High School Soldier
What a lovely dish

After the news of the fall of the Gulf of the Horn by Indonesian troops assisted by the Emissaries of the Goddess of Death and the God of War, plus Indonesian troops and the Guilds who continued to move from the west and east of the Andzrev Continent, The alliance began to suffer from overwhelming unease.

An anti-Alliance group called the Peace Faction raised a glass filled with expensive alcohol as a form of support for the Guild. Meanwhile, the Military Faction and the Alliance's higher-ups downed the best alcohol yet with bitter expressions.

However, the battle in the Gulf of the Horn has not shown the end of this war.

Residents of the Kingdom of Salodki gathered at a vital point in the country, chanting that the homeland was beginning to collapse. In addition, the citizens of the Kingdom of Salodki shouted for the Alliance to compensate the families of the soldiers. Meaningless deaths continued to loom over the Alliance army, only the Guild's victory could be ascertained from this war.

However, now the Alliance had 2 Heaven God Envoys on its side who were believed to be able to change the course of the war if they were involved.

Other than the invincible Envoy of Heaven God, the people who were willing to sacrifice and unite for the sake of fighting for the homeland were just as strong.

“So, will we get help from the Heroes and Messengers?” Gurion asked one of his officers.

After the battle, Gurion did not see Theodore at all. However, the news that Theodore did not fight in the war to strengthen the chemical weapons corps made the man understand him.

The absence of the International Law of War in the world makes Gurion consider the use of weapons of mass destruction is not a crime, but a defense effort.

“No help from Heroes and Messengers. But, the Alliance ordered us to fight outside the territory of Salodki,” replied Gurion's subordinate.

“The plan requires large funds, I doubt it.”

Gurion felt he had to keep leading the army in the face of the TNI movement in the Kingdom of Salodki.

As long as he is still standing, it is enough to declare ‘we remain standing to fight the enemy’.

And, it is still the soldiers who will act on the orders of the organization's top brass and commanders. The reality is clear; soldiers do what governments or their owners demand. Everyone will do all they can for the country, especially the countries that unite to form an organization called ‘Alliance’.

If there is one outline that is often forgotten by the leaders of countries, politicians, and military leaders it is; the soldiers were asked to be willing to sacrifice and be sacrificed by the state in the name of the struggle to maintain the dignity of the nation, while the fighters also had families that had to live happily. The irony occurred on both sides of the war, namely the Alliance and the Alliance.

The fighters are only given a short time to say goodbye to family, lovers, or loved ones.

“We are the troops that the Alliance relies on to defend the territory of Salodki, Mr. Gurion,” said subordinate to the Hero of Regret.

Gurion looked at his palm. He felt the strength of thousands of men flowing in his body, a power the result of giving to a Hero like himself.

“Our mission is to protect the Alliance..”.

Gurion's subordinate looked at his superior with a smile, even if it was just a consolation.

Then Gurion continued his sentence, “And took the Hero of Hope from the Guild.”

Needless to explain anymore, capturing, then brainwashing the Hero of Hope to fight alongside the Alliance against the Guild was one of the Alliance's lofty goals.

**

One month after the conquest of the Gulf of the Horn.

In the near future, the North Korean contingent will make a withdrawal. It was faster than the initial schedule, because there was 2 months left. However, the command of ‘Highest Leader’ North Korea cannot be refused even if the conditions of the allies desperately need their help. Even so, the Russian contingent continued to carry out withdrawal operations as scheduled, but a soldier they got the privilege to explore this world with the TNI forces.

(olog note: author uses pronouns ‘Tallest Leader’ for President of North Korea)

However, for the commander of the elite squad ‘Tim 12’ and the Demihuman unit ‘Silent Killers’, the departure of 2 people was not a problem for him.

“But, the return of Ro Ga-eun and Nam Ae-ri is also a problem for me.”

Nio looked outside the tent, and saw Zefanya pelting the sea of Gulf of Horn with rocks or corals with a sad face. Sometimes the girl downed the vodka from the bottle held in her left hand, with a sad face as well. The reason Zefanya is sad is obvious, she has no friends ‘minum’ if Ga-eun and Ae-ri go home to their homeland. In fact, even though he was almost drunk, Zefanya still cried for the return of the two North Korean army girls.

There are four medium-sized tents standing on the Gulf of Horn beach which has a length of 10 kilometers. There was only the 12th Team and the Silent Assassins in the region after they had managed to take control of the Gulf of the Horn.15 TNI Navy warships were still in place to escort them, while watching over the land area, while keeping watch over the land area, the air, and the sea around.

Both the TNI AL fleet, Amphibious Battalion, Silent Assassins, and the 12th Team both suffered tremendous boredom after conquering the coastal strongholds of the Alliance forces defending Horn Bay. However, the large victory of the small forces of the Indonesian contingent and local collaborators yielded sweet results.

To Nio, the food in front of him was a beautiful dish. The appetizer is a sweet black iced coffee, the main dish is five packs of instant noodles from the manufacturer ‘Ind*mie’ fried variant cooked at once and served on a basin, while for the cover of course cigarettes.

