Prince Without Crown
Sadewa brought back news
Very early in the morning, though, prince Indra Mahesa accompanied by his confidants and his three companions set out on horseback to see the preparation of the soldiers who are currently doing the concentration of training in one of the villages that are still around this king's city.
This was because, the soldiers who numbered around five thousand people from the Duchy of Gedangan had arrived at the king's city yesterday afternoon.
Prince Indra deliberately wants to make early preparations to keep everything that will happen. For him, it was better to prepare things faster than to wait for the development to happen.
Just now that he was about to leave the city limits of the king, on the way it turns out he met Sadewa who about four days ago he had sent to spy on the enemy troops.
When Sadewa's entourage met with the entourage of Indra princes, now they stopped by the roadside and then held talks very seriously.
"Ampun Gusti's. The servant deliberately rushed back to the king's city. This is because, at this time the troops led by Raka Pati and Ragak Ireng have occupied the Karang Kencana duchy," Sadewa reported.
"Curvy? Hasn't the duchy been vacated?" Prince Indra Mahesa.
"Yes, Prince. They have just arrived there and will continue their journey towards the duchy of Gedangan. Servants are worried that our troops there are not able to stem the attack of about thirty thousand troops led by Raka Pati and Raven Ireng. The biggest possibility is, at this time Jaya Pradana will also soon arrive there with the core troops. These were about twenty thousand with some of them being people of the black forest,"
Hearing this explanation from Sadewa, Prince Indra Mahesa and the others threw eyes at each other. There was a look of worry on their faces.
"I'm sorry if it's like this. Prince! Immediately issue orders! We must not allow the Duchy of Gedangan to be threatened. Because, the duchy is the entrance to this king's city," said Panglima Pratisara while menjura.
"All of you leave immediately for the training center of the soldiers! Tell them to get ready. I'm going back to the palace to tell Grandpa Prabu all this. After that, we will go to the Duchy of Gedangan. Do as you command. Every single soldier, must bring at least three camps!"
After arranging everything, they then split up there to run all the planning they had discussed a few days ago.
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Just like Sadewa. At present, a cipher from the kingdom of Sri Kemuning controlled by Jaya Pradana also returned to the city of the king of Sri Kemuning.
They also reported to Jaya Pradana that it turned out that the duchy of Karang Kencana had been empty because it was abandoned by its inhabitants. These included the Duke of Panembahan of Ardiraja. The duke had taken his entire family away from the duchy who had no idea where it was headed.
When Jaya Pradana found out about this, he immediately negotiated with the trustees who were still in the place. Including Datuk Hitam who became a frontman for people from the black faction who joined the core troops under his leadership.
"Teacher. What do you think of this tactic from Galuh's kingdom?" Tanya Jaya Pradana's.
"Haha. In my opinion, these are the little gibberish who have nothing. These are just trash that will be swept away by the current. These cowards must have fled to the king's city and taken refuge behind the armpits of Rakai Galuh" replied the old man with his face covered in the white sideburns. From the look of his eyes, describing the cruelty and cunning.
"According to the servant, the biggest possibility is, these people are indeed deliberately merging into the duchy of Gedangan. Because, weren't they currently erecting a fort in that duchy with a fort length spanning tens of miles?!" Said one of the ministers in the hall.
They deliberately dug their graves there. All righty! Now prepare! We will leave tomorrow morning following Raka Pati and Crows Ireng to Karang Kencana!" Jaya Pradana then closed the meeting.