The Thousand Year Dynasty
27.5. Antology Story: The Surprise Attack
By midnight on the coast of Eblan Estate. Fifteen days after the letter of demand from the Pharos region was not responded by the Urbar kingdom.
It appears an iron ship threw an anchor in its deep waters. And from the ship came five smaller ships heading towards the coast.
After the five ships docked, three battle chariots descended from the three ships. And 75 soldiers from the ship the remaining two.
They were all wearing black clothes. Carrying a long barrel gun with an iron tube hanging on the back. There was also a war on the waist, and a black shield about the size of half their body was attached to the left arm. They were special soldiers of the land of Pharos.
They were lined up neatly next to the battle chariot whose furnace had already begun to heat up. Smoke was faintly seen coming out of the chimney at the back.
The weather felt humid because the rain had just stopped. The ground still looks wet and damp. Make it a little soft and leave a deep trace when it is passed. Especially the combat train.
There were three figures in black clothes standing in front of the soldiers. They are Caspian, Vossler, and Helen.
"We have arrived at the northern shore of the Eblan region" Caspian said to the soldiers before they began their task. "Our task this time is to take over the capital of every region along this coast" he added.
"We will move quickly according to the plan you have heard before" Caspian continued. "The army under Mr. Vossler will head west to the Damcyan Estate. Miss Helen's army is heading east towards the Feymarch Estate. While my troops will attack Gala city. The capital of this Eblan region" his sword briefly.
"And remember. We'll retreat if it turns out they have an army we can't face. Also if the relief forces from the Urbar kingdom come with numbers that we cannot afford to face" Caspian continued. "So the thing to take precedence is our own safety. Do you all understand?" Follow it with questions.
"Ready, understand" the soldiers replied in unison.
"All right then. Before you guys get ready, I just want to remind you one more thing. Although we have better weapons than the Urbar kingdom army, still do not underestimate your opponents. You must fight them with your full strength" Caspian gave advice. "All right then. Prepare yourself" he added later.
"Ready, lord Caspian" the soldiers replied in unison again.
And after hearing this, immediately the 75 soldiers began to divide themselves into three groups. And started marching in front of their respective battle chariots. Waiting for the next commandment from their leader.
"If something goes wrong with the plan, go back to this place. Because our iron ship will remain in this place during the assault" this time Caspian spoke to two of his comrades. Helen and Vossler.
"We understand" the two knights replied almost simultaneously.
"All right then. May the gods bless you" closed Caspian before they headed to their respective chariots.
And after getting ready, the three battle chariots moved apart.
Vossler's chariot headed west to the city of Fu. Caspian's chariots headed south to the city of Gala, and Helen's chariots headed east to the city of Meso.
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From where they docked, it usually takes half a day to the city of Gala when using a regular horse carriage. But with the battle chariot, they only needed some time. No more than three hours to be exact.
That was because the speed of the combat train did not change, nor did the path traversed use the existing road. They cut off the road looking for the closest distance to the city of Gala.
"Mr Caspian, the gates of Gala are visible" the driver of the train told Caspian as they approached Gala.
Caspian lowered his head to the front of the chariot. Looking through the gap on the iron guard at the front.
The front of the train, or what Aksa called the steering room, has a shape like a coachman's seat, but with a steering wheel is the same as the iron train used in the city.
In addition, there are many levers to control various tools installed on the train. Such as to rotate the drill bit, turn on the floodlight, or turn off and turn on the electric shock.
Two people were in the wheelhouse. The one sitting on the right side is in charge of controlling the steering wheel. While sitting on the left side is in charge of regulating and running the tool controller lever.
While in the iron protective gap uadi, the shadow of a fortress with lighting torches in various places.
"Soldiers prepare. Soon we will break through the gates of Gala city" Caspian told another soldier after returning from the wheelhouse.
23 Soldiers immediately stood up from their seats. Replying 'ready' in unison. And then start installing their own gear.
This place behind the wheelhouse takes up almost half of the entire size of that combat train. With a ratio of one-fourth to the steering room, two-quarters to the room, and one-fourth to the furnace and the place of the electric generator.
That place is in the middle room. The height of the roof is as high as the average adult male. But for Caspian who has a height more than the average person, you have to bend a little while standing in it.
It has elongated seats, attached to the left and right sides of the wall, which appear to be facing each other. At the back end was a bulkhead door that separated the room from the furnace room. The Antelope Cinder skin-coated to reduce the heat of the fire furnace that penetrates into the room.