He was used to eating factory-made rations imukal, so instant noodles were legendary level foods for him as they were rarely seen and eaten since his assignment in this world. Rations and imukals cannot be compared to instant noodles and ‘asli’ coffees since their creation, thus instant noodles are the embodiment of amazing human creativity.

With his subordinates who were also happily devouring each other's favorite dishes, made Nio satisfied. The 12th Team and the Silent Killer were part of the leading Special Mission Teams, so such a special treatment made them admire each other's luck.

When Nio thought about how happy he was for the results of his hard work, he only thought about the loved ones at home. However, it is compounded when Ratna yells at Nio if the man gets a call from Central Headquarters.

“Commander, will you receive a call or not?” Ratna purposely asked back.

“Who fucking called me while enjoying these rare fun days?” nio said in his heart.

When he heard if the phone kept ringing, Nio became doubtful that his troops would rest sufficiently as promised.

Nio took the phone handle with a lazy face, then heard the remark, “I'm General Angga, am I talking to First Lieutenant Nio Candranala?”

“Ya, Sir, it's my own.”

Nio clearly knew the purpose of his superior calling him. Nio's guess was the opposite of a beautiful lunch, a call from the General would be an order back to the grueling front line.

The North Korean contingent has returned to its origin, and Nio wants to do the same.

“How can Headquarters order a teenager like me to continue fighting on the front lines?” nio lamented in his heart.

General Angga says his goal, “Notice from Headquarters ‘Call First Lieutenant ‘TRIP’ Nio Candranala and his unit. Command the 12th Team and the Silent Killer to prepare for another battle’.”

“Understood, Sir. I will gather all the members, and report immediately once all are ready.”

After the connection was cut off, Nio put down the phone then looked at Ratna with a pitiful face.

Nio was not without reason putting on an extraordinary lethargic face. He does not like protracted tasks, but tasks must be carried out.

“What are our break rations added, Commander?” ratna asked with a plain face.

‘Koki’ aka Ratna asked like that, she thought Nio's tired face was just a trick as usual.

But, in the end the answer Nio gave was the same as his face which made Ratna rather disappointed, “No. Unfortunately, we are only given a break time of half of what was promised.”

“What?!” Ratna replied to Nio's words with a shocked face, then began to curse the officers at Central Headquarters who did not have to fight directly.

Rather than continue to grumble that does not show he has the nature of a soldier who is unyielding, steadfast, and willing to sacrifice, of course Nio prefers to follow orders. In essence, soldiers are tools, but at the same time they are still social creatures.

“Sorry, but we have an order to be on standby early,” said Nio.

“It's okay, Commander. I'm sure, friends will be fine, you don't need to apologize,” replied Ratna with a compassionate face.

Nio decided to show a smile as he put away the bitter feeling, then walked past Ratna with a smile.

As the entire 12th Team and the Silent Assassins gathered, Nio was ready to split his misfortune. He did not want to enjoy the suffering alone, but there were a number of fighters who were willing to share the suffering during the struggle. The fact that all of Nio's subordinates, including his personal servant, Hevaz, gathered while enjoying a precious rest period, they all passed from the first agony.

“Yes, there is annoying news that the General gave directly to us,” Nio said without thinking.

“What did they command us, Commander?” ask Hassan.

“Go to the core, all members of Team 12 and Silent Killer should be ready to continue the mission now.”

Nio's sentence certainly made some members grumble. However, the bad news must be received with a steadfast heart.

“Ready! Mobilization order accepted! I will make sure all troops are ready to leave the rest time given by the boss in half!” replied Hassan firmly.

If during a large-scale operation in the territory of the Kingdom of Salodki the Indonesian contingent sends additional anti-guerrilla forces, the 12th Team and the Silent Killer can retreat or rest. It is very possible if the Central Headquarters did not receive a message from the TNI AL fleet regarding the conditions of the Gulf of Horns and its surroundings, thus making the small unit back to fight.

**

Nio turned to the command ship, the one who made his unit unable to rest optimally.

Inside the helicopter carrier, Nio hesitated if the entire crew sent an emergency message to Central Headquarters without feeling regret. Nio stared intently at the ship's communications operator, making them fret over its existence which was ‘bes’.

“We get advanced text messages from Headquarters!” said one of the crew.

“What is it?” reply Nio.

As the crew stared at their commander who was standing with restless faces at the corner of the bridge after Nio's arrival, one of the crew read a message from the Central Headquarters, the official said, “They ask your troops to continue the movement to a predefined point. The mission is to find the enemy, and block the area so that the enemy cannot approach our warships. As soon as the message, sir!”

Ground forces like Team 12 and Silent Killer have no ability to escort warships, so what does ‘ mean to block enemies from being able to get close to our battleships’? Speaking of quantity, Nio's army was impossible against the enemy's fleet of warships, but if they fought on the mainland, luck would answer.

“Do we have a map of the area of Teluk Tanjung and surrounding areas?” ask Nio.

One of the crew responded, “Ya Sir, soon!”

