High School Soldier
The first attack 3

Two men wearing black military coats stood next to each other, overlooking the narrow waters of the Horn Bay. On each man's left chest was a badge in the form of an Alliance emblem. Smiles on their faces like masks.

“Have you ever devised a real combat tactic before, Gurion?”

“Not yet. It just so happened that I had read various kinds of coastal defense tactics during World War 2. Theodore, don't you mind fighting here? You can make chemical weapons in your lab, right?”

Normally, Gurion would be very happy with a colleague by his side who was helping him fight. The former Israeli soldier was aware of the sad situation that required the American pharmacist named Theodore to be with him on this potential battlefield.

Even though the Alliance had never won in all these wars, Gurion the Hero of Regret always prayed for hope. Not necessarily Israel and the allied United States always help each other. However, Hero Iri Hati aka Theodore tried not to get angry at the luck that always sided with Indonesia and its allies, he had a little optimism.

“All the soldiers here face former fighters like you, Gurion,” Theodore said.

And that's why the 50,000 warriors defending the coast understood the Alliance's ever-gaining defeat. Their hearts had always been spent feeling irritated and hopeless, as well as fearing if the Guild attacked this region.

“We fought together here to find our way home. The Alliance is in a crisis situation, and our way home is in the hands of the Alliance's higher-ups. I must hope that you will help and do your duty as a soldier, Theodore,”.

“There's no other way, right?”

Theodore could imagine how happy the Indonesian troops in this world were to have an easy way home. Although all Heroes have the ability to open the Imperfect Gate, without the Liaison it is still futile. Even if he could return, he would appear in the place of the Liaison in Indonesia. When Theodore sensed this, only words of contempt for the TNI and its allies were thrown in his heart.

“Excellent,” murmured Theodore, of course with a hateful facial expression.

Due to the promise of the Alliance promising to repatriate all of the Heroes if they could defeat the Guild, the choice to fight had to be chosen even if it was very bad. Their task as Heroes was to bring out the great power of the rewards, leading the troops to be slaughtered by the combat steel and Guild troops.

It was because of the defeat that the Alliance had always suffered that Theodore was tired. The only reaction he showed when ordered to be a temporary relief for the Gulf Horn guard unit was deep resentment, approaching extreme malice.

Gurion and Theodore stared at the soldiers operating the coastal artillery. Lucky for the troops here, Hero Lust has created L70 air defense weapons (as many as four units) and M55 ‘Triplegun’ (as many as four units) and 12.7mm heavy machine guns ‘M2 Browning’ (as many as twenty units), as well as, just in case if the Guild sends planes and Wyverns to combat. Selected air defense artillery is L70 and M55 ‘Triplegun’.

(olog note: M2 Browning, L70, and M55 ‘Triplegun’ are real weapons, and still used TNI. If you are curious about the specifications of the weapon, you can find it on YouTube, or Google)

Although the Alliance had a Hero of Lust capable of creating weapons from its home world, the Guild seemed invincible. Although very disappointing, the modern weapons of the Hero's home world are in fact much-needed Alliance in this war.

The heroes are supposed to protect the secrets of the origin world's technology. On the contrary, with ‘bangga’ they helped the Alliance in order to ‘destroy the savage invaders from Otherworldly’. On the other hand, it was unlucky to fight alongside an organization that could only ask the soldiers to die for a vague purpose.

Although the Alliance's fighters had vowed to fight bravely, in the end they too late realized that the move was terribly wrong. The alliance only promised a path to death instead of glory.

Gurion and Theodore looked at the soldiers in charge of overseeing the Gulf, on standby if the Guild forces sent a fleet to attack. One of the Alliance's agents, Tam, brought word that the Guild would dispatch two landing craft in its first offensive combat operation. Thinking the enemy only sent two ships, Gurion did not feel calm at all.

If there was something for Gurion to hope for, then it was his fellow Hero. It's possible that they'll be late to help his army, like most Western-made superhero movies. The alliance might still have a chance to clinch a small victory, and escape the embarrassment. However, Gurion sneered at the Alliance's higher-ups who did not listen to the Hero's advice, especially former fighters like himself.

He knew that the 50,000 warriors on the shores of the Gulf of Horn had no way out if the enemy really attacked this region.

A certain defeat before the battle began must be dealt with by Gurion and Theodore. They stood still, helpless despite having great power. However, the determination of the Hero of Regret and Hero of Envy to help the Alliance and return home to the homeland was unshakable.

But, this is not the end. They only needed to face a small portion of the Guild troops, without having to fear losing their homeland. These Horn Bay guards dreamed that one day their world would experience a very beautiful period of peace. The alliance army's struggle was extremely difficult, but it never ended. The fate of the homeland and the lives were on the hands of each of the Alliance's soldiers.

