High School Soldier
Predictions, plans, and actions

When the Alliance suffered countless losses after none had ever gained victory over some of their attacks on the enemy. However, for Ofra there are some things that are quite beneficial for him, namely the deployment of troops in large numbers along the border line of Arevelk with the Luan Empire (Alliance). That means, his efforts in influencing Zvail to harm the Kingdom were successful.

The disadvantage here meant Ofra planned to make Arevelk lose many soldiers and military facilities such as weaponry and fortifications. Not a few commanders and soldiers of Arevelk who did not approve the decision of their queen who allied with the nation ‘other world’ bar-bar and cruel when fighting. This made it easier for Ofra to gather a large army to defeat and opened the entrance for the Alliance to begin the assault on Arevelk.

That meant Ofra and the Alliance's higher-ups had been working together to open up a new battlefield with the aim of seizing some of Arevelk's key points. As one who knew some important information regarding the location of the troop deployment, Ofra had of course determined some points that would be attacked first with the cooperation of the Alliance forces.

When the first meeting that discussed the war and the plan to take control of ‘otherworld’ unexpectedly ended with the defeat of the joint forces of five countries, the, Ofra was the person appointed as the representative of the queen who at that time decided to go to ‘otherworld’. The meeting was Ofra's opportunity to discuss cooperation to make Arevelk not cooperate with one of the countries ‘world other’.

However, unexpectedly Sigiz decided to cooperate in several ways with a country ‘world lain’ named Indonesia. It made Ofra's hopes dashed, but when the Alliance was formed and declared war on Indonesia and its allies the man seemed to have seen hope shining beautifully for him.

“Mr Ofra, I get information if the Guild will send troops to the fortress that is your target.”

Tam knelt in front of Ofra while saying the information he got from Zvail himself. He and Ofra were in one of the building's watchtowers that became the command center of Arevelk's military.

“What is their purpose? help Arevelk defend the border line?”

“Pardon me, I did not get any information about the reason they sent troops.”

With a little spice of lies, Tam hopes Ofra trusts the information she gave on Zvail's orders.

The information regarding the dispatch of the Guild troops to Girinhi Fortress was a fact, but Zvail did deliberately not give Tam the reason for sending troops to the fort. Tam knows Zvail's reason for not giving him a reason for sending troops to Arevelk, even if he is given a definite reason Zvail will have him swear and be willing to die if forced to say the reason for the delivery of the reinforcements.

Girinhi Fortress is a military facility that houses fifty thousand Arevelk soldiers, and is on the Arevelk border line with Luan so that it becomes a frontline defense if the enemy attacks at any time. The military facility is also a short distance away from fortifications along the dozens of border lines, including small fortifications and reconnaissance posts and border entrance guards.

“How many relief forces is that, Tam?”

“They said the relief force will be delivered as many as hundreds –“

“Only hundreds of soldiers?! Do they take my team lightly?”

Tam could only remain silent after his words were interrupted by Ofra, but that kept him from telling the truth. Indeed, the amount of aid is in the range of hundreds, but it is not yet known whether it is hundreds of soldiers, weapons, or other combat equipment.

However, the miserable situation that befell the Alliance made Ofra have to do something to make them not suffer any more losses when starting the Alliance's assault on the Kingdom of Arevelk.

If they continue to fight in the usual way, their defeat is too obvious, and their downfall is guaranteed to come. Ofra, of course, considered himself a bearer of hope for the Alliance, dropping the country slowly from within.

Ofra currently still held the equivalent position of a middle officer in the Arevelk military ranks, and one of Zvail's confidants. That's why Ofra benefited from himself who gained the trust of the great general of Arevelk.

“Well, the enemies numbering in the hundreds we will destroy before they arrive at Girinhi Fortress. Basic, what was that old Zvail thinking. Obviously putting troops along the border line is so dangerous, but he just agreed. I think he's very stupid and very impressionable.”

With the words that made Tam so angry – even though he had fought alongside the Alliance, Ofra continued his words describing how easily Zvail was tricked. While Tam had to hold his right fist so as not to float and hit the annoying face Ofra.

From the words of Ofra, Tam could tell that the man who planned the rebellion was one of Zvail's confidants. In addition to plotting a rebellion due to his dissatisfaction with the queen of this country who decides to cooperate with the Alliance's enemies, Ofra plans to seize the government and make himself king of Arevelk.

