The Moroccan players were united against a common enemy, and their morale was high.
The expeditionary army, on the other hand, paid no attention to them and continued doing what they were supposed to do. Everything was orderly and step-by-step.
Seeing that the field army had arrived at the battlefield, the second formation of the Mediterranean Fleet immediately ended its bombardment of Rabat City and withdrew from the port, gradually disappearing into the sea.
The second formation would head for the overseas material reserve base, escort merchant ships, and transport the massive amount of supplies stored on the deserted island to the satellite city to supply the army.
Even with Jia Xu's "evil plan", it would take more than a day or two for the expeditionary army to break through a capital city. Therefore, it was crucial to transport the logistical supplies in place.
Taking down the satellite city was a strategy that the expeditionary army had long since decided.
The first formation of the Mediterranean Fleet returned to the river north of Rabat City and exerted continuous pressure on the northern city area with artillery fire, as well as psychological pressure on the people in the city.
Because the fleet carried limited artillery shells, its firepower was reduced to one-fifth of its peak.
In addition to the main warships threatening Rabat City on the river, the small and medium-sized warships in the fleet, such as the Taurus warships, were also busy. Their task was to drive the merchants, coolies, fishermen, and other people who were still stranded at the port to transport the supplies stored on the dock to the satellite city through warships.
The attack of the Mediterranean Fleet was so sudden that the people who made a living at the port could not escape back to the city. At the beginning of the war, they were like a group of pitiful creatures, obediently staying at the port, not daring to go anywhere.
Any movement would be mercilessly shot by the archers on the warships.
Faced with such a group of "demons", the people at the port did not dare to be negligent. They obediently carried bags of rice, baskets of fish, and boxes of goods onto the warships according to the soldiers' requirements.
The merchants' hearts bled at the sight of this.
Originally, as a large port, these goods were prepared by the merchants to be sold to the merchant ships. Not only was there sufficient quantity, but there was also a wide variety of goods that could satisfy almost all the needs of the merchant ships.
This completely benefited the expeditionary army.
Of course, the Mediterranean Fleet of the Great Xia Dynasty was not a bandit, much less a pirate. In official terms, they were here to "save the people of Moroca from disaster and lead them to prosperity".
Therefore, the goods that were moved were only "borrowed", and the army had written an IOU.
Once the war was over, the merchants could use the IOU to redeem the goods or exchange them for gold coins of equal value.
The merchants did not believe him, but they still carefully kept the IOUs.
In the future, when the governor's office of the Moroca Province was established, it would recognize the legitimacy of these IOUs. The merchants who had accidentally lost the IOUs would be filled with regret.
Merchants who unfortunately died in battle during the war were naturally another story.
As for the war of words between the provincial governor's yamen and the Bureau of Military Affairs over whether this bad debt should be allocated to the provincial financial expenditure or to the military expenditure, that was another matter.
However, there was one point. Every time the instigator, Ouyang Shuo, who had signed his name on the IOU, came to the Moroca Province for an inspection, he would always change the topic and change the topic when faced with questions from the provincial governor. This made the governor feel very helpless.
There was a clever merchant who didn't cash the promissory note. Instead, he suddenly had the idea to keep the promissory note as a collector's item. A few years later, the IOU with Emperor Xia's signature was sold at a sky-high price of two hundred thousand gold coins in an underground auction.
The Moroca players saw the people at the docks being bullied and their goods being robbed. However, they did not dare to leave the city.
The players still had some confidence in going against the Xia Dynasty's field army. However, to go against the Mediterranean Fleet on the river was tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.
The fall of Udaya Castle was a lesson learned in blood.
Although Morocco had a long coastline, because it was located on the African continent, it did not have a decent navy. That was why the Mediterranean Fleet could flaunt their strength here.
Other than gritting their teeth, the Moroca players could only watch helplessly.
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At two o 'clock in the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo left the flagship Seno with the Divine Martial Guards and arrived at the satellite town. In just a short while, Bai Qi had already set up the frontline command center in the governor's residence to welcome the arrival of the Emperor.
The expeditionary army's results in the morning made Ouyang Shuo quite satisfied. There was a smile on his face.
As soon as he arrived at the satellite town, Caria's letter was sent over. It informed him of the 'drama' that happened in Atlantis in the morning.
Ouyang Shuo's face became even more relaxed when he read it.
The enemy's reaction was not out of the Xia Dynasty's expectations. Since the Spanish Invincible Fleet dared to jump out and mess things up, the Mediterranean Fleet would naturally prepare a big gift for them.
Just this morning, the fourth formation of the Mediterranean Fleet had already rushed to the Strait of Gibraltar. As such, the Mediterranean Fleet had set up a total of three formations near the strait.
Scheming against an unsuspecting enemy.
Ouyang Shuo wanted to see how capable the newly formed Spanish Invincible Fleet was.
As for Caesar's jumping up and down, Henry's wise decision to protect himself and Pedro's refusal, even if Ouyang Shuo was not in Atlantis, he could still figure it out.
