The Great War of Rhodesia

21. Training List

"For the identification, we have made a thin plate of Dracz metal 2 finger segments wide and along the index finger," said Maeve answered Aksa's question about how Rhapsodia checks to prevent intruders from entering.

"In the slab are printed the registration number of residents and a special symbol of work. Which is only known by the licensing registrar and the people who have it" added the short-haired girl again.

The eight of them were talking around a long table next to the fireplace in the study.

The room was indeed spacious with three large wooden cabinets containing books and paper scrolls standing in line facing the entrance next to Maeve and Carl's desk.

While on the right side of the door, right next to the fireplace, there are 2 wide-framed glass windows facing straight towards the dock where the ships dock.

Aksa, Luque, and Rafa were sitting lined up in a long chair, while Lily was sitting alone in the other seat on her left.

Anna sat on the right-hand seat facing Lily, and Maeve sat on the chair in front of the long chair where Aksa was sitting.

Meanwhile Nikolai sat in an extra seat next to Anna's chair, and Carl sat in another seat between Maeve's chair and Lily's chair.

"What if the identification is lost or stolen by someone else, and misused?" Aksa asked again.

"We did a detailed record of the inhabitants of this kingdom. We even painted a sketch of their faces in order to be compared. Efforts to anticipate the misuse of the identification mark. Especially for the merchants and the people who were going out to leave this territory." This time Carl added.

"Hm, I think that's enough detail." Aksa nodded in understanding. "If for those who are not residents of this region? Are they really forbidden from entering this land?" tanyanya.

"Yes, Mr. Aksa. For traders who come from outside, they are only allowed to step on this Pier area. It is not allowed to pass through or enter even the Western City's resident territory." Carl went back to explaining.

"As it turned out. Good if that is so. I think the security system in this place is already pretty tight." Aksa leaned her body back while folding her hands. Seemed quite satisfied with the answer to his question.

"We learn from experience." Suddenly Rafa chimed in while sounding a long breath.

"Yes. We learn the hard way" said Anna with a bitter smile on her face.

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Meanwhile in the Northern Garrison, Aksa and the military higher-ups held a meeting to discuss the issue of forming a new group of soldiers.

"Sorry, Mr Nata? This is a training list for our soldiers?" Caspian gave a clueless response after reading the list he had received from Nata a while earlier.

"true." Nata answered while nodding small.

The twelve sat around an oval table in one of the Garrison's meeting rooms. In addition to Nata and Caspian, there were also Lucia, Jean, Helen, Vosler, Cedrik, Margaret, Shuri, and three Yllgarian army leaders. Jaguar the Tiger Beetle, Lexus the Bull, and Evora the Owl.

"This much? Are the soldiers capable of absorbing everything, Nat?" This time it was Lucia who sounded doubtful about Nata's idea after finding the list.

"And again, is the expertise on this list important for soldiers to have?" sahut Jean added. "Maybe treatment and wound care training is needed, but this is training on how to fall and crawl, is this serious?" continue with a complaint.

"I also don't understand why soldiers should get training on how to fall and crawl? Is there really a right way to fall and crawl?" Helen was of opinion.

"This list looks more like Aksa's ridiculous record." Jean still seems difficult to understand why it was included in the list of warrior training.

"Take it easy, gentlemen and ladies. The training on that list is all our soldiers need. At least for our next attack strategy" explained Nata trying to convince the others.

"Oiya, and also the plan of the attack." Lucia seemed to have just been reminded of something after hearing Nata's words.

"Yes, as Her Majesty the Queen worries, some of the soldiers will definitely find it difficult to accept this lesson in a relatively short time," Nata said. "That's natural. Because they do not have the same ability to learn new things. And if there is something left behind, surely there will also be someone who can compensate for it," he added, which was responded with a nod by some people who began to understand.

"That means you don't need them all?" Lucia asked with a face that needed an explanation.

"Sixty people?" Lucia looked like she was thinking. "Is just sixty people enough, Nat?"

"That's because we're going to form a small group of twelve people."

"That means we only need five groups?" Ask Cedrik. It was as if he had just heard a joke.

"really. We only need those five elite groups of soldiers. At least to execute the strategy I had planned." Nata answered confidently as usual.

The people in that place started looking at each other with awkward expressions. They looked doubtful but also seemed calm hearing Nata's confident words.

The reason for their reaction was that it had been almost 5 years since the people had not met Nata. And a lot of things happened in that time. Many events have occurred, which makes them again unfamiliar with Nata's plan that sounds unusual and tends to make no sense of it.

Especially Lucia. The girl looked serious listening to the explanation from Nata. He kept weighing everything he heard and then questioned it again.

"And why do you want to form a small group? Are you gonna use them to infiltrate and sabotage?" Lucia broke the awkwardness of the atmosphere with her question.

"really. It was impossible to make such a small group to fight directly in the battlefield. They would be outnumbered despite having above average abilities." Caspian coveted with his analysis.

"Yes and no" Nata replied with a smile.

"meaning?"

"They will be designed to be all-terrain warriors. They can be assigned as intruders to simply monitor or sabotage. But it is still possible to enter the battlefield directly, even with a different way of fighting." Nata explained.

"Is that possible? Form an all-terrain warrior in just 6 months?" Shuri Chirps who unintentionally voiced his thoughts.

"You want to arm them with what other weird weapons, boy?" Typhoon Jean in an accusatory tone.

"Also if it is possible, what about the chain of command? Small groups have advantages in moving. But they had a lack of communication and taking orders from the Great General" Caspian said.

"Do you want them to have freedom of movement? Or put decision makers in each of those groups?" This time Vossler spoke.

"Your observations are indeed very sharp, Mr. Caspian, Mr. Vossler. But back again, the answer is Yes and No" answered Nata who looks satisfied after hearing the question from Caspian and Vossler.

"We will indeed choose 1 leader in each group. But that person would only have limited authority. That's because the chain of command will still be centralized" Nata explained.

"I don't understand much, Mr. Nata. How can we maintain the chain of command when they move apart and apart?" timpal Vosller's.

"Or do you have a way to communicate between groups even if they are separated and far apart?" Guess Lucia interrupted the conversation.

"Oh, really? What's that by using flag marks and light like the one we used in the Watch Tower?" Cedrik.

"If indeed by using this method, is it not less practical? Not to mention the possibility of the recipient failing to receive the message properly. Or it could have even leaked to the other party," between Helen and then share his opinion.

"Don't worry. Me and Aksa will create a new communication tool. That without using flags or light," Nata replied with a confident smile.

"really? So using what?"

"Difficult to explain. But you'll know once the tool is done."

Everyone looked at each other and then smiled. Their hopes began to return.

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