“It turns out that what happened was much worse than just a rebellion. This madman was apparently also planning to occupy the throne of His Highness Sigiz by choosing the path of war,” Inner Tam.

Tam could do nothing but kneel behind the muttering Ofra and imagine himself occupying the king's seat, making Sigiz his content.

According to Tam, it was an insult to the leader of a country that was finally obvious. For opposing the words of the person who paid him to find and report an information – even though he gave only the fact information that spiced a little lie is a bad thing, it is a bad thing, of course Tam could only listen to every babble that came out of Ofra's mouth.

“You can continue your work. Your payment I'll give you after we destroy that relief force you're referring to.”

“Not to worry, Mr. Ofra. In that case, allow me to infiltrate back into the Holy Land.”

“Do as much as I pay you.”

A double agent like Tam will feel nauseous hearing the words of someone who in a while will see how to fight the troops ‘otherworld’. For Tam, Ofra's decision to stage a coup, then having Sigiz forcibly was the dumbest choice he had ever heard.

Tam did not directly teleport to the Indonesian Special Region in the New World, as he still had a job with someone in this building. You could say the building that had room for Ofra and Tam to meet earlier was the headquarters for several important commanders who were not dispatched to the Guild fortress, one of them Lux.

“Tam, do you think he's so stupid?”

Lux stood beside the entrance of the room that Tam and Ofra had occupied earlier, because the room was Ofra's work space. With a relaxed face he asked like that to Tam – who works also with the Alliance.

“In my opinion, the man named Ofra was going to swallow with bulging eyes when he saw the horror of the way fighting the troops ‘world other’. In other words, he will get a reply for his own stupidity.”

“Decosting. It's a pity Arevelk has an officer like Ofra. He intends to make his army fight with us. He's about to start a civil war! You bastard.”

Lux heard some of Ofra's words, and got the gist of the conversation. He argued Ofra's actions would lead Arevelk to the Luan Empire, losing several important territories and ending the birth of a new state called Yekirnovo.

Lux could imagine her boss, Zvail, would cry after learning the fact that the person plotting the rebellion was one of her confidants. To make matters worse, Ofra not only planned a much bigger war, he also planned to seize the position of leader of the country.

Ofra's actions could not bring a way out of this war, and instead led Arevelk to a much more severe war. Ofra's actions will only lead the soldiers to fight each other's friends, and lead them down a path that promises death.

“Don't tell Mr. Zvail about Ofra, or he will do a stupid act that is no different from what Ofra.” does

“Ya, I'll do it.”

**

As usual, some representatives of Arevelk and Yekirnovo who are some commanders of – including two great generals they conduct regular meetings at one of the facilities built by the Peace Forces. Sometimes it is the location of meetings of Indonesian, Russian, and North Korean contingent officers, but not very often. At the meeting, they ordered a package ‘kondangan’ consisting of many foods, and one of the foods is a food that they themselves hesitate to call food.

The cuisine of the three contingents of ‘the other world’ really intrigued the officers of Arevelk and Yekirnovo, although some foods were deliberately shunned for several reasons. One of the foods they avoid is petai, and according to them only abnormal people who can eat the fruit. Unfortunately, in order to maintain their ‘price of’, the commanders were forced to eat ‘don't lombok’ that they ordered themselves.

(olog note: don't be Javanese from ‘sayur’. ⁇ ⁇ )

The food is one of the components in the ‘kondangan’ package that the commanders ordered, in order to fulfill their curiosity about the special food of their allies. Petai seeds really interfere with their appetite, even very annoying because they do not fit the beautiful dishes they bring from their respective countries.

“Yes, it is better we eat this stinky fruit than can not concentrate when discussing matters ‘itu’ later.”

“Do those Indonesian soldiers really eat this fruit?”

“While only a few of them really like this green fruit, I think it already proves they are completely abnormal.”

“Hey, who ordered this meal?!”

“Sial, what aroma of this fruit can not be eliminated?”

Petai seeds that cause bad breath according to the commanders damaged the beauty of their expensive tableware. Although they often attend an event that provides buffet food, there is no food with a variety of flavors such as those in front of them and never found at a banquet, even in the palace.

Meanwhile, someone who deliberately ordered ‘package kondangan’ for the consumption of the contingent commanders Arevelk and Yekirnovo, namely Ragh, continued to eat his food without any sinful taste. Instead of not liking petai, the man even prepared a little money to order the fruit, which is about two hundred pieces of gold.

