The Great War of Rhodesia

11. Calm Before the Storm

The Airship carrying Aksa arrived in the central region of Rhodesia as dozens of soldiers were already being moved from the Northern Garrison towards the gates of the Southern City.

While some others headed to the western Port City, to prepare for the voyage to the waters of the Tyrion region.

Then past noon the South Gate region already looked like an impromptu garrison.

Both the soldiers and the military leaders seemed to start making tents around the wall of the Southern Cliff. They are preparing to carry out a direct attack that will be launched tomorrow morning.

There are also several Combat Trains with new shapes lined around the gate. The Combat Train was much larger and long with 6 wheels mounted on its left and right sides.

There is an iron pole like the Antenna that is usually on the Communication Tower, mounted on the top. Right behind the barrel of a gun that looks like a cannon with an explosive bullet, similar to the weapon mounted on the Destroyer Train. This one is a little smaller.

They also prepared the Destroyer Train, but it will not be used in the attack this time. The trains will be sent to the border of the Augra region after they succeed in taking over the Lighthill and Ravus areas later.

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In the afternoon, several groups of troops, both human and Yllgarian, under the leadership of Vossler began to be flown to the middle of the south to attack important places following the direction of Versica.

Only the remaining 200 soldiers stayed in front of the Southern Gate. The soldier who tomorrow is planning to attack the city of Varun.

Indeed, in terms of the number of soldiers Rhapsodia not as much as the Vistralle soldiers plus the Union of Charge Fighters. What's more, the army will be divided into two to carry out an attack simultaneously on the territory controlled by the Kingdom of Augra.

Actually for the size of a kingdom-class territory, ideally Rhapsodia must have at least a thousand soldiers, both to attack and to defend. But because the kingdom was more concerned with the development and development of the region, then they did not have enough soldiers.

And when coupled with the number of Yllgarian soldiers, the total soldiers of Rhapsodia only as many as 800 people. And 200 of them themselves have been used to guard the four gate areas.

So only 600 soldiers remained who had no duty. And by dividing it to guard the Trava Mines, preparation for an attack on the waters of the Tyrion region, also to conduct guerrilla attacks to important places of the Vistralle region, the rest only 200 soldiers were left.

But even so, Nata feels confident that the strength of their troops will not be as equal to the opposing forces. At least when compared to the Vistralle army. Because in addition to training, equipment, and new weaponry, the troops of Rhodesia also have a much better spirit and mentality than other soldiers outside the kingdom.

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Later that night, after Nata had finished his final inspection, he accidentally saw Lucia sitting on a folding chair above the southern cliff wall, when he was about to return to his tent.

Lucia was staring at the dark expanse outside the gate. And out of curiosity, Nata approached.

"Are you daydreaming or contemplating, Your Majesty?" asked Nata who looked a little surprising to Lucia.

"Oh, you, Nat?" Lucia is seen fixing the robe that doubles her night clothes. "Speak as usual when it's just the two of us" the woman said later.

"Where's Jean and your guard soldiers?" Nata looks wryly staring around him.

"I got out of my tent in secret" Lucia replied later.

"so apparently. Then what is His Majesty doing here alone?" Nata walked over to the side of Lucia's chair.

"I told you not to talk too politely to me like that if there's no one else." Lucia again warns Nata.

Nata did not answer. The young man just followed Lucia staring towards the darkness outside the gate.

"I was just resting and enjoying the silence before this storm" Lucia said, breaking the silence.

"Are you thinking of something?" ask Nata suddenly.

"It would be a lie if I said no. Right now our troops have started the assault" Lucia replied with a small laugh that sounded like a pleasant laugh.

"You should share the burden of your mind with those around you. Because this is also their struggle," said Nata later.

"Look, the person who thinks everything himself talks about dividing the task to think," Lucia replied still with her alkaline smile. "Don't worry, Nat. I've shared all the tasks and burdens of thinking about this with others. Especially to you," he added.

"I told you not to call me Your Majesty right now." Lucia seemed to be getting a little annoyed because her words were not ignored by Nata.

While Nata just fell silent not answering like before.

"But it's true what you said. I am still filled with thoughts that I cannot share" Lucia said later. "Thought that only applies to a Leader, perhaps?"

"I understand your concerns. But that's the usual thing that happens. So house to mess around or be a burden." Nata spoke again, still staring into the darkness before him.

"You mean?" This time Lucia looked towards Nata.

"Uncertainty" said Nata has not changed the direction of his view. "According to the comics I've read, life just deserves to be lived when it's unpredictable" he continued.

"What does that mean?"

"We have to make a plan, make a guess, make a choice, avoid obstacles, overcome problems, it's all life" said Nata who this time just stared at Lucia. "If Aksa says, we will die of boredom when we know for sure what will happen tomorrow."

The two of them look at each other. Long enough until then Lucia turned her gaze to the darkness that lay before her.

"Yes, I think you're right. I think I was doing something in vain all this time" Lucia said later. "I guess I'll start trying not to think too much about this kind of problem again in the future."

"really. Trying is so much better than doing nothing" Nata replies.

"Then what about you?" Lucia changed the subject.

"What about us?" tanya Nata looked a little confused.

"What are your own plans?"

"You mean our return?"

"really. Isn't this hasty plan part of your plan to return to your world soon, right?"

"Yes, more or less," answered Nata as he looked back towards the front. "If we can immediately stabilize the territory of this kingdom, then the two of us can immediately think of a way to restart that Particle Breaking Machine," he explained later.

"I'm sorry, Nat. All of this is like an obligation to you. This is my duty as a leader." Lucia spoke with a gaze that Nata used to see. A look full of guilt.

"Didn't you say you'd try not to think about things like this in the future?"

Lucia simply fell silent and looked back to the front. "But what I said was the truth" he said later.

"Don't think too much about it. We do this out of our own will." Nata. "Although maybe after saying this I will get a punishment, but still I will say that basically this kingdom is our creation," he added with a silly smile.

"Haha... You will not be punished just for telling a fact. Even everyone will agree when they hear it" Lucia replied with a chuckle that Nata had not seen since she arrived in this time.

"Then from that, we also feel that we have this kingdom. And do not want to see this kingdom destroyed," continued Nata later.

"You're so funny, Nat. You feel you have this kingdom but you never intend to have it" said Lucia still with a laugh that felt more natural than before.

"We are funny people, Your Majesty," said Nata who also laughed.

While unnoticed by Nata and Lucia, Jean is seen sitting on one of the steps of the stairs, not far from where the two men are. Listen to all their conversations in silence.

The female knight smiled when she heard Lucia laughing. Things he hasn't seen in over five years.

"The boy could also act like a grown man" Jean later said.

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