Seven kilometres from the frontier,
Brigadier General Veera Venkat and Second Lieutenant Veerabadra Shastri dismounted from their bikes and finally arrived at the tunnel exit dug out by the First Lieutenant of the Rangers, Sumit Pawar.
Veerabadra Shastri was still a little confused about what was happening because in his original plan, the only thing he had suggested was to set off the flare and let the enemy think they had won, so that they would relax a little. Then the army could take advantage of that moment and breach the fortress in one decisive move. But now they were here at the tunnel instead.
Veera Venkat first greeted Sumit Pawar and praised him for his actions, after which he finally explained the strategy that His Excellency the commander had come up with.
Veerabadra Shastri's eyes finally regained their clarity, and the joy on his face was palpable.
