8 Goddess of Flower Sanggana
Pepes 1: Demon Kingdom Troops Come
*Sang Penyar Pendekar Sanggana (Pepes)*
Military troops and warriors of the Lesser Sanggana Kingdom had lined up neatly inside the castle fortress, ready to meet the Demon Kingdom troops who came attacking.
Currently, there were about four thousand Demon Kingdom troops gathered at the western border of the Lesser Sanggana Kingdom region, which was at the foot of Mount Prabu. They have sent a thousand troops who have moved through the forest, which is directly opposite the fortress of Little Sanggana Palace.
On the orders of Queen Getara Cinta, the first thousand troops deployed by the enemy were allowed to move forward freely towards the castle fortress.
Seeing the arrival of Queen Getara Cinta and the empresses from within the Palace, Mahapati Turung Gali immediately faced.
“The enemy forces are already inside the forest, Gusti Ratu. We are waiting for orders!” mahapati Turung Gali.
“Prepare Young Troops behind the gate!” queen Getara Love's.
It was a shock that Mahapati Turung Gali and the other empresses heard the order, because the Young Army was a new recruits who had just learned to be soldiers. It is unlikely that new recruits will be installed in the front row, as their capabilities are still immature.
“Gusti Queen!” call Empress Tirana pitched objection.
“Nothing, new soldiers need to feel the ferocity of the war!” said Queen Getara Love then darted flying towards the stairs to climb to the top of the fortress.
“In these conditions, you must trust your leader,” said Empress Nara, then she flew behind Queen Getara Cinta.
Eventually the empresses believed that the order of Queen Getara Love would not harm. The queen must have had a certain stratagem, they thought. They flew down and followed the queen up the fortress.
“Young Squad! Take a war position behind the gate!” yelling loudly Mahapati Turung Gali.
Surprised the soldiers of the Young Army, whose personnel were all new recruits, were still in the primary education stage. Aside from his commanders, none of them had any combat experience.
The Young Army consisting of three hundred soldiers, led by Commander Kebo Loreng.
“Open! Move to the back of the gate!” shouted Kebo Loreng, following up on the orders of Mahapati Turung Gali.
The Young Army banner-bearer soldier immediately ran over. The Young Army soldiers immediately broke away from the main line, following the banner bearer in a heart-pounding condition.
Breg breg!
The sound of troop footsteps was heard giving the rhythm of the intro to the music of war. The young troops stopped and marched behind the gate.
“Position ready peraaang!” commander Kebo Loreng.
“Huh!” jolt all the soldiers of the Young Army simultaneously blaring, while installing the horses with spears and shields woven rattan in a circle. However, they became really tense, even some had to start sweating coldly on their forehead. Their heads were simply wrapped around a thick cloth with a uniform model. They repeatedly swallowed dry saliva.
On top of the fortress, the women stood with their hair and clothes fluttering in the wind of the valley north of the foot of the mountain. They were Queen Getara Cinta, Empress Yuo Kai, Empress Tirana, Empress Nara, Empress Kusuma Dewi, Empress Sandaria, Empress Sri Rahayu, and Empress Dewi Ara.
Under the fortress was a large moat like a river. In front was a vast meadow separating the moat with the forest. Looks like the meadow will be the first battlefield to meet two troops.
From within the forest came the dark green uniformed soldiers, who were growing in number. The Demon Kingdom army chose to stop, yet decided to advance into the meadow.
The thousand soldiers were led directly by the Commander of the Pink Demon. His figure was a man whose clothes were predominantly pink. He was armed with two medium-sized metal mace. His body was large and muscular.
He signaled his legions to stop and march along the outskirts of the forest.
He and his troops looked far ahead, precisely to the top of the castle fortress. He saw a number of colorful well-dressed women standing looking towards him and his troops. The condition clearly showed that the stronghold of the Lesser Sanggana Kingdom was waiting for them to attack the fortress.
“No troops in front of the fort. Hmm...” said the Pink Demon shrieked to himself. He looks suspicious.
“What does Commander command?” ask the commander's right hand, his name is Gatot Watu.
“Wait. We're too easy to get to the front of the fort. They should have stopped us at the border. It's too easy. There must be a trap,” said the Pink Demon while shouldering both his wheels.
