The smoke of gunpowder could not hide the bright starry sky, and the stars twinkled and reflected the sea in the distance, shining silver.

The heat of the trade winds made the battlefield smell unbearable, and in the darkness, some armed men began to clean up the battlefield.

On the left side of the battlefield, in a deep pit, there were already piles of corpses, and several vultures were gnawing on carrion in the pile of corpses in the night.

At the foot of a small hill, far from the battlefield, more than a dozen tents sit here.

The surrounding night was driven away by the light inside the tents, and the tents were tightly protected by more than a dozen heavy fire points and armed men patrolling around.

The quiet night was interrupted by the sound of discussion coming from inside the tent, and the tone was higher and higher, and it was clear that the atmosphere inside was not peaceful.

"I can't go on like this, my family is exposed, and in only seven or eight days, more than half of them have been killed or injured. No matter how great the interests in the front are, if we continue to fight, we will not gain more than we lose. ”

"Chief Mozabi has a point, we are not very strong in the first place, and if we lose too much here, how can we keep our existing interests. When the benefits are not obtained, their nests will be lost. ”

"Is the loss of these days just wasted? I am not willing to let go of it, so many people have died, and then go back in disgrace, not to mention the problem of shame, I am afraid that we will not be able to appease the emotions of the soldiers. ”

"Yes, the battle has entered such a situation, we can't just give up, I believe that the guys inside can't hold on, as long as we can work harder, the factories and weapons inside are ours. When the time comes, with these things, are you still afraid of the government army? ”

"That's true, but have you ever thought about it, how did we know about it? I'm afraid that now the people of the government army are watching behind us, as long as we wait until we and the guy on the opposite side are defeated, we will face the encirclement and suppression of the government army, and it is not a matter of a day or two that the guy in Awei wants to get rid of us. ”

"Our real opponent is the government army, and even if there is great hatred between us, we must unite, not just to prevent the government army from breaking us one by one. But if our strength is greatly consumed, I am afraid that the government army will no longer be afraid. ”

"Participating in this battle was an extremely ridiculous decision, we were all blinded by interests, and it was very difficult to get out first."

"As long as we retreat, the guys on the other side will definitely take the initiative to fight back, and if they join forces with the government army, then we will have no way to live."

"We are not at a loss of options, and I am sure that many of us know the leaders on the other side, and many of the chiefs also know Muhammadi. As long as we want mediation, it is not impossible to shake hands. ”

"I don't agree with that, so isn't it an admission of our failure? Are you willing to do so? ”

"What can I do if I am not reconciled, I brought seven hundred soldiers, and now there are only more than four hundred alive, a lot of ammunition is consumed, and if we continue to fight, none of us can afford it."

"The peaceful coexistence between the various shili and the government army in the past lies in the balance of power, and once the balance is broken, disaster will befall us at any time."

"If we attack a few more times, if we can't break the opponent's defenses, we have no choice but to give up. As long as our strength can be retained, the government forces will still not be able to do anything with us. ”

"Yes, we can't just give up, we don't have no chance at all, as long as we can break through the defense on the opposite side in a short period of time, we will be greeted by a major opportunity for development."

"Although I don't want to say it, I also want to emphasize once that we had better not be blinded by interests, and we don't fight each other before the government army comes."

"Everyone understands this truth, don't worry, as long as others don't do it first, I won't mess around."

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Inside the tent, more than a dozen shili leaders kept discussing.

Being able to occupy a side in Bossaso, none of them are fools and understand the relationship between them and the government.

To put it bluntly, they are all warlords, and they control everything except the center of Bossaso. The government army is relatively strong, and wants to control the entire Bossaso in their hands, and they will naturally not be tied up, because a single Liliang cannot compete with the government army, so in the problem of the government army, they are all united and deal with it together.

When they came here this time, each of them thought that as long as everyone joined forces, it would be easy to take this place.

If you can't defeat the government army, can't a dozen shili unions still be able to defeat an armed shili that has just developed.

However, this is the case, more than a dozen shili gathered nearly 10,000 people here, but they did not even break the other party's wall, which was very demoralizing. Today, nearly half of the Shili leaders think that it should not be continued, and the other half think that it should be continued, and they cannot return in vain.

Those who don't want to continue fighting are mainly worried about the government forces, which have not moved.

Previously, more than a dozen shili were added up, and there were more than 10,000 troops, and each shili had a backhand to expand the team at any time. Compared to the government army, they can advance and retreat freely, so the two sides maintain a certain balance.

And once the existing strength is consumed too much, it will inevitably give the government army an opportunity, and once the balance is broken, their situation will become very dangerous.

The establishment of Puntland, although no one recognizes it, but the strength of the army cannot be underestimated, and in Bossaso alone, there are tens of thousands of government soldiers. Even if the government forces in each city are all in harmony, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not come to help. That's why they have scruples.

Previously, if it weren't for the subjective wishes of the major shili, they wouldn't have been so impulsive. It's just that the rumors are too tempting.

Those who disagree also have their own ideas, and they have paid so much for it, and it is too great to lose so much to return empty-handed.

The source of troops is still second, but the large amount of ammunition consumed makes them very reluctant. You must know that according to the arms market, at the end of the day, if the ammunition consumed is converted into US dollars, it is enough to rearm a powerful army.

The two sides are holding their own opinions, you go back and forth, and they have been discussing for most of the day, but there has not been a result that everyone can accept.

"Huh~~! Boom~! ”

While Shili was still discussing fiercely, several violent explosions were heard in the distance, followed by a dense burst of gunfire, and all of them were heavy machine gun movements.

In the darkness, more than a dozen tongues of fire suddenly appeared, strafing the camps of Shili on all sides, accompanied by the sound of fierce artillery in the rain of bullets, the tail flames of rocket artillery appeared one after another, and anti-personnel grenades continued to explode among the armed men.

The vehicles parked around the camp became the focus of the attack, and the explosions of the vehicles one after another, the burning flames, reflected a large area of the sky.

However, the attack came and went quickly, and just as the armed men of the Shili began to counterattack, the gunfire stopped instantly, and by the time they reacted, the other side had already left far away, leaving only a string of taillights.

By the time the Shili leaders answered where their troops were, the sneak attack was over, and there was no trace of the enemy except for their own burning cars and a few corpses.

"What's going on?" At the same time, angry scolding rang out in the camps.

Looking at the enemy who had disappeared, everyone could only helplessly clean up the mess in front of them.

However, before the fire burning on the car could be extinguished, several rockets flew in the distance, accompanied by a brief burst of machine gunfire, and then calm returned.

"Give me a chase and expand the range of vigilance."

Throughout the night, there was not a moment of peace here. Those sneak attackers only harassed on the perimeter, focusing on the weak points of defense, and then when they began to pursue, they all ran away.

The armed pickup trucks of Shili on all sides couldn't catch up with each other at all, and they could only eat the dust brought up by each other every time, watching the taillights gradually disappear in their eyes.

When these pickups start to turn around, the other party also turns around and makes another sneak attack, even if they don't take any advantage, they will immediately stop and turn around and slip away.