Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology-Chapter 868: Agni goes into battle 6

Moments passed, and the soldiers stopped coming to the central district of the city. Looking around, Agni could tell that there were only around 2,000 or a little more in front of him, huddled together. The remaining soldiers must have ignored the warnings and still ran away, but he could not blame them, since when it comes to life and death, it can make people do things that they otherwise would not. The only thing Agni feels for them is pity, since he is completely sure that the Ottomans rushing from the east will devour them alive.

"Alright, here's what we're going to do."

He spoke out, his voice not loud, but as if it was a ripple in the calm lake, it continued to silence all the people who had gathered around, who were talking with each other in loud voices, worried, scared.

Agni looked at the faces of Kattappa and Lieutenant Colonel Sri Ram Kakkar, nodding, signifying that they, along with everyone else, were listening with their ears wide open.

He knew that he had to stand up to the occasion, since he was the reason why all the people, instead of rushing into the wilderness, had gathered in the central district, once again putting themselves in mortal danger. Well, he knew that they would be in mortal danger even if they ran away, but the soldiers did not know that, so he stood up to the occasion.

"Even if none of you complain, I could tell that the lot of you are blaming me for putting you in danger of life and death, since by this time, you would already be in the wilderness, running back to the base."

There was silence in the air. A few lieutenant colonels clenched their fists and nodded silently as if to agree. Agni could see all this, but he did not blame anyone. "What if I say that the enemy was not reinforcements coming to support the Ottomans in the city, but the army of several generals, numbering several hundred thousand?"

The words were like shockwaves that ripped through the mental defences of the soldiers. Some smart ones had already thought of this, like some Lieutenant Colonels, the moment several warning signals went up in the sky in the east, but the vast majority of the soldiers were completely oblivious to this information. freewebnσvel.cøm

"Oh Lord, is this true?"

"No! This can't be."

"What the prince said is true."

"Lieutenant Colonel?"

"It is very likely that there are several hundred thousand troops coming from the east."

The soldiers did not believe it at first, but with the lieutenant colonels coming forward to vouch for Agni, more people started to believe the truth, and the truth was horrifying. They began to panic, collapse onto the ground, not knowing what to do. However, in this dire situation, they slowly started to focus on Agni, the prince of the powerful Akhand Bharatiya Empire. He was the one who brought them all together. He must have a solution, they thought, their glances drenched in a rich flavour of hope.

Agni could feel that his shoulders were becoming heavy as more and more soldiers looked towards him. 'So this is what Father felt like?' He had commanded people before, as he ran a commercial business employing hundreds of people. But this was the first time that he was responsible for the lives and deaths of over 2,000 people. The weight of responsibility was heavy. He marvelled at how his father managed to command an army of a million people.

Coming back to his senses, he spoke out, "The reason I know of the arrival of the enemy reinforcements is because I have received the information from my very own channel about the three generals mobilising their troops and setting off towards the west," he said as he motioned towards Kattappa.

Kattappa's expression did not change. He knew he did not find out anything except the part where several hundred thousand soldiers were coming to cut them into pieces, but he was not going to refute his prince. He knew that he was looking to establish credibility using himself.

The agreement of Kattappa really worked wonders. As a secret organisation directly under the command of the Bharatiya Empire's royal family, it commanded trust and legitimacy. The soldiers who were still not believing in his tale slowly came to the eventual realisation of the truth, and it was bitter. In fact, Agni wasn't entirely sure that it was the retreating army of the three generals, but logically speaking, there was no other explanation apart from that.