(olog note: one piece of gold in Arevelk and Yekirnovo usually contains 60 percent silver and the rest pure gold. One piece of gold weighs an average of ten grams. Bayangin two hundred gold pieces prepared to buy petai doang)

After the commanders did their best to finish their food, instead of not looking for groceries to remove the very disturbing petai scent, they looked at each other with a bright face.

Moreover, although the theme of the discussion today was quite heavy and unusual, they questioned each other about petai and how to get one.

Unfortunately, the meeting soon began, and they had to put off finding a way to get the petai directly from the source.

**

After the good news about the Guild being able to defend and re-occupy the Black Fort (Calea Fort), the next talk was the basic strategy to deal with the rumors of a rebellion by one of the military higher-ups of the Arevelk Kingdom.

None other than and not the only way to deal with insurrection is to resort to violence. Zvail felt the rumors were inexcusable, although the truth of the news could not be proven.

“Omong-by the way, where one of the military higher-ups of Arevelk, Mr. Zvail,” one of the commanders of Yekirnovo asked.

“Truely too, I haven't seen Ofra since leaving for this place.”

“That means, you haven't met him since you were in Arevelk?” keep Ragh.

“Yes. Though I was expecting him to come to this meeting.”

Ofra is one of the commanders and one of Zvail's confidants who automatically becomes the confidant of the leader of the Kingdom of Arevelk. The man was a colleague of Zvail since joining the military of Arevelk Kingdom, and one of the people who most opposed the plans of Luan Empire and its allies to fight with ‘otherworld’. However, on this day Ofra was completely invisible in the meeting room belonging to the Guild built by this contingent of ‘otherworlds’.

Unfortunately, the man is among the people Zvail suspects most about the rumors of the rebellion. However, he was unable to suspect one of the men he trusted was commanding a portion of Arevelk's army, so Zvail attempted to dismiss his presumption without his hill over Ofra.

“We must thank Your Excellency Sheyn and Mr. Ragh who have given us a little help in the form of his special knight,” said Zvail.

“Our sledgehammer cannot match the strength of assault rifles belonging to our colleagues from ‘otherworld’. At least they can provide a little help other than the Relief Company that will be sent by them.”

However, the information regarding Girinhi Fortress which was the most vulnerable point of being attacked by the enemy made these commanders uneasy.

“Unfortunately, Girinhi Fortress can be our weakest point. Because the fort is quite far from other fortresses.”

“Even the nearest guard post officer takes about three days to arrive at Girinhi Fortress.”

The words of the two commanders of Arevelk origin made the situation even more tense, and some of them were able to imagine if the relief forces would come too late, so the Girinhi Fortress fell into the hands of the rebels and the Alliance cooperating with each other.

However, the tension everyone created along with their impatience over the way out of this matter suddenly subsided, with the arrival of someone they were waiting for.

The arrival of one of the Guild officers made it come like rain falling after so many hundred years of terrible drought.

Nio who was accompanied by Hassan and Bima looked at the commanders of Arevelk and Yekirnovo with flat faces. They looked at him like a celebrity who would soon be showered with thousands of questions and photo requests together.

Everyone expected Nio to do what they expected of the man. Although Nio's face showed a tired expression, because in this one week he only slept for ten hours, but he still had to do everything he could for the Indonesian allies.

With confidence, he walked to the empty seat followed by Bima and Hassan who also put on a firm face. Nio has ‘forced’ to be part of the relief force for Arevelk which is threatened by an unproven rebellion. However, Zvail's anxiety about it cannot be ignored, and it will end horribly if it is left unchecked.

“Sial, I should get paid according to this job. Do they think strategize living imagine in the bathroom?”

It is not wrong if great ideas often arise when someone is crouching in a squat closet, but for Nio it is not as easy as imagined. Although worried if his work with the Strategy Staff can not produce a victory, and make all plans go well, he said, yet there were dozens of Arevelk commanders waiting for the outcome of every outcome of his mind along with those of the Strategy Staff.

“Is there no way other than to fight rebellion other than by war?”

“Nio, I want to annihilate everyone who intends to tear down the queen's self-esteem.”

Nio knew his current position was only to be the representative of the 002nd Aid Company and the 12th Team that would become the relief force for Arevelk. However, he wanted the final outcome not to be determined by the number of enemies killed in the gunfight.

