High School Soldier
96. Mission without mercy
23 October 2321, 23:16 WIB/1914 Luan Empire, at night.
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Nio was fully aware of what he was doing just now, but seeing someone who had traits like the general Indonesian population, he just acted without orders. This person named Dewi raised his head because he saw someone wearing TNI attributes, and spoke Indonesian. Some of the girls who appear to be from Indonesia are also not known by name.
The ten minions of the commander retreated a few steps while tightly grasping their swords. Meanwhile, Nio, he got a weapon from an officer who threw his fighting knife to Nio. Nio steadied his horses, and tried to stay calm.
“We are from TNI, are you Indonesian?”
“What are you coming to save us?”
Some of these Indonesian girls were unable to speak, due to the treatment they received when they became slaves. And only this girl named Goddess could still speak even with such a soft voice.
“Yes, we will take you back to our homeland.”
When these few black-haired girls heard the words from Nio, their tears flowed. The situation now made it impossible to untie the chains on the necks of the girls, some enemy soldiers were near these girls. If Nio started to make a move, perhaps they would act that could injure the girls of this prospective ex-slave.
Actually the TNI did not know these girls were captured by the enemy, the information they got so little about the kidnapped citizens. So technically Nio was forced to lie to these Indonesian girls.
But once Nio and the officers knew there were Indonesians suffering here, it was impossible to leave them. Nio and the officers who were here had one thought in common, and they and the entire Cruiser Squad were preparing for battle.
“Miss, if you are still crying, you better smile sweetly. That will make my spirit grow.”
While saying that to the Indonesian girls, Nio prepared to fight the commander's minions who appeared to be using thick armor.
If anyone tried to stop these TNI soldiers, there would be a side that regretted doing so. These old soldiers had higher combat experience than the young soldiers, that was why they deserved to be officers. At least they are not too old, most of them are still 45-50 years old.
On the other hand, Sucipto sighed while grasping the two pistols he had hidden in his pants. But she has seen several Indonesian girls become victims of kidnappings and targets of enemy brutality.
Thus, Sucipto was forced to order the entire Combat Group to head for the Imperial capital, with a battle mission within the city. Although communication connections were limited, at least Sucipto's orders were acceptable to the people at the headquarters.
These old soldiers were preparing for a battle that might be exhausting, they should strategize at the central headquarters of the Expeditionary Force.
The entire army of the Cruiser Squad smiled bitterly towards the thousands of warriors who surrounded them all over the place. It should have been a grueling short battle, of course using the full might of the Expeditionary Force.
Sheyn did not understand why the Empire's five men were doing this, which would definitely expose the Empire to defeat in war once again. From looking at the way Nio acted, this girl concluded that Indonesians value human life very much.
Even so, Sheyn thought that the actions of the commander-in-chief were more than enough to jeopardize the peace treaty between Indonesia and the Empire. But, the Indonesian side should be able to separate their personal feelings with the interests of the nation.
However, Nio a few minutes ago had struck a person important to the Empire. This was something that could not be ignored, and Nio would probably be in danger because of his actions.
In the middle of this vast square, Sheyn tried to appease the entire army from both sides.
“Tu-tuan Nio! Please stop. Everyone, please keep your swords for me. Please, back!”
However, the Imperial soldiers still held their weapons, and the knights belonging to Shyen did not want to act like them. Sheyn and her knights understood the power of these Indonesian weapons and soldiers. Despite the violence, they had to protect Emperor Bogat and King Lukav with their bodies.
There were a total of 3,000 warriors in the plaza of the Imperial capital, they spread out to surround the green representative forces, they had the advantage in numbers. Therefore, they did not think too much of a risk when fighting this green warrior. After all, all they had to do was kill all the representatives to win.
The commander laughed from where he fell, he imagined the person who hit him to pieces.
Nio simply replied, “General, your command?”
Sucipto with his forced smile grasped tightly the means of communication, and spoke with the people in the central marksa.
A moment later, all the members of the Cruiser Squad scattered across the capital activated their assault rifles into full automatic mode. All the weapons operators did the same thing, as some soldiers were seen carrying their disposable rocket launchers on their shoulders to destroy all the barricades the enemy was making.
Sucipto answered Nio's question, “My command is, don't break your weapon.”
Nio responded to Sucipto's orders with a grin.
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Fighting with a knife is an art of war that is still used today, although there are many combinations in this type of fight. In some countries, its military uses the art of fighting with knives and combined with local martial arts, it will make an even greater impact of damage.
Just like how aircraft cannons were still useful in the age of guided missiles, fighting with knives was part of the infantry's combat education. It was important in close combat, and could not be allowed to disappear as time went on.
In contrast to the technique of fighting with a knife in martial arts generally, which includes more sports. Knife fighting combined with several pencak silat branches is practiced for real combat. These are skills designed for war.
Although some countries still implement bayonet combat, because if the opponents of bayonet fighters are skilled in close combat, bayonet fighters can only retreat and fire their rifles. This sounds unfair, but this is war.
The sound of explosions from rifles belonging to the entire rover Squad was heard from all over the capital. Even some of the much more violent explosions were able to make the people of the Empire tremble.
Soldiers of this world are used to fighting while sheltering their shields, making it difficult to fight against armed forces of rifles, grenade launchers and rockets that. Their main combat tactic was to raid along with direct weapon contact, then push with the shield, and slash with their swords.
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No matter how strong the soldier was, or how sharp their swords would be if they could not hit the enemy. Quickly, Nio dodged the sword aiming at his body, then thrust his knife into the gap of their helmet, instantly draining the blood coming out of his eyes. If Nio and they got too close, he violently kicked their shields and stabbed their heads that were protected by metal helmets.
The commander's minions boasted of their large numbers, and the intensive training they received. But Nio mocked them as they carried out a futile attack. The only way they could fight Nio was by attacking him with their large numbers.
However, Nio was protected by the officers' pistols and one Cruiser Squad and several other Squads who had finished their battle.
As dozens of enemies returned to surround Nio, the 12.7mm heavy machine gun mounted on the armored vehicle was strong enough to pierce through the 10mm thick steel plate.
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The green wheat fields that dotted the path to the Imperial capital, stretched out toward the horizon, and the expanse of new battlefields for them were as beautiful as paintings.
Seeming black smoke billowing from the direction of the target, the members of Combat Group 6 who were boarding the attack helicopter saw black smoke billowing in the distance. It made them think if it would face the fire dragon king again.
Dozens of transport helicopters, and their escorts passed several tens of meters above the ground.
The soldiers who hitchhiked by the helicopter watched as several dragon riders were hit by 4 rockets from the attack helicopter. It made them feel that the battlefield was near.
Some members of the cruiser Squad who did not get too many missions, gave a ride to members of the 1st Cruiser Squad who were not included as representatives to the capital. A microphone operator on one of the helicopters spoke, “There are some people lying on the streets.”
The main mission of the entire Combat Group was to protect the TNI representatives and hunt down the Imperial and Royal forces in the capital, and they had to crush them mercilessly. That was the mission Sucipto gave him when he was surrounded by thousands of enemy soldiers along with some officers and Nio.