There are also several iron hangers installed on the walls and roof of the room. Used for soldiers holding or hanging equipment. And also a ladder to go up to the place where the harpoon throwing weapon is attached.
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"What sound?" His soldier friend stopped stirring the glass, and tried to concentrate on hearing.
"What is the sound of a horse-drawn carriage?" The two Morra soldiers rose to their feet almost simultaneously to look out at the street in front of the gate.
"Have you ever seen such a big horse-drawn carriage?" The half-sleeping soldier rubbed his eyes. To confirm the iron wagon-like object he saw in the dark of night not far from the city gate.
"It's not a horse carriage. Nobody pulled that train. Is that a wild animal?" The other soldier seemed to be eye-catching trying to guess what was heading towards the city gate.
"Eitherway. But clearly it's headed this way. Quickly ring the alarm bell" Soon the soldier ran towards the end of the wall where the danger bell was attached.
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"It looks like they already know where we are, Mr. Caspian" the driver's soldier reported by shouting from the steering room as he saw some of the archer soldiers had already started heading to their respective positions on the city gate wall.
"alright. Prepare the drill bit" Caspian ordered later.
Almost simultaneously with the drill bit that began to spin, the whistle from the chimney sounded loudly. To the surprise of the soldiers who were at the gates of Gala city. The voice sounded like the cry of a wild animal.
This made the Gala city soldiers immediately launch an attack on the war chariot. But their arrows seemed to jump bouncing after hitting the protective iron. And even the magic of fireballs and lightning did not leave a mark on his metal wall.
The train did not flinch at all. Continue to drive towards the gate without reducing speed. And as soon as it hit the gate, the force of the carriage's thrust and the twisting of its drill bit, made the wooden gate crumble easily and quickly.
The carriage still had not stopped after it had broken through the city gate. While some of the city guards tried to block it by trying to attack it directly, which then immediately fell due to the shock of the electric paralysis that flowed in the iron guard of the train.
"Prepare to strike out" Caspian gave the order as he climbed the stairs upwards. To the place where the harpoon throwing weapon is.
The chariot stopped, and the soldiers of Pharos seemed to be getting ready in front of the exit on the side, waiting for the next cue from Caspian. While the electric lubricant that runs through the iron protector of the train has been turned off.
From the rooftop of the chariot, Caspian had already raised his mystical sword into space. And prepare to cast magic. Arrows and magic shots could not hit him, as Caspian was directly behind the harpoon throwing weapon surrounded by a protective shield.
And as soon as he finished doing the fast, suddenly the wind began to blow around the train. And then it began to move wide towards the Gala city guard soldiers who had started to besiege.
The soldiers who had not had time to escape, began to be thrown flying by the wind. And as soon as the wind was gone and the position of the city's guard soldiers already looked chaotic, Caspian immediately shouted giving his subordinate soldiers a cue to attack.
And immediately the side door of the carriage shifted and opened. Caspian's subordinate soldiers burst out with weapons ready for the shot. And then began to drop one by one the guard soldiers around them.
It did not take long 50 guard soldiers and 5 witches could be defeated by 23 soldiers under the leadership of Caspian, who was defeated,
Then after that, they began to move to attack the guard posts and garrison the city. And then proceeded by attacking the residence of the nobles. Arrested and locked them all in a prison on the edge of town. Except the children and the old woman.
The sky was still dark as Caspian's forces managed to take over the city of Gala, the Eblan Estate Capital in full.
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While not much different from Caspian's forces, the two forces tasked with attacking the other territories also managed to take control of the region's capital without experiencing many obstacles. Only time to distinguish.
Because the distance between the iron ship Pharos berth to the city of Fu in the west and to the city of Meso in the east takes about a day using a regular train. And it took about six hours for the train to get there.
So Vossler and Helen's army attacked the city when the sky had started to turn bluish-purple. Where the guard soldiers could see as their battle chariots sped towards the city gates.
But that doesn't matter to both of them. Helen burned the walls of the Meso city gate with her mystical weapons before her chariot broke through the city gate.
While Vossler was using his mystical weapons to flood the entire city, once his battle chariot broke through Fu city.
And therefore, without taking a long time, the city of Meso and the city of Fu were also successfully controlled by Pharos in full.
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Map of Urbar Region