He wanted a sweet result, without the need for hundreds of people to lose their lives in a single battle. However, seeing Zvail's determination to destroy every traitor by going to war, Nio surrendered with his hope. He realized his current position was only the leader of a unit that would be a relief, and would not engage in front-line warfare.

“The distance of Girinhi Fortress with the nearest post or fort is about ninety kilometers, with various obstacles that hinder the journey. That makes the journey of the relief forces will take a quick time of about two to four days, depending on conditions. If we manage to survive every siege, that's a good thing. However, are you sure a rebellion will really happen, Mr Zvail?”

“We'll know if we see it for ourselves. I only plan on taking anticipatory measures, as Girinhi Fortress is the weakest point along Arevelk's border line with Luan.” Empire

Zvail and all the Arevelk commanders in this place both put on sour faces, without feeling happy and calm in their hearts. Even though the rebellion was still a rumor, it was still a serious threat to the country they served as Arevelk military officers who had declared themselves loyal and willing to die for the sake of the country.

“I understand,” Nio shows absolutely no satisfied expression for the answer he received. But he was still relieved after Zvail was able to think far ahead even though the truth of the rebellion had not been proven as a fact.

It was unbearable for Nio regarding the burden he received from the commander of Arevelk who bemoaned their mistake of putting troops along the border line that was fraught with unexpected risks. He wanted to put an end to it all immediately, then rest properly before his body was destroyed due to too often staying up late and irregular sleeping patterns.

“So, all we have to think about is finishing it quickly and easily,” Zvail snorted softly because Nio's words were quite impossible. There was no way his troops could keep up with the Alliance which now had rifles, so it was unable to make the battle proceed as quickly and as expected.

Meanwhile, finishing the battle quickly and easily was the result of his thoughts with the Strategy Staff. Of course they still involved an army consisting of Arevelk troops stationed at Girinhi Fortress, 002 Relief Company and 12th Team, respectively, as well as the special knight Yekirnovo who numbered a hundred soldiers and a hundred crossbow rifles with additional weapons two cannons.

Nio realized if his words were confusing enough, so he decided to say the point, “Intinya, we will defend the fortress by fighting together. No troops were waiting in the rear line or hiding behind the fortress, the 002nd Aid Company and the 12th Team were ready for open combat with the forces of Arevelk and Yekirnovo.”

As part of the elite forces, most of the Reconnaissance and Battle Corps personnel were indeed guerrilla and inner-city combat specialists. However, they are no less deadly and very reliable if required to undergo combat in the open field – like this world war way.

Zvail and Ragh stood up from their seats to respond to Nio's words, “What number of hundreds of you can we count on?”

“Of course, we will run the American-style way of fighting. Namely showering the enemy with bullets, mortars, and grenades in large quantities,” replied Nio.

Nio's face seemed very convincing when he said that, although it meant they would see the 002 Aid Company and the 12th Team dominate the battle, according to Zvail and Ragh.

Although he did not like the American-style way of fighting the enemy by showering them with bullets and explosives in large quantities, because it would cause the troops to release large amounts of ammunition, he said, however it was the only way to end the battle in such a short period of time.

However, still on each plan there will be a name ‘reserve’ plan. Of course the Strategy Staff and Nio had made a backup plan meant to save ammunition, but still make the troops dominate the battle rather than the enemy.

“Of course we can not do it ourselves, because it will make us short of ammunition if it continues to shower the enemy with bullets and mortars. Showering the enemy with arrows is quite effective, plus we also get help from Yekirnovo. Well, our main task is indeed to be the relief force, so we won't always provide support shots in order to save on ammunition. So, as the battle progressed, the infantry and cavalry remained dominating the battle,” After Nio said that, the faces of the entire commander changed and showed a satisfied expression.

Nio and the Strategy Staff often consume large amounts of caffeine, especially the caffeine contained in coffee and energy drinks to minimize errors in their calculations. They predict, then devise a plan of action – that is the duty of Nio and Strategy Staff to help their allies win and thwart the plan of rebellion.

In that case, predicting to know what to consider in a war situation is not as easy as crafting a storyline on this episode. Because if the battle has already begun, it will be very difficult to change the plan that has been prepared, unless you have the extra luck to be able to survive in the midst of a brutal battlefield to change strategy.