Alma3 Demon Queen
PKS 14: The Dukes Ready for Combat

*Demon Kingdom Forces (PKS)*

“At the front there is a scout, Gusti Ratu,” said the Sweet Spear who runs his horse facing Alma Fatara.

“How many people?” ask Alma Fatara.

“I only saw one person dressed in dark red,” replied Sweet Spear.

“Leave it alone,” says Alma Fatara.

“Dark red dress isn't it like the uniform of the duchy warrior, Gusti Ratu?” kata Kembang Bulan riding on the left side of Alma Fatara's horse.

Kembang Bulan as the son of a duke clearly knew the uniform colors of the duchy soldiers under the rule of Singayam Kingdom. The uniforms of the Duchy of Gulangtara were also a dark red color.

“Maybe he was a scout warrior from the Duchy of Sengat,” said Alma Fatara. “Leave it.”

“Good, Gusti,” says Sweet Spear.

He then returned to his position in front of the Jagad Clasps.

Meanwhile, far ahead. A soldier in a dark red uniform was rushing down a tall tree. Under the tree was a horse. Upon his arrival, the Ono-faced warrior immediately mounted his horse and charged him westward.

Only the Sweet Spear could see the movement of that person from afar, while Alma Fatara and the others could not.

The horse ridden by Ono ran fast towards the west because it was deliberately driven fast. He did not run towards the Jagad Clasps.

In the end, the horse passed by the entourage of Duke Patok Anggara with its citizens.

“Hold, Gusti! Hold travel!” the soldier shouted while he was still on the back of his horse.

Ono this time was assigned to ensure the road that will be passed by the Duke's entourage is safe.

“What's up, Ono?” duke Patok Anggara.

Only then did Ono get off his horse and salute the Duke who was sitting in an open horse carriage.

“Ahead there is the army flagged Singayam Kingdom, Gusti!” ono.

“What?!” duke Patok Anggara.

The number of people who heard Ono's report was shocked. They immediately told the other residents that in front of their direction of travel there were troops of Singayam Kingdom. Then they too are in an emergency. They immediately judged that their position was besieged by the forces of Singayam Kingdom from the front and rear.

The citizens also turned anxious and so talked to each other.

“How far is Singayam's squad, Ono?” duke Patok Anggara.

“Not far away, Gusti. We must immediately hide, get out of the way,” Ono's advice.

“Cannot. This place is hard to hide. Pedati and livestock will be difficult to hide,” said the Duke.

“Or we fight, Gusti. Their numbers are just a little. It seems not to be a hundred people. It's just, they ride all,” Ono said.

“You are sure their number is less than a hundred people, Ono?” tanya Bayu Garang, the handsome son of the Duke. Not his handsome brother, but his son. Don't misunderstand me.

“Iya,” Reply Ono.

“If so, we fight it, Father,” said Bayu Garang. “We have over thirty soldiers escorting us. There are also citizens who are ready to fight.”

Drap drape!

Suddenly from the back of the party ran a horse. The horse was ridden by Oto, a duchy soldier who was also a messenger.

Seeing the arrival of Oto, Adipati Patok Anggara and its citizens were quite surprised.

Oto stopped his horse at the side of the lord's chariot.

“Report, Wrestling Duke!” oto shouted after getting off his horse. He was respectful.

“What happened to our troops?” ask the duke worriedly. He was the type of leader who worried about his people and his soldiers.

“Report, the number of troops of Singayam Kingdom is too much, Gusti. His arrow troops alone may be a number of our troops..”.

“Then how are you guys doing?” duke Patok Anggara.

“Please excuse me, Gusti. Commander Are Are Are forced to order us to retreat before the war,” Oto replied.

“Then where is our team?” ask the Duke again.

“There's behind. Soon to be here,” replied Oto.

“Dad!” call Bayu Garang.

