The Sended's

Chapter 17: D - Day

That night passed in silence, the soldiers fell asleep early for the trip tomorrow morning

All the weapons Oda has are currently being collected at the border to be transported tomorrow

Kyouka is now looking at the beautiful night sky decorated by thousands of stars, she can not sleep thinking of tomorrow where bloodshed will occur

"We can get through it..," he murmured.

Slowly he closed his eyes and dissolved in his dream

Finally morning has arrived on the day that has been waiting for three weeks,

Ryuu woke up early as well because he was the one who slept the earliest, he woke Kyouka up to come with him to the battlefield

Of course Kyouka did not want to, she did not want to see the bloodshed before her own eyes

"Eh... So you still have such thoughts huh?"

The reason Ryuu invited Kyouka was because after the main army of the Yui clan was destroyed, he would instantly advance to the capital of Yui far in the North

He will also be there for a while to take care of the matters of territory and population, so Kyouka can at least help Ryuu in this population matter

"Then I agree" replied Kyouka

Meanwhile in the Asagi clan territory, the coalition forces had formed from five different clans, there were a total of 12,000

This number was still small when compared to the Yui clan who had 40,000 on their side, it was only natural that they were the strongest clan in the Ming at the moment

Funomiya Asagi as the leader of the coalition forces gave a speech in front of the troops

"Hold it!! If we manage to hold them off at Hotaru fortress, we will gain victory!!" funomiya at the end of his speech

"Yes!!", replied the coalition forces simultaneously

Despite looking strong and brave, Funomiya himself is actually still afraid of the Yui clan if he loses. He was completely dependent on Ryuu despite not knowing what Ryuu would do

Despite this, Ryuu still held meetings with the squad leaders about the tactics he would use

"Hit and Run, that's what we're going to do" Ryuu explained

Similar to guerrilla, Hit and Run is a very powerful tactic especially when the user has high mobility, the purpose of this tactic is not to destroy the enemy but weaken

According to Ryuu, there was only one path that the Yui clan could use to head south. And this road through the gap between the high cliffs

It was on these cliffs that Oda's forces were stationed to carry out ambush attacks to weaken

After passing through these cliffs, it is confirmed that it is night and the enemy still has to build a tent to spend the night. This is where the second plan begins

Ryuu divided his five troops and operated them in turn to attack the enemy camp alternately until morning arrived, with this the enemy troops could not rest at all

Indeed, the casualties on the enemy side will not be much when carrying out this tactic, but that is Ryuu's goal

"Do you understand?" ask Ryuu

"Ready, Miss Tokuhime!" answer them simultaneously

Immediately after the meeting, the leaders returned to their respective armies and prepared a march to depart

Ryuu himself went into the palace to say goodbye to Kaguya and his uncle, he also went to Kyouka's room

"Kyouka, come on," Ryuu said as he entered Kyouka's room

"Can't you knock on the door first?"

Kyouka was fully dressed and preparing to join Ryuu to the North, she was sitting on her bed praying for salvation

The two of them went outside the palace which had been greeted by 7,000 troops dressed in red base and wearing asigaru black light armor decorated with Oda emblems on their chests

Asigaru armor is a lightweight armor made of layered wood that can withstand bullets, although it actually sometimes does not actually hold back. However, this armor had already saved many troops

Oda troops equipped cone hat like caping decorated with Oda logo also to protect their heads

Each troop also carries an old-fashioned bolt-action rifle, which is all Ryuu and the Oda clan can afford

Before going to war, Ryuu introduced a new tradition of drinking sake with a small cup and breaking it after drinking

This somehow increased the morale of the soldiers

Ryuu and the squad leaders were at the very front along with Kyouka, and the guide

The road guide is needed because the road Ryuu uses is a mountain so that it can make his troops get lost easily without a guide

This road is the fastest way to the cliff that Ryuu wants to trap against Yui's forces

