Chapter – 3
The First Party Marches
In The Afternoon
All army men standing in their groups with the commander of that group standing in the front and everyone was wearing heavy armors.
"So men are you all ready?" the Knight Commander shouted.
"Yes sir" all replied.
"Good" Troy interrupted.
"I want you all to finish the journey not in three days but two only. That's why who will not travel on feet but I'm giving some of the strongest horses to you all." Troy said calling the men who brought the horses.
"So, my men you may begin your journey." Troy asked.
"Yes sir." Everyone replied and went away riding the horses and the commanders took their respective maps and messages.
"I hope everything goes just right." Troy said.
"It will be just what we expected with you leading us." The Knight Commander encouraged Troy.
Then both walked into the tent discussing what to do further.
In The Evening
Troy was taking a nap when a soldier came in the tent to give him a message.
"Sir please come out with me for a minute." The soldier asked.
"Yes, you go I'm just coming in a minute." Troy answered in unconsciousness.
"Sir please it is urgent." The soldier replied.
Then Troy gained his consciousness and then said "what …… what happened?"
Saying this Troy ran out of the tent and the soldier followed him.
"To the main camp sir." The soldier gave the direction.
When Troy reached there he saw everyone tensed and worried. He walked to the Knight Commander who was standing with a letter in his hand and everyone surrounded him.
"What happened" Troy asked.
"See this" the Knight Commander replied giving the letter to Troy.
As Troy read the letter the Knight Commander explained "Sahin, the most trusted commander of Ottomans has been made the head of this rampage. He came here, not to fight but to give this letter to us which says that they will attack us in 3 months."
"I can read it….." Troy shouted "I'm sorry, I was a little tensed."
"Now what?" the Knight Commander asked.
Troy asked for a map. He unrolled it and explained the plan "See, the south of Malta that faces the Ottomans, we will build a huge wall there just like Byzantines. In the center we will build a fort and a command post. The fort will give us a defence point and the command post will give us a point to gather. On the East and West we can place a few war ships as there wouldn't be much attack from these points and in the South the maximum navy. If the wall is prepared in time we can win the battle easily. But the wall should be made of stone so that it is hard for the Ottoman bombards to break it. And we have to gather the native armies as fast as we can. But, if this plan is not accomplished, then only God save us…."