Ulong Dagger

Bridge Scramble

Two company soldiers stood watching the road near their post on the side of a bridge on the Bedera River.

Not far away, a few meters to their right, there were some indigenous soldiers sitting hiding under a big tree, lurking in the dark.

In addition to those already mentioned, there are two more soldiers who are also indigenous, they stand on a bridge made of wood.

They both watch the left and right sides of the bridge.

They on that day had orders to watch this path more strictly than usual.

It was related to the siege of the soldiers who gathered in the south of Singung.

Five indigenous soldiers were also seconded to them, as an additional step in securing the bridge.

So that usually those who stand guard there are only five now become ten.

It was about eight o'clock, the sound of several horses running closer.

In the light of the torchlight the two company soldiers who were guarding the road saw three people riding towards them.

"STOP!!!" said one of the soldiers.

The three horsemen slowed down their horses and stopped a few meters in front of the company soldiers.

After they stopped the two company soldiers approached the two leading horsemen, namely Ulong and Laksmi.

Behind the two of them look Awang sitting on a horse in a position of hands tied back.

Ulong and Laksmi get off the horse.

"Who are you and where are you going?" one of the soldiers asked.

"We are ordered to take these prisoners to the post in Klambir Lima sir" Ulong said, Laksmi nodded confirming.

"Wait here for a moment" said the soldier, then ran to their post on the edge of the bridge to report to his commander on guard.

As his friend headed for the post, the other soldier stood on standby with a rifle in hand.

He stared at Ulong and Laksmi with great caution.

Soon their commander came out of the four-by-four-meter post and approached, "who told the master and the master to escort the captives to Klambir Lima?" tanyakanya.

Ulong calmly replied "Suma sent us master, this prisoner we just captured was one of the lascars who escaped from their meeting in Singung" Ulong said.

From the darkness under the right tree came the sound of a few footsteps, then slowly five native soldiers who hid there came out and came over.

From the beginning they whispered to see the appearance of Laksmi and finally they decided to approach the beautiful girl on the grounds of looking around the situation.

Ulong and Laksmi stared at the indigenous soldiers who appeared, just as Awang expected, here there were additional troops.

"May there be nothing else" Ulong's inner hope.

At first they were interested in seeing Laksmi's beauty, but as soon as they approached one of the native soldiers was suddenly startled and said, "the Awang apparently". The native soldier recognized Awang.

The soldiers and their commanders there simultaneously came to Awang.

Awang who was mobbed actually chuckled, it turns out I was so famous thought he.

"This is the Awang, he who has been attacking and killing company soldiers from here to the silver expanse" said the soldier pointed.

"I've all this time just heard his name, it turns out this is the person" said the commander of the guard post staring intently at Awang.

Awang was stared at like that mockingly by pretending to bow respectfully to the commander.

"At last you got caught too damn" said the native soldier who recognized him and spat on the ground.

Another native soldier pulled Awang down from his horse, "down you" he said, then after Awang came down he pulled Awang's collar and bent his head against Awang's head.

Awang just laughed out loud got the treatment.

"Ah you act like a hero because my hands are tied" said Awang mocking.

The clash of heads was definitely nothing for Awang, because he practiced silat since he was five years old, so injuries and injuries were already very familiar to him.

Ulong and Laksmi watched with worried gazes, who were worried instead was so relaxed and laughing.

Mardiani and Salhah who were hiding behind the large trees also watched anxiously.

They were watching from the darkness behind the trees, where the soldiers of the indigenous companies had gathered before.

"May the Son and the others do their duty well and in time" said Ulong, he worried about the emotion of these soldiers' behavior and resisted thereby ruining their plans.

Or even worse if the soldiers of this company decided to kill Awang there, because it considered it very dangerous if left alive.

The sons, Arman and Mat kecik were assigned to burn the field a few hundred meters from it where the more numerous soldiers were hiding.

The fire will also be a cue for those who are here to begin the assault.

Ulong and Laksmi looked at each other, Ulong saw that there were two more unmoved army soldiers standing guard on the bridge staring at them.

