863 Calamity (1/2)
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.
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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.
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