Chapter 917 If The Country Does Not Survive, How Can The People Be Attached (3/18)

Abadi's proposal made the King of Somalia very difficult.

How cruel it is to drive away civilians as bait. As a foreigner, Abadi can ignore the life and death of civilians, but as the lord of a country, the king of Somalia cannot ignore the influence of the people.

Once the matter is exposed, he, the king, may not be able to do it.

Abadi said quietly: "Your Majesty, we have no choice. If the country does not survive, the people will not be attached. Whether the hundreds of thousands of people are important or the kingdom is important, Your Majesty may have to think twice."

The King of Somalia took a deep look at Abadi, sighed, and said, "That's the only way to go."

A trace of sarcasm flashed in Abadi's eyes, don't look at the king in front of him showing a look of compassion, I am afraid that there is no hesitation in his heart, he will really put on airs.

If the king really wanted to cherish his people, he would not do anything like colluding with pirates.

Abadi rose rapidly when Farah became a pirate, replacing Farah and becoming the first player among Somali adventurers.

Speaking of which, Abadi still has to thank Ouyang Shuo, if it hadn't been for the extermination of pirates back then, if Farah's true face hadn't been exposed, how could Abadi be as good as he is today.

But for the King of Somalia, not only the Somali people, but also the Somali players hate it deeply, because it is "this idiot" who pushed Somalia into the abyss of war.

Originally, Abadi could live a carefree life in Somalia, but in a blink of an eye, he would be sent to the [Trial Land] where he knew nothing at any time.

Just by the name, you know it's not a good place.

No one is happy.

In fact, Abadi and Aidid never thought about letting the king continue to rule Somalia. When the fighting subsides, they will stand up to expose the king's crimes today and drive him off the throne.

Until then, Somalia will be completely in the player's hands.

"In order for the people to take the initiative to leave the city, the food control in the city must be tightened. Only when the people are hungry will they take the risk to leave the city." Abadi said.

The King of Somalia nodded without saying a word, how could he not understand this truth.

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On August 1st, all the bones are tied.

In the past few days, the Somali royal family has further tightened the food supply to the people in the city under the slogan of giving priority to supplying the army and keeping the soldiers physically strong.

The ration of each person was reduced by half at once, and the common people could only eat enough to eat, and now they could barely eat half full. The further you go to the back, the less rations you receive, and even half of the standard is not met.

There is even sand in the flour, which is crazy.

Today, the royal family simply does not supply flour, and directly makes bread and distributes it according to human hair.

One person, one day, one piece of dry bread.

In the past, this kind of bread was not eaten by dogs, but now it is very precious.

For a while, the people in the city complained, but the royal family ignored it and kept crying, saying that the soldiers in the army could not eat enough, and asked the people to bear with it.

Even the hundreds of thousands of camels in the city were gathered by the royal family.

As a result, hunger began to invade the entire city like a virus. Hungry civilians took to the streets, smashed up shops, trying to find something to eat.

Riots happen anytime and anywhere. As long as they don't kill people, the royal family doesn't care.

The indulgence of the royal family undoubtedly exacerbated the atrocities in the city in disguise.

Players who can't eat enough will naturally grab the rations of the common people. For the unarmed common people, the lethality of combat professional players is stronger than that of the imperial guards. Wherever they can stop them, they can only be slaughtered.

The people also robbed each other, the young and middle-aged robbed the old man's rations, and the men robbed the women's rations. It is the most naked law of nature that the strong loot the weak.

Hunger is slowly dissolving humanity and returning to the most primitive laws.

Because of the looting, the rations of the people were further uneven. Some old and weak women and children could not even get a piece of bread and could only go hungry.

After a long time, he was starved to death at home.

The death further exacerbated the panic among the people, and the robbery of rations intensified.

Because this is already related to their life and death, one after another battles for rations and guards are constantly staged in the city, which is really epic.

In order to hold a piece of bread, the people are willing to risk their lives.

Everyone took the family as the unit to form a small group, either starve together, or go out to rob together and let others go hungry.

If there are many similar acts, casualties will inevitably occur.

On this point, the royal family's attitude is very firm. Once a murder is committed, the assailant will be executed on the spot.

The royal family did this, one is to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys, fearing that the order in the city will completely collapse, and the imperial guards may not be able to clean up the situation at that time; the other is to aggravate the fear of the people.

"The royal city can be chaotic, but it can't be so chaotic that it cannot be controlled."

This is a red line drawn by the king of Somalia. The imperial guards patrol the city day and night. Once the murderer is found, no matter who it is, he will be executed immediately.

Terror and hunger filled the city in all directions, making the air heavy.

Everyone knows that wooden bones can't last for a few days.

