Chapter 486: Scorpion Formation
Southern side of Hope Island, Sector One, Farus family personal encampments...
Inside the central hall of the Farus family patriarch camp, princess Amara and important family members gathered to decide on allocating the commander position to the 13 sectors of the army.
There are 13 tentacles in the octopus' formation, and each tentacle is a sector that contains half a million soldiers. Among the thirteen, twelve contain war soldiers, and the thirteenth sector contains workers, servants, and other miscellaneous people.
"Princess, the first three sectors contain our family soldiers. So, only our clan men must lead them. Most importantly, the first sector contains the superior soldiers who we trained all these years with valuable resources. So, you must lead them personally." An elderly member of the Farus family replied to Amara, who stood beside the patriarch in the head position of the table.
"Princess, I don't think it is a good thing to do. We hired several war veterans and experienced army generals, we must give them a few important positions to show our sincerity. If only our family took the entire commander ranks, it wouldn't bring any harmony among the millions of fighters we gathered here." Another member added in a concerned tone.
The opinions of several elder members of the Farus family followed as Amara heard everyone's point clearly. Finally, the focus turned to the patriarch as it is time to decide. After a long pause, the patriarch asked Princess Amara to decide on the matter.
With a nod, Amara stood up and began making a statement. "Among the 13 sectors, the first 3 will be under the command of our family members, and the remaining will be under the loyal veterans who we hired.
There will be regular monitoring and secret observation of each and every sector commander. As the war general, I will personally command the first sector. Now, let's decide who to appoint for each sector as commander. Give me your proposals in order, I will decide based on their capability." Amara declared while staring at her family members with a grim face.
A personal servant of Amara prepared to note down the names suggested by the family members for the position of commander.
Soon, the family members began suggesting names for the commander positions in different sectors. Every family member has their own agenda, as they were all suggesting names of people they hired for this war. Even though it is taking a long , Amara listened patiently, as the matter of commanders will affect the war.
Finally, the suggestions were finished, and a long list of names was put before Amara to decide. Amara took some time to look at the names and suggested sectors. After a deep observation, she found that there is no single name suggested for sector 13, which is a servants sector.
After discussing for some more time with the important family members, Princess Amara stood up and made a declaration.
"Tomorrow, early in the in the morning, assemble each and every member on our side at the training ground. Including servants and cleaners, I want every single soul to be present on the training ground before the sun rises. Make sure everything stays in order." Princess Amara gave strict orders and sent away all the members from the patriarch's camp.
Everyone bowed to the patriarch and the princess before taking their leave. Holding the list of suggested names for the commander post, Amara sat in a discussion with her father and the elderly uncle, who is an expert in war formations.
"I never thought selecting the commanders would become such a political matter. All of our close family members were expecting their men to become commanders. What are you thinking about this, Amara? Should we select the ones from this list, or do you have any other thoughts?" The patriarch asked with a questioning look.
"I already chose the commanders for this war, father. I just took the opinion of our members to show some respect." Amara replied while opening a rare, old wine bottle skilfully.
"Then, what about sector 13? Who do you want to send as commander to the servants division? If we ignore Sector 13, it will become a headache. We can't ignore that all the food and water come from that place." The patriarch asked with a worried look.
"I have the perfect person for that role, father. You can rest assured." Amara replied while pouring wine into a crystal glass made of artificial diamonds.
Soon, the tension died down in the room, and the father-daughter duo enjoyed nice wine while listening to the ideas about war formations from the elder uncle of Amara.
Meanwhile, the Taurus family members, the Aries family patriarch, and his son gathered in a closed tent. The loyal soldiers were guarding the tent from outside. With a long, pointy stick, Mona, who stood at the head position of the gathering, explained their first-day war strategy.
"On the first day, we are going with Scorpion formations. While our foot soldiers attack from both sides as a prong attack, the archers will shoot continuous arrows from the back. Shield warriors will stand in the middle to block the advancement of enemy soldiers." Mona continued to explain the formation while pointing out several scenarios.
The commanders of different sectors raised several questions about formation validity and practical use. Mona patiently answered their questions while passing instructions to the commanders on what to do in case of mishaps.
After finishing the formation talks, the patriarchs of both families stood up and began passing their speeches for motivation and coordination. As it came to the Aries family patriarch's turn, he stood with a grim face to speak. His son, Luis, sat beside him with an idiotic expression.
"I just want to say one thing. We can easily win this war by trapping one single woman. That is the Farus family patriarch's daughter, Amara. If we are able to trap her or kill her on the first day of war, this war will be a cat walk on an icy surface for us." The Aries family head spoke in a serious tone and gulped the entire wine in one go.
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Thank you for your support. As I got free from polling work... I will try to release at least one chapter per day from now onwards. Also, please take a look at my other novel "Supreme Arch-Magus" Even though it has slow start, after leaving his wife, turns rich.
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