Although the Alliance forces knew that Indonesia fought honorably with the aim of fighting not to conquer, they felt they still had to guard the hearts of the people. People, families, and homeland more than anything. That was the reason the Alliance fighters sacrificed themselves, that was total and worthy dedication for the warrior who wanted an eternal struggle in the warrior heaven.

“We will not leave you, Fatherland and beloved Alliance.”

With one aimful propaganda sentence, they prepared themselves to struggle without feeling hopeless.

No one knows the start of the invasion of Indonesian troops. However, all the soldiers were shocked by the silhouette of dozens of ships.

At first the silhouette was only in the form of points the size of a pebble, but in a matter of minutes turned into the size of an island totaling 15 pieces. A red and white flag on the mast of the entire ship is visible, indicating the Indonesian fleet is actually coming.

The Alliance soldiers directly warned their comrades with anxious faces that the enemy had already come. The resistance that the Alliance will give to Indonesia's mobile islands called ‘ship’ is turning their attention to the enemy's terrible power.

**

At one of the naval bases of the Yekirnovo Kingdom, a line of 15 silver-coloured ships was the size of an island. Four of them were Gajahmada-class destroyers, one 250-meter-class helicopter carrier, two personnel carriers, two tank carriers, and two tank carriers, and the rest are missile escort ships in the form of Light Fregat and Missile Fast Ship. Around the ships of the TNI Navy serving in this world, there are hundreds of warships belonging to Yekirnovo and Arevelk, with a size of mostly no more than 60 meters, the largest is 110 meters, including the second aircraft carrier of the kingdom.

In a few minutes, it was almost time for the first raid since the Peace Forces were established. A typical atmosphere of warfare flowed at the base, but the 1,000 TNI soldiers looked relaxed. The Russian and North Korean contingents preparing for the withdrawal operation did not send units in the battle, but Zefanya volunteered to leave with Team 12.

Many nobles and citizens of the Yekirnovo Kingdom were astonished at the size of the Indonesian warships, especially the weapons that strengthened the fleet. They saw a cannon the size of a bell tower, and a ship that was wide enough to be called a moving island.

However, all those astonished expressions turned agitated when a number of TNI Army and Navy soldiers explained that Indonesia still had many ships with sizes much larger than they see today.

“They also have steel golems?!” an Arevelk combat mage asked with an exaggerated shocked face.

10 Gandiwa walked into two tank carriers, followed by 10 main battle tanks and 30 light tanks, as well as a number of amphibious assault vehicles. Tank carriers also transport two torpedo-carrying anti-submarine helicopters each, just in case the Alliance has secret weapons or fantasy giant sea creatures like the Kraken or fantasy sea dinosaurs.

All the soldiers who were about to fight seemed to have fighting spirit. Even the Indonesian warships that were about to sail seemed eager to show their strength in this world.

The advantages of access and sea conditions that allow giant TNI warships to fly must be taken into consideration. As far as the eye could see, there were only warships leaning on the naval base, as this facility was indeed specially built for the military. Most of the naval facilities of ‘kuno’ Yekirnovo have been replaced by Indonesia, with built lighthouse and control tower with advanced technology. Indonesia's usual efficiency is again visible in this country, making Yekirnovo feel very advanced as long as Indonesia and its allies are still here.

On the other hand, Nio stood in front of his vanguard and the Silent Assassins, looking at the transport ship they were about to board. Nio pondered, realizing that the 12th Team and the Silent Killer he led expected many people to be the vanguard. It's a tough task and a heavy responsibility.

It seemed like he was hiding a heavy feeling to meet those expectations, and with a serious face looked at his subordinates, including the Silent Killer and Hevaz.

As Nio got the information, the roles of Team 12 and Silent Killer plus Hevaz were quite large. Getting people to perform a performance that determines the success or failure of an operation is a big responsibility.

Land, scatter, then destroy your opponent's coastal defense weapon. The task is noble, but also a challenge. If it fails, the amphibious landing force will be trapped in the ocean.

“After we'll sail, so I want to say a few things. We will conduct the first offensive mission, calculated since the establishment of the Peacekeeping Forces. The mission of the 12th Team and the Silent Assassins is to support the combat operations of the amphibious landing force,” Nio said, and is listened to seriously by all his people.

In other words, the first planned invasion by Indonesia after the Expeditionary Force several years ago is a risky impromptu plan. The operation was laden with the interests of the government and Headquarters. However, it could be said that Nio still wanted to carry out his tactics.

