On the battlefield in the western suburbs, it was a shocking scene.
Overlooking the entire battlefield from above, one would see a shocking scene.
The Great Xia army was located in the west, with a total of 80,000 soldiers. Below them were two infantry divisions of the Somali army, the direct brigade and the musketeer brigade, and the three cavalry divisions of the Dragonblood Cavalry.
Di Qing personally oversaw the central army, accompanied by Ma Chao.
The north and south could be seen as the two wings of the central army. Each had 20,000 soldiers, including half of the infantry division of the Somali army and a cavalry division of the Dragonblood Cavalry.
The commander of the south was Ma Teng, the commander of the Dragonblood Cavalry Division, while the commander of the north was an infantry division of the Somali army.
In the east was the navy, led by Alvaro, with a total of 20,000 soldiers.
The remaining infantry division and cavalry division of the Somali army were not on the main battlefield. The infantry division was responsible for guarding Friendship City, while the cavalry division was mainly responsible for the safety of the rations and the custody of the prisoners of war.
On the entire battlefield, the cavalry was the most numerous, and they were all from the imperial guards. Next were the infantry, and the navy was only slightly inferior to the infantry. This was also one of the reasons why Di Qing chose the siege tactic. Although the cavalry was not good at attacking cities, they were good at intercepting the enemy in the wilderness.
The four armies encircled King City's Wooden Bone City tightly.
The most shocking was still the western suburbs.
As a famous general, Di Qing's arrangement of troops was still meticulous even before the war started.
The 80,000 soldiers formed a long military formation across the wilderness of the western suburbs, forming an impregnable steel isolation belt with the cavalry in front and the infantry behind.
On both sides of the military formation, there were elite cavalry guards.
Six temporary checkpoints and their passages divided the military isolation belt into seven sections. In the middle was the command center, which was guarded by the direct brigade and the musketeer brigade.
Behind the isolation belt was an empty wasteland. Thousands of large iron pots were temporarily set up to cook porridge and distribute it to the citizens of Monarch City who had "fled" here.
Before the commotion began, there were already more than 70,000 citizens gathered here.
In front of the isolation belt was also a wasteland. Due to strategic considerations, forests were not allowed near Monarch City, not even shrubs, because it was barren.
There were more citizens gathered on the wasteland than at the back, a total of 120,000 to 30,000. Because the crowd was so dense, it was almost stuck to the military formation.
The commoners at the very front could already smell the pungent smell of the warhorses.
Behind the crowd was the moat and the white city wall. Only the drawbridge and the west gate were connected to each other. Before the riot began, there was still a steady stream of people pouring out of the city gates, gathering into the sea of people in the wilderness.
At the same time, the city gate was densely packed with people. The streets, the houses, and even the roofs were filled with people. Even further away, a large number of people were gathering from all over the city.
The entire western suburbs were filled with people as far as the eye could see. How could they not be shocked?
Due to hunger, the small west gate became the only escape route for the 700,000 citizens of King City. The sudden arrival of the Somali Imperial Guards and the announcement that they were going to seal the city gates naturally caused an uproar among the crowd.
Hundreds of thousands of people rioting together, what kind of scene would that be?
The citizens of Royal City, who were stuck between the city walls and the barracks, were like startled birds, desperately squeezing out of the city. As a result, the pressure began to spread from the city gates, forming a monstrous wave that engulfed everything.
It was like throwing a stone into the calm surface of a lake, creating circles of waves, from inside to outside, from near to far, continuously spreading outwards.
The surging crowd split into six arrowheads from the six checkpoints and crazily surged towards the rear of the army.
People squeezed and pushed each other.
It was impossible to continue the checkpoint inspection. If they were to forcefully inspect now, a riot would be right in front of them. Even soldiers who had been through hundreds of battles felt their palms sweating at the sight of such a crazy crowd.
The situation was gradually getting out of control.
Di Qing looked at the chaotic battlefield and said, "Pass the order to the various divisions, stay where you are and form an external formation."
"Yes, Sir!"
Di Qing was not only worried that the Somali King would take advantage of the chaos to escape, but he was even more worried about the Somali coalition forces in King City. If the enemy launched an attack at this time, it would be terrible.
It was precisely because of this that the army could not fall into disarray.
As long as the army stabilized their position, any wave caused by the citizens would not be enough to change the direction of the war.
At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the empty space in front of and behind the isolation belt.
"Ah ~ ~ ~"
Even in the hustle and bustle of the scene, this scream was still ear-piercing.
Accompanied by the scream, a middle-aged man in the crowd was seen lying in a pool of blood, with a sharp knife in his chest. Blood was gushing out, soaking the yellow soil beneath him. It seemed like he would not be able to survive.
"Oh no, murder ~ ~ murder ~ ~"
The sudden blood and death caused the crowd to become more and more frenzied, and they desperately squeezed forward.
In order to create more chaos in the crowd, the Somali players did not hesitate to wave their butcher's knife at the NPC citizens.
