the sound of horseshoes began to be heard throughout the village

they were a group of Japanese colonial soldiers who entered Indonesia to colonize and seek power. You just sat in a tree looking at one of the generals, he was Takeshi Yamashita

and it seems like his instincts are strong when he starts to glance at you, he starts to get off his horse and walks towards you gesturing for you to get down from the tree

"Come here" he said in an intimidating tone