The Fire Dragon Sword
The Battle of Mount Padang
Loa Forest is located right on the border of the Duchy of Cibiru, the location is very strategic and is the easiest path to Mount Padang, Jaladara decided to build the main tent as a command center of four other soldier tents scattered at several points.
Any information about the latest movement of Malwageni from all the passwords will be collected at the main post before being redistributed to the other four troop points according to Jaladara's orders.
Its location is hidden and near the waterfall makes it difficult for opponents to detect their presence.
A man entered the forest escorted by two Galah Mask warriors. After speaking to the guard standing outside the biggest tent, he stepped in to meet Jaladara.
"Honor to the coach" said the man slowly.
"Pandita, how did you get out of Malwageni? what if they suspect?" jaladara asked in surprise.
"Sorry sir, I ordered Wardhana to patrol around the mountain border with some other soldiers. I broke away as they spread, no one would be suspicious" Pandita replied quickly.
Jaladara nodded in relief, he should be more careful this time because his opponent is Wardhana.
"Then what do you want to say?" tanya Jaladara Curious.
"The war order has gone down master, but they will not take the main route and prefer the Valley route of the suction of the tribe" Pandita replied.
"Sukma-Sucking Valley Line? are you sure?" jaladara's face changed instantly.
Pandita nodded slowly, "That's Wardhana's direct order."
"How could they have taken such a difficult path to bring in hundreds of thousands of troops, I really do not understand Wardhana's way of thinking" said Jaladara annoyed. He had already assembled all the soldiers at the strategic point of the main line to ambush them and now had to change his plans instantly.
"Hamba doesn't know sir, it seems they are very careful because the orders on us soldiers are just that, he said other orders will follow," replied Pandita.
"Wardhana is like that, the movement that is difficult to guess is what makes Majasari destroyed, now we have to change our plans a little," said Jaladara limp.
He had already imagined how difficult it would be to draw out such a large number of troops scattered at some point, not to mention having to fight in the notoriously mysterious Sukma Sucking Valley.
"Antoro, what do you think?" jaladara asked one of his officers.
"Moving the soldiers to the south side is not an easy matter sir, I am not too worried about the Galah Mask troops but the other soldiers will be quite difficult to move, sir, moreover, the place is notoriously mysterious with many people missing.
Our situation may be the same as Malwageni but they are slightly superior because many supported swordsmen choose a match. I don't want to risk too much that our opponent is one of the best in the war strategy. I think it would be easier if we fought on the outer side of the Sukma Sucking Valley" Antoro replied.
"Fight on the outside?" Jaladara scrunched his forehead.
"We'll put an army of arrows on either side of the track before entering the Valley, and I'll lead the troops to hide near Cikondang waterfall to ambush them.
Fighting in that place will benefit us because there are many steep hills that can be a hiding place for the troops. Right now they are very confident we will wait here and that can loosen their vigilance.
Arrow attack will make them panic, and when it happens hundreds of our troops will ambush from various directions" replied Antoro.
"What if Wardhana realizes and prepares a trap there? we can be destroyed" Jaladara said.
"There is a possibility but usually the commander of the troops will finalize the plan after getting the latest news from the telik ciphers and Pandita can play his role as our eyes.
Wardhana sends them to ascertain which plans will be executed and Pandita's report will determine Wardhana's final moves. We're lucky to have succeeded in infiltrating Pandita in their army.
Report to Wardhana if Saung Galah's forces are concentrated in the main line as expected and he will confidently pass through the Sukma Sucking Valley track. When they feel victorious, we ambush with the whole army" replied Antoro.
"That's it..." Jaladara nodded his head while thinking for a moment.
"How long does it take to move half the army?" ask Jaladara.
"With such a difficult path it may be almost half a day master, but we do not have to move them together, some of these points also need to be taken care of if they are desperate and try to escape. Looking at this path, the only way for them is to descend into the abyss or fight to the death, they will be confined like rats ready to be eaten at any time by the eagle Saung Galah," antoro replied confidently.