“But no signs. If you want to trap us, it should be in this forest is the most appropriate place,” said Gatot Watu.
“Deploy two hundred warriors to provoke a trap reaction. They put an army of arrows on top of the fortress. Stop at the farthest reach of the arrow!” the Order of the Pink Demon.
“Good, Commander!” gatot Watu.
He then left immediately. Then he led two hundred soldiers forward in groups. They move forward by putting forward their shield in the form of a rectangular arch.
Until the group of soldiers were in the middle of the field, there had been no attacks from the fort or from other directions aimed at ambushing them.
“Let down the sheets!” mahapati Turung Gali shouted when there was a sign from Queen Getara Cinta.
Krekr!
The Young Army that was behind the gate became increasingly tense and pounding. The bridge is being lowered. Soon the gate will be opened. That means they inevitably have to go to war.
Seeing the movement of the gate, Gatot Watu stopped the movement of two hundred troops. They stay in the middle.
“They only rely on the troops inside the fortress. If the gate is opened, there is an opportunity for my troops to storm in,” thought the Pink Demon. “If there is a trap inside the fortress, they will not be able to cope with too much amount.”
While on top of the castle fortress, Queen Getara Cinta gave orders to an arrow soldier.
The set! The tep!
An arrow soldier released a single arrow. The arrow slipped far into the middle of the field, then stuck in one of the thick wooden shields of soldiers led by Gatot Watu. It showed that the positions of the two hundred troops were within the range of the arrow troops.
“Retreat!” gatot Watu.
The two hundred soldiers simultaneously stepped back in an orderly fashion, with a shield that became a reverberating shield.
“Stop!” shouted Gatot Watu again, stopping the movement of his troops.
“Bersiaaap!”
At the back, the Pink Demon Commander actually prepared his troops to attack. Waiting for the next command.
“Bersiaaap!” yelled Gatot Watu too, he intends to advance the most if the commander decides to go forward.
All the soldiers were tense, no one was smiling. They are serious squared because they are challenging death.
Jbrecht!
Finally, the end of the large wooden bridge connecting the gate with the prairie ground descended tightly into the ground.
“Open gerbaaang!” yelled Mahapati Turung Gali again.
The gate guard soldier immediately opened the gate of the fortress, so it was wide open.
“Win! Win! Win!” shouted Gatot Watu creating yel yel encouragement for his troops.
“Win! Win! Win!” shouted the Demon Kingdom army following that yel yel.
The spirit voice was clearly heard all the way to the fortress of Little Sanggana Palace.
“Young Team!” commander Kebo Loreng called out to his troops.
“Young Squad here!” sahut three hundred Young Army soldiers.
“We have pledged allegiance to Prabu Dira and the Kingdom of Little Sanggana! We are protectors. Spilling blood and sending lives will be our pride for Little Sangana. The enemy is in sight. To die in war is our pride!” shouted Kebo Loreng decorated to burn the spirit and adrenaline of his troops. “If Little Sangana is attacked, who will be the leader?!”
“Young Team!” answer all the Young Army soldiers, make the guts of some of the soldiers back up.
The rising atmosphere of the spirit of the Young Army spread also to the souls of other troops, especially the fighting spirit of the warriors who were jolting. They thought, dying is okay, as long as it dies as a knight.
“Majuu!” kebo Loreng shouted so loudly giving a warning. He ran forward first out through the gate.
Breg breg…!
The Young Army ran small following its commander moving out of the fortress.
Seeing an army emerge from within the fortress, the Pink Demon smiled.
“Seraaang..!” shouted the Pink Demon loudly, deciding.
“Seraaang..!” shouted Gatot Watu also whose troops were already in the middle of the meadow.
So two hundred troops who were already in the middle of the field first ran forward while still installing a shield as a protector.
Eight hundred soldiers in the back also ran in crowds ready to storm the castle of Little Sanggana Palace.
“Tahaan!” shouted Queen Getara Love to his troops.
“Tahaan! Hold position!” kebo Loreng shouted following the order of the queen.
Bregs!
The young army stopped on the bridge. They immediately put up a defensive position by putting forward the rotational shield and the spear ready to be pierced. They were waiting for the arrival of hundreds of enemy troops who ran closer. Their hearts are running more and more sprints. (BH)