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Invasion of Robbers Part 3
The presence who was in the back line frowned when he saw his catapult being pressed. "Who knows what they're using, has such range?"
A robber walked out and said with less confidence, “I heard there is something called a bed arrow in the military, which is a good weapon for defense, could this be?"
Present nodded and said, “I'm 80% sure of that. Looks like the enemy is a hard rock to break through.”
“Then what should we do?”
“Send 1000 elites. We have to press them.” command Present.
"Yes!"
Although they have managed to get rid of the threat from catapults, the danger remains. Near each staircase were an average of 50 sword shield warriors. They had to hold down arrows, defend against enemies who climbed the stairs, and also throw rolling wood and giant stones. Both of them were extremely heavy and depleted one's stamina and strength.
Back then, the enemy actually sent another 1000 elites to help, naturally increasing the danger.
Seeing that the robbers have decided to focus on one gate, the, Heru Cokro did not hesitate and told Raden Said at the north gate to send 3 companies of sword shield warriors to the west gate to defend.
With that, the army at the north gate only numbered 400 people. These 400 people would face 1000 elite robbers who showed no themselves. Heru Cokro was worried they would attack the north gate through the floating bridge as they fought at the west gate.
Before reinforcements from the north gate arrived, the west gate was already in danger.
The combat strength of the elite robbers was twice that of the basic robbers. The addition of such a large entourage immediately made the surviving soldiers endangered.
Heru Cokro immediately ordered 500 members of the civilian team to climb the wall and take over the duty of the sword shield warriors to be in charge of throwing rolling wood and giant stones.
He had no choice but to play the civilian team. These residents had no battle experience, and to be thrown into such a battle, it was unknown if they could accomplish their tasks well.
When a normal person sees a situation like this, shivering and fear are natural. Where does one get the courage to throw logs and giant stones at his opponent?
Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Heru Cokro knew that he needed to raise the spirit of his soldiers. He grabbed his spear and apologized to Hesty Purwadinata and the others for abandoning them and rushing to the frontlines.
Heru Cokro today is not like a novice player like yesterday.
Be it the Spear Techniques of Pataka Majapahit, the Inner Cultivation Technique of Prabu Pandu Dewanata or Sundang Majapahit, the three of them have increased their combat power. Facing the robbers, he easily killed his enemy with just a single move, possessing a hint of the grandeur of General Giri.
Seeing their own rulers personally fighting with them, be it sword shield infantry or civilian teams, their spirits flew through the roof. Civilian teams fearlessly moved wood after wood that rolled, and giant stone after giant stone, throwing it towards the robbers that came in haste.
With the civilian team dividing the load, the sword shield warriors could finally fight the robbers, causing them to retreat again and again. The first infantry unit in charge of the western side's defense was thus the most elite infantry unit capable of excelling even against elite bandits.
With the difference in numbers, it must still look bad to them.
At this most dangerous time, Heru Cokro had no choice but to order the use of his secret weapon, the cetbang cannon. Originally he wanted to keep it until the end as a trump card to seal his victory.
The cetbang cannon was extremely powerful, and even the stairs that had been prepared to fight it, were still burnt. The huge fire instantly destroyed the two stairs.
Seeing that they were still unsuccessful, and it was almost noon, Hadirasa could only order his troops to retreat helplessly.
On the Java side of Dwipa, they took the time to care for the injured. Those who were seriously injured were taken to the territory wall and sent to PUSKESMAS. Civilian teams began clearing the village's defense resources and moving the new batch to the wall in preparation for use in the afternoon.
The War Preparation Division sent hot and delicious dishes to the soldiers who risked their lives.
At that moment, no one dared to leave the territory wall, and not even Heru Cokro dared to leave. He allowed Bhaksana Resto to prepare some dishes and sent them to the resting room in the village tower for Hesty Purwadinata and the others.
Using the time off, the members of the Java Dwipa Alliance chatted and ate at the same time. The topic of their discussion was focused on the first half of the robber attacks that had just ended.
"I really didn't expect the robber attacks to be so intense." Habibi said emotionally.
“Yes, it made me lose all my confidence.” Maria Bhakti agreed, her face filled with uncertainty.
Hesty Purwadinata looked at Heru Cokro with concern and asked. “Jendra, are you confident for this afternoon's attack?" The others looked at him with worry.
Heru Cokro smiled. "It's okay. We blocked their attack in the morning so their morale was gone. As long as we don't make a mistake, it's fine to block it again.”
“But, Java Dwipa both lost a lot of troops in the morning. In addition, the enemy has 1000 elites and 1000 cavalry who have not moved.” Hesty Purwadinata is not so optimistic.
According to post-combat reports, of the 6700 robbers, 200 water bandits were killed, 300 were captured, 1200 basic robbers were killed, and 300 elite robbers were killed. That is, the enemy still had half of their strength. Obviously such a huge loss will affect their morale and whether or not they can give it their all in the afternoon is a big question.
On the Java side of Dwipa, of the 500 naval soldiers in the Pantura naval fleet, 50 were killed. 50 archers from the Dwipa Java region defense unit had been killed, 200 sword shield soldiers were killed, and 80 out of 500 civilian teams were killed. Their losses are in a ratio of 1:5 compared to robbers, which is a very good result.
“The robbers lost more than us, so let's just see how they reacted.” said Heru Cokro.
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At the same time, inside the marauder's main tent.
“Sister, the situation is not good. What should we do in the afternoon?” ask Hadikarya.
Present very seriously. "In the afternoon, it's time for you to act."
"How's it?" Hadikarya was a bit confused.
“In the morning, I have arranged for people to build a floating bridge, and we have already prepared two. When we attacked in the morning, based on the reports of some retreating people, the enemy removed a group of soldiers from their east gate or north gate. Hence their defense will further weaken, which will give us a chance.”
“Adik, you must immediately bring your troops to turn backwards, use the floating bridge to cross the village's protective river and secretly attack their northern gate. Remember, you must wait until the west gate has attacked before starting your attack. You should not be too early, or they will have a chance to prepare. Understood?" Present explained.
"Understood!" Hadikarya said excitedly.