With the hope that the war will improve and find a way out, then the invasion operation against the territory of the Kingdom of Salodki, precisely the Gulf of the Horn, is worth doing.

The presence of a fleet of 15 TNI Navy warships is as a support and pressure for the Alliances navy. Their mission is to prevent counterattacks from land and sea, as well as hamper enemy assistance attacks from land and sea during the battle, and support the maneuvering of friendly forces when landing.

The world's TNI Navy fleet existed before the Russian and North Korean contingents joined the Alliance, and did not play a major role during the war. The alliance will definitely not ignore the Indonesian fleet, but no one knows the opponent's plans.

The TNI Navy might have defeated the wooden warships armed with 100 cannon Alliance, but the opposing magicians could not be allowed to attack with their battle magic, plus the Alliance had coastal defense artillery. The reason Team 12 and the Silent Assassins became vanguard was to damage and eliminate some of the enemy's witches and weapons.

The Alliance warships were definitely deployed to finish off the amphibious landing force, and the task of deterrence, protection and support attacks was left to the TNI AL. If the Indonesian fleet is able to defeat enemy ships, the operation will be easy.

The success while carrying out the infiltrating attack was very tempting to Nio. You could say the fight can only be won by the TNI. The first offensive battle plan was relatively safe to do to achieve the expected things.

There was nothing strange about the presence of many warriors joining the battle for victory. With the help of new colleagues – Silent Killer – Nio is happy.

If there's one problem, it's the weather. Indonesian soldiers have not been fully accustomed to the cold air of the northern hemisphere Continent of Aandzrev. If the landing operation lasts a long time, or the enemy manages to sink an amphibious assault vehicle or a fast boat lander, then that happens like the tragedy of ‘Titanic’, then that happens like the tragedy of Titanic, alias the soldiers from the tropical climate country will die of cold.

The alliance benefited from the conditions of their troops accustomed to the extreme cold weather. So, if the soldiers from warm temperate countries like Indonesia were to sink into the cold northern seas, they would turn into frozen meat.

Later, the Gulf of Horns was a narrow body of water with cliffs on both sides, where the Alliance stationed coastal defense artillery and allowed them to fire from all directions. In fact, if the enemy did not have any naval mines, the warships would be out of the bay in mildly damaged conditions, or worse heavily damaged to require long periods and large costs for repairs. Artillery gunners will rain down the fleet with bullets as the ships struggle to maneuver in the narrow waters of the Horn Bay.

To prevent the above from happening, the 12th Team and the Silent Killer were given the mission to destroy some or all of the opponent's coastal defense artillery for better results. Exterminating witches and neutralizing beach weapons in a single strike, the small unit led by First Lieutenant Nio had truly been considered more than elite.

“Our mission is to neutralize coastal defense weapons and enemy witches. We'll do it in the shortest time possible, so I wish on the Silent Killer. Your agile moves are an advantage, so I'll give you some explosives to destroy the enemy's beach weapons. Understand?”

The entire Silent Killer nodded in response.

Like the Arevelk and Yekirnovo warriors who were easily taught using hand grenades or anti-tank grenades, the Demihumans were much more amazing. With just a single observation, the entire Silent Killer members were able to use anti-tank grenades.

For a semi-guerrilla infiltration mission should be fine, since Team 12 has snipers. Even if the officers treated Team 12 and the Silent Killer like a mainstay troop, Nio did not mind. But, for the task of neutralizing the enemy's coastal defense artillery wouldn't it make more sense to leave it to the warships?

“We do not have the funds to repair the ship if it has damage when fighting. So, in order to support them and deliver a decisive attack, I want Team 12 to do so,” General Angga said before the day of departure.

Simply put, Team 12 and the Silent Killer are tasked with rolling out the carpet so that the TNI AL fleet breezes beautifully without obstacles on the battlefield.

For the mission of suppressing the enemy infantry troops, Nio could still think of various tactics to do so. However, neutralizing witches and enemy beach weapons is a task with great responsibility.

There was a limit to a squad containing elite soldiers being able to conduct a direct support raid for the naval fleet. But, if the coastal defense artillery and enemy magicians are still present, then the TNI Navy warships cannot make landings and aid attacks. Quite surprising indeed if the unit sent was only the 12th Team assisted by the Silent Killer with a total of 48 members only.

A good commander will take serious consideration of the risks that will be faced if his unit fails to carry out the task. And of course Nio has prepared several options if its members are not able to carry out the task fully.

“Alright, we'll be leaving soon!”

The estimated fleet arriving to the Gulf Horn of the Kingdom of Salodki is one week, if they sail non-stop.