The wooden bones were all tied up. The palace.
The Somali king sat leisurely in the main hall, waiting for the news of victory.
Abadi only provided the idea of using the civilians as bait, but the Somali king evolved it into a sophisticated tactical arrangement and successfully achieved a great reversal.
Just last night, the mysterious man contacted the Somali king again and promised that as long as Somalia repelled the first wave of Great Xia's expeditionary forces, they would act decisively to stop Great Xia from conquering Somalia again.
Precisely because of this, the Somali king never thought of escaping.
His plan was flawless, and there was no possibility of failure. The Somali king was secretly excited at the thought of the supreme glory that defeating the Great Xia expeditionary forces would bring him.
As for the civilian casualties, who would blame them in the face of such a huge victory? At most, the kingdom would grant them the status of martyrs, and that would be enough to quell the unrest.
When that time came, he, the king of Somalia, would have supreme glory and power.
The Somali king almost laughed at the thought of this.
"What a wonderful moment!"
…
At around 1pm in the afternoon.
The battle on the north and south sides of the city had reached a white-hot stage. The Somali infantry division on both sides was almost crippled, and only the Dragonblood Cavalry was still struggling.
Especially in the south, the Dragonblood Cavalry, under the leadership of the veteran general Ma Teng, constantly roamed around the Somali coalition forces, not giving the enemy a chance to divide and surround them.
The Dragonblood Cavalry was worthy of the name of Great Xia's trump card.
Fortunately, the coalition forces had the advantage in numbers. Although they were unable to defeat the Dragonblood Cavalry, they were unable to escape and go to the center of the army.
The battle seemed to be in a stalemate.
At this moment, Alvaro personally led the 20,000 navy troops to the outer circle of the battlefield. As soon as they arrived, the musketeers fired three volleys, causing great damage to the coalition forces.
This was the classic shooting tactic of matchlocks, similar to the crossbow tactics of the cold weapon era. Because muskets could not fire continuously, and the speed of reloading was very slow, it was necessary to increase the shooting efficiency.
This kind of damage was more important than the psychological impact.
Firstly, the coalition forces never dreamed that Great Xia would have reinforcements at this time. They subconsciously thought that the Great Xia army had escaped and were scared out of their wits.
When they took a closer look, they realized that it was the Great Xia navy.
Secondly, this was the first time that Great Xia had deployed the musketeers on land. Facing the ferocious firearms, the Somali indigenous army panicked.
Without a doubt, the arrival of the Great Xia Navy had completely disrupted the rhythm of the Somali coalition forces. The besieged Ma Teng's troops were even more shocked. They cooperated with the foreign troops and launched an even more intense attack on the allied forces.
"Boys, let's show these barbarians the might of the Dragonblood Cavalry!"
As a veteran general of the Three Kingdoms, Ma Teng was used to calling people other than the Han barbarians, which made people feel helpless.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! "
The Dragonblood Cavalry was a group of killing gods, and they had never felt so stifled before. They had long since wanted to fight to their heart's content. Receiving the order, they immediately launched an even more ferocious charge at the allied army.
Only the Imperial Guards were capable of launching a cavalry charge within the enemy's formation.
For a time, the Somali coalition forces in the south fell into a predicament of being attacked from both inside and outside, and their advantage was gone.
If they were to divert their forces to extinguish the Great Xia navy on the periphery, they might be bitten by the Dragonblood Cavalry. If they focused on surrounding the Dragonblood Cavalry, the Great Xia navy would be able to crush them from the outside.
This is really bad!
The battle situation in the south was turning in favor of the Great Xia army.
At the same time, the central army of Great Xia also made a move.
Di Qing was indeed a famous general. Although he was panicking, he didn't panic. He ordered the central army to split into two and move towards the north and south respectively, leaving the central area empty for the commoners to pass through.
It was equivalent to combining the six checkpoints to form a huge spillway.
As a result, the surging crowd surged towards the rear of the army like a tide, reducing the chaos at the scene.
At the same time, Di Qing ordered the mutants among the commoners to be dealt with firmly so that they wouldn't have another chance to cause chaos.
Even if there were occasional accidental injuries, it wouldn't matter.
In addition to solving the problem of the commoners, Di Qing was more concerned about the battle situation in the north and south. The three divisions of the Dragonblood Cavalry stationed in the central army received the order, and under the leadership of Lu Bu, they quietly gathered at the north and south sides.
The order that Di Qing gave to Lu Bu wasn't for the Dragonblood Cavalry to immediately enter the battlefield between the north and south. Instead, he wanted them to cut through the north and south gates and completely seal off the retreat of the Somali coalition forces.
As long as the coalition forces were trapped outside the city, Great Xia would definitely win this battle.
Lu Bu received the order and led his troops to take a detour to the two flanks.
The Somali king's evil plan was being dismembered bit by bit by Di Qing. The Somali king was still unaware of this and was daydreaming in the palace.
…
In an alley not far from the palace, the Marine Corps had already quietly assembled. They were waiting for the aerial squadron to complete the bombing of the palace in order to divert the attention of the imperial guards.
The Atlantic Fleet's Marine Corps currently only had one brigade, and more than half of the members were left at the headquarters in Morocco. There were only about a thousand people accompanying the fourth and fifth formations.