Everything has been arranged by Ryuu, only the work is left

"Hold it!! If they pass through this fortress, the coalition will be over!!" funomiya exclaims on the wall

The coalition forces in white basic clothes fought the Yui clan troops in black clothes behind their armour

However, his father abandoned the followers of the intelligent Yui clan, thus covering up the Kirigami's shortcomings

"When is this war over...?" kirigami lamented quietly inside his large tent

"Mr Kirigami, Hotaru's fortress is about to collapse in a few days" a middle-ranking soldier reported

The Yui clan divided its forces in two because in the North of their region there was a succession crisis where Kirigami's younger brother Kamui was forming an army there

The rebellion occurred in the Northern region of the Yui clan so they could not mobilize the troops thoroughly

Ryuu aims to attack this second army that will soon be moved from the North because Kamui has lost and surrendered along with his army

"Sir Kirigami, what do you want to do with your sister?" ask a general

"I'm still thinking about it" Kirigami replied.

Kamui was brought in a second army to face Kirigami while his troops were held in a nearby town

Ryuu's trap was ready along the cliff that this troop would cross

With a few hurlers being carried by Oda, they prepared to shoot the 10,000 troops below them

《Ryuu POV Start》

That day, we marched through a very dangerous narrow road up the mountain. Not a few of my troops have fallen and become victims of my own tactics

But we managed to pass through it and now we were in front of the main road that Yui's first troops used before to go to Hotaru fortress

"We take the next step "I said, smiling with excitement

The troops began digging holes at the ends of the cliffs along the way, plans were made and just done

By morning, this work should be done

"Let's hurry and hurry up and get this job done, if you're not done tomorrow morning, you can get killed anyway" I said to encourage them.

"Ryuu, are you trying to encourage them?" ask Kyouka behind me

"Yes, of course,"

"I've only heard such encouraging words, and again you say in a lazy tone so as to give another impression" Kyouka explained

"Ah, sorry-sorry, I have also just led an army in my life" I said

If not wrong, Kirigami Yui's lifespan the Yui clan head is the same as mine, right? It was also great that he could control such a large clan in his hands

No-no, maybe he has a great advisor or something. Whatever it is, he is still my enemy on the battlefield, I will not hesitate to kill him

Looking at the condition of my troops right now it looks like this construction will be completed in a few hours, I hope this is enough to reduce the number of Yui clans

Finally arrived too, the day that the Oda clan will be remembered forever, we will defeat a large clan with an army as small as this

This is how the battlefields of the East are, we have no tanks to support the army for one reason,

Long ago during the war against the Nonna Revolution, the empire had a limited number of tanks. We are moving all military forces to the North to support the course of the war there

Until we realized that it was a big mistake

The Nonna Revolution defeated our forces and a treaty was made just as the Nonna Federation lost to Germanica

This treaty made all military equipment in the North given to the Revolution which was all that the Empire had

Maybe this is one of the reasons why the Emperor failed to stop the internal revolution, less weaponry huh?

"Miss Tokuhime, that's the Yui clan line" a soldier told me

Finally they arrived as well, and the line completely filled the road before me. But that's what I was expecting

"How's the rock?" much

"Yes, the rocks are ready" replied the same army

"Then, can we just start?" I asked while smiling sweetly

Of course they were all confused to see me say something like this, not seriously impressed maybe

"That's a commandment loh, my team," I explained with the same smile but it might be different as Kyouka said earlier

"Well, Miss Tokuhime" replied my troops

About the rocks, I just planned this. These rocks were used to slow down the Yui forces again so that they might spend the night on this road

The way it is used is pushed from the top of the cliff and these large stones will fall quickly override and cover the road so that the Yui clan troops will slow down

It was even more beneficial to me because we could keep attacking from the top of the cliff all night

Besides that, the sound of the first shot had already been heard throughout the entire battlefield. This voice was also a sign that the Oda clan had already entered a battle status against the Yui clan