The crew of the Kelasi Satu ship handed over a map of the Gulf of Horn and its surrounding area with a total real area of 100 kilometers. The relationship between the Army and Navy can actually work well together, if the government provides both levels of a balanced budget. However, the responsibility in this combat operation actually made Nio able to conquer all people on this helicopter carrier, even making the ship's commander only able to reach one corner of the bridge.

In this situation, Nio could not fault the Central Headquarters that had arranged the coordination between combat units in this operation badly. Although the entire Central Headquarters plan was very efficient, perhaps the commanders in this combat operation considered too efficient a bad thing.Nio thought he should praise the totality of the commanders in their work. Nio was a good juvenile officer, so he justified the praise for his battlefield teammates.

The entire combat force in this operation was equally ignorant of the day and was not allowed to waste time. To spend time resting, they still do the work according to their respective positions.

When Nio thought about the matter, he thought all he could do was carry out the orders for the common good.

“Pak, permission asked,” Nio made a request to the commander of the TNI AL fleet in this world, he is the rank of Rear Admiral.

The Rear Admiral got up after a few minutes since Nio's arrival on his ship, then replied to Nio's question,“Ah, yes what do you want to ask, Lieutenant Nio?”

“What is the mission of your fleet really only to defend the Gulf of Horn?”

The war machine had moved, and Nio's army was one of its components. Nio needs to know the next movements of the TNI Navy and Amphibious Battalion fleet, and the estimated movements of the Alliance warship fleet.

“What else can we do? We can't sail too often. The logistics for the warships were much less than the troops on the mainland, you know,” the Rear Admiral replied in a grumbling tone, but Nio paid no heed to his childish expression.

Although the TNI AL fleet in the world is not equipped with enough fuel and logistics crew, but they are reinforced by the best ships, including the destroyer Class Gajah Mada. The training of the Amphibious Battalions was trustworthy, and it could cooperate with the Nio forces since the landing operation. However, the battle with the plan drawn up was a different story.

Nio had no choice but to obey orders efficiently, even though his troops had no experience with terrain, not to mention the missions received were classified as quick response operations. Perhaps that was what caused Nio to be somewhat restless.

“Our mission is no different from before, just plus escort warships. But, the pursuit and prevention mission is very difficult,” muttered Nio.

Putting together a plan of cooperation with troops experienced in sea combat is very difficult. If Nio managed to determine the tactics along with the fleet commander, he would be interviewed whether using hypnosis or something like that.

“Ships of fast patrol missiles have been deployed,” is clearly one of the crews of the helicopter carrier on Nio.

“Do the missile fast boats have support?” ask Nio.

“Frigate trainers are the bodyguards of our patrol fleets.”

Destroyers and helicopter carriers also require strong escort, it is also the reason Indonesia is considered to be looking for enemies in this world because of the large fleet of warships sent to this world although not comparable to America when fighting in the Middle East.

“This is thrilling. Large fleets like ours will escort your small ground troops, Lieutenant Nio.”

The Rear Admiral seemed to be talented in raising the morale of his men. A fleet commander would stand out if he was able to pay attention to the atmosphere of the troops. His words made the confident level of the helicopter carrier crew rise, making Nio smile wryly as he was the only Army on this ship.

“What makes you excited, Sir?”

Shortly thereafter, the Rear Admiral received a report from the patrol unit.

Several drones of rocket-armed surface ships were deployed for reconnaissance missions, and the operators sent information on the command ships.

“Oh, it turns out that our ship's drone saw some of the Alliance's flagged ships,” replied the Rear Admiral.

Video on the main screen showed a group of giant wooden gun battleships, including the aircraft carrier Wyvern. The wooden warships of this world are no match for the giant steel floating TNI AL, but the threat of any kind cannot be ignored.

According to the point of view of naval soldiers who saw surface warfare using guided missiles or railgun cannons or giant torpedoes against submarines, warships with many heavy cannons were outdated. Even so, the TNI Navy fleet in the world must be aware of the Alliance warships armed with heavy cannons and Wyverns.

By comparison, a destroyer typically carries fewer than 50 missiles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition for railgun cannons for surface combat, plus dozens of torpedoes in opposition to submarines. In real warfare, the accuracy of fire is less than 80%, depending on the type of vessel being fought. The fact that the Navy is the most extravagant fighter in firing than the field artillery regiment.

In one battle, the Alliance at most sent 200 warships armed with a hundred heavy cannons, including several Wyvern aircraft carriers. However, the entire defence of the Alliance's warship fleet was not a problem for the deadly weapons of the TNI Navy, except for the helicopter units that had to deal with Wyvern if the quick-reaction cannons ran out of bullets first.

If this war took place 300 years ago, I don't know what happened to the TNI at that time.

“After analysis, the warships that the Alliance sent against us were only tasked with defending the Kingdom of Salodki. As for the relief fleet, the distance is about one month sailing.”

The officers of the TNI Navy fleet had predicted various paths they might take to head for the Gulf of the Horn, and made a mid-ocean defense. But, clearly their task was to get rid of every enemy warship and support the movement of First Lieutenant Nio's forces.