Their position is very good at the moment thought Ulong, the soldiers except for the two who are on the bridge are crowding Awang, turning their backs on them.

They were unable to start attacking before the blaze emerged from the west.

Then Ulong glanced eastward, the two girls Angku Razak should be around the big trees there by now.

Ulong could almost confirm that, because they had gathered first at the intersection of three before splitting up.

The intersection of three to the east leads to the city of Medan, to the west in the direction of Aceh and to the North which leads to this road, can take them to the expanse of Perak or to Belawan.

Ulong and his friends deliberately headed for the post from the east so that they would avoid meeting with two dozen company soldiers waiting west of the intersection of three.

After arriving at the intersection, before entering the road leading to this bridge they split up.

Anggu Razak's son and son walk from the intersection down the thick trees to the east of the road, and they will surround the bridge armed with bows and arrows.

While Ulong, Laksmi and Awang rode through the public road to the bridge.

While Anggu Razak they left alone at the intersection, on the side of the road between the trees, to guard their horses and wait for the Son and friends who were in charge of burning the field thatch west of the junction.

Ulong looked at Laksmi then gestured with eyes glancing towards Awang.

They simultaneously approached the soldiers who swarmed Awang before something unexpected happened, because the native soldiers who sleepy head to Awang look already drew a sword.

"Hey, it's stopped, enough" said the commander.

The soldiers stared at the commander and fell silent.

"He will also be put to death given the many crimes he has committed, sir, I just want to scratch him a little" said the native soldier, grinning, his hand had drawn a sword.

The commander finally fell silent and noticed.

Shortly before the sword in the soldier's hand was slashed into Awang's face, suddenly some of the company's soldiers who stood facing west shouted "fire, fire" while pointing towards the fire that was burning in the western field of the weeds.

Concurrently the company soldiers there turned towards the fire.

"It's time" Ulong said in his heart.

He looked at the two soldiers on the bridge.

Along with the blaze, Mardiani and Salhah pressed two arrows towards the two soldiers on the bridge, the two soldiers who were staring at the blaze simultaneously collapsed with arrows right at the nape, and fell into the river below.

"Successfully", Inner Ulong.

After the two soldiers on the bridge collapsed, Laksmi immediately grabbed the bow that was held on the shoulder and quickly shot at the enemy who was swarming Awang, who was not the only one, whereas Ulong helped throw his dagger very quickly towards the soldiers who were unreachable by melee attacks.

Immediately five men collapsed in the lunge of Laksmi arrows and Ulong daggers.

Awang chuckled to see the situation now turned around, the distance he was very close to the three remaining company soldiers.

They did not have time to use the bedil at such a close distance, except for their commander, the man pulled out the gun at the waist as soon as he saw his men being attacked.

Awang quickly and very strongly kicked the commander's chest until the man fell down and his gun fell.

The other soldier stabbed the bayonet attached to his weapon but Awang managed to dodge, the soldier's bayonet pierced just a few centi from Awang's waist, hitting an empty place.

Ulong ran over with two more daggers in both hands.

"Do not that, he is mine" said Awang pointed with his chin towards the native soldier who had pitted his head against him.

Ulong nodded then stabbed his dagger into the neck of the fallen company commander.

While a native soldier who had just been evaded Awang bayonet attack, successfully penetrated the arrows of Mardiani and Salhah simultaneously from behind.

There was only one remaining native soldier, the one who pitted his head against Awang's head, he was also the one who had just slashed his face.

The crew grinned viciously, the native soldier retreated in fear.

"Well, strictly the time that Arman tied this rope, did he intentionally let me get killed" Awang grumbled.

The rope that was just tied to his hand managed to escape.

Then Awang looked at the remaining native soldiers.

"Where was your bravery and bravery a traitor?" Awang.

The soldier retreated to get out of the body of the road, he did not dare to use the sword already in hand, because Laksmi had already pointed a bow and arrow at him.

