
Gayatri Rajapatni invites Heru Cokro to sit on a higher chair, but she refuses. “General Gayatri, you are responsible for this battle. All my powers will listen to you.” As he said this, he introduced Mahesa Boma and Pendil Wesi to her.
Gayatri Rajapatni has noticed limestone mountains and has far more knowledge about them than Heru Cokro. He already had a mature plan on how to attack him.
Heru Cokro would naturally not speak too much since he was his guest.
Gayatri Rajapatni did not refuse and said, “After the observation period, we have known a lot about the limestone mountain. There are about 3,000 mountain bandits, and the leader is called Brama Kumbara. He was originally a swordsman, but he was opposed and expelled from his sect, forced to live in the wilderness and ended up as a bandit. He has strong skills but also has the right heart. After conquering the crack, he told his men not to kill innocent people.”
“The problem is, his internal wounds do not heal. Soon, he won't be able to control the people under him.”
Heru Cokro nodded. It is only fitting that Gayatri Rajapatni wants to deal with them quickly. One could foresee that the moment he died, the one who would be severely affected first was Le Moesiek Revole Village.
“Brama Kumbara has a daughter named Dewi Tanjung. He was 28 years old and was born after he became a bandit. He loved her and taught her everything she learned. Goddess Tanjung who was under the teachings of her father, became very pure and godly, unaffected by the bandits. Therefore, Brama Kumbara was worried that once he died, his daughter would not be able to gain a foothold in the limestone mountain and even her chastity would be taken by those wolves.”
Heru Cokro never expected that there would be such a story.
“Because of that, Brama Kumbara went through many sleepless nights. Coincidentally, a spy was found by him and he instead learned of Le Moesiek Revole Village from the spy. After thinking about it, she became emotional and made the decision to release the limestone mountain in order to protect her daughter.”
Heru Cokro was struck with a bolt of consciousness, no wonder he knew so much, even the secrets he explained so clearly. What he did not understand was that since Brama Kumbara was willing to give up the limestone mountain, why would Gayatri Rajapatni need help from them?
“What changes happened?” Heru Cokro asked.
Gayatri Rajapatni took a deep breath. “Your guess is right, there's something going on. A few days ago, his plan was revealed and a rebellion broke out in that crack. Although the bandits respected him, giving permission was something they could not accept. Coupled with some people fanning the flames, based on the latest information from the spies, the two were captured. The mountain bandits also spread the word that they wanted to attack Le Moesiek Revole Village in return.”
Heru Cokro shook his head in amusement. “This group of mountain bandits is too arrogant, they should just keep quiet. Because once they came out, how could they fight Le Moesiek Revole? That's an impractical idea.”
Gayatri Rajapatni nodded. “I also think it's impractical."
When a person does not have a good advisor, the disadvantages are already visible.
Not only must they take over the limestone mountains in this battle, but they must also save the lives of Brama Kumbara and his daughter. After all, he had already intended to surrender, which meant he was an ally, so they had to save him.
"Lantas, what plan do you have?" Heru Cokro asked.
Gayatri Rajapatni confidently and firmly said, “I have no plan, just attack!”
Heru Cokro was shocked, he looked at Gayatri Rajapatni in awe and amazement. Since they had enraged the enemy, they should have instantly destroyed them, since it was the right thing to do.
"Good!" Heru Cokro rose. “Let's hold on to what the empress said. Don't let any changes as time goes by, let's go!”
A large army rolled from Le Moesiek Revole and towards the limestone mountain.
At 13:00, without trying to hide, they arrived in front of the limestone mountain.
The canyon was only 50 meters wide, so they could spread its power.
In front of the formation, 10 scaling ladders were installed, close behind were 5 three arcuballistas that were being directed and centered.
The bottom scaling ladder has a wooden base with 6 wheels underneath, and the main staircase is mounted to the base at a certain level. On the side there is a protective and reinforced with leather material. Soldiers can effectively defend against arrows while pushing scaling ladders.
The main staircase is split into two parts, utilizing a folding structure where the middle unites the two parts with a shaft.
When besieging, as long as one placed the main staircase under the wall, and then used the second ladder, they could easily climb the wall and reduce the danger and difficulty. In addition, because scaling ladders are placed on walls, soldiers can prevent enemy sabotage only if they are ready to climb.
Standing in front of the troops was the First Paspam Battalion brought by Heru Cokro. Their task was to utilize the step arrows fired by the arcuballistas along with 2 units of sword shield warriors from Le Moesiek Revole District to tear down the territory wall.
Following behind the sword shield warrior unit were two archer units, in charge of protection shots. Farther behind was a heavy armored infantryman. They were in charge of using the wooden ram to knock down the village gate.
The wood breaker had a wheelbarrow attached in such a way that it could be pushed forward. The wooden ram was covered with two layers of iron skin, with many shiny spikes welded on top.
Behind the troops was a cavalry unit from the subdistrict protection regiment that acted as a reserve.
The large army did not care about the mountain bandits on the limestone mountain, and slowly made preparations for the war ahead.
Such a huge commotion naturally warned and shocked the mountain bandits.
The leader of the mountain bandits who succeeded in carrying out the coup has received reports and brought many people to the walls of the region. Upon seeing the large army outside, he muttered, "Who can tell me where this army came from?"
The mountain bandits on his right and left looked at each other, but they all did not know what to say.
"Leader, what is it, is it the old fortress head?" A mountain bandit stuttered as he said. Although Brama Kumbara was locked up, he still had high prestige in the mountain stronghold and was still considered the head of the stronghold.
Leader froze and scolded, “There's an 80% chance it's the misty old man. He's gonna die but still want to fight me. I'll go and kill him now.”
The mountain bandit beside him immediately stopped him and persuaded, “Leader, the most important thing is to stop their advance. We can solve the old fog anytime.”
In order for him to successfully stage a coup, he was certainly not stupid. He knew that killing the current Brama Kumbara would not only not help the situation, but would also make those who liked him not listen to him.