Dark New World (Book 2): EMP Exodus by Holden J.J. & Foster Henry Gene

Author:Holden, J.J. & Foster, Henry Gene [Holden, J.J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian
Published: 2016-04-26T04:00:00+00:00

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0900 HOURS - ZERO DAY +9

Colonel Ree sat in the elegant chair in his “office,” one of three chambers in the large tent. Across the hand-carved desk were neat stacks of paper, folders, and photographs, along with his personal laptop. On the wall opposite the chair hung his “war map,” a laminated wall map of New York City. Various notes and marks were scribbled on it. He could have used his computer for that, but he felt it was easier to see the total picture in the vast sweep of a good old-fashioned map.

“Major Mohamed,” he said, and tuned out the drone of his translator. “Thank you for coming. I wish to congratulate you on the capture of the American agent of the so-called ‘20s.’ The information my men gleaned from him was most valuable.”

The Major frowned. Ree was disgusted at the sand-eaters’ lack of discipline. Ree kept his face carefully neutral. “Major, do you have a concern? I have congratulated you, yet you seem dissatisfied.”

The Major paused, then replied, “Colonel, it appears the intelligence you obtained was good. We have been able to strike at several resistance nests. And yet, many of them were not where the intelligence said they should be, or they were forewarned somehow. And this American gangster, “Spyder,” you have given him weapons and set him loose on his rival to the south. Not only did he find what appeared to be a resistance headquarters and slew many of them, but he also captured many months of supplies. Worse, the leader of that resistance cell fled with most of the American soldiers he was hiding, and dozens of his brothers in the Resistance. How did they know death was coming for them, and where are they now?”

Ree did not frown. He would never frown in front of this barbaric sand-eater, but Ree was infuriated by the insolence of the man. “If they were forewarned, it was because your men lack discipline. What was it the Americans said during World War II? ‘Loose lips sink ships,’ ” he recited in the original barbaric English tongue. “And yet, with my leadership we moved quickly and decisively. We have captured dozens of American rebels. We killed a dozen American soldiers. We have destroyed a resistance headquarters, gained hundreds of new workers who will now bask in the glory of Service to the People, and will be taught the power and majesty of the Great Leader before they die. And you question this?”

“I am certain it is as you say. But more escaped than were captured or killed, and they knew we were coming. Your tool, Spyder, now has a hundred men with military rifles and ammunition and, worse, we estimate that he seized months of supplies. What does your tool need from you now? Perhaps he warned his foe so that the Resistance would continue to be a thorn in your glorious side. With those fighters on the loose, perhaps he thinks you will not be strong enough to take back the weapons you gave him.

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