The Friendship City was the headquarters of the African Division of the Black Snake Guards. The Black Snake Guards' infiltration of Somalia had begun as early as the Friendship City was established.
On the day the Friendship City was attacked, Ouyang Shuo had ordered the Black Snake Guards to thoroughly investigate the matter. By interrogating the pirate captives, the Black Snake Guards were already pointing the finger at the Somali royal family.
That was why the Black Snake Guards were monitoring the Somali royal family day and night.
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On the 3rd of July, on a deserted island in the Amilante Islands in the Indian Ocean.
The team sent by the Somali king finally found Farah and agreed to meet him on this deserted island.
Farah, who appeared on the deserted island, was a sloppy man. After escaping from the Brave Port, he had been living in hiding. He had to guard against Great Xia's revenge, but he was also worried that he would be killed by the Somali royal family.
He decided to contact the representative of the Somali royal family because he could no longer survive.
Although Farah was wandering at sea, he was a player, after all. He could keep abreast of domestic developments through the forum. He already knew that the Atlantic Fleet had arrived at the Gulf of Aden.
This made Farah feel hopeless.
The only one who could help him now was the Somali royal family.
It wasn't that Farah didn't think that the Somali king might take the opportunity to kill him. The cunning Farah had long been prepared for this.
As soon as they met, Farah said, "I'll say this in advance. I've handed the evidence of our cooperation to one of my confidants. If anything happens to me, this evidence will be made public immediately."
"…"
The representative of the Somali king was stunned. All his previous plans had been for naught.
"How could that be?" The representative forced a smile and said stiffly, "His Majesty wants to invite you to the palace to discuss countermeasures. He has no other intentions."
"That's good." Farah smiled 'honestly'.
At this moment, battleships appeared on the sea outside the island. It was the Atlantic Fleet.
When Farah saw this, he immediately drew his sword and said fiercely, "Are you kidding me?!"
The representative was even more surprised than Farah. He said anxiously, "I definitely didn't bring them here. I'm not stupid. Why would I collude with Great Xia?"
Farah immediately understood the crux of the matter. He looked at the representative as if he was looking at a pig and said, "Idiot, you didn't even know that you were being followed."
"What should we do now?" The representative was even more anxious than Farah.
Farah suddenly calmed down and said hoarsely, "Heh, what should we do? What else can we do? If you don't want to die, surrender now! "
In the boundless sea, a lone island was no different from a dead end. There was no way to escape.
For a player like Farah who had become a pirate and was publicly wanted in Somalia, even if he committed suicide, he would be reincarnated on the spot. He would not even be qualified to enter the Reincarnation Hall in the royal city.
After becoming a pirate and gaining freedom, one naturally had to pay the corresponding price.
Even if he could reincarnate in the royal city, it would be meaningless to Farah. He was afraid that once he walked out of the Reincarnation Hall, he would either be captured by Great Xia or the Somali royal family.
If that was the case, it would be better to be captured by Great Xia.
He might even be able to use the evidence in his hands in exchange for a way out.
Considering Farah's tactfulness, the Atlantic Fleet's' fishing operation 'went smoothly without any accidents.
Even the representative of the Somali King did not want to die. He obediently surrendered and became an unexpected harvest. It further confirmed the fact that the Somali royal family colluded with the pirate leader Farah.
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July 5th, Friendship City.
With Farah as the guide, under the siege of the Atlantic Fleet, the Sirius Pirate Group, which had been in the limelight for a while, was completely wiped out in just two days.
The Sirius Pirates did not only harm the interests of the Great Xia Dynasty, but also the interests of the merchants who came and went from the Gulf of Aden. These merchants came from various countries.
The destruction of the pirates, to a certain extent, restored the trust that the merchants around the world had in Friendship City and Great Xia.
After the war, Farah was escorted to Friendship City. In view of Farah's numerous crimes, which had an extremely negative impact, and the severity of the circumstances, the Internal Affairs Bureau sent a special Sentencing Officer to Friendship City to publicly try the case.
Ouyang Shuo also specially invited domestic and foreign media to participate in the whole process of the trial.
The goal was naturally to expose the ugly behavior of the Somali royal family and let Great Xia stand on the moral high ground. Thus, the war between Great Xia and Somalia would become a "war of justice."
Ouyang Shuo was still an honorary knight personally awarded by the Somali King. The Somali King's collusion with pirates and attack on the territory of his knight was naturally unacceptable.
Even the Somali people would not stand on the side of the King.
That was creating momentum!
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On July 8th, the trial of Farah's case came to an end.
Farah was only sentenced to one year of imprisonment for his meritorious testimony. In private, Ouyang Shuo personally gave Farah 100,000 gold coins to let Farah stay in prison for a year.
To Farah, this was already the best ending.
The truth was revealed, and the Somali royal family immediately fell into a wave of public opinion. The Somali players, on the other hand, were deeply worried. They had a premonition that a life and death battle was imminent.
As expected.
