High School Soldier
The usual tactics

Preparing a residence for contingents, volunteers, and prisoners was a very troublesome task. But once they arrive in this world, workers brought in from Indonesia work quickly.

In the blink of an eye, they cut down trees with loud machines, and after dredging the ground and moving them with heavy equipment, they easily built a roofed house.

Workers of the Ipotxak race (dwarf man/ readers can liken it to Dwarf) hired contingents Arevelk and Yekirnovo see the work of the workers of ‘the other world’ with open mouth and speechless as if their tongues were tied.

One kilometer from the three-story building that will be used as a residence for Indonesian, Russian, and North Korean contingent officers is ‘tortoise’ temple which is being rebuilt. Some of the workers were Demihuman volunteers and workers (colleges) who worked quickly. This fortress will get an upgrade, so it will be more sturdy and spacious than before.

The iron dragonfly of the North Korean contingent soared high in the sky to heat the engine while making a terrible sound according to the workers of the Ipotxak race. However, for Indonesian workers, when the war was still going on they often heard the sound of explosions and heart-shaking jet engines, so they could still work quietly while smoking cigarettes when the short-bodied workers were frightened as the helicopter passed above them.

The way the Indonesian workers called ‘kuli’ turned a large tree into a home component in a short time is amazing for the Ipotxak race known as a tribe with the best craftsmanship and development skills than any ordinary person in the world. Where, a team of workers of the Ipotxak race numbering some people had to spend half a day just to cut down trees with a diameter of three adults.

Their giant tool with a large shovel (excavator) could do the work of a hundred people in an instant.

Then, after drinking a purple drink and sucking on a smoky stem and eating some greasy food, the porters built a building faster than the allotted time.

The fierce face of the ‘kuli’ caused the workers of the Ipotxak race to hesitate to talk to them, let alone their dark-skinned and muscular bodies with veins emerging from the arms. However, there remained men from the dwarf human race who had the courage to talk to some coolies.

A porters from Papua stared intently at a worker shorter in stature than him. He was with some coolies staring at them as well, yet while still continuing the work.

“What's your problem?” said a porters from Papua.

Workers sent to assist in the construction of the Federal and Peace Forces facilities are mainly from Central Java, East Java, and Yogyakarta Provinces. But there are still workers who are imported from the region from Kalimantan, the Maluku Islands, and Papua. Then, darker-skinned workers with large bodies make other dwarf workers feel curious.

Other coolies do have dark skin colors, including soldiers from their countries. However, the dark skin and large bodies of some porters and soldiers of the Indonesian contingent are a source of curiosity for some of the workers of the Ipotxak race here.

After his friends gave him motivation, one of the workers of the Ipotxak race spoke. He was the tallest of the Ipotxak race workers, with a height of 120 centimeters. However, still he was still inferior to the porters from Indonesia, but they were shorter than their soldiers.

“What is your secret to making a home in less than a week?”

The short man's face looked nervous as he said his question. His companions took cover behind his back, and saw the face of the large high porters in front of them holding his chin.

Then, the porters from Papua called an Indonesian contingent soldier to translate the words of the short-bodied man and his friends, then he asked a similar question as the short worker had asked before after the soldier they called translated the words earlier. They gathered together and rested for a while while looking for ‘secret’ that the Ipotxak race worker wanted.

“Hass secret? Do they think we have a secret that makes us build a house in a short time?”

“We don't have any secrets. We just want to finish the task faster soon so we can rest longer.”

The soldier who was called earlier translated the words of the porters from East Java.

“Do not have?! Then the purple liquid that you drank, the smoky stem that you sucked, and the greasy food that you ate before what magic thing? Isn't that your source of strength?!”

Indonesian contingent soldiers in charge of translating words between the two groups of workers held their laughter, and it made the Indonesian porters curious. He was not sure if the porters would seriously respond to the words of the short-bodied worker.

Supervisors saw some porters and workers of the Ipotxak race stop working before the break time came, but they let the porters and short-statured workers interact with each other.

