One of the other trolls went into the mountains while the rest allowed the Jumarians clean them up. Valti could not help but feel more sympathy for these trolls who are almost the last of their kind. Female Gnomes, and Female Zunia-Pucks plus a trainer went to the aid of the other Trolls. A troll with a large animal pelt for a shirt burst into tears. All Valti wanted to do was pat the troll on the shoulder to sooth it. That was when these trolls were taken to a hospital tent where they were bandaged up. Tusins ordered for her to scout ahead and check the area past where the trolls were. While her Captain and other commanders setup the rest of the defenses Valti set out. Taking two others with her Lieutenant Valti rode in an armored reconnaissance vehicle. On huge wheels and modified with tracks in case it was stuck in the mud, this ARV proved reliable in the field. Although it was large enough to hold a fire team of six the defenders needed as many troops on the front lines. Going at full speed would attract unwanted attention even if it was not the invading enemy. Jumarian Officers warned them of other factions and tribes being hostile towards outsiders.
Sitting the passenger's seat of the ARV Valti checked a map with all their allies marked down. Other than the ones who came there were more kingdoms, and city-states a little further in the mountains. Each one had roads cutting through the mountains. Among them were also hostile factions of tribes, and dwellings full of uncivilized beasts. Two races in particular the other Jumarians and neighbors did not trust were Troglodytes, and Gnolls. She did not know how many of these tribes, or other factions were neutral, friendly, allies, or hostiles aside from the ones they met. It was clear those factions who came saw the Nazdar invasion as a huge threat to them. Knowing this new state had 952, 353 personnel to fight already gave her some relief. Jumar's allies and neighbors sending a total of 28, 654 improved her concerns on how these people would fare. As for her own faction, the IGA sending 10, 241 personnel whether they were just crew members, pilots, soldiers, and officers it did not matter except for bolstering defenses. Wherever the large force of Uxane were they added more to the defenses. Their own Intervention Force 1118 that came down also increased the chances of holding off the invaders. She hoped they would not suffer the same fate as Syrianos, and
.Going through this path or road proved easy until the route brought them closer to the mountain slopes. In between the mountain ranges lay the landscape of a stretched out river valley. Flanked by scattered hills that lead to the slopes, and bases of the mountain ranges the landscape proved semi difficult to traverse. Valti passed a few of the factions the Jumarians mentioned. They also passed some sites of skirmishes. Just two of them caught their attention and blocked their path. On the very top of a hill that a stone road crossed lay hundreds of combatants of one from these skirmishes. Valti ordered the driver to stop so they could get a solid calculation of casualties. Getting out of the ARV she noticed there were a few settlements they did not see due their positioning, and the rocky hills that blocked them. A total of 280 Goblin Warriors, humanoids, Orcs, strange constructs, Elves, monsters, mercenaries, Reptile humanoids, and automaton constructs littered the hill. To their left rested a town encircled by hills whose citizens got a little curious. Two Strumpets, and eleven armed townspeople came up the hill via another road that crossed the one they drove on. Whoever these citizens were they more focused on a large furry wounded beast. Looking at the bodies closer Valti could tell this skirmish was recent. She went up to the citizens to find out more information.
One of the strumpets greeted them with a more serious tone. It was evident she was not happy nor in any mood to talk after witnessing this skirmish. She came on behalf of the town's Mayor who seemed to trust her a little too much. Just from looking at these townsfolk Valti surmised these people were part Gnome, Dwarf, Human, and Goblin mixed in. Standing at a height of four and five feet these mixed people hailed from Blightwood, a larger settlement further along the slopes. This town was more of a colony known as Curn's Fjord. Curn's Ford was thriving for the past few decades. She went straight to asking them about the army of trolls to which they replied yes to seeing. According to the memory of the trusted Strumpet one half of these casualties on this hill belonged to them, and the rest belonged to an invading faction. Valti warned her of more invaders coming this way. The strumpet expressed an urgency to go as her Mayor had a meeting about this skirmish towards dusk. Not pleased with the townsfolk's urgency to leave the battle ground Valti was forced to keep on their current course. While she rode in the passenger seat she kept a log on what occurred, and everything they came across. She estimated seven skirmishes occurred between the return of the Trolls and now. On the side of the rode and path a figure was roaming around another skirmish aftermath. She had the driver roll up to them out of curiosity and caution.
