Blanca Lord, they said they have persuaded the Spanish to help us.”

“Great!”

The two successive pieces of good news calmed Mohammed the 6th down. Following which, he said, “The Great Xia king is too ambitious. Since they are doing this, do not blame us for being heartless. Send my orders. Capture all the eastern merchants in the city. Kill those who dare resist.”

Mohammed the 6th was not a merciful king, and his hands were stained with blood. More importantly, he thought of such a way to unify the people and gather their hate.

“Yes my king! Let’s use their heads to worship the soldiers that died in the Kasbah of the Udayas.”

Losing 50 thousand elites so quickly really affected Ismail.

Before the country war started, the three chambers of commerce of the Great Xia had gotten the news. Hence, along with their ships being used by the army, they had fled earlier.

The other merchants, including those from other parts of China, were not so lucky.

Ouyang Shuo wanted to help but there was nothing he could do but discuss compensations. As for taking the risk and revealing the plans, Ouyang Shuo was not that noble.

The unknown element was part of the risk of voyage trading. … The moment Ismail left the palace, he ordered the guards to massacre hundreds and thousands of eastern merchants.

These merchants were terrified when war broke out but they could not leave. They thought they might be able to become tortoises and hide in the city.

Who knew that they would not be able to escape?

The Moroccan people were furious, so how could the merchants manage to hide?

Mohammed the 6th said kill all that dared to resist but Ismail understood it as kill all the eastern merchants.

Whether they resisted or not was up to the guards.

In less than an hour, thousands of bodies were dragged away, sending a chill down one’s spine.

First, it was just the eastern merchants. Later on, it became anyone who looked eastern. Even the Black Snake Guard spies hiding within fell.

Luckily, most of them were locals. Even if they were from China, they had a secret location, which ensured that they were not found.

If not, more than two of them would have fallen.

Those two were really unlucky.

On this night, blood flowed in Rabat; it was a really chaotic night. … Satellite City, City Lord’s Manor.

Compared to the silence and fear in Rabat, the moment night arrived, the Satellite City was totally silent like an empty city. The various units ate their meals and stayed in their own zones.

Ouyang Shuo went to the casualty section to look at the wounded before returning to the manor. Jia Xu walked over and reported, “King, Huo Qubing has sent a letter to tell us that everything is prepared.”

Ouyang Shuo nodded, “Should we arrange Lu Bu’s legion over?”

Huo Qubing’s ambush was aimed at the three armies of the Moroccan territories, and their overall strength was at 130 thousand; this was twice the numbers of the Guards 2nd legion.

Jia Xu thought about it and said, “I think it is best if we do not. First, the Tiger Leopard Cavalry are elite troops and would not have much problem. If we arrange Lu Bu’s legion, it might alert them. Secondly, we need Lu Bu’s legion for the siege tomorrow.”

Ouyang Shuo nodded once more and acknowledged Jia Xu’s analysis.

Based on the plan, their main force would still launch a probing attack to slowly drain away at the enemy’s fighting spirit tomorrow. The main focus of tomorrow would be Huo Qubing’s ambush.

As long as they took out the enemy’s territory armies, Rabat would be left alone.

At that time, the expedition army would have so many choices. They could choose to back off to Casa Blanca or get their resources from there.

Hence, the ambush tomorrow was really crucial, so it was no wonder that Ouyang Shuo would personally ask about it.

“King, I have a matter.”

Jia Xu hesitated and told him about the massacre that happened in the streets of Rabat. The Black Snake Guards had passed the intel to the command center right away.

When Ouyang Shuo heard that, a cold glow appeared in his eyes, “The Moroccans are digging their own grave. Does their killing affect our plan?”

Jia Xu said, “Do not worry my king, the Black Snake Guards spies have already hidden, and the Guards are unable to find them. Many of them are westerners and will not be implicated. As a result, the plan is still a go.”

“That’s great.” … 5th month, 20th day, Casa Blanca.

At 7 AM, the sun rose up as usual and bathed the garden city in white light; the scent of flowers and the sounds of birds chirping calmed down ones’ heart.

However, on this morning, Casa Blanca gave out a solemn aura.

The sky had just turned bright, and the 130 thousand troops had already gathered outside the city. They did not stop and headed toward Rabat.

Behind the army followed 10 thousand adventure gamemode players; they were the combat occupation players gathered yesterday.

Morocco did not produce war horses. Consequently, apart from less than 10 thousand cavalry, the rest were infantry. Amongst which, there were some that were more special, and they were all black men.

In Moroccan history, during the Allawite Dynasty, he had formed a well-trained black man army.

In the game, this black man army became a special soldier type. They were the best at fighting in the desert under hot weather.