“Then, I heard you guys are from the race ’Kuli’. Is your race of workers and craftsmen like us?”

The soldier who translated almost laughed again after hearing the words of one of the workers.

“Yes...you mean purple liquid, smoked stem sucked, and oily food are stamina-boosting drinks, cigarettes, and fried? It was not a source of magic, and was only a source of interlude energy when lunch time had yet to arrive. Then, in our world there is no such thing as race ‘Kuli’. Each region in our country has their own uniqueness in building and making something, including home.”

The soldier repeated his words so that the short-bodied workers understood his meaning. Then, after knowing the meaning of the question addressed to them, the coolies laughed and could not believe that the things they consumed according to the workers of the Ipotxak race were a source of magic that made them fast and strong at work.

Although the answer is not too they understand, because they do not know the term ‘stamina enhancer drink’, ‘rokok’, or ‘gorengan’, respectively, at least they could breathe a sigh of relief if the coolies did not use the source of magic in work. They also want to know and learn to use the tools that the college students use, as well as what techniques they use. So, some of the short-bodied workers began to talk to the soldier so he told his students to teach them something that could improve their abilities.

The muscular and fierce-faced porters smiled at them after the soldier translated the demands of the workers of the Ipotxak race, and showed off the skills they were proud of in building a building.

People can say that Indonesia can boast of the ‘kuli’ they have, he said, and people can say that the cooperation between porters from Indonesia with workers from the Ipotxak race is a perfect combination.

**

“Your Highness, have you finished doing your self-preparation?”

Ilhiya stood in front of the tent occupied by Sigiz, and was the largest tent than the tents of the other Arevelk Kingdom contingents. For a while, Arevelk and Yekirnovo contingent troops would stay in tents until the house still under construction was completed and habitable.

The Indonesian, North Korean, and Russian contingents could not allow the two contingents to live in skeletal dwellings, without roofs and walls. After all, the Arevelk and Yekirnovo contingents were used to living inside tents when carrying out missions or non-combat tasks.

“Is our team ready?”

“All preparations have been made, Your Majesty. Queen Sheyn and her Rose Line are also ready.”

Hugging her pet cat while occasionally rubbing her orange fur, Ilhiya patiently waited for her superior to finish wearing her battle clothes, whereas Sigiz had been doing this for two hours.

He did require the help of at least two maids to wear combat clothing that had some parts connected by ties of chains or strong threads. He would have difficulty tying parts unreachable by his hands, but he could install some parts without the help of his servant.

He had previously ‘not accidentally’ had gotten word that the team led by Nio was in the middle of danger, as the enemy who was in the fortress near the border they were guarding moved with all his strength. The plan, his troops along with several contingent soldiers of Yekirnovo will go to the 21st Border Zone by opening the Gate imperfectly. This was only known to the two contingents when the Indonesian contingent was still preparing to send assistance to Team 12.

Sheyn with 500 knights of the Rose Line with a shoulder rifle weapon was a force he sent along with 2,000 cavalry soldiers and 4,000 armored infantry of the Arevelk Kingdom. He has said the reason he and Sigiz are gathering strength is to train together, because training with Indonesian, North Korean and Russian contingents will only make their strength look very small. That reason was enough to make the three contingents believe, so the delivery of assistance to the 12th Team was no obstacle.

Arevelk's heavy-layer infantry has a rectangular shield that covers the entire body, and is made of material that can only be mined in areas that have a flow of ‘Energi Magis’, which is a very rare form of water, so that the metal used for the manufacture of the shield is called ‘Magis’ Steel. After several tests, including being fired at with 7.62mm and 12.7mm bullets from machine guns, the shield belonged to the impenetrable Arevelk armoured infantry by the lesion of bullets that could be as fast as 1,000 meters per minute.

Since they came from different lands, they competed through the splendor and quality of their weapons. But still their weapons are not comparable to the weaponry of the contingent ‘otherworld’.