Through Caria's handwriting, Ouyang Shuo felt as though he was personally in Atlantis. With his cold eyes, he watched the drama from the sky and saw through the minds of the performers.
Not only did Ouyang Shuo have an impression of these European feudal lords in his previous life, he had also obtained more detailed information through the Black Snake Guards in this life and had a clearer judgment.
As long as the feudal lords of the Mediterranean Sea did not truly unite, there would not be too many variables in attacking Morocco. Naturally, Ouyang Shuo's mood became better.
Next, all he needed was patience.
…
In the afternoon, after a short rest, the expeditionary army began to leave the city and launch a probing attack on Rabat City.
The ones attacking this time were still the Fifth Legion of the Dragon Stallion Army, while Lu Bu led the Third Legion of the Imperial Guard on the perimeter to guard against any sudden attacks from the Moroca Imperial Guard.
Shi Dakai's performance in the morning had clearly won the trust of the commander, Bai Qi.
Bai Qi had sent out the Fifth Legion to battle because he wanted to find out the weakness of Labat City's defense through continuous probing. He wanted to figure out the enemy's defense pattern so that he could use it as a reference for the decisive battle in the future.
Shi Dakai understood Bai Qi's intentions.
In the afternoon, the 5th Army Division's attacks could be said to be blossoming from all angles. Their tactics were flexible and varied, and they did not seek to achieve success. In some areas, Shi Dakai only touched on the surface of the water like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water. In other areas, Shi Dakai suddenly threw in a large number of troops and launched round after round of fierce attacks as if he was going to break the city.
No matter how many people died, Shi Dakai did not even blink.
Shi Dakai's goal was naturally to test the limits of the city guards so that he could be prepared. In this regard, Shi Dakai could be said to be experienced. His eyes were sharp, and his temperament was steady.
Otherwise, he would not be able to complete the mission beautifully.
If it was a mediocre commander who did not have sharp eyes and could not keenly sense the enemy's weakness in the ever-changing battlefield, and instead attacked the impregnable node of the enemy's defense as a weakness, then no matter how many troops were thrown in and how many sacrifices were made, it would all be a waste of effort.
As the saying goes, "A famous general gets twice the result with half the effort, while a mediocre person gets half the result with twice the effort."
With Shi Dakai's actions, the soldiers of the Fifth Army Division no longer dared to underestimate this commander.
"Is this kind of black-faced general a coward? Our dog eyes must have been blinded. "This was what the soldiers thought.
The northern part of the city, which had already been blasted open, was the focus of Shi Dakai's probing.
Targeting the northern part of the city, the Fifth Army Division used battalions or brigades as combat units. They frequently broke into the streets of the city to investigate the enemy's actual situation. The two sides surrounded the ruins of the city and had a few small-scale clashes. Without exception, although the Moroca Imperial Guards had the geographical advantage, they could not gain any advantage over the Fifth Army.
The casualties on both sides were only evenly matched.
The Royal City Imperial Guards had a major weakness, and that was their lack of actual combat experience. When Gaia had spawned the Royal City Imperial Guards, they had been able to provide the Imperial Guards with the best combat equipment, the best training, and the highest rank.
The only thing they could not bestow upon them was the killing intent on the battlefield and the experience of fighting the enemy. After all, the Imperial Guards were so large that Gaia did not have the ability to do so without real-time training.
How could a group of soldiers who had never truly killed before be worthy of the title of "iron-blooded division"?
Although the Fifth Army of the Dragon Stallion Army was formed from the armies of the various territories in the South Min Province, it was still a regular army that had matured through countless battles. It was a level stronger than the Royal City Imperial Guards.
Bai Qi's actions might not necessarily be without the intention of tempering the Fifth Army.
Accompanying the Fifth Army were spies from the Dragon Stallion Army's intelligence division. Under the cover of the main army, the spies were openly gathering intelligence on the front lines.
The Moroca Imperial Guards could endure the expeditionary army's provocation, but the Moroca players were not.
Ever since the beginning of the national war, the Moroca players had been suppressing a bellyful of anger. In the afternoon, they vented all of this anger on the intelligence division spies.
The players formed groups of three to five and moved about the northern district, searching for spies. They even called it "hunting!"
It had to be said that adventurers were rather good at such small-scale battles. They were not good at military battles, but they had accumulated rich combat experience from fighting wild beasts and roving bandits.
This time, the intelligence division spies immediately suffered disastrous losses, suffering a hidden loss that was neither too big nor too small.
When Bai Qi saw this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, but he did not intend to withdraw the spies from the front lines. Instead, he arranged for the Iron Eagle Swordsmen to assist them.
When the Moroca players saw this, they cheered as if they had won a great battle and their fighting spirit soared.
Unfortunately, they had finally met their match.
Every Iron Eagle Swordsman was a combat expert, and they had experienced no less combat than the players. The clash between the two was like a tit for a tat.
Although the small-scale battles in the afternoon were not large enough, they had been thrilling and brilliant.
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