Mardiani and Salhah had also emerged from the darkness, both of whom also pointed bows at the soldier.

"Look, since we need to leave in a hurry and you're not the only one we have to take care of, try to fight me one-on-one with your sword. If you win, then leave safely" said Awang.

The soldier stared around, then set the horses with the sword in hand.

"Well that's the spirit, I like to see it" said Awang.

The soldier grabbed the sword slashing towards Awang's stomach.

The crew jumped back "Oi, which is fine like that, I haven't held a gun" he shouted.

Mat Kecik, Arman, Putra, and Anggu Razak emerged from the dark path while carrying horses.

They stopped the horse and watched the Awang who was facing the enemy.

Arman threw a machete which Awang greeted with his hand.

"You take all that can be brought, let me scratch this traitor first" Awang said reversing the soldier's remark to him.

Arman and Mat Kecik laughed and came down from their horses, "quite how you take care of yourself" said Mat Kecik to the soldier who had been sweating cold. Then they walked as they led the horses towards Ulong and the others.

There is no other choice thought the soldier, he then thrust his sword into Awang, who was attacked precisely chuckle kinked sideways, then from the side spinning slash a cleaver very quickly.

The attacking soldier staggered forward as his movements did not hit the target.

Meanwhile, when he staggered, Awang managed to grab his back leaving a deep wound.

The soldier looked at Awang with indignation, pain once the wound inscribed Awang on his back.

In a wounded state and unable to attack with the maximum he slashed the sword, this time to the neck of Awang.

Awang lowered his head, the soldier's sword passed over his head, causing a strong wind "Wuzz".

After successfully avoiding the sword slash to the neck he stabbed the soldier on the stomach with a machete.

"the crapp.." His banter stuck more than half in the stomach of the company soldier.

The soldier complained and fell firmly holding his stomach as soon as Awang pulled his machete.

The crew moved leaving the opponent helpless.

"Kill me" said the company's soldier, unable to endure the pain of his torn stomach.

"I'm a fighter, not a killer" Awang said grinning as he passed.

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Ulong and friends take whatever they can carry, weapons, food, even the clothes of their companies.

Some of their luggage put in the saddle two horses that were not ridden, namely two of the three horses that were seized by Mat Kecik this afternoon.

Only two of the three horses were without riders, because the other was ridden by Laksmi who lost a horse in an ambush.

After they thought their business was over, they burned the bridge with kerosene taken from the guard post.

Their mission is to make the reinforcements of the company forces from Medan difficult to pursue them.

And buy time for them to save the captives later.

Quickly the bridge made of wood was in the fire, Ulong saw some pieces of wood that were burned crackling broken and then fell into the river.

There were the sounds of footsteps of several people running across the bridge. Awang looked at Arman and Mat Kecik.

Mat Kecik shrugged his shoulders "they are a lot of Wang, where maybe all burned" he said grinning.

"Yes Wang, there are at least two or three people left" Arman said.

Company soldiers across the street were heard cursing in Dutch and seen in the torchlight two people examining the bodies of the slain soldiers.

The soldiers of this company were the survivors of the burning of Padang Ilanang on the west side of the bridge.

Ulong, Awang, and the others could see quite clearly from here, as their distance across was only about fifteen meters.

In addition to the two men who examined the bodies of the company soldiers, two more were seen checking the post, then there were five more people running around coming from the dark streets.

Awang stared again at Mat Kecik and Arman.

Arman's misbehavior was looking at his nails, one thing that was impossible because they were in the dark.

While Mat Kecik only scratches the head that does not itch.

Laksmi signals Mardiani and Salhah.

They then took a bow that was slung on each shoulder.

While sitting on a horse were three arrows, they pressed down.

The three enemy soldiers closest to the river bank collapsed.

The other soldier was shocked and hid to save himself when he saw three of his friends collapsed.

After Laksmi and the other two girls hurled arrows, Ulong and the troupe rushed the horse away.

Just as they had expected before long, gunfire could be heard from across the river, releasing the remaining army of the company.