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The military camp outside the city, the large tent of the Chinese army.

After reading the latest situation sent by the spies in the city, Di Qing's eyes sparkled. He knew that the decisive battle he was looking forward to was approaching and could break out at any time.

The good news is that the 10,000 fine cavalry who went to sweep the south of Mugu Dushu have completed the mission a few days ago and returned to the base camp, which made Di Qing more confident.

Di Qing ordered that the troops be under martial law for 24 hours and be ready to fight at any time.

But Di Qing also had doubts, "Since you can't hold on, why don't you have a decisive battle as soon as possible?"

Di Qing really couldn't figure out what the Somali royal family's delay would do to the Somali coalition forces. On the contrary, the panic and turmoil in the city will be transmitted to the coalition forces, which in turn will affect the morale of the troops.

"Is there any conspiracy in this?"

Without conclusive information in hand, Di Qing couldn't draw a conclusion for a while.

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The national war in Somalia has affected the nerves of players around the world.

At this moment, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at the wooden bone, and there are even many war reporters who have come to the front line to bring the first-line battle reports to the players in their country.

The atrocities of starvation caused the dissatisfaction of some "democrats". Some people stood up and condemned Daxia, saying that Daxia's army had no humanitarian spirit and was simply a war demon.

Ouyang Shuo scoffed at this.

War is never a word game, let alone a moral one.

Not to mention that this is a game world, all rules are made by Gaia, and the wilderness follows the law of the jungle where the weak prey on the strong. Since it is allowed by the rules, Da Xia is not wrong.

Really intelligent players will not be disturbed by these "boring people", and no one will really sympathize with the NPCs in the game.

If you really want to do that, you will be called a fool.

Those so-called "democratic" people clamoring on the forum are either out of their minds or have ulterior motives.

As long as the lords of Africa and the Mediterranean do not move, Ouyang Shuo will safely guard Shanhai City, waiting for the national war to end. And once these people couldn't help jumping out, Daxia also had countermeasures.

The two regiments of the imperial guards are always on standby in Shanhai City. When necessary, Ouyang Shuo can even mobilize troops such as the Moroccan Corps and the Dragon Army to reinforce Somalia at any time.

Daxia, never afraid of any provocation.

Of course, this was only a last resort. Ouyang Shuo still hoped that the Somali National War would end smoothly without causing too much trouble.

After all, every battle is a consumption of national power. The longer the time drags on and the more troops are involved, the heavier the burden on the dynasty will be.

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August 3rd, early morning.

The morning sun rises from the sea level as usual, shining on the wooden bones of Baicheng standing on the coast.

The difference is that the city lost its former vitality and became lifeless, starving to death. Every day, the corpses of five or six hundred starving people were carried to the city wall and thrown directly down.

If it is not cleaned up, the plague can be born at any time.

Hungry crowds roam the streets like walking dead, which is chilling.

Hunger continued to attack the people's will to resist, and the parade and petition for Kaesong's surrender were staged on Central Avenue every day, and the intensity was intensified, and the number of people was increasing.

Because of Farah's trial, the people were already dissatisfied with the king, and now their rations are being deducted. This dissatisfaction will naturally become more intense, and everyone can't wait to surrender immediately.

This made the King of Somalia even more determined, "This group of unscrupulous people deserves to be sacrificed." So far, the King of Somalia no longer has any psychological burden.

There were imperial guards stationed around the palace, and the people could not set foot there. They could only besiege the city gate, shouting for the guards to open the gate and let them out.

News broke yesterday.

It is said that when the Great Xia Dynasty attacked Morocco, they did nothing to the people who left the city. After the war, they even paid compensation to the victims. This made the Somali people hopeful.

Others said that there was a mountain of food in the army barracks outside the city, all of which were scavenged by the army from all over the country. As long as they left the city, they could fill their stomachs immediately.

Similar rumors are intensifying, and anyone who is interested will definitely notice that the rumors spread so quickly, there must be someone behind the scenes to fuel the flames.

The Black Snake Guard agents naturally noticed this anomaly, but they were a little puzzled. According to common sense, there is great chaos in the city and the people clamor to leave the city, which is good for Daxia.

Who would be so kind and help them secretly?

The secret agent of the Black Snake Guard couldn't figure it out, and the general Di Qing couldn't figure it out even more. He guessed whether Shang Wang had other secret powers in his hands.

As soon as he thought of this, Di Qing stopped immediately.

This idea is too dangerous, and it is not something that generals should consider.

Just like that, Di Qing never thought of going to the king to verify the news. It's better to pretend not to know about such things, but don't be too curious.

Otherwise, it would be really worthless to arouse the king's suspicion. Especially for a border general like Di Qing who is guarding one side overseas, the king's trust is even more important.