
At 11:00, Wijiono Manto, Prabowo Sugianto, Lotu Wong, Jogo Pangestu, and the others led 3,000 cavalry and rushed out towards the Magada Forest.
By nightfall that day, they were already within 10 kilometers of the Magada Forest, and set up camp for the night.
Surprisingly, Roberto did not follow them. Instead, he only sent one of his officers and 500 of the Hartono Brother's cavalry.
Sure enough, others called his decision cowardly and timid.
Luhut Panjaitan was also confused, “Why don't you follow them? Is something wrong?”
Roberto furrowed his brows. Then, he spoke in a serious tone, “I have a bad feeling about this, I have dealt with Jendra several times. Do you think that he is a careless man? Such a huge flaw and he was unaware of it, that it loyally gave us the opportunity to earn battle contribution points easily? Vanity has blinded Wijiono Manto and others.”
"Then, why are you still sending our troops?" Luhut Panjaitan was still confused.
Roberto shook his head, “The family is now talking to each other and looking for cooperation. This is a very sensitive time, so I don't want to destroy the peace and leadership of the alliance. In any case, if my guess is wrong, I will only miss a good chance.”
Luhut Panjaitan finally understood and felt relieved. A very delicate look at Roberto finally came back after receiving a few defeats. It's more important than anything.
*******
As Wijiono Manto and the others were busy settling down, a small bird passed by them and flew north.
At exactly 05:00 the next day, the Director of the Military Intelligence Division of Ghozi received intelligence from the hajj sparrows. He did not dare to delay and immediately rushed into Heru Cokro's tent.
Guards stopped him outside the tent and whispered, “Paduka is still sleeping. You can't enter.”
However, Ghozi was anxious, "This information is very important, so it cannot be delayed."
Only after they heard this did a guard enter the tent to wake Heru Cokro.
But even before the guards entered, Heru Cokro was already awake. Practicing the Inner Prabu Pandu Dewanata Cultivation Technique had greatly increased his senses, so that he could catch the small changes around him.
Ghozi entered the tent and greeted Heru Cokro, “Paduka, the enemy has indeed appeared. They had 3,000 cavalry and were 10 kilometers away from the Magada Forest. They arrived in Magada Forest at the earliest this morning.”
Heru Cokro rose up with great strength and vigor. The fish finally took the bait.
Over the past two months, Heru Cokro has killed countless brain cells in an attempt to figure out a way to turn the tide of the war. He has considered every possibility. The worst case scenario he calculated has occurred, that if Roberto and those men have reunited to fight as one.
So, the first step in his plan was to get rid of them.
No matter how many strategist advisers they have, in the case of asymmetric information, they remain blind.
"Guard!" shout Heru Cokro.
"Your face!" a guard came in.
“Bring General Gajayana, General Danang Sutawijaya, and General Wirama to the tent. I have important news for them.”
"Yes, Sire!"
"Understood!"
The two-day combined training allowed the cavalry to assemble within half an hour.
Such a huge move naturally reminded the other rulers. As the army gathered, Heru Cokro approached Hesty Purwadinata and Maria Bhakti. He explained the situation and assigned them with further explanations to the other rulers.
Since the rulers were willing to accept the jurisdiction of the Java Dwipa Alliance, Heru Cokro did not need to report every detail to them at any time. Otherwise, how could he fight? Time is wasted just for explanation.
10 thousand cavalry marched from Giribajra towards the Magada Forest.
*******
At 8 am, under the supervision of the royal guards, 600 thousand people started work that day. The trenches were dug up and started to form a pattern that looked dazzling from afar. An hour later, however, darkness enveloped the land.
3,000 Guagra players appeared and attacked the civilians.
It was early morning, so the sunlight carried brightness and warmth, but 3,000 calvaries appeared out of nowhere, and carried darkness. Without a word, they sped into the sea of citizens, swung their swords and splashed blood onto the ground.
How could these empty-handed citizens defend against this cavalry? They are like a flock of sheep. Despite their large numbers, smaller wolves chased after them, causing them to flee without direction.
But the numbers were too many, even the cavalry could not slaughter them at once. At a critical moment like this, if one wanted to live, they would have to run faster than the others. To live, they would suppress the others, just because they were blocking the way.
Jogo Pangestu and the others were overjoyed as they watched their battle contribution points continue to rise. In a span of less than 10 minutes, they dominated the entire list of battle contributions.
Initially, when the citizens saw the soldiers coming from the south, the civilians thought that their kingdom had sent these men to guard them. But who knew that this savior was actually their destroyer. Instead of guarding, they instead slaughtered them mercilessly.
See her? These demons were still laughing out loud.
Fortunately, 500 royal guards acted quickly and came to the rescue.
Unfortunately, the guards were only infantry. Moreover, the bronze weapons and armor they once boasted were nothing compared to the refined iron of cavalry.
As the interim chief of command, Lotu Wong decisively ordered the cavalry to stop the massacre and focus on the royal guard. The mighty cavalry attacked in formation and broke through the royal guard's defensive line. Within an hour, with less than 200 casualties, the cavalry destroyed the last light of the civilians. Not even a single royal guard survived.
Just as the proud and complacent cavalry continued to harvest the fruits of victory, a greater force of darkness loomed over them. It was a terrible nightmare that would haunt them.
10 Thousand Magada cavalry finally arrived under the command of three generals.
Lotu Wong's face turned deathly pale, when 10 thousand cavalry troops came. He murmured with deep regret, “I regret not listening to Roberto's advice."
There is no doubt that this is a conspiracy. Therefore, Lotu Wong decisively ordered the troops to retreat.
Unfortunately, Heru Cokro did not allow this to happen.
In fact, Heru Cokro and his army had arrived 20 minutes ago. But in order to completely annihilate the enemy, he had ordered the troops to make a big turn south. Then, they attacked from the north, and ambushed the enemy from behind.
Therefore, Heru Cokro had blocked their retreat route. If they wanted to retreat and return alive, they would have to break through 10,000 cavalry.