Chapter 8 - Affairs

During the meeting, the nobility were again amazed by the technological advances possessed by the country of Indonesia and the food from Indonesia served at the meeting. The main attention at the meeting was of course the delegation from Indonesia. One of them was Major Khalif from KRI Kapitan Patimura 371. Due to his height and dashing appearance, he was more often approached by noble princesses from the Wachia Kingdom.

"Good afternoon sir... are you alone?"

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen... umm... I'm not alone... I'm with my colleagues. Do you have anything to do with me?"

"Hmm... maybe? Perhaps I need a lifetime of security from you."

"Ah... you could."

"Hihi.."

"Then... can you accompany me to the dance tonight?"

"Ehh... why you? I also want to be your handsome dance partner."

"Me too! Me too!"

"Erm... ladies... I would dearly love to be one of your dance partners, however, I have received an invitation as a dance partner from someone. So... I kindly decline your invitation."

"Well... too bad..."

"You're late anyway."

"Ah... it seems that my colleague called me, so I'll leave you miss. Farewell."

"Goodbye, sir!"

Major Khalif walked slowly towards his colleagues who were also talking with the military officers of the Kingdom of Wachia about the cultural differences in the two countries' military.

"As for the daily routine, all of our marines wake up at 5 am. By the way, on this continent how many hours are in a day?"

"Umm... about 48 hours?"

"Good day comrades, sir!"

"Oh! Major Khalif! How was your conversation with the noble ladies?"

"Forget that, I'm more interested in your conversation. Earlier, you said that a day has 48 hours, right?"

"More or less like that."

"Then what about your daily routine?"

"For ourselves... we start our activities around 8 am and end around 5 pm."

"Hmm... then time here seems to run twice as slow compared to our continent. Because a day there consists of 24 hours."

"Hoo... interesting..."

Not long after, their group was approached by Captain Loyn and Admiral Mert from the opposite direction. It seemed that both of them were also curious about what Major Khalif's colleagues were talking about. They heard the bell ring twice when they wanted to greet Major Khalif's group. At once, all the military officers of the Wachia Kingdom immediately rushed towards the direction of the sound of the bells. Admiral Otto and Colonel Faisal were invited by Admiral Mert to follow the group of royal officers. Meanwhile, Major Khalif and the rest of the group were still in the meeting hall with the remaining nobles.

Arriving at the place where the bell sounded, King Bastian, Prime Minister Bauchis and several soldiers were discussing something very important on the war table.

"I apologise for this sudden meeting. The news conveyed by the messenger this time came from the frontline of the battlefield. Therefore, I want us to take action as soon as possible so that the pace of the invasion will not be interrupted."

The soldier across the tactical/war map table was a messenger. Based on the plan devised by Admiral Otto, King Bastian and Prince Pierot at the last meeting, the troops of the Kingdom of Wachia were able to take control of many areas of the Kingdom of Asfelia in a short time. The reactions and movements of the Asfelia Kingdom's troops could be predicted immediately, causing heavy losses on the enemy's side.

At the same time, the Republic defence forces led by General Reuben were currently inside the city palace, while Duke Watabou led Asfelia's own troops. Chern City itself consists of 4 districts that make up one city. In the north, there is the Rain Chapel where 3 regiments of Republican soldiers stand. In the west, there is the Palace district, the location where General Reuben ordered all troops to defend and 2 regiments of troops to defend to prevent infiltration by the enemy. In the centre to the south, there is the Old District where there is 1 regiment of troops in the centre of the city and 2 others on the outskirts of the city. Finally, in the eastern part of the city, there is the Rathall district where most of the Republican defence forces are located to contain the enemy forces from the east.

The Asfelia troops had come to the city horizon since this morning, but they had not made any movement at all. There were only a few tents set up behind the Asfelia troops. The city of Chern itself had been reinforced with barricades at the entrance to the city and trenches in several places. As evening approached, suddenly all of Asfelia's troops attacked the defence forces simultaneously from all sides.

Both armies had thrown themselves into the battlefield. In response to this attack, General Reuben immediately ordered his troops to defend the city on the streets. The defence forces also took the initiative to use the gaps in the buildings to hold back the enemy troops and try to trap them.

Meanwhile, the attacking troops tried to push forward in large numbers. The small roads in the city of Chern made it difficult for the enemy troops to enter the city, but in the end, they were able to overrun the defence forces in the gaps in the city. An hour has passed, but the city's defences are still unscathed.

When 3 platoons of defence troops tried to defend the Rathall district, they were accidentally trapped and caught by the opposing army's encirclement. Upon learning this, one of the commanders of the three platoons immediately ordered them to break through to retreat so as not to be destroyed by the enemy forces.

"Commander! Our troops are surrounded by the enemy!!!"

"What?! Troops! Retreat!!! Retreat!!! Retreat!!! Retreat from the enemy siege!! Front-line troops! Break through the siege!"

The three regiments managed to escape the enemy encirclement and reunited with the defending forces. General Reuben decided to withdraw his troops and form a new defence line in the Rainy Chapel and Old District. Meanwhile, the 3 regiments in the southern Palace District managed to fight 1 enemy regiment and kill them. The three regiments were immediately relocated to the Old District to assist the Republican defence line.