Battle goes on Part 2
Screams and sword clashes would be heard Artirian would send a message to the Garrison commander that the passageway fortification wall has collapsed and they are still fighting to push back the incoming wave after wave of republican forces.
The last 4th wave of soldiers almost broke the morale of the 12th infantry as it almost pinned down the whole trench but luckily Artirian had quickly out maneuvered them taking the trench and pushing the Republican forces again to their outpost. The other new conscripts would start building more wrench that is facing the open wall and putting sand bags so that it would be able for the muskets to not be struck by the volley of arrows.
Then after the 4th wave bodies would be laying on the ground as the soldiers would be sitting exhausted Artirian and Rommel would be laying on the dirt while their arm was on their eyes. Gasping for air it was a new day to be able to live for another day. It was a hard fight. But as it always wishes that casualties and fatalities would not increase. At the fight we lost 20 new conscripts and 30 injured.
The casualties are rising but the fatalities also are rising so it will be hard to keep the mens morale up. Luckily one of the conscripts knows how to cook that is why they got a few good meals for the rest of the evening. They still continue to man the tranches and muskets and spears are ready. Swords were unsheathed in case the enemies were to attack at night.
Some of the bodies that were laying on the ground were pulled and the other conscripts dug a massive hole on the ground and threw the bodies after that they started burning the bodies. The Republican forces would see the fire ablaze; they know it's a way to keep famined out of the fortification.
After that the next morning comes. Crows would be seen rampant on the ground munching on the other dead bodies that were not recovered. The river slowly became red because of the bodies that were not brought to the land. Some bodies were taken away by the water.
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Arthur POV
It was different from our old operations. This was a real war where people die and people get hurt. It was not like a child play anymore where some of us just needed to say sorry and off we went. This was not what I was expecting. I was at the woods to train for my skills to learn how to survive and from what I see from Artirian I am too far to learn the single knowledge he has.
I would then lean on the dirt wall and close my eyes to try to rest even for a small time to nap and get some energy before fighting any time. It was exhausting to battle for 24/7, it is exhausting my body needs to rest. I am also stressed out to see if I can hold on to fight or I will need to rest and let Artirian handle it by himself.
My body aches and luckily I can still feel my hands. I can still grip my sword and I can still aim perfectly and why I am losing morale isn't that I must not lose morale so that my fellow brothers would not lose morale too. I looked at them, they were all asleep, some had already gotten comfortable. Then came raining down where flaming arrows struck one of the sand bags.
I looked at it and shouted "ENEMY ATTACKING FROM THE WALL!" all of us would aim at the open wall they got awake by my high pitched voice. Artirian and Rommel would also be awoken by my shout. Then came raining down multiple volley of arrows. Luckily we shields so we covered our head with shields. It lasted for 9 minutes before it stopped.
It was all dark and we can't see what direction it got fired, but as we aimed our muskets a head would pop out and I quickly clicked the trigger and when the musket fired a charge of Republican forces rushed in.
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The enemy attacked at night where the defenders were exhausted. But still would barely fight for their lives. Swords would clash (cling clang bang bang) and muskets would be fired. Artirian would hold his Bokken sword and slays 5 conscripts in one good swoop of his sword.
The bodies would drop and the blood would spurt and spray on the ground. Screams would be heard in the near distance and one of them was war cries from the Republican side. But the wave won't last long as the Republican forces felt that they were getting cut down 1 by 1 soon they retreated with their weapon thrown on the ground and started running back to their outpost. The 11th day was completed.
Morning suns rose up and the eyes of the soldiers were closed tired and fatigued. Artirian would get a paper order from the Garrison Commander telling him to advance out of the fortification and attack the enemy out post to dwindle their forces at the forest.
Artirian would summon Arthur and Rommel into the makeshift tent for the officers. Artirian would put the paper orders on the table and said "We will be attacking the enemy outpost at night prepare all of the men once the enemy gave their first wave of attack we will attack them then fall back once we reach over the river, and if they do a second wave of attack then is the time we will attack them at their outpost. I want the men who are capable of running for a meter and are able to pick up the pace of movements if they can't. They would be staying here and guard the fortification and we will assign sergeant Ivor to lead one of the group leaders."
Rommel and Arthur would look tired and sluggish but they need to fight. They have been fighting for a 3 days straight day and night battle with the Republican forces they are worn out. Rommel would grip his sword and said "the order is to attack Arti, our men are tired we need to rest or else those men can't fight or will not last."
Arti replied while putting his hand on the map "If we rest now there could be increasing casualties and fatalities. We are in a stalemate with the Republican forces and we cannot waste time on this. If we take this fight longer it will only worn us out or else we will retreat to the inner gate."Artirian would touch his forehead and look at the map that is in front of him. "We will strike tomorrow evening assemble the other group leaders except for group 7,9,10 they will stay here under the leadership of Ivor."