Carlo was still waiting for the expedition team to be assembled, attempting to secretly explore the Congo River basin while the government planned to colonize Morocco.
But Carlo clearly underestimated the government's ambitions to colonize Morocco.
After returning from the palace, Serrano and Primo worked through the night to devise a plan for action against Morocco and set a time for the operation.
It is now September 21, 1870, and the time for the operation set by Primo and Serrano is September 28, a week later.
A week was just enough time to mobilize troops and ensure that there were enough troops available to carry out military operations against Morocco at the outset of the operation.
Ceuta is located at the northernmost tip of Moroccan territory, facing Gibraltar across the sea,