Until finally the elite magicians Yekirnovo and Arevelk with the help of Sigiz and Ilhiya open the Gate imperfect diameter of 20 meters. No one was suspicious of the reason Sheyn had given, and they let what the two forces would do as long as it did not harm the Guild and the Peace Forces.

The entire relief force entered the Gate imperfectly in an orderly manner, and the magic item closed after the last line entered the Gate.

Elsewhere, 5 attack helicopters and 2 fighter jets are still in refueling. One charge, the entire large dragonfly can go back and forth Merauke-Moscow three times.

The estimated time they arrive to the 21st Border Zone is 3 hours for attack helicopters and 10 minutes for fighter jets if they are traveling at full speed, so they must feel confident the team that is there can be patient until help arrives.

After refueling, two fighter jets took off from the rebuilt airbase in cooperation with Indonesian porters and Ipotxak race workers and volunteers.

A moment later, the five attack helicopters departed while getting the envious cheers of some Combat Group members who had not obtained battle rations since their arrival to this world.

**

From the binoculars he was using, from a distance of 3 kilometers Nio saw a large transport helicopter was transporting a panzer with a 20mm automatic cannon gun mounted on the roof. The vehicle is suspended in the air, and fastened with steel wire that can withstand the equivalent load of a destroyer-class vessel. Then, two attack helicopters in charge of escorting the transport helicopters were spotted, and were transporting all the new members of the 12th Team.

The enemy may not understand the name ‘air region’, so they are as good as udel across the airspace of the Special Region of Indonesia in the New World. So, if there is an airborne mission, the headquarters decided to send a bodyguard in the form of several attack helicopters and fighter jets.

They arrived on time, so Nio could work on something while waiting for his new member. Its members do an unusual mission in the afternoon, which is to welcome their new members who come today.

After landing, the eight new members of the 12th Team descended in an orderly manner while carrying large backpacks on their backs. All new members of this team are male soldiers from the Indonesian contingent, so they carry the second generation 20th Attack Rifle in front of the chest.

So he's our new commander? He was as young as we thought.

“Welcome to our region. And don't forget if the frontline is a potential battlefield.”

The entire crew of attack helicopters and transports descended from their vehicles, totaling 15. With a few cuts on the face, it made them easily recognize Nio's whereabouts.

Nio is quite well known among the personnel of the Indonesian contingent, although Nio hopes that he is not too famous among others.

By the way, Edera was already eighteen years old, and was considered the adult age in this world. Although he was from one of the Demihuman races and was not a fully human being, the new members of Nio were quite interested in the charm of the cat-eared girl. Realizing himself to be the center of attention, Edera hid behind Nio's back and made several people look restrained in annoyance, including several 12th Team girls.

When the members and crew of the three helicopters were inside one of the tents, Hendra came down from the tree to greet them, and his duties would be replaced Hevaz with Ika.

The encampment the 12th Team used in the initial plan was a semi-permanent building that could be dismantled if the situation at the border was dangerous. But given the number of Guild and Peacekeeping personnel is set to grow, there are plans to erect buildings made to last for the next ten years. In addition, the number of personnel who would guard the 21st Border Zone would continue to grow gradually, and the 12th Team would not be tasked with guarding the border alone.

The helicopter crew was allowed to rest before returning to the fort, while the eight new members wore full combat suits to perform their first tasks in this dangerous region. They seemed to be doing the task lightly, and instantly exchanged words with the others.

Because the place here is quite dusty, some male members wear ‘kaffiyah’, and do the task as it should be in the sandy desert region. Some women brought additional logistics into one of the tents that served as storage for food, fuel, and ammunition.

The panzer engine was ignited, and the turret on it fitted with a 20mm automatic cannon rotated 360 degrees to see if the weapon was working properly or not. Some of them have special skills in repairing heavy weapons, so Nio feels lucky enough to get additional talented members.

“Pratu Sigit, can you be in charge of monitoring the fort?”

The One Sigit warrior with the code name still thought of by Nio looked towards the pointed index finger of Hendra. He saw a building that was from a distance like a great wall, and could see confidently if it was a fortress after Hendra lent his binoculars to Sigit.

