The Sixth Martyr by Eric Meyer

Author:Eric Meyer [Meyer, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ficção E Literatura, Militar, Suspense E Ação
Amazon: B074D3ZCJX
Barnesnoble: B074D3ZCJX
Publisher: Swordworks
Published: 2017-09-14T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Tony Hammett, Alpha Squad leader, held up a hand to halt. They’d tracked the warband 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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