Chương 14: One real choice.
The forest was set on fire, and all plans were working as intended.
"Take any supplies you can find around the area; any amount will benefit us; we are running low on food. Make your moves quickly; the battle on the other end seems to end."
Just as ordered, the troops started searches for food in the neighbouring area, and the fire also spread from tree to tree.
Soon, a smoke cloud was beginning to emerge, but the evening time made it invisible to the far eye.
10 minutes later, Yuuka observed the battlefield and judged the situation according to his needs.
"The Brittanian troops are starting to struggle now.
"Start moving behind the forest and bet back at the back of the enemy's formation."
"YES SIR!"
The soldiers moved through and around the forest to intercept the Lynx forces, but they weren't able to carry any artillery due to a lack of time and manpower.
So, the only option was to charge at the very moment Brittanian numbers started to fall.
"MY SOLDIERS! , CHARGE!"
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The roaring forces of Asphodel intercepted the Lynx and their backs and rushed them.
The forces rushed to crush the enemy from both fronts, and their advantage now came into play: communication.
"Move forward and attack the left of the army." The soldiers of Asphodel were trained to learn multiple languages so they could easily coordinate and control soldiers from a foreign land.
The horses tried to go straight through the line of soldiers, and all the soldiers got a huge morale boost from the friendly aid they received.
"We need to end this quickly; find the leading captain of this force."
Yuuka wanted to avoid any unwanted casualties from his side, so he ordered him to find and kill the captain of the Lynx to end the battle as quickly as possible.
"We need to lure them out; give them a flair gun."
"Yes, Sir."
Yuuka fired a flare with a white signal, and both sides stopped the battle at that very moment.
The flair was another element of war; three different colours were used and fired by the captain to show other things:
Green: It declared a loss to the other army and asked the friendly forces to completely surrender to the enemy. It was an act of shame, and every military leader preferred to die over using this.
Red: It fired my leading captain when they successfully captured the enemy captain. It was a sign of victory.
White: It declared the end of the battle for the day and could only be fired when the fight continued after sunset. It was also a sign of possible negotiations by the firing side.
These signs could be easily seen as the use of manipulation tools by any outsider, but what made the difference was that the people who fought the battle respected them.
In the past, different signals like this were used, and every soldier, in respect of their nation's culture and history, never used them to cheat in battle.
Such were the nation's people and their respect for history and culture.
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But the battle didn't stop the struggle immediately, as some foreign soldiers were unable to understand the signals and kept attacking the Lynx troops but were immediately stopped.
Both sides placed their sides in the battle, but the damage had already been done. The forest was already set on fire, and smoke was enveloping the land.
So, both sides moved to the other side of the hill, rested nearly 1 km away from each other, and could see the enemy, but the soldiers, no matter how raged, couldn't attack the enemy.
On the Asphodel side, Yuuka talked about the situation with the British forces. The army, consisting of outsiders, was now left with even fewer ethnic Brittanian soldiers.
Yuuka waited for the moment, flanked the enemy, and then fired the white signals when he couldn't find the enemy captain.
Yuuka went ahead with a few soldiers beside him, translating for the other ethnicities.
"Your captains have been killed by the enemy soldiers in an attack from behind; we also have lost one of our captains, and I am asking for the rest of you to cooperate with us to escape from this island or fight for us."
The crowd was silent.
"We will pay you much more than Brittania was paying you; you are free to run away and live on your own or defect to the other side. I highly recommend the first one."
As multiple soldiers spoke with him, the soldiers were sent into mental chaos. Already physically exhausted from all the running and battle, many decided to accept loyalty to the Asphodel because their communication was a big help.
But many got up from their positions and tried to run.
"I won't fight for people like them; can't you morons see? They killed our captains, and now they are asking us to defect to their side. Let's attack them."
One soldier tried to enrage his fellow soldiers into attacking the asphodel. But no one around him stood up. Seeing him, a soldier to the side smirked and gave him a reply.
"They can't understand you; I'll deliver your message to them in their language." The soldier spoke an old language spoken years ago; it is said by very few now.
He translated and changed his words as he wanted and related them to the soldiers.
Many soldiers stood and sat on bent knees, showing a sign of their loyalty to Asphodel. The soldier said that we had no chance of turning the tables on the enemy.
Soon enough, the army was ready as multiple soldiers fled and a group of soldiers got together and decided to defect to the enemy.
"I see, you want to defect. Go on."
Yuuka permitted them to move to the other side with no warning or resistance.
The group of soldiers walked towards the other side as their comrades saw them go.
"!!"
Suddenly, multiple shots were heard, and the bodies of the defecting group piled up. As the crowd stood in surprise, there were no words to say.
The other soldiers now realised that defection meant death for them, as they would be killed by the side they were deflecting to.
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