“Siap. Then, how do I monitor that fortress?”

“You can climb trees right?”

Sigit's answer was only a nod, then Hendra pointed to the region.aka a tree that he used to monitor the state of the border from there.

As for the first activity that the other male new members are trying to get acquainted with Nam Ae Ri, Ro Ga Eun, Hevaz, as well as Edera. They did not try to get close to Zefanya, probably due to the bandages wrapped around some parts of the girl's body, including her face.

Without complaining, Sigit climbed a tree after Hendra gave several explanations for this task. On the other hand, Hendra felt hard to give this task to the new member even if only for a while, because this was only an opportunity for him to stay away from other noisy members.

Then, Private One Bayu and Private One Agus went to Sergeant Major Hassan for instructions on border patrol duties. Meanwhile, Yandi, Yogi, Ardi, Kaikoa, and Herman stood in front of Nio's work desk. After locking gazes on those who were both Warrior Two, Nio felt confident that they were ready to do the first task here. A soldier named Kaikoa is from Papua, and Nio feels it is a coincidence to lead a soldier whose origin is the same as his former subordinates.

The five new members are staring in the same direction, namely Nio's right hand which is a very cool substitute hand according to them. Then Nio's already absent right eye was covered with an eye patch like it had become the most outstanding characteristic of the young man. However, they could imagine what Nio had gone through to lose his right hand and eye. According to them, the blend of eye patch and bionic hand is a cool thing, and they hope to try it even if they don't lose a limb.

Previously, Nio had allowed its members to fire several warning shots if it saw the enemy moving closer to the border line. He and his five new recruits were shocked after hearing the sound of four shots that seemed to come from a pistol bullet.

“Enemy visible! They move here quickly!”

Sigit could not believe that just a few minutes in this place he immediately saw thousands of enemies moving towards them.

Nio looked towards the enemy fortress using binoculars, so he actually saw a large number of enemies moving towards the territory of this team. So the situation became more tense when Nio asked the crew of the two attack helicopters to repel the movement of the enemy, then Hassan communicated with the center after the movement of the enemy was getting closer. He asked the headquarters to send some help, arguing the enemy with an estimated number of 6,000 soldiers moved into the 21st Border Zone. After contacting the headquarters, Bima immediately connected the team's signal with the nearest team so that Hassan could communicate with other teams to get additional help.

The entire personnel had been in the vehicle with a face full of vigilance, and the two attack helicopters began to turn on their engines and fly 20 meters above ground level. Weapon operators in tactical vehicles as well as the panzer check the condition and the amount of ammunition that has been loaded. After all the preparation of the vehicles, weapons, and personnel had been in combat-ready condition, Nio entered one of the tactical vehicles that Arif was driving.

Meanwhile, the transport helicopter was only equipped with two 40mm automatic cannons, so Nio requested the helicopter crew as a fire relief force if the relief forces arrived too late.

The operator of the automatic cannon on the panzer aimed the barrel of the weapon at the enemy line, but had not fired before getting an order from Nio. The two attack helicopters connect the communication to Nio, and ask for orders from him but Nio asks that everyone wait until the enemy is within effective range to shoot. He was certain that it would add to the destruction power on the enemy side, then result in the enemy retreating after a short fight.

There were very few trees blocking the field of vision, but there were obstacles some stones as big as a house, and no rivers blocked the advanced route. The 21st Border Zone was just a vast, dusty stretch of flat land.

The Alliance forces in the fortress were told that destroying the meager enemy was the path to victory. According to the scouts sent in, small groups of enemies were seen doing strange things like climbing trees before firing warning shots to repel them.

With an army of more than 4,800 horsemen and infantry, the enemy believes the winner is a large army.

Enemies with numbers less than 100 people should be able to easily be destroyed with their own strength. In fact, they had summoned a relief force of dozens of dragon and wyvern riders. So that causes all soldiers are sure to destroy a small group of enemies such as destroying egg shells.