It was an elf dressed for a very long journey and extended hunt or something. His name was Gunnar Evenshot a Master Ranger with the equivalent rank to Brigadier-Colonel. This elf was a commanding officer of a Ranger Brigade of 1,872 that was to meet a larger force of 4,983 Warriors of a faction known as Bromer Rise. Most of his forces were already with that brigade whereas the rest were on their way. He was only scouting the area. Checking the interior she found a good seat for him. Offering him a ride Valti prayed he did not have far to go. The elf hesitated at first before getting in. Pressing onward the Intervention 1117 patrol made it to the site of the Trolls' attack. Valti hopped out of the vehicle to check things out. Just as the report said there was a large force camped out to the north of Jumar. Even the corpses of the trolls involved in the fighting remain unhurried. walking through the ruined campsites, carnage, and aftermath of the attack Valti made a few new discoveries. Among the dead were the crews of two tanks piled up, and thirteen pilots gunned down. On one of the bodies was an IGF log titled "For Intervention 1117". She picked it up and played it discovering Intervention 1118 taken thirteen aircraft and two tanks from the defeated collaborators. This invading force planned to attack Jumar from the north and the south. It's speaker, Major Teebs, mentioned her was from Cat Company that had been on many Intervention. Cat Company grew into a battalion dubbed Hellvetti Battalion. For weeks they had been on this planet making new contacts and allies. Their mission was to intercept sneak attacks. These 896 paratroopers even stockpiled weapons for the locals.
Pocketing the log Valti turned to Gunnar who crouched by a dead collaborator. He was ready to meet his unit since they were most likely wondering where he was. After she gathered up more logs on the enemy Valti and Gunnar reentered the vehicle. They sped off in the direction Gunnar pointed making their way to the base of a mountain. At the edge of the mountain rested another settlement of Elves where the Ranger Brigade had gathered. Here they dropped Gunnar off and returned to their own mission. Riding shotgun wasn't as bad despite the bumpiness, and rocking of the vehicle as it traversed the landscape. Valit kept her eyes on the path ahead of them and spotted what looked like a massive crowd moving. She had the driver stop. He stopped on a hill ready to turn around. Up ahead were thousands of figures heading this way. The ARV went in reverse then swerved around to face the way they had come. Eager to get out of the mob's sight they sped on the landscape. Not caring about how bumpy the ride was Valti urged their driver to keep on going even if they crashed into something. She quickly relayed a message to HQ shout in the mouth piece that the enemy was on the way. At the fastest speed the landscape would allow and the ARV was permitted Valti's scouting managed to make it back to the border only to crash into what looked to be a graveyard. One of the scouts had a fear of the dead, believing the dead would come back to life he started screaming. Buckled in his seat panic mode set in as the driver managed to get them out and drove westward.
Returning to the base at the front took nearly an hour. For a full hour the scared soldiers kept screaming. She was beginning to wonder if he was a raw recruit or one of those non combatant personnel. As they rolled into HQ of the northern border Valti up buckled and went over to slap the screaming man. She got out of the vehicle and walked up to the makeshift military command center. A large military tent pitched in front of an abandoned Dwarf Inn that was no longer in use. Here they found their commanding officer leading the Intervention forces, General Zin Addha. This General of the Intervention Forces was a Dark Elf who had twenty six years of commanding experience, and over one hundred years of service in the field. Around her were other high ranking commanders, and officers along with Captain Tusins. Valti gave a salute and handed over whatever she found on her scouting mission. Zin Addha requested she brief her in on the situation out there. She informed the General about everything before being dismissed.
It took two or more days for the collaborators to reach them by foot. Behind them were the hired mercenaries, and the invaders themselves. From the looks of these forces they were only under half a million strong. This was only at the northern front. No one doubted the enemy had another force pushing towards the southern border. Inside her own thoughts Valti wondered how many waves the enemy would throw at them. She crouched down on one knee behind a short wall of sandbags. Flour sacks filled with dirt and rocks were also mixed in. All pilots and crews prepared to launch at the first order from their commanders. A flare shot out from one of the battleship that hovered above. It went off signalling the enemy was here. Whatever artillery they had opened fire on the oncoming enemy. Aircraft flew over them to release bombs, and bursts of fire on the oncoming enemy. The enemy still pressed on the very next day. All their aircraft went to support the southern front leaving them without air support until tomorrow. When the enemy came into view over the hills Jumar's northern defenders opened fire. Picking off enemy combatants was a walk in the park on the second day. Suppressing fire, machine gun fire, snipers, artillery, and a good viewpoint halted the enemy. Casualties mounted on the first attempt to overrun their defenses. Valti looked up at the battle ship witnessing a turret on its belly turn to bombard the enemy below. That was when she was shot in the shoulder. Lieutenant Valti fell on her back watching the turret open fire and her squad and fellow Intervention Forces put pressure on the enemy. Being hit in the shoulder took her out of the battle. Medics rushed over with a stretcher and pulled her out of the action.
