Blue Sheath

Chased

Now we live in pursuit again and must move places. Guerrilla. Together with Bagus Sodewo tried to penetrate the enemy forces. Because we know his ability is so great. It's proven. And the same enemy becomes a great scourge which means for us to make the next fight.

But the opponents are increasing, they continue to add troops, by recruiting new personnel from abroad. Strengthening the weaponry. They continued to build fortifications and strengthen the existing ones. It was built in almost every village or area that has been controlled. With those forts, the existence of all the irregulars could be observed. If it is detected there is a movement they immediately point here to pursue.

While we're getting pinched. Between the descending troops and the makeshift supplies.

Several times we must seize food from the Kumpeni soldiers or their supporting nobles. Until the accusations further pinned us down. They think we're raiders of wild mobs or forest men who live in uncertainty. While the core army is unknown whereabouts.

One risk with our guerrilla strategy is simply relying on their negligence or the natural conditions that help. The situation and location in the forest we have mastered and memorized. If not, we will be overwhelmed. They're powerful.

In life move –move in this wild. Not a few diseases that also attack. Many people have malaria. And made us weaker. Many even perished because of it. Because there is no treatment. Only from wild plants. Which is not necessarily in accordance with the disease suffered. If appropriate, it might be lightening. But if mistaken will add to the pain and get worse.

Different from the opponent. They felt almost no problem. The supply of weapons continues to flow and renew the strength and capabilities of the weaponry. They don't seem to be out of funds. There's just the insertion. Aside from the big money. Also the result of the sale of spices are still high in price. Other earth products as well. All of this helped to finance the war.

This condition is increasingly exacerbated by the end of the Sumatran war, they are now at peace and the situation is calm. So that almost all the troops originally stationed on Bumi Minang were withdrawn and used to help the palace. Clamping our increasingly scattered existence in the guerrilla if many troops will be known whereabouts. So as much as possible split up waiting for one time we are gathered to do the war together again.

Like this twilight. We only eat rice stew without side dishes as a result of plundering the enemy warehouse that we managed to seize and then taken the contents and burned the building as a scorched earth effort.

Even though we lost some friends. As a result of being caught by the guards with full weapons.

Which bombarded us. With the latest rifle. Its capabilities are getting more sophisticated.

Uncle Ronggo Pekik is out of nowhere. If we meet then Uncle Pulung Jiwo directly attacked him. He apparently still needs time to eliminate the resentment in his heart due to the previous dispute.

“Eat.”

“Thank you.”

We ate a potluck of rice alone with a warm drink with wild ginger and coconut sugar. Pulung Jiwo got it earlier. Which we eat to enjoy together.

Then sleep under a large tree or hay pile that is used as a hut just to avoid falling water or cold dew.

We did not care about wild animals such as snakes or wild bulls would be happy at least that food given nature at that time.

There was a commotion that morning. Telik sandi reporting. He said he saw Kumpeni's entourage on patrol looking for rioters.

According to the password, there are quite a lot of at least three squads or thirty people. With the palace soldiers who were not that much from outside Jogja. Soon we are gathered. The number is more. Twice from their group.

Coincidentally led directly by Bagus Sodewo. We are looking for some good positions still in Suroloyo at their reconnaissance post which observes the area as well as enemy movements. Apparently some of their spies knew where we were so they searched here.