The first scream was like a signal to move. Following that, screams continuously sounded from the crowd. It was like the god of death, mercilessly harvesting fresh lives.
A few tigers mixed into a group of sheep, and when the tigers revealed their fangs, what would the situation be like?
The already restless crowd completely exploded, and the surging crowd rushed towards the checkpoint recklessly. That checkpoint, that passageway, seemed to have become the dividing line between life and death, between peace and war. It was especially eye-catching.
But was the checkpoint safe?
Not necessarily!
"Ah ~ ~ ~"
At this moment, another scream came from the checkpoint passageway.
This time, the scene was completely chaotic, and there was no longer a safe place.
The frenzied crowd began to rush towards the military formation. In the hearts of the citizens, at this moment, only the Great Xia army, this group of "hateful" invaders, could protect them.
How ironic.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Facing the surging crowd, the cavalry on the periphery raised their long spears with a biting cold glint.
These cavalrymen were all from the imperial guards. They were determined, calm, and unmoved. Their bodies emitted an awe-inspiring murderous aura, causing people to shrink back.
There was no doubt that if someone really rushed into the formation, these ruthless cavalrymen would definitely stab with their long spears.
The crowd was stagnant.
However, behind the cavalry, the infantrymen from the Somali army were somewhat flustered. Most of the members of the army were prisoners of war from Morocco, and they did not have much combat experience. In the face of such a large formation, it was inevitable that they would not be able to adapt.
Fortunately, the backbone generals of the army were from other field armies, and they quickly stabilized the formation.
Right now, the only thing the army could do was to form a square formation and not be separated by the crowd. Once they were separated and caught in the sea of people, the consequences would be unimaginable.
No one knew how many "assassins" were hidden in the crowd.
The citizens were intimidated by the army and did not dare to attack the formation. They could only desperately rush to the rear. In their hearts, the rear was already the last place of peace.
Unfortunately, they were ultimately going to be disappointed.
Not long after the assassination, tens of thousands of professional Somali players, who had quietly assembled at the rear, took out their weapons one by one and bared their fangs at the Great Xia army.
"Kill!"
"Kill the invaders!"
The players shouted slogans and waved the butcher's knife at the Somali army.
The attack was so sudden that the infantrymen of the army were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.
"What a treacherous scoundrel."
The Great Xia army was furious. They immediately turned around and fought with these players. In the process, the formation was inevitably impacted. Fortunately, the army was well-trained and could still fight with the mutants while blocking the surging crowd.
The most innocent people were the commoners of the capital. They were like a bunch of rabbits, panicking and out of their wits. Yet, they continued to provoke trouble.
As the fighting at the rear gradually intensified, the commoners who were originally at the rear were like frightened birds and fled to the wilderness further away without hesitation.
The Great Xia commander, Di Qing, looked at everything with an ashen face. He had no time to consider whether the Somali king had already escaped from the encirclement.
The most important thing at the moment was how to control this chaotic situation.
The central army, which was divided into seven parts, was surrounded by people in all directions. The scene was extremely chaotic. The best way was to gather the entire army together.
However, Di Qing did not dare to do so.
If they were to cut off the checkpoint and disperse the crowd, the situation would only worsen. Without the escape route, the crowd would recklessly rush toward the army.
This passage had already become the lifeline for the commoners to escape. Only by leading the crowd deeper into the wilderness could they survive this crisis.
Therefore, not only could they not cut off this passage, but they also had to arrange for soldiers to maintain the safety of the passage and be responsible for eliminating the "assassins" hidden in the passage.
What a great irony!
…
Di Qing thought that the current chaos was already the worst situation.
Unfortunately, he still underestimated the enemy's viciousness.
Just as the situation became more chaotic, the imperial guards who were previously ordered to seal the city gates were mobilized again.
This was a cavalry unit.
After issuing the warning to seal the city gates, the imperial guards seemed to have received some kind of signal. When the chaos outside the city started, they immediately ignored the commoners near the city gates and directly charged toward the city gates.
It was easy to imagine what kind of tragedy it would cause if a group of cavalry charged through a densely packed crowd. In an instant, dozens of people couldn't dodge in time and were trampled to death by the warhorses.
Whoosh!
Strangely enough, in that instant, the crowd in front miraculously made way for the cavalry unit. The people would rather be thrown into the crowd and squeezed into meat patties than face the trampling of this group of demons.
It had to be said that the potential that erupted in a critical moment was really amazing.
The cavalry unit quickly rushed to the city gates. The strange thing was that they didn't take the opportunity to close the gates and complete their mission. Instead, they rushed out and rushed into the crowd outside the city.
"How can this be?"
The commoners near the city gates couldn't believe their eyes. Their army actually disregarded their lives and wantonly trampled on them. They were even more abominable than the Great Xia army.
"What kind of cold-blooded king have we chosen?"
The commoners' faces were pale, and their bodies couldn't stop trembling. Their hearts were completely cold and filled with despair.
These commoners didn't know that to the Somali king, sacrificing some commoners was nothing in order to preserve his life and the throne.
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