"Well, I'll move the troops from these three points. Sangaji, you will lead an army of arrows towards the hill before entering the path of the Sukma Suction Valley and make sure to find a place that can see into this corner," pointed Jaladara on the scroll.
"Okay sir" replied Sangaji.
"Antoro, you take the entire army of the pole mask and wait around the entrance, I will lead from the left side as an ambush force. No one moved before the arrow troops destroyed their formation. All the command is in my hands, if the situation is out of control you can choose any path to retreat and we meet in this place again" said Jaladara.
"Okay, Mr. Patih," they replied simultaneously.
"Right now is Saung Galah's only chance to conquer the land of Jawata but it may also be the end of our pride kingdom. Do your best to ensure Saung Galah's victory."
"Live Saung Galah!!!" yell at them at the same time.
"Pandita, go back to Malwageni and say as Antoro said," Jaladara ordered.
"Okay sir, I beg you" said Pandita quickly.
***
"The chairman of all the Thunder Fire warriors is ready to move, we are waiting for your orders" said a woman to Kawanda who was cleaning Begu Ganjang's inheritance.
Kawanda continued to clean his heirloom sword without answering the female report before him.
"Andini, you are the only woman who managed to occupy a high position in the Thunder Flame and became the chief swordsman of the Thunder Flame Woman because of your cleverness. Don't you think there's anything strange?" ask Kawanda coldly.
"Any?" Andini scrunched her forehead.
"Sakuta had just returned from his reconnaissance and he reported that around Mount Padang many soldiers were found Saung Galah hiding, do you think they are after us?"
Andini shook her head slowly, as she remembered Thunder Flame had never touched or dealt with Saung Galah.
"So you mean?" ask Andini slowly.
"Right, there's using Saung Galah and I'm sure only Wardhana can do it, didn't I tell you from the start to be careful with him. His magic may be low but his intelligence should not be underestimated.
There's a possibility Wardhana wants to trap us and Saung Galah to fight each other in the main line before they attack together. Facing the royal troops will always be difficult because they have an army of arrows.
We will change the plan, if they want to ambush us on the main line then we will pass through the Sukma Suction Valley, " Kawanda replied.
"Sukma Suction Line? isn't there a lot of missing master warriors?" andini asked in surprise.
I don't care what's in that valley, as long as we can raise the Pagebluk Lampor. Tell all the Fire Thunder warriors if there is a slight change of plan, we will enter through the Sukma Suction Valley route" Kawanda said firmly.
"Good chief, I beg you," Andini replied quickly.
"Wait!" said Kawanda as she walked to the storage cabinet. He took out one dark black-colored sword and threw it at Andini.
"Chairman, this heirloom?" andini was surprised.
"The sword moves of the Demon Destruction Flower powder that you are mastering will not be maximal without the best sword, only the divine heirloom sword will increase your attacks. Use that sword and make sure I'm not disappointed to give you that heirloom" Kawanda said slowly.
"Okay, chief, I won't let you down" replied Andini quickly.
***
Wardhana who sat in a room of the Malwageni pride combat hall seemed to listen to the pandita report on the last condition of the movement of the Saung galah troops. He seemed to wrinkle his forehead several times as Pandita assured that all of Saung Galah's troops were camped on the main line.
"So they're after us on the main line?" ask Wardhana slowly.
"Right Mr. Patih, I saw for myself some tent soldiers standing in the hidden forest" replied Pandita.
"You saw it for yourself.." Wardhana closed her eyes for a moment while taking a deep breath.
"It looks like your plan succeeded sir, they are now in the grasp of Malwageni" Pandita said.
"You're right, so I just need to destroy them, right?" ask Wardhana.
"Hopefully the glory is always with Malwageni," Pandita replied as she nodded slowly.
"Alright, thank you for your information, wait outside and prepare your troops, we will leave in a moment" said Wardhana slowly.
"Okay Mr. Patih, I beg you" Pandita got up from his seat and saluted before stepping away.