“If we arrive soon, we better face the Singayam Kingdom troops ahead. Their number is only tens, while we number in the hundreds,” proposed Bayu Garang.

“What? The Singayam Kingdom army is ahead?” shock Oto.

“True, Kakang. However, even though they were all riding, it was less than a hundred people. Maybe fifty people,” said Ono who is younger and sweeter than Oto.

“How, Gusti?” ask Oto to his lord.

“Well if so. It seems like the destiny of the Gods should be like this,” said Duke Patok Anggara. I don't know what god he worshipped, which is definitely not Dewa19 or Dewa Bujana.

He was silent for a moment. He's thinking. Although he is not a military background, but he is a fairly resourceful civilian. That's why he was appointed as the head of the region not on the basis of nepotism, but because of competence.

“Oto, quickly go to Commander Are Are, ask that they speed up steps to help here. We will fight against the army of Singayam Kingdom that is ahead there!” duke Patok Anggara's Order.

“Good, Gusti,” says Oto.

The soldier immediately climbed back onto his horse and went in the direction he had come.

“Ono, bring some soldiers to cut down a tree or two. Cover the road so that the cavalry is hampered!” duke Patok Anggara's Order.

“Good, Gusti!” ono. He then ran away to bring some soldiers who were escorting the group.

“Wood, order citizens to pull over and hide in a safe place!” duke's orders to his son.

“Good, Dad,” said Bayu Garang obediently.

“Ragawi, prepare all soldiers in combat position!” duke's orders to the leader of the soldiers who were escorting the entourage.

“Good, Gusti,” said a soldier named Ragawi.

He then went to organize an army of soldiers whose number was less than fifty.

Dozens of residents of the duchy's capital began to move out of the way in search of hiding places. However, in that area, it was not a good place to hide. More area to the bush, where on the right side there is a high ground that can not be climbed and on the left side there are small trunked trees which after is a ravine. It is difficult to hide a pedati or cattle like cows that residents carry. Usually, the livestock brought was an important treasure for the citizens who were not rich.

Ono and some of the soldiers had gone running to the front road to cut down some nice trees to close the road.

Ragawi positioned twenty soldiers forming a fence of people in the middle of the road. The ten arrow soldiers they had were placed behind a rather tall trunk of a wild tree or shrub.

Brusks! Brusks!

After shoulder to shoulder retracing two tree trunks and toppling them across the middle of the road, Ono and his comrades immediately retreated and took a lurking position from a considerable distance.

“There's a tree donation ahead there, Gusti!” report the Sweet Spear to Alma Fatara again. The range of his eyes could see from afar the movement of two fallen trees without any stormy winds.

“Continue traveling!” the Alma Fatara Order.

“Good, Gusti!” said Sweet Spear obediently. He returned to his position in front.

The Jagad Handheld Army moved normally at medium speed.

Not long after, Alma Fatara's army arrived not far from the two large tree trunks that cross the road.

At the same time, behind the bend of the road, where the group of Duke Patok Anggara stopped, from the back had arrived hundreds of duchy soldiers who came with a moderate run.

Drap drape!

Along facing Commander Are Are to Duke Patok Anggara, Ono and his comrades emerged from the corner. They also come facing.

“Enemy troops have arrived behind the bend of the road, Gusti!” ono report. “But there's something strange, Gusti!”

“What?” ask Duke.

“The squad is not in warrior uniform, but it looks like the warriors are all,” replied Ono.

“What?!” shock the Duke and his men.

“In addition to the flag of Singayam Kingdom, there is also one black flag,” added Ono.

“That must have been the banner of his army,” Commander Are Are guessed.

“Are Are, quickly prepare your troops for battle. If they were Royal warriors, two large tree trunks would be meaningless,” said Duke Patok Anggara.

“Good, Gusti!” commander Are Are Are said.

The commander of the duchy immediately arranged for his troops to form a combat formation that was roughly effective in dealing with cavalry. (BH)

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