Translator: ryangohsff Editor: Nora
Chapter 918 – Human Ocean Tactic
Mogadishu, West outskirts.
If someone looked down on the battlefield from the sky, they would see a really shocking picture.
The Great Xia camp was set on the west. They had around 80 thousand, which included the two Infantry Divisions, the subordinate regiment, and the firearm squadron. Next, there would be the three dragon blood war Cavalry Divisions.
The troops were led by Di Qing with Ma Chao accompanying him.
The north and south sides could be seen as the wings of the army, and each side had 20 thousand, including half of an Infantry Division and one dragon blood war Cavalry Division.
On the south, Ma Teng led, while the north was led by one Infantry Division Major General of the Somalia Formation.
On the east, there was Alvaro’s navy, which had a total of 20 thousand men.
The remaining one Infantry Division and one Cavalry Division of the Somalia Formation were not present. The infantry was in charge of guarding Friendship City, while the cavalry were protecting the grain path and taking charge of prisoners.
The entire battlefield mostly consisted of cavalry from the Guards Legion Corps. Next would be infantry, while the navy numbered a little less. As a result, Di Qing chose to surround the city as cavalry were not good at sieging.
The four groups of troops surrounded Mogadishu.
The most shocking part was still the west.
As a famous general, even before the battle began, Di Qing’s arrangement of troops was spectacular.
80 thousand troops formed up into a line and spread across the west outskirts, forming an immovable steel barrier. There was the cavalry in front, and the infantry at the back.
At the wings, there were elite cavalry.
The six checkpoints set up, as well as the passage, had separated the formation into seven parts. The middle was guarded by the subordinate regiment and the firearm squadron.
After the barrier, there was a vast expanse of empty land with thousands of iron pots set up cooking porridge.
When the chaos started, there were already 70 thousand civilians gathered here.
In front of the barrier, there was also a huge section of land. Due to strategic concerns, no forests were allowed near the imperial city, so it was just an empty patch.
On this piece of land, more civilians than at the back had gathered; they totaled at 120 to 130 thousand. As there were too many of them, they were pretty much stuck to one another.
The people at the front could already smell the foul smell of the war horses.
Behind the people were the white city walls and the city protection river; only the drawbridge and the west city gate connected them. Before the chaos started, there were many people who swarmed out of the city gate and gathered in the wilderness.
Within the city gates, there were also many people on the streets, in the houses, and on the roofs. Further away, there were still large amounts of people gathering over.
The entire west side was filled with people.
Due to hunger, this small west city gate became the only way out for the 700 thousand civilians. The sudden arrival of the Somalian Guards and their announcement that they were going to lock the gates instantly caused the situation to explode.
Hundreds of thousands of people rioting, what kind of scene was that?
The civilians stuck between the city walls and the camp were like shocked birds, forcing their way outside of the city.
Hence, this pressure started to pass layer by layer, becoming a flood that wrapped up everything.
Like a stone thrown into a calm lake, from inside to outside, from close to far away.
The crowd used the six checkpoints as their places to breakthrough, forming six arrowheads as they charged out.
People squeezing people, people pushing people.
It was impossible to continue the checking at the checkpoints. Even trained soldiers broke into sweat when they saw this crazy crowd.
The situation was slowly getting out of control.
Di Qing look at the chaotic situation, “Order them to defend their positions and form up against the outside.”
“Yes general!”
Di Qing was not worried about the king escaping. Rather, he was worried about the Somalia Alliance Army in the city. If they attacked now, it would be horrendous.
Hence, the army could not panic.
As long as they stabilized themselves, no matter what the civilians did, it would not affect the battle.
At this very moment, a cry spread out from the back of the barrier line.
‘Ah~~~’
Even in such a noisy environment, such a cry was still really obvious.
Along with the cry, people saw a middle-aged man lying in a pool of blood. A sharp knife was stabbed into his chest, and blood spurted out.
“No good, murder! Murder!”
