ALPHA SQUAD 01 The Sixth Martyr by Eric Meyer

Author:Eric Meyer
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Tony Hammett, Alpha Squad leader, held up a hand to halt. They’d tracked the war band across the barren landscape, across rocks and over hills, once along a dried up watercourse, and then lost them. Somehow, they’d melted away, and the reason they’d ducked out of sight soon became apparent. Diaz pointed up to the clear, blue sky, and the drone reflected bright sunlight as it banked into a turn. “They’ve gone to ground again. Those bastards, if they’d hit them when we first told them, this would be over.” He shrugged. “It’ll be over when it’s over, and there’ll be plenty of foul-ups before that day comes. We should get some rest, instead of chasing around the countryside looking for this bunch of bearded crazies. Now we know where they are.” They looked at him in surprise. Chris frowned. “Boss, all we’ve seen so far is a couple of scouts. We’ve yet to set eyes on the warband.” “That’s right, and where there’s scouts, the main force won’t be far behind.

We’ll make camp here, and watch and wait. They’ll come, sooner or later. How could they miss a juicy target like the ranch? They’ll steal the horses, loot the house, and move on like fucking locusts. That’s the way they work. Bunch of thieves.” “Sounds about right, except there’s one tiny flaw in your plan.” “What’s that?” “There’ll be at least fifty of them. How do we handle them?” He shrugged. “We’ll take a fancy photo for General Pike. Send it back with the coordinates, the time it was taken, and a message. Here they are, come and bomb the shit out of them.” “Do you think General Pike will take notice this time? He wasn’t too interested, for some reason.” “He has to take notice this time. Think of the alternative. Photographic evidence, timed and dated, with proof of a large enemy force, any Commander who ignores that kind of data will be looking at early retirement. It’ll work. It must work. O’Donnell, how about you rustle up some coffee. I reckon we’re gonna be here for a good while.”

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They walked the horses toward the outskirts of the town, careful to stay off the main track. They kept to the verges, and where possible, moved through adjacent fields to steer clear of the enemy. They were almost close enough to smell them. No more than half a klick from the edge of town, she abruptly stopped them. Sarah had been in the lead, guiding the horses across the unfamiliar ground. He moved up next to her and spoke in a murmur. “What is it?” “I heard a noise. I’m not sure what it is, but it sounded like the scrape of a boot.” He stared ahead and saw nothing. Heard nothing. At least they hadn’t been spotted, the absence of bullets lashing around them testified to that fact. But now, he wasn’t sure what they were facing. Had she reacted out of nerves, spooked by a shadow, a tiny noise made by a small animal? Or was it something real.

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