Sitting the passenger's seat of the ARV Valti checked a map with all their allies marked down. Other than the ones who came there were more kingdoms, and city-states a little further in the mountains. Each one had roads cutting through the mountains. Among them were also hostile factions of tribes, and dwellings full of uncivilized beasts. Two races in particular the other Jumarians and neighbors did not trust were Troglodytes, and Gnolls. She did not know how many of these tribes, or other factions were neutral, friendly, allies, or hostiles aside from the ones they met. It was clear those factions who came saw the Nazdar invasion as a huge threat to them. Knowing this new state had 952, 353 personnel to fight already gave her some relief. Jumar's allies and neighbors sending a total of 28, 654 improved her concerns on how these people would fare. As for her own faction, the IGA sending 10, 241 personnel whether they were just crew members, pilots, soldiers, and officers it did not matter except for bolstering defenses. Wherever the large force of Uxane were they added more to the defenses. Their own Intervention Force 1118 that came down also increased the chances of holding off the invaders. She hoped they would not suffer the same fate as Syrianos, and
.Going through this path or road proved easy until the route brought them closer to the mountain slopes. In between the mountain ranges lay the landscape of a stretched out river valley. Flanked by scattered hills that lead to the slopes, and bases of the mountain ranges the landscape proved semi difficult to traverse. Valti passed a few of the factions the Jumarians mentioned. They also passed some sites of skirmishes. Just two of them caught their attention and blocked their path. On the very top of a hill that a stone road crossed lay hundreds of combatants of one from these skirmishes. Valti ordered the driver to stop so they could get a solid calculation of casualties. Getting out of the ARV she noticed there were a few settlements they did not see due their positioning, and the rocky hills that blocked them. A total of 280 Goblin Warriors, humanoids, Orcs, strange constructs, Elves, monsters, mercenaries, Reptile humanoids, and automaton constructs littered the hill. To their left rested a town encircled by hills whose citizens got a little curious. Two Strumpets, and eleven armed townspeople came up the hill via another road that crossed the one they drove on. Whoever these citizens were they more focused on a large furry wounded beast. Looking at the bodies closer Valti could tell this skirmish was recent. She went up to the citizens to find out more information.
One of the strumpets greeted them with a more serious tone. It was evident she was not happy nor in any mood to talk after witnessing this skirmish. She came on behalf of the town's Mayor who seemed to trust her a little too much. Just from looking at these townsfolk Valti surmised these people were part Gnome, Dwarf, Human, and Goblin mixed in. Standing at a height of four and five feet these mixed people hailed from Blightwood, a larger settlement further along the slopes. This town was more of a colony known as Curn's Fjord. Curn's Ford was thriving for the past few decades. She went straight to asking them about the army of trolls to which they replied yes to seeing. According to the memory of the trusted Strumpet one half of these casualties on this hill belonged to them, and the rest belonged to an invading faction. Valti warned her of more invaders coming this way. The strumpet expressed an urgency to go as her Mayor had a meeting about this skirmish towards dusk. Not pleased with the townsfolk's urgency to leave the battle ground Valti was forced to keep on their current course. While she rode in the passenger seat she kept a log on what occurred, and everything they came across. She estimated seven skirmishes occurred between the return of the Trolls and now. On the side of the rode and path a figure was roaming around another skirmish aftermath. She had the driver roll up to them out of curiosity and caution.