On July 10th, the Great Xia Dynasty officially issued a declaration of war against the Somali royal family. "The Somali King colluded with pirates, harmed the people, lost the hearts of the people, and destroyed the way of the King. This crime should be punished!"
Emperor Ouyang Shuo appointed Di Qing as the main general, Navy Admiral Alvaro, and the valiant General Lu Bu as the left and right deputy generals. They led the Somali Army, the Third Army of the Imperial Guards, and the Fourth and Fifth Formations of the Atlantic Fleet, a total of more than 200,000 troops to conquer Somalia.
Just as the army left Friendship City, the Somali players heard a system announcement.
"System Announcement: The Lord of China has initiated a war. Somalia has entered war mode and entered Level 1 alert state. Please check the specific situation yourself!"
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In Gaia's eyes, a war was a war. There was no distinction between justice and injustice. The Great Xia Dynasty wanted to conquer the Somali King, which was equivalent to initiating a war.
Whether it was the warring parties or other people, everyone was well aware of this point.
The Great Xia Dynasty had done so much preliminary work just for a "reason", a reason to prevent other countries, especially the African countries and the Mediterranean countries, from intervening in the war in Somalia.
If the lords of these countries intervened in this war, they would be interfering in Somalia's "internal affairs". If they were to really be the first to do so, they could not blame the Great Xia Dynasty for justifiably interfering in the affairs of the African continent and the Mediterranean Sea.
Therefore, rather than saying that it was a "righteous cause", it was more of a warning.
The lords of Africa and the Mediterranean Sea had some clear understanding of this point.
"System Announcement: Somalia has entered war mode. According to the rules of war, during the war, the teleportation circle in the capital will automatically be cut off from the teleportation circle in the territory. Players will not be able to immediately reincarnate if they die. Please inform all players!"
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Somalia was located in the easternmost part of the African continent, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, Kenya and Ethiopia to the west, and Djibouti to the northwest. It had the longest coastline in Africa.
The eastern coast was a plain with many sand dunes along the coast; the coastal lowlands of the Gulf of Aden were the Giban Plains; the central part was the Somali Plateau, and the northern part was mountainous; the southwestern part was grassland, semi-desert, and desert.
Overlooking Somalia from above, it looked like a large Arabic number "7". The Friendship City was located at the top corner of the "7", and the Royal City of Wood was located in the middle of the "7".
Like Morocco, the livable zone in Somalia was also a long "7" along the coastline.
Before the 17th century BC, Somalia established the "Punt" country, which was famous for producing spices. The current King of Somalia came from the historical Punt country.
Spices were also one of Somalia's most famous specialties.
Although the population of Somalia was only 800,000, there were as many as six territories in the country, three more than Morocco. They were scattered along the narrow coastline of Somalia.
The reason could only be attributed to the complex tribal colors of the Somalis. Each tribe was the product of the historical city-state system, and no one was willing to submit to each other.
As a result, it gave rise to the current scene of Somalia being divided by warlords.
Among the six territories, two were directly controlled by Great Xia. The Black Snake Guards had been plowing in Somalia for a year, and it was not without any results.
This was also one of the reasons why Ouyang Shuo had the confidence to conquer Somalia.
Moreover, Somalia had neither a historical heritage nor advanced technology. Regardless of whether it was the territorial army or the imperial guards, their equipment was extremely backward, and they were not a match for the Great Xia army.
Ouyang Shuo was very confident in taking down Somalia, and he did not even personally lead the troops. This national war was also a training for the Somali army. With Di Qing's ability to command troops, he would definitely not disappoint Ouyang Shuo.
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Once the announcement was made, the Somali players completely panicked.
The war horn had been blown, and they had to fight even if they did not want to. The Somali players began to gather.
Today, the players were not as hasty in dealing with the national war as the Star Nation had been in the beginning. They knew that the first thing they did was to gather the combat professional players together and form a joint force.
However, they were not confident that they could withstand it.
The armies of the six territories immediately responded to the call to rescue the King, and they gathered their troops towards the Royal City of Wood. With Somalia's military strength, they could only rely on the strong fortress of the Royal City.
The territorial army alone could not withstand the Great Xia's iron army.
The truth was as such. Under the leadership of Di Qing, the Somali army and the third imperial guards advanced side by side. They were like two hurricanes, sweeping from the west to the east, and then from the north to the south.
Wherever the army passed, the invincible would flee at the sight of the wind.
This time, the cabinet had experience. Before the war, they gathered a team of officials to take over the cities that the army conquered along the way. This was to prevent the workload from being too heavy after the war.
Such actions reflected the unparalleled confidence of the Great Xia Dynasty.
From Emperor Xia, Ouyang Shuo, to the civil and military officials in the court, to the ordinary people, no one thought that Great Xia could not defeat Somalia. The only problem was whether it would take a week or half a month.
This kind of confidence was the characteristic of a rising dynasty. It was enough to overcome all obstacles and be invincible.
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