They began to form a battle line at a safe distance from the enemy. They had to estimate the effective distance for the shooting archers, so they could not carelessly determine the battle line. They had no magicians, so for long-distance combat they relied on an army of archers that numbered in the hundreds of soldiers.

They will use the usual tactics.

Their scattered archers fired, and then their mighty cavalry would destroy the enemy's defenses. Furthermore, the infantry would advance in a tight formation, their rectangular shield would become a moving shield wall, and continue moving until it reached the enemy defense and then finish off the enemies one by one.

If they had witches, they were confident of gaining victory in no time.

In the end, hundreds of arrows were released from his bow, and flew with curved trajectories toward the rows of enemy iron carts and their three giant iron dragonflies.

However, the rain of their arrows did not seem to have any effect on the enemy. That's why they don't understand what the enemy is using so the rain of arrows is useless.

Then, a 20mm automatic cannon from the panzer with 2,000 shots per minute swept through the enemy vanguard in the form of cavalry troops. Nio was fascinated by the weapons capabilities on the personnel carrier, which he had seen in the first major battle against the Alliance. They bombarded the enemy with bullets, with multiple explosions caused by missiles and rockets from both attack helicopters.

They fire to destroy enemies in their kill zone. Therefore, Nio relied on automatic machine guns and automatic cannons on all vehicles (including helicopters) to destroy the enemy vanguard until the relief forces arrived.

Thick smoke caused by dust and explosions covered the field of vision of the two troops, but the 12th Team and the three helicopters did not stop the fire and artillery launch. Unfortunately, the enemy still had time to stop to ascertain the situation, but all they saw in front was black smoke and thick dust.

Teetering, the enemy reassembled the ranks in the midst of the spreading attacks from cannons and automatic machine guns. They were lucky the 12th Team did not catch up, but in this condition reassembling the formation was difficult and painful.

“The second and fourth vehicles spread out, the third vehicle remains beside me.”

Both tactical vehicles, except the ones Nio was carrying moved and were within 20 meters each. The spearhead of the attack was both attack helicopters that carried several rockets and missiles.

“Lettan, are we allowed to cross enemy territory?” that's a question that comes from the aviator of one of the attack helicopter gunships. He felt that he could not produce an impact attack if he was within 2 kilometers of the enemy ranks.

“Yah... This is a situation that allows us to do that. You are allowed to approach the enemy lines. Take it easy, I'm in charge.”

With such thoughts in mind, the new members of Team 12 felt that Nio was not just going through a few fights.

“Sir, let me out of this steel train and I will help your troops.”

Nio had already guessed that Hevaz would say such a thing, and it was actually a good plan after he saw the fight Hevaz had made.

Then, Hevaz said again, “I will do anything if it will please my Lord.”

Nio still did not understand the girl sprinkled the word ‘tuan’ in front of her name, and she still had no time to ask the origin, destination, and the person who sent Hevaz.

In addition, Nio was able to feel the tension from the new member and the three helicopters that were helping this team. Even they like someone who is eager to do battle, because it rarely takes out large amounts of bullets like today or adrenaline that is driven on the battlefield.

The resulting explosion of the missile was powerful enough to shake hearts and echo in the ears of members on the ground.

Without enough space to reassemble the formation, the enemy forces are forced to become smaller platoons and lose their numerical advantage. Seeing an enemy that was not given the opportunity to retaliate against the attack, resulted in some new members assuming this was not a battle, but a much worse thing.

“Supervise around, don't let your eyes miss the enemy who made it closer!”

The entire personnel, except for the gun operator lifting their rifles, Edera and Hevaz help the personnel who were in the same vehicle as Nio watching around.

With a grinning smile, Hevaz glued his body to Nio while saying, “There is fresh blood in front of sana”. The scythe that was not there before, suddenly appeared just like a pocket that could contain anything by Hevaz.

No matter what kind of battle was being fought, the enemy had conducted a futile battle without doing anything aimed at measuring the strength of their enemy. With a pincer strike, the 12th Team and all three attack helicopters continued to attack until two fighter jets flashed a hundred meters above them.