The sudden fresh blood and death made the group of people crazier as they charged forward even more.
To cause even more chaos amongst the people, the Somalia players did not mind killing NPCs.
The first shout was like a signal. Soon, more and more cries broke out as life after life was reaped.
An ambush of tigers had mixed into a flock of sheep. When the tigers bared their teeth, what would happen?
The group exploded, and they all rushed at the checkpoint. That checkpoint, that path, became the line between life and death, peace and war.
However, was the checkpoint really safe?
No!
‘Ah~~~’
At this very moment, a scream sounded out at the checkpoint.
This time, the place was in chaos, and there was nowhere that was safe.
The people that were about to become crazy charged toward the army camp. In their eyes, only the Great Xia Army, these invaders, could protect them.
What irony.
“Retreat, quickly retreat!”
Facing the charging crowd, the cavalry raised their spears, which shone with a cold glimmer.
These cavalry were all from the Guards Legion Corps, so they had strong mental strength and were not fazed by any of this.
Their bodies emitted killing intent that made one unable to move forward.
Without a doubt, if there were really people who wanted to rush at the formation, these cavalry would stab them.
The group of civilians stopped.
However, behind the cavalry, the infantry from the Somalia Formation panicked a little. Most of them were war prisoners from Morocco and did not have much combat experience.
Luckily, there were many strong generals from other War Fighting Legion corps.
All the army could do was form up into a square formation and not get charged apart. If they were broken apart and ended up in the sea of people, the outcome would be catastrophic.
No one knew how many assassins there were among the crowd.
The civilians were stunned and did not dare to proceed forward. In their hearts, behind them was the safest spot.
Unfortunately, they were going to be disappointed.
Not long after the assassination, the tens of thousands of combat occupation players that had gathered took out their weapons and bared their fangs at the Great Xia Army.
“Kill!”
“Kill the invaders!”
The players hollered as they charged at the Somalia Formation with everything they had.
The assault came too quickly, so the infantry soldiers were stunned. As a result, they suffered heavy casualties instantly.
“Despicable.”
The Great Xia Army was furious. They immediately turned around to fight these players. The formation was unavoidably affected. Luckily, they were well trained and could kill the players while stopping the civilians.
The sad ones were the civilians, as they were like rabbits, panicky and at a loss.
Along with the killing that rose at the back, the civilians that were there all ran toward the wilderness without hesitation.
Di Qing looked at all this with a black face. He could not care about whether the Somalia King had used this chance to escape or not.
The most important thing was how to control this situation.
The troops were split into seven, surrounded by people. The best way would be to gather the troops together.
But Di Qing did not dare.
If they cut off the checkpoint path, it would only worsen the situation. The people would just charge right at them.
This path had become their lifeline, and their only way into the deep wilderness.
Hence, not only could they not cut off this path, but they even needed to ensure the safety of the path and clear out the assassins within.
What irony!
…
Di Qing thought that the worst had already come.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated the viciousness of the enemy.
Just as the situation became more chaotic, the Guards army acted.
A cavalry force.
After giving out the orders to lock the gates, it was like this cavalry force had gotten a signal. They immediately charged at the city gates, not caring about the people around.
One could imagine how tragic it was for cavalry to charge into a closely packed area. In a short while, tens of people were trampled to their deaths on the spot.
‘Hua!’
Weirdly, at that moment, the people at the front actually made a path. They would rather be squeezed by others than be stepped on by these devils.
One had to say that the potential ignited from a person at a crucial moment was really shocking.
The cavalry quickly charged to the gates. Weirdly, they did not close the gates and instead charged out into the crowd.
“What’s happening?”
The civilians nearby could not believe their eyes. Their army did not care about their life or death; they were much worse than the Great Xia Army.
“What kind of heartless king did we choose?”
The civilians’ faces were ashen white, and their bodies could not help but shake. Their hearts were totally ice cold, and they felt despair.
How would the people know that to save his life and throne, the king would not mind sacrificing them?