(eng) Mack Reynolds - United Planets 03 by The Rival Rigelians

Author:The Rival Rigelians [Rigelians, The Rival]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Joe Chessman looked out over the valley. The thirty thousand-man phalanx was pressing back the enemy infantry with the precision of a machine. He looked up the hillside to the point where the enemy cavalry was turning the right flank. Given cavalry behind the Tulan line and the battle was lost, as everyone involved realized.

"O.K., boys," Chessman growled sourly. "We're in the clutch now. All bets are down. Hawkins!"

"Yeah," the pilot said.

"See what you can do. Use what bombs you have, including the napalm. Fly as low as you can in the way of scaring their horses." He added, sourly, "Avoiding scaring ours, if you can."

"You're the boss," Hawkins said, and scurried off down the hill toward his scout plane.

Joe Chessman growled to the others. "When I was taking my degree in Primitive Society and Primitive Military Tactics, I didn't exactly have this in mind. Come on, boys!"

It was the right thing to say. The others laughed and took up their equipment, submachine guns, riot guns, a flame thrower, grenades, and followed him up the hill toward the fray.

Chessman said over his shoulder to Reif, "Khan, you're in the saddle. You can keep in touch with both us and Watson on the radio."

Reif hesitated only a moment. "There is no need for further direction of the battle from this point. A warrior is of more value now than a Khan. Come my son." He caught up a double barreled musket and followed the Earthmen and other Tulan officers. The ten year old Taller scurried after with a revolver.

Natt Roberts said, "If we can hold their cavalry for only another hour or so, Watson's phalanx will have their infantry pressed up against the pass they entered by. It took them three days to get through it; they're not going to be able to get out in a few hours."

"That's the idea," Joe Chessman said dourly. "Let's go."

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