It was an elf dressed for a very long journey and extended hunt or something. His name was Gunnar Evenshot a Master Ranger with the equivalent rank to Brigadier-Colonel. This elf was a commanding officer of a Ranger Brigade of 1,872 that was to meet a larger force of 4,983 Warriors of a faction known as Bromer Rise. Most of his forces were already with that brigade whereas the rest were on their way. He was only scouting the area. Checking the interior she found a good seat for him. Offering him a ride Valti prayed he did not have far to go. The elf hesitated at first before getting in. Pressing onward the Intervention 1117 patrol made it to the site of the Trolls' attack. Valti hopped out of the vehicle to check things out. Just as the report said there was a large force camped out to the north of Jumar. Even the corpses of the trolls involved in the fighting remain unhurried. walking through the ruined campsites, carnage, and aftermath of the attack Valti made a few new discoveries. Among the dead were the crews of two tanks piled up, and thirteen pilots gunned down. On one of the bodies was an IGF log titled "For Intervention 1117". She picked it up and played it discovering Intervention 1118 taken thirteen aircraft and two tanks from the defeated collaborators. This invading force planned to attack Jumar from the north and the south. It's speaker, Major Teebs, mentioned her was from Cat Company that had been on many Intervention. Cat Company grew into a battalion dubbed Hellvetti Battalion. For weeks they had been on this planet making new contacts and allies. Their mission was to intercept sneak attacks. These 896 paratroopers even stockpiled weapons for the locals.
Pocketing the log Valti turned to Gunnar who crouched by a dead collaborator. He was ready to meet his unit since they were most likely wondering where he was. After she gathered up more logs on the enemy Valti and Gunnar reentered the vehicle. They sped off in the direction Gunnar pointed making their way to the base of a mountain. At the edge of the mountain rested another settlement of Elves where the Ranger Brigade had gathered. Here they dropped Gunnar off and returned to their own mission. Riding shotgun wasn't as bad despite the bumpiness, and rocking of the vehicle as it traversed the landscape. Valit kept her eyes on the path ahead of them and spotted what looked like a massive crowd moving. She had the driver stop. He stopped on a hill ready to turn around. Up ahead were thousands of figures heading this way. The ARV went in reverse then swerved around to face the way they had come. Eager to get out of the mob's sight they sped on the landscape. Not caring about how bumpy the ride was Valti urged their driver to keep on going even if they crashed into something. She quickly relayed a message to HQ shout in the mouth piece that the enemy was on the way. At the fastest speed the landscape would allow and the ARV was permitted Valti's scouting managed to make it back to the border only to crash into what looked to be a graveyard. One of the scouts had a fear of the dead, believing the dead would come back to life he started screaming. Buckled in his seat panic mode set in as the driver managed to get them out and drove westward.
Returning to the base at the front took nearly an hour. For a full hour the scared soldiers kept screaming. She was beginning to wonder if he was a raw recruit or one of those non combatant personnel. As they rolled into HQ of the northern border Valti up buckled and went over to slap the screaming man. She got out of the vehicle and walked up to the makeshift military command center. A large military tent pitched in front of an abandoned Dwarf Inn that was no longer in use. Here they found their commanding officer leading the Intervention forces, General Zin Addha. This General of the Intervention Forces was a Dark Elf who had twenty six years of commanding experience, and over one hundred years of service in the field. Around her were other high ranking commanders, and officers along with Captain Tusins. Valti gave a salute and handed over whatever she found on her scouting mission. Zin Addha requested she brief her in on the situation out there. She informed the General about everything before being dismissed.
It took two or more days for the collaborators to reach them by foot. Behind them were the hired mercenaries, and the invaders themselves. From the looks of these forces they were only under half a million strong. This was only at the northern front. No one doubted the enemy had another force pushing towards the southern border. Inside her own thoughts Valti wondered how many waves the enemy would throw at them. She crouched down on one knee behind a short wall of sandbags. Flour sacks filled with dirt and rocks were also mixed in. All pilots and crews prepared to launch at the first order from their commanders. A flare shot out from one of the battleship that hovered above. It went off signalling the enemy was here. Whatever artillery they had opened fire on the oncoming enemy. Aircraft flew over them to release bombs, and bursts of fire on the oncoming enemy. The enemy still pressed on the very next day. All their aircraft went to support the southern front leaving them without air support until tomorrow. When the enemy came into view over the hills Jumar's northern defenders opened fire. Picking off enemy combatants was a walk in the park on the second day. Suppressing fire, machine gun fire, snipers, artillery, and a good viewpoint halted the enemy. Casualties mounted on the first attempt to overrun their defenses. Valti looked up at the battle ship witnessing a turret on its belly turn to bombard the enemy below. That was when she was shot in the shoulder. Lieutenant Valti fell on her back watching the turret open fire and her squad and fellow Intervention Forces put pressure on the enemy. Being hit in the shoulder took her out of the battle. Medics rushed over with a stretcher and pulled her out of the action.
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