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The Gojalisuta War Part 20
Patih Pancadnyana shook his head. “If we add troops, we will fall into their trap. They will take the opportunity to start a war and deplete our main force and prevent a protracted war.”
"So what should we do?"
"I have a formation that we can set up under the barn that ensures that the Dwarawati army will not be able to attack an inch." Patih Pancadnyana is very confident.
"What are the generally referenced reforms that would have such a large effect?"
"Cakrabyuha Forms!"
"Cakrabyuha Forms?"
"Yes!"
“I heard that it was a formation from Drona that could not be penetrated. How did the general know?”
Patih Pancadnyana laughed but said nothing.
Ditya Mahodara knew that the general was very confident in that it worked and said happily, "As long as the general laid down the formation and how it worked, then it will definitely work!"
Patih Pancadnyana nodded. “Drona mentions that this formation is so amazing that there is no need to make changes and adaptations. As for how to organize warriors was also very simple. Looky!" He took out a piece of sheepskin and began drawing. With his quick wit and thought, in less than an hour, he had described the formation.
“Drona is a war genius! This formation is very useful!” ditya Mahodara.
“It's okay if the Dwarawati army adds their troops to the attack. If they really do, we can only add a few more troops to defend the Gunadewa Resi camp. Direct combat is not a smart strategy. The main force would set up a formation under the barn place to greet them. I want to see how Raden Partajumena broke it.”
"Yes, general!" Ditya Mahodara went to prepare the formation so that they could set it at the foot of the barn. In addition, he also handed over the responsibility of coaching to the army advisors for him to build the soldiers in such a way that they are proficient in it.
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Army tent alliance Mandura and Dwarawati.
Raden Partajumena gathered all his generals to plan the next stage of their mission.
Based on their initial plan, the next stage was to attack the Gunadeva Rishi camp.
“Once we manage to conquer the camp, Trajutresna's army will be trapped in the barn, and once again we will surround them. Therefore, we must win the battle tomorrow.” Raden Partajumena is up.
"We are waiting for your orders!" The generals answered.
“In tomorrow's siege, Raden Wisata's forces will be the main ones while Patih Pragota and Arya Prabawa will support him by blocking Ditya Mahodara's forces at the base of the barn. Arya Setyaki's men will stay in the camp and wait for my orders!”
"Yes, general!"
Destroying an Army does not just destroy an alliance that is being formed. The Dwarawati army also gained a lot of grain and resources.
The Mandura have also sent almost all of their grain to the Fort Astana Gandamana. The fire created by Ditya Mahodara has been destroying the grain for many years collected by Mandura. Therefore, even though they had regained the transportation route, the amount of grain that Patih Udawa could collect domestically was limited.
As they continued to try to obtain grain, the commoners grumbled. To support the troops on the front lines, even grain from their homes was required to be donated. Of course, they won't be happy. Therefore, Patih Pancadnyana felt that if the two armies continued, Trajutresna's forces would be stronger.
Fortunately, the destruction of reinforcements carrying large quantities of grain actually benefited Dwarawati.
King Dwarawati had contacted the commoners to help transport these grains to the Capital of Mandura.
The square where the army and Dwarawati fought was located, very close to Astana Gandamana. Within a few days, they managed to reach the Capital of Mandura. Therefore, the shortage of grain was resolved and the problem of Dwarawati was not as bad as Patih Pancadnyana had hoped.
The next morning, the weather was good.
Early in the morning, Trajutresna's army began to busy moving all the carriages and items that could be used to prepare for the Cakrabyuha Formation.
As they began to get busy, the Dwarawati army departed.
The black flood under the coordination of the drums, formed a neat row and exited the camp.
Raden Partajumena stood in the tower and looked on as usual, looking down and leading the troops.
The first to leave was 120 thousand infantry and cavalry led by Raden Wisata. This army had been attacking the Gunadewa Rishis camp for several days and was already used to the route. The only difference was the order to fight to the death that was given yesterday.
In the army of the Mandura and Dwarawati alliance, the moment they decided to fight to the death, if anyone tried to escape, they would be mercilessly killed. If one is afraid, he may become a burden to the other. Therefore, for this battle to the death, all the soldiers would fight like their backs were facing the wall.
On the ground and the rolling dust, Patih Pragota and Arya Prabawa made use of the cover to follow from behind. During the previous battle, Patih Pragota lost a bit of troops and had 90 thousand people left who could fight.
Seeing Raden Wisata's forces once again attacking Resi Gunadewa camp, the guards did not panic. After a few days, they were convinced that the enemy was just pretending.
The news of the army's defeat was known only to the generals of Trajutresna's army so as not to affect morale. Patih Pancadnyana ordered this to prevent its spread. Otherwise, anyone who did not obey him would be killed. Hence, of those who survived, other than a few generals, most of them knew nothing.
What they do not know is that the army of Dwarawati today is very different from the last few days. The generals knew about it and ordered the soldiers to stand guard. Unfortunately, it didn't work.
During the several days of the assault, although Raden Wisata did not accomplish much, at least they had filled all the trenches.
Large troops stepped over the trenches and held back the scaling stairs, initiating a relentless assault on the camp that originally belonged to them. The soldiers were not afraid of death and gave everything.
Such a fierce army was something that Trajutresna's forces did not expect. Only then did they realize that the Dwarawati army was actually attacking this time around. But when they realized this, it was too late because they had suffered many casualties.
Fortunately, Trajutresna's forces were not as average as ordinary troops. Even though they had a bad start, they reacted quickly and used the advantage of the wall, starting to slaughter Mandura's troops.