Wardhana stared at Pandita's departure while smiling wryly.
"What do you think, Wardhana?" ask Axis.
"He lies, when a human is lying, his body movements will change. He will act as calmly as possible to convince his lies. An irony as she tried to calm down, but her body movements said otherwise.
There is never a single password that says with great confidence the enemy will move where because every second the opponent can change his plan and he confidently Saung Galah moves in the main line" Wardhana replied.
"You realize it, too, it seems that now you've surpassed me Wardhana. Then what are we gonna do? resetting the troops at the last second was no easy job, plus Arung and Wijaya were already in his position on the main line waiting for Thunder Flame?" ask Axis.
"If Pandita's true lie means she's the eye we've been looking for all this time, I've started to get suspicious when Saung Galah found out I disappeared in Trowulan.
He reported that the current condition of Saung Galah might be to trap us in the Valley of Suckers. I could've pulled Arung's army and changed plans but we still don't know where Thunder Fire will move. If they pass through the main route that is empty then they will easily reach the top of Mount Padang.
But if they also enter through the Valley of Suckers, the fight will be much more difficult because their enemy is the same, Malwageni. We must try to separate them or make them destroy each other" Wardhana replied while massaging his forehead.
"All the choices before you carry a great risk, right? think about it calmly. You may be the best if you think in a calm state, but sometimes you are weak when the pressure comes from various directions like now.
Use the advantages you have to overcome all the pressure that is currently directed at you, facing two different enemies is not an easy job but when you are able to master the situation, nothing can stop you. That's why His Majesty Arya Dwipa prefers you over me.
I will wait outside with the rest of the troops, never hesitate because war is not certain, only people who are able to read the situation calmly will probably win the battle. Do not be afraid of failure, if failure means a much calmer enemy, it is only the result of a war," Paksi said as he stepped out, he wanted to give his students time to think alone.
"Master," Kertapati, who was waiting outside, approached Paksi when she saw him coming out of Wardhana's room.
"Prepare the troops, I'm sure soon the order will come out of his mouth," replied Paksi.
"Okay sir," replied Kertapati quickly.
"What is your highness still in his room?" ask Paksi then.
He nodded softly, "Hamba heard him talking to the prince of Pancaka in his room, but I got the war word," Kertapati gave a red scroll as a sign that Malwageni will do a big war like when dealing with Majasari.
"I don't think this red scroll will appear at this time, Wardhana quickly make a decision" Paksi said in his heart.
The sound of the door to the room startled Paksi and Kertapati, they turned at the same time and saw Wardhana already wearing the Malwageni banner on her waist.
"He has decided, keep growing Wardhana," Paksi said in his heart.
"Teacher, I want you to lead the army with Kertapati towards the main line to let you know if there is a slight change of plans. Move towards the mountain of the field through the main path, and avoid it as much as possible if you meet the Thunder of Fire.
There will be a crossroads that bring these two paths together, wait there and form the formation of Wukir Sagara Wyuha (a strategy of war with the arrangement of troops in the form of hills and oceans), we will meet at that point," said Wardhana slowly.
"You, don't don't you?" tanya Paksi is confused.
"If they want to fight in that place then I will grant. They may have set a trap in that place but I have one way to screw it up. I will face His Majesty to prepare" Wardhana replied before stepping away.
"Wardhana, you forgot this," said Paksi as he gave a red scroll.
Wardhana took the scroll on her knees as a sign of respect and loyalty to Malwageni.
"The king's word I have received, prepare to move and raise the banner of Malwageni greatness throughout the Saung Galah region," said Wardhana slowly.
"Okay sir," replied Kertapati quickly.
"Let's see there's one thing I want to ask you before you leave. Kill Pandita now so that all Malwageni knights know if he betrays death is the payoff."
"Execute sir" replied Kertapati.
Wardhana stepped away towards the King's main room, seen Malwageni's oversized banner that was coiled around his waist fluttering in the wind, as if signaling if soon the banner will flutter throughout the land of Jawata.
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