THE BLOOD OF JAVA
JAVANESE BLOOD: EPISODE 176
"We are waiting for Gusti Prabu to arrive. Everything is ready. Armaments in every defensive fort, whether in the palace, or outside the palace are also ready, Gusti. So does all our troops." Said Maha Patih Galangan.
"Yes. I really don't know what else to do at this time. I have been through a lot of wars. I can destroy hundreds of enemy strongholds. But, I don't have the least to defend my own territory, Maha Patih." Prabu Putra Candrasa.
"I'm sorry Gusti Prabu. This is just advice from my servant. According to the experience of servants, defending and attacking, it is indeed more difficult to defend. However, if everyone wants to cooperate, then everything will be fine."
"Yes. That's what I mean, Maha Patih. I don't know if my people trust me or not. I have been through many battles. What they had in mind, must have thought that I could kill thousands of enemies. In fact, not all wars have to be solved by slaughter."
"True Gusti Prabu. But whatever happens, this servant and the entire army of the Son of Malela Kingdom, will definitely still defend Gusti Prabu Putra Candrasa. We have sworn to keep fighting with Gusti Prabu, until the last drop of blood."
In his heart, Prabu Putra Candrasa still felt doubtful about his own abilities. Although Prabu Putra Candrasa is famous for his courage and toughness in facing the enemy, but he has absolutely no experience to defend the palace. Because all this time, Prabu Jabang Wiyagra was the one who always gave direction to him.
During his time with Prabu Jabang Wiyagra, Prabu Putra Candrasa only learned the strategy of attacking and defending troops, on the battlefield. Not to defend the castle fortress. So all this time, Prabu Putra Candrasa only focused on attacks against his enemies. Not with anything else.
Prabu Putra Candrasa then did meditation to ask for instructions and help from Prabu Jabang Wiyagra. Prabu Putra Candrasa contacted Prabu Jabang Wiyagra through inner communication. Truly, this time Prabu Putra Candrasa was under attack from overwhelming panic and worry. Only Prabu Jabang Wiyagra was able to calm him down if in this situation.
In the inner communication, Prabu Jabang Wiyagra then told the reason why to raise Prabu Putra Candrasa was appointed as a king. Prabu Jabang Wiyagra wants Prabu Putra Candrasa to focus not only on attack, but also on defense. Because it is time for Prabu Putra Candrasa to adapt to his own environment, not Prabu Jabang Wiyagra.
During his service to Prabu Jabang Wiyagra, Prabu Putra Candrasa received more directives. Being preparing a defense strategy and so forth, it all comes from the thought of Prabu Jabang Wiyagra. While Prabu Putra Candrasa only carries out his responsibilities as a Maha Patih at that time. But now, it was time for Prabu Putra Candrasa to learn everything.
"The true teacher is experience, Prabu Putra Candrasa. You have to get used to this. I have all taught you. You already have a lot of provisions to lead your government. Remember one thing, use your wits, not your fists." Prabu Jabang Wiyagra.
After that, Prabu Jabang Wiyagra broke the inner relationship between the two of them. Prabu Jabang Wiyagra has given a lot of knowledge to Prabu Putra Candrasa. Now is the time for Prabu Putra Candrasa to use all the knowledge he can. He went back to meditation to remember the times when he was a new student of Prabu Jabang Wiyagra.
He learned all things. He conquered all the exams given by Prabu Jabang Wiyagra very well. The test he is now taking is not worth the hard lesson Prabu Jabang Wiyagra gave him. In the past, Prabu Jabang Wiyagra taught the science of canuragan to Prabu Putra Candrasa very firmly and hard.
Now, he was being faced back at the test, which was equivalent to the test in his past. Which means, he should have been very prepared to deal with it back. He tried to fight the doubt and fear of failure that was within him. It is because of this excessive worry that makes it difficult to think clearly.
After a full day of meditation, Prabu Putra Candrasa only really got a clue. Prabu Putra Candrasa if out of his meditation room, to meet with Maha Patih Galangan. At that time he gave orders to Maha Patih Galangan to prepare all troops of the Kingdom of the Son of Malela.
All troops were ordered to set traps around the palace area of the Kingdom of Putra Malela. Prabu Putra Candrasa told Maha Patih Galangan not to show their cannon weapons first, before the enemy was really close to the position of the palace. So that the enemy does not really know how much power Prabu Putra Candrasa has.
Prabu Putra Candrasa will let Prabu Barajang and his troops conquer some of his territory first, so that they feel that they have a great opportunity to conquer the Kingdom of the Son of Malela. Prabu Putra Candrasa also knows that Prabu Barajang already has a secret route map to the Kingdom of Wiyagra Malela.
So, Prabu Putra Candrasa wanted to distract Prabu Barajang and his troops, so that they would not use the secret route to the Kingdom of Wiyagra Malela. In a way, letting some of the dominions of the Malela Son Kingdom fall into their hands. There are many gold mines in the border area.
That way, Prabu Barajang will be blindfolded after seeing the golden chunk. Prabu Putra Candrasa also has several ready-made gold boxes, placed in several places that could be seen by Prabu Barajang and his team, when they were passing through the mining area. To make all his tricks look more convincing.
If all these plans are successful, then Prabu Putra Candrasa just need to deploy his troops and also the relief forces from Prabu Jabang Wiyagra to the mining area to ambush them all. And Maryam's concealed weapons will be used against them there. It will be something that Prabu Barajang will never forget and his entire army.
But before deploying his entire army, Prabu Putra Candrasa wanted to deploy the bandit troops first. The pandits would obviously be happy if they were paid, to do the job. Although in fact the bandits will only be used as a collision to ambush Prabu Barajang and his entire team.
Because after the hired bandit troops ambushed, and managed to reduce the number of troops Prabu Barajang, Maha Patih Galangan ordered to immediately galvanize them all who were there, and they were not there, with the cannon they had. It was a very cruel thing. But if it is not done, then there will be far more dead people.
After all his troops died there was only an army of bandits who liked to do troublemaking and damage. Because the bandit troops are mostly former Prabu Sulawesi troops. So they will be very difficult if they are invited to cooperate. They only care about the treasure. Just get paid, whatever they do. And Prabu Putra Candrasa was willing to pay them a very high price.
No matter how high they get, in the end they will all die. And the payment they have taken, can be taken back by Prabu Putra Candrasa. So that all the payments that have been given, there will be no meaning for Prabu Putra Candrasa. Because once again, these bandits will only be made into a collision.