It wasn't easy to break through the palace guarded by two thousand imperial guards.
Fortunately, they had the aerial squadron's cooperation.
Just as Alvaro led the navy to support Ma Teng's troops, the aerial squadron had already quietly arrived above the palace.
For the aerial squadron, this was also an unusual mission. This was the first time that Great Xia had carried out a targeted bombing, which was very different from the previous random bombing.
The aerial squadron's mission was to disperse the imperial guards as much as possible, preferably causing some casualties.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In order to mobilize the imperial guards, the first round of bombing was concentrated in the main hall of the palace.
"What's that?" The imperial guards didn't understand.
"Oh no, the palace is on fire!"
"Quick, His Majesty is still in the palace!"
The imperial guards were alarmed and gathered in the main hall from all the sentries in the palace.
The Somali king was in the midst of a beautiful dream when he was suddenly frightened by the bombing and fell from his throne to the ground. His face was pale as he asked in horror, "What happened?"
The imperial guards guarding outside the door rushed into the main hall and said, "Your Majesty, there are monsters attacking from the sky. Your Majesty, please move immediately."
"Flying monsters?" The Somali king didn't understand. "Quick, retreat!"
The Somali king was looking forward to a big victory and didn't want to lose his life at this time. Under the protection of the imperial guards, the Somali king quietly moved to a basement of the palace to hide.
The Somali king, who was hiding in the basement, felt a trace of uneasiness for the first time.
"Where did these monsters come from?"
The Somali king didn't dare to think further. There seemed to be an unexpected change on the battlefield.
…
The imperial guards who rushed over after hearing the news were busy putting out the fire in the main hall, which was exactly what the aerial squadron wanted. Instead of throwing incendiary bombs on the roof of the main hall, the aerial squadron threw bombs into the dense crowd of imperial guards.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Somali imperial guards had never seen this before. They were bombed and fled like rats, suffering heavy losses.
"Howl ~ ~ ~"
At this moment, the roar of a leopard could be heard from the depths of the palace. This leopard was none other than Somalia's guardian beast, the African black-spotted golden leopard.
The divine beast had finally awakened after the attack on the palace.
This golden leopard was as tall as a human and nearly four meters long. It was three to four times the size of an ordinary adult leopard. Its body was well-proportioned, and its golden fur was covered with black spots. It looked very noble.
The spots on its head were small and dense, while the spots on its back were dense and larger.
"Howl ~ ~ ~"
The golden leopard in the distance opened its bloody mouth and spat out a white light bullet. With lightning speed, it hit a mimicry aircraft and exploded in the air. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
This level of power was truly terrifying.
"Good!"
The imperial guards clapped and cheered. Their morale was greatly boosted.
The squadron leader of the aerial squadron came from the flight training base outside Shanhai City. He was one of the first batch of pilots in Great Xia and was very experienced. Although he had suffered a setback, he didn't panic and ordered through the communication conch.
"Send three aircraft to lure the golden leopard away."
"Yes, sir!"
Without the squadron leader's instructions, three mimicry aircraft separated from the squadron and formed a triangular formation. They flew toward the golden leopard, ready to avenge their comrades.
The golden leopard was a divine beast, and the white light bullet was its ultimate technique. However, it couldn't be used frequently. Furthermore, the aerial squadron was prepared and wouldn't be hit so easily.
However, a divine beast was still a divine beast. In the process of approaching, another mimicry aircraft was shot down.
"Blast this beast to death!"
The eyes of the two surviving pilots were bloodshot as they dropped bombs on the golden leopard's head. One of the bombs happened to explode on the back of the golden leopard, causing flesh and blood to splatter everywhere.
The golden leopard was a divine beast after all. It had thick skin and coarse flesh. If it was an ordinary person, a powerful bomb would be enough to send them to hell. However, to the golden leopard, it was merely a superficial wound.
One of the young pilots saw that the golden leopard was still majestic and wanted to drop another bomb. Fortunately, his teammate was calmer and said, "Completing the mission is more important!"
"Yes!" The young pilot immediately came to his senses. The most important thing at the moment was to lure this beast away and not to be angry with it.
The two aircraft rotated in a spiral pattern and flew toward the depths of the palace. As they flew, they dropped incendiary bombs one after another, burning down the palace.
Sure enough, the golden leopard chased after them and fired another two light bullets. Unfortunately, they all missed.
The golden leopard was a divine beast and had long since gained intelligence. Seeing that it couldn't do anything to the two "big birds", it was extremely angry. It took a deep breath and suddenly opened its bloody mouth to spit out a light bullet that was more than twice the size of the previous one.
What was even more strange was that this light bullet was not only extremely fast, but it could also track and turn in the air. It was as if the golden leopard was controlling it from afar. It was truly mystical.
This time, the aircraft couldn't escape.
"Boom!" The young pilot and his aircraft exploded in the air. The aftermath of the explosion blew the other aircraft to the side, almost causing it to crash.
Most importantly, the aircraft's wing was severely damaged and wouldn't be able to fly far.
Killing two birds with one stone!
The golden leopard was indeed smart and also very vengeful. The one who had thrown the bomb on its back was the young pilot. He didn't want to